Per Un Amico [Import]

PFM (Premiata Forneria Marconi) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 27, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony/Bmg Italy
• ASIN: B0000072VM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,466 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Limited edition 24 karat gold reissue of the 1972 release. 24-bit remastered Italian prog rock packaged in a digipak. 2002. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PFM's Masterpiece, August 11, 2005

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ricciodimare (Tuckahoe, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Per Un Amico (Audio CD)

When your 2-year-old daughter starts singing the little choir of a rock band you know you are listening more than to progressive rock. The choir is in "Geranio", the closing track of an absolutely beautiful album. You will get to there through the semi-military bumps of "Generale", the melancholy of the title track, and the rhythmical clarity of "Il banchetto". But even in a masterpiece album there is the supreme moment, and that certainly is the opening title "Appena un po'"(Just a bit). If not available to every audiophile's ears it should be played in schools to illustrate how grand and magnificent music, even the contemporary product of a progressive rock band, can be: It will open people's heart and mind. May the endorphins be with you.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'll keep the 5 star streak going!, July 7, 2002

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Steven Marks "Prog Harpo" (Petaluma, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Per Un Amico (Audio CD)

Of PFM's two best albums; this is the better one compared to Storio de Minute. The 5th track, in particular, is awesome with great keyboarding. It reminds me of Chris Squires' Canon Song on Fish out Of Water - including a heavy bass synthesizer and orchestral counterpoints.

It really is some of the very best Prog Rock ever produced. Italian lyricks add to the overall effect.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Progressive Classic, July 24, 1999

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This review is from: Per Un Amico (Audio CD)

If you like progressive music, you really owe it to yourself to check this album out. It is truly beautiful and stands up to anything by Yes, ELP, Genesis or King Crimson. Don't be put off by the Italian vocals either, they are beautiful and sublime. Also forget the English language remix of this album, "Photos of Ghosts". This album is far superior. Most of the tracks have a mellow, pastoral feel to them, but these boys could rock too and there is some keyboard work on here that would make Keith Emerson blush. An unforgettable highlight of the album is the first track, Appena un Po', there is nothing else like it. This is one of the best albums ever, and the disc sounds great. It's hard to find though, I got their discs when I was in Italy recently. Do yourself a favor.