Per un amico

Per un amico
Studio album by Premiata Forneria Marconi
Released November 1972
Recorded 1972
Genre Progressive rock
Length 34:09
Language Italian
Label Numero Uno
Producer Premiata Forneria Marconi
Premiata Forneria Marconi chronology
Storia di un minuto
(1972)
Per un amico
(1972)
Photos of Ghosts
(1973)
Original Studio Album chronology
Storia di un minuto
(1972)
Per un amico
(1972)
L'isola di niente
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Per un amico ("For a Friend") is the second album from the Italian progressive rock band Premiata Forneria Marconi. Released in 1972 by all the initial members of the group, it is considered their breakthrough album that put them on the map. The album remains popular among progressive rock fans throughout Italy and the group will usually still perform all tracks on the album today.

The album, still progressive at heart, additionally borrows influences from a variety of rock genres and subgenres. In an Allmusic review, Per un amico was lauded as a classic within the genre and deemed par to the work of the biggest progressive rock acts of the 1970s. Many of the songs from this album would appear either in their original form or re-recorded with vocals in English on PFM's English-language albums Photos of Ghosts.

Composition and critical reception

Per un amico is rooted within the progressive rock genre, yet includes elements of music ranging from avant-garde to hard rock.[1] The lyrics in the album are also sung in Italian.

Robert Taylor, in an Allmusic review, gave the album a four-and-a-half stars out of five and a positive review. Deeming it, along with its predecessor, as a classic, he claimed that it was as "fine" as the music of major groups such as Genesis, Yes, or King Crimson, and concluded by saying "Always intelligent, but without pretension, this is progressive rock in its most literal definition".[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Mauro Pagani, Franco Mussida, Flavio Premoli, except Generale!, by Mussida and Premoli.

  1. "Appena Un Po' " - 7:44
  2. "Generale!" - 4:18
  3. "Per Un Amico" - 5:24
  4. "Il Banchetto" - 8:39
  5. "Geranio" - 8:04

Personnel

All-Time Ranking

Per un amico is ranked number 16 on the Prog Archives Top Studio Albums of All-Time.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Taylor, Robert. Per un amico at AllMusic
  2. http://www.progarchives.com/top-prog-albums.asp?salbumtypes=1#list Progressive Rock Ultimate Discography. Retrieved on 2013-11-19.


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