L'isola di niente
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L'isola di niente is the third album by Italian progressive rock
Italian progressive rock
The Italian progressive rock scene was born in the early 70s, mostly inspired by the progressive movement in Britain, but with certain features of its own that makes some sources mention it as a separate musical genre....

 band Premiata Forneria Marconi
Premiata Forneria Marconi
Premiata Forneria Marconi is an Italian progressive rock band. They were the first Italian group to have success abroad, entering both the British and American charts. Between 1973 and 1977 they released five albums with English lyrics...

, released in 1974. Like the groups previous albums, it is sung Italian and performed well in Italy. The English remake, The World Became the World featured many of the tracks on L'isola di niente as well as a number of English language tracks from previous albums. English lyrics were provided, as previously, by Peter Sinfield
Peter Sinfield
Peter John Sinfield is an English poet, lyricist and artist, most famously known as the lyricist and co-founding member of early incarnations of King Crimson, whose debut album In the Court of the Crimson King has been regarded as one of the most influential progressive rock albums ever...

.

Tracks such as La Luna Nuova and Dolcissima Maria continue to be performed in their live set.

Track listing

  1. "L'isola di niente" - 10:48
  2. "Is My Face On Straight" - 6:41
  3. "La Luna Nuova" - 6:26
  4. "Dolcissima Maria" - 4:08
  5. "Via Lumiere" - 7:23

Personnel

  • Franz Di Cioccio - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
  • Jan Patrick Djivas - Bass
    Bass guitar
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    , Vocals
  • Franco Mussida - Guitar
    Guitar
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    s, Lead vocals
  • Mauro Pagani
    Mauro Pagani
    Mauro Pagani is an Italian musician and singer.Pagani was born in Chiari, Lombardy. A multi-instrumentalist, he made his debut in the music world in 1970 as violinist and founding member of the progressive rock band Premiata Forneria Marconi. In 1977 he left the band to follow a solo career, but...

     - Violin
    Violin
    The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

    , Flute
    Flute
    The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...

    , Vocals
  • Flavio Premoli
    Flavio Premoli
    Flavio Premoli is an Italian musician and composer, one of the four members of the Italian progressive rock band Premiata Forneria Marconi ....

     - Keyboards
    Keyboard instrument
    A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

    , Lead vocals
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