Biography : Equipe 84 is a famous Italian beat band from Modena who made a brief but pleasurable drift into the RPI realm late in their career. They began in the mid 1960s as something of a local version of the Beatles, ultimately releasing three albums in that decade and becoming very popular in Italy along with others like BATTISTI, who briefly collaborated with EQUIPE 84. The core line-up began with Maurizio Vandelli (vocals, guitar), Franco Ceccarelli (guitar, vocals), Victor Sogliani (bass, vocals), and Alfio Cantarella (drums, vocals). There would be a few different keyboardists and drummers over the years, and for a brief stint the drummer's stool was filled by none other than PFM's Franz Di Cioccio and Nuova Idea's Paolo Siani.
The early 70s saw them continuing with melodic pop but like so many bands they began to be influenced by the progressive scene around them. The albums from 1970s Id through 1973's Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde were basically pop/rock albums with only minimal nods to anything progressive. This changed on 1974's Sacrificio when the band finally took the plunge and made a stronger stab at a prog album. While still only partially convincing the album certainly blends enough prog with the melodic Italian songs to be worth investigation. With this album, EQUIPE 84 joins other beat bands like DIK DIK, RAMINGHI, and GIGANTI as having dabbled outside their main career focus into brief RPI experiments. They split around 1977 initially but reformed partially to release one more album in the late 1980s.
It must be stressed from the outset that Equipe 84 is a very borderline addition to ProgArchives. The team members debated their addition for a long time and they barely squeaked in, but at the end of the day, a majority felt that the album Sacrificio really needed to be here for RPI fans to investigate. This is the album for Italian prog fans to start with. If you don't find Sacrificio convincing from a prog standpoint, there is no need to dig any further. If you do like it you may also enjoy Id and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde but be aware they are substantially less proggy than Sacrificio. progarchives.com
The early 70s saw them continuing with melodic pop but like so many bands they began to be influenced by the progressive scene around them. The albums from 1970s Id through 1973's Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde were basically pop/rock albums with only minimal nods to anything progressive. This changed on 1974's Sacrificio when the band finally took the plunge and made a stronger stab at a prog album. While still only partially convincing the album certainly blends enough prog with the melodic Italian songs to be worth investigation. With this album, EQUIPE 84 joins other beat bands like DIK DIK, RAMINGHI, and GIGANTI as having dabbled outside their main career focus into brief RPI experiments. They split around 1977 initially but reformed partially to release one more album in the late 1980s.
It must be stressed from the outset that Equipe 84 is a very borderline addition to ProgArchives. The team members debated their addition for a long time and they barely squeaked in, but at the end of the day, a majority felt that the album Sacrificio really needed to be here for RPI fans to investigate. This is the album for Italian prog fans to start with. If you don't find Sacrificio convincing from a prog standpoint, there is no need to dig any further. If you do like it you may also enjoy Id and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde but be aware they are substantially less proggy than Sacrificio. progarchives.com
Tracklist
01.E lucifero disse 3:48
02.Sacrificio (gli dei) 5:07
03.La montagna sacra 6:36
04.Porte chiuse 4:52
05.Un cavallo...un amore 2:14
06.Mercante senza fiori 3:41
07.Se c'e 5:46
08.Risvegliarsi un mattino 5:37
09.L'attore 3:17
10.Dicono 5:36
Line-up
Maurizio Vandelli - Vocals, Guitar
Thomas Gagliardone - Keyboards
Victor Sogliani - Bass
Alfio Cantarella - Drums
01.E lucifero disse 3:48
02.Sacrificio (gli dei) 5:07
03.La montagna sacra 6:36
04.Porte chiuse 4:52
05.Un cavallo...un amore 2:14
06.Mercante senza fiori 3:41
07.Se c'e 5:46
08.Risvegliarsi un mattino 5:37
09.L'attore 3:17
10.Dicono 5:36
Line-up
Maurizio Vandelli - Vocals, Guitar
Thomas Gagliardone - Keyboards
Victor Sogliani - Bass
Alfio Cantarella - Drums
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Hi
Good passages a la Le Orme " Felona o sorona" !
And others pretty melodic folk rock !
Very cool !
Is it possible to have in lossless please ?
file is in lossless, (FLAC = FREE LOSSLESS AUDIO CODEC) click the line-up and download it! ;-)
Il direct download mi dà errore e nn me lo fa scaricare.. Potresti aiutarmi per favore?
Non ho trovato problemi nel download diretto, puoi anche scaricarlo tramite torrent.
Grazie mille Solidboy!!.. Oggi l'ho scaricato perfettamente senza nessun problema... Si vede che ieri il mio pc aveva le paturnie!! Piuttosto in questi giorni mi sono guardato con attenzione tutto quanto il tuo catalogo che è veramente interessante.. Complimenti di cuore!! Ho notato però che alcuni dischi (vado a memoria, Nuda dei Garybaldi i primi dei Beau Brummells ma anche altri purtroppo) nn sono più scaricabili... Come posso fare? Devo farti una lista oppure esiste un altro modo? Spero davvero che tu possa aiutarmi! Sto risistemando il mio catalogo eliminando tutte le vecchie musicassette che ormai non funzionano più ma non voglio privarmi di tanta BELLA MUSICA che in passato ho amato e adesso amo ancora di più... Ringraziandoti ancora in anticipo per il tuo aiuto aspetto una risposta fiducioso... Keep on rockin' brother!!
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Grazie mille... Lo farò sicuramente...
Thanks for this album, this is a good band,
i've DL in the past the Equipe 84 - ID (Japan edition )album too,realy fine music!
Al Brustic ;-)
Netkup is always off line please re-up all
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