PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI

'Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)' is an Italian progressive rock band that achieved a high level of popularity in the 1970s, with success in both the British and American charts. While they had many Italian contemporaries, such as Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Area, Perigeo, and Le Orme, they were the only Italian band of their genre to become highly successful outside of their home country. Their music shows influence from Genesis and early King Crimson, but they still manage to maintain a high level of originality and a distinct, warm Mediterranean sound.

Contents

Members

Former members

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

External links

Members

★ Flavio Premoli: piano, keyboards, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer, lead vocals (left the band from 1980 to 1995)

★ Franco Mussida: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12 string guitar, mandolin, lead vocals

★ Franz Di Cioccio: drums, percussion, lead and backing vocals

★ Patrick Djivas: bass, programming

Former members

★ Giorgio Piazza: bass (1970-1973)

★ Mauro Pagani: flute, piccolo, violin, backing vocals (1970-1975)

★ Bernardo Lanzetti: lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1975-1977)

★ Grigory Bloch: violin (1977, he played on ''Jet Lag'' only but was credited as a full-time member)

★ Lucio Fabbri: violin, keyboards (1979-1987)

★ Walter Calloni: additional drums (1982-1987)

Discography

Studio albums

★ ''Storia di un minuto'' (1972)

★ ''Per un amico'' (1972)

★ ''Photos of Ghosts'' (1973, English version of ''Per un amico'')

★ ''L'isola di niente'' (1974)

★ ''The World Became the World'' (1974, English version of ''L'isola di niente'')

★ ''Chocolate kings'' (1975)

★ ''Jet lag'' (1977)

★ ''Passpartù'' (1978)

★ ''Suonare suonare'' (1980)

★ ''Come ti va in riva alla città'' (1981)

★ ''P.F.M.? P.F.M.!'' (1984)

★ ''Miss Baker'' (1987)

★ ''Ulisse'' (1997)

★ ''Serendipity'' (2000)

★ ''Dracula'' (2005)

★ ''Stati di immaginazione'' (2006)

Live albums

★ ''Live in USA'' (1974, also known as ''Cook'')

★ ''Fabrizio De Andrè / PFM - In Concerto Vol 1'' (1979)

★ ''Fabrizio De Andrè / PFM - In Concerto Vol 2'' (1979)

★ ''Performance'' (1981)

★ ''www.pfmpfm.it'' (1999)

★ ''Live in Japan 2002'' (2002)

★ ''Piazza del Campo'' (2005)

External links

★ Official site

★ PFM on progboard - biography, reviews and ratings