Group

Premiata Forneria Marconi

Italian progressive rock

From: Milano, Italy
Since: 1970–present
Rating: ★ 4.65 (3 votes)
Releases: 67

progressive rock
symphonic prog
contemporary folk
pop rock

About

Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM; transl. 'Award-winning Marconi Bakery') is an Italian progressive rock band founded in 1970 that continues to the present day. They were the first Italian rock band to have success internationally. The group recorded five albums with English lyrics between 1973 and 1977. During this period they entered both the British and American charts. They also had several successful European and American tours, playing at the popular Reading Festival in England and on The Midnight Special, a popular national television program in the United States.

PFM introduced new sounds, such as the synthesizer, to the Italian musical world. They were also among the first to combine symphonic classical and traditional Italian musical influences in a rock music context. Such innovations and their longevity have earned PFM a place among the most important bands in the Progressive rock genre.

From Premiata Forneria Marconi on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Patrick Djivas 1974–now
Lucio Fabbri 1979–1987, 2000–now
Marco Sfogli 2015–now
Franz Di Cioccio 1970 · original member · former background vocals, lead vocals, membranophone, percussion
Giorgio Piazza 1970–1974 · original member · former bass
Flavio Premoli 1970–1980, 1997–2005, 1998–2006 · original member · former keyboard
Franco Mussida 1970–2015 · original member · former background vocals, guitar, lead vocals
Mauro Pagani 1971–1977 · original member · former flute, violin
Bernardo Lanzetti 1975–1979 · former guitar, lead vocals
Gregory Bloch 1976–1977 · former violin
Walter Calloni 1982–1987 · former membranophone
Piero Monterisi 2002–2010 · former membranophone