Una notte particolare:

Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)

September 18, 2016
Cultuurpodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer (NL)

 

Early 2013 progrock friendly venue Cultuurpodium De Boerderij hosted Le Orme (goose bumps during the epic Felona E Sorona), today another Italian progrock legend Premiata Forneria Marconi was presented in the same venue, so a big hand for the organisation!
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Franz Di Cioccio
You would expect a sold out house with such a legendary and worldwide acclaimed Italian progrock band, but only around 250 spectators (mainly male, 40+) teamed up ... what a shame. Do you prefer just another cover band playing Genesis, Pink Floyd or Marillion? Nonetheless, the atmosphere was great, the band was very inspired and the crowd was highly positive. In fact it was party prog time all the way; a very pleasant celebration of the best Seventies PFM.

The recent PFM features two members of the famous seventies line up, drummer/singer Franz Di Cioccio and bass player Patrick Djivas. This duo was surrounded by a bunch of outstanding musicians: Marco Sfogli easily changes from warm 12-string Ovation to heavy electric guitarwork, Lucio Fabbri delivers one after another awesome violin solo and Alessandro Scaglione colours the varied PFM music with a range of sounds,
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From left to right: Lucio Fabbri,
Patrick Djivas and Franz Di Cioccio
from soaring strings and sparkling classical piano to sumptuous church organ and cheerful Mini-Moog flights. And let's not forget the vocals by Alberto Bravin (also keyboards), what a strong voice, especially in Italian. My highlights during this memorable evening ('una notte particolare') were La Carozza Di Hans (excellent interplay), a hilarious drum duet by Franz Di Cioccio and second drummer Roberto Gualdi, a long and harder-edged guitar solo in the Prokofiev cover Romeo And Juillet, a great built-up violin solo, culminating in Rossini's William Tell Overture and, of course, the crowd pleaser Celebration with a jumping Franz Di Gioccio as the conductor of the singing crowd, we loved it!

My conclusion: in the late Seventies the album The World Became The World (1974) by PFM was the first non-UK progrock album I bought, today I witnessed a PFM gig for the very first time in my life, it was unforgettable, full circle!

Erik Neuteboom (edited by Astrid de Ronde)

Setlist PFM:


Set 1
La Luna Nuova
Photos of Ghosts
Harlequin
Il Banchetto
Dove... Quando... (Parte I)
Dove... Quando... (Parte II)
La Carrozza Di Hans
Promenade The Puzzle
Set 2
Impressioni Di Settembre
Paper Charms
Romeo E Giulietta: Danza Dei Cavalieri (Prokofiev)
Mr. 9 Till 5
Alta Loma 5 Till 9
William Tell Overture (Rossini)
Encore:
Celebration/ Se Le Brescion









Pictures PFM by Henri Strik

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Line-up PFM

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Franz Di Cioccio:
main drums, lead and
backing vocals

Patrick Djivas:
bass


Lucio Fabbri:
violin


Alessandro Scaglione:
main keyboards


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  Roberto Gualdi:
drums

Marco Sfogli:
electric and acoustic guitars

Alberto Bravin:
keyboards, acoustic guitar,
lead and backing vocals
 





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