Per Grazia Ricevuta
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Per Grazia Ricevuta, often abbreviated as PGR, is an Italian
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 band led by Giovanni Lindo Ferretti
Giovanni Lindo Ferretti
Giovanni Lindo Ferretti is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer and author.- Biography:Giovanni Lindo Ferretti was born in Cerreto Alpi , in the province of Reggio Emilia, in the western part of the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna...

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The band grew out of the ashes of his previous project Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti
Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti
Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti, also C.S.I. is an Italian band evolved from former punk/art band CCCP Fedeli alla linea....

, which disbanded following the departure of long-time collaborator Massimo Zamboni. Their name Per Grazia Ricevuta ("For a Received Grace"), also marks a change. It is a stock phrase usually attached to mementos acknowledging miraculous divine gifts, and reflects Lindo Ferretti's rediscovery of his Catholic roots following a long career of radical left activism.

PGR's lineup changed with the release of the album D’anime e d’animali (2004), when founding members Ginevra Di Marco and Francesco Magnelli departed. As a response, the band's acronym was slightly changed into PG3R (Però Gianni Giorgio Giovanni Resistono, meaning "Yet Gianni Giorgio and Giovanni Resist"). In 2006 PGR performed a tour around Italy entitled 'Ripasso / Ribassi - Saldi, fino ad esaurimento scorte’ (Revision / Discounts - Sales while Stock Lasts). With the release of 2009's Ultime notizie di cronaca, the band announced its dissolution.

Discography

  • Per grazia ricevuta (For a Received Grace); 2002
  • Montesole 29 giugno 2001 (At Montesole, 29 June 2001); 2003, live
  • D'anime e d'animali (On Souls and on Animals); 2004
  • Ultime notizie di cronaca; 2009

Members

  • Giovanni Lindo Ferretti
    Giovanni Lindo Ferretti
    Giovanni Lindo Ferretti is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer and author.- Biography:Giovanni Lindo Ferretti was born in Cerreto Alpi , in the province of Reggio Emilia, in the western part of the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna...

  • Giorgio Canali
  • Gianni Maroccolo

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