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Banco > QVL > PFM

just saying.

actually if we do an album per album rate summed up divided by the number of albums, i think Le Orme would have the better final score, PFM released too many bs in the 80's (imo) same for banco...

TheDogman wrote:

I give 1/4 of a point for both Jet Lag and Chocolate Kings, because while they are good albums, the vocals are terrible.

No way! Lanzetti has a great voice! It's just an acquired taste. Listen to Acqua Fragile, he's great there.

Latte e Miele the best RPI? Are you sure? While I like all four* albums, I wouldn't say they were the best. Some of their stuff is pretty naive. Nice, but not the best IMO.
The "best" is based on personal taste obviously.
One of my alltime favorite RPI albums is I Giganti's Terra in Bocca. Together with Zarathustra, Melos and YS
And if I'm in a "mello" (as in 'tron ) mood, I play Celeste or Dallamano.
Locanda Delle Fate is very sophisticated and when I need some classical influences I turn to PFM or QVL.
Banco fits in very nicely as does Metamorphosi.

* including the English version of Papillon, haven't heard the live stuff..


Lets just discuss one album at the time.
Lets start with a controversial one: Le Orme ~ In Concerto

i really dont understand how can you detest and trash Genesis while loving the first PFM albums.

lets see:

PFM
2.19    I Quelli (pre PFM):
4.40    Storia Di Un Minuto
4.52    Per Un Amico
4.02    Photos Of Ghosts
4.22    L'isola di niente
4.03    The World Became the World
3.95    Chocolate Kings
3.22    Jet Lag
3.23    Passpartù
2.51    Suonare Suonare
2.06    Come Ti Va in Riva alla Città
1.88    PFM? PFM!
2.05    Miss Baker
2.78    Ulisse
3.28    Serendipity
3.68    Dracula Opera Rock
4.21    Stati Di Immaginazione
2.94    A.D. 2010 - La buona novella

59.17/18 = 3.29 out of five ( 6.57 out of 10 if you like)

Banco
4.35    Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso
4.46    Darwin!
4.47    Io Sono Nato Libero
4.16    Banco (1975)
3.27    Garofano Rosso
4.11    Come in un'ultima cena
3.08    As In A Last Supper
3.85    ...Di Terra
3.92    Canto di primavera
1.50    Urgentissimo
2.36    Buone Notizie
2.07    Banco (1983)
1.35    ...E Via
2.54    Donna Plautilla
2.45    Non Mettere Le Dita Nel Naso
3.44    Darwin (1991 version)
4.22    Da Qui Messere Si Domina La ValleBanco 13
2.25    Banco 13
3.00    Il Banco Presenta Francesco Di Giacomo

60.85/19 = 3.20 out of five ( 6.41 out of 10 if you like)

btw...

3.83    Buon Vecchio Charlie

3.83/1 = 3.83 out of five, BVC won!

now srsly i expected banco to have better average, perhaps without all the remakes and translations

rates from PA.

What do you mean?

Last edited by Hugo F. (2010-08-29 21:49:25)

Jorge you're such a sheep, you care so much about what PA thinks

OH HUGO THOSE SONGS WERE AWESOME I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS MISSING! Brb, gonna go to my friendly neighborhood disco and boogie till morning.

Seriously though, how could they do that to themselves?

How bout you rate the albums yourself? HMM!? So used to going with the masses you forgot free will, what a SHEEP!