Beginner's Guide To Italian Prog Rock | Off Beat

Dive deep into the rich tapestry of musical innovation, poetic storytelling, and virtuosic performances that defined the golden era of Italian prog in the 1970s. I investigate how the genre came to be, the iconic bands that propelled it to global fame, and the musical DNA that shaped the sound.
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Background
01:33 - What is prog rock?
03:09 - Italian prog examples
04:01 - Lyrics & artwork
04:36 - The Big Three
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[@eukyaliptiss]

The Italian prog scene is such a cool and unique corner of the music world... great video

[@user-kq5pg5zp7l]

Area is a masterpiece of Italian Prog Rock for me. Complicated song compositions and powerful vocal are critical and really impressive for me.

[@89lozzi]

Area was as important as the other three bands, not only for the jazzy approach to the genre, but also because of the vocal experiments of their singer Demetrio Stratos.

[@ericlineback6848]

Eye (and ear) - opening. Thanks for the introduction!

[@user-ub6qw6bg6z]

This is a classic for all time! And what about, in my opinion, the most innovative and unique Il Balletto Di Bronzo - Ys? And PALEPOLI of course! Well, and certainly underestimated by the merits of Quella Vecchia Locanda!

[@wideopenroadaustralia1132]

Thank You. I’m new to Italian Prog. Have discovered bands like New Trolls,PFM & Le Orme

[@daniel_mana]

I'm italian and yeah, they are amazing

[@rezleraz]

A decent introduction, nice to see some footage I hadn't seen before, but no mention of Arti + Mestieri? They're equally important IMO. And Furio Chirico is one of the fastest and most impressive drummers ever, in any genre. Also would've been nice to see more Area represented/shown.

[@OffBeatChannel]

I did think about Arti + Mestieri but couldn’t find a good spot for them, great mention! Big fan of Area as well

[@thetruthhurts6652]

Claudio Baglioni did some progress rock back then.

[@PolybiusArcadia]

check out Perigeo for more italian prog/fusion/jazz

[@myblackaura]

Either your voice is mixed too low, or the music is way too high. Supreme subject matter though.

[@OffBeatChannel]

probably the music being too i think - thanks for letting me know, will keep an eye out for it going forwards!