| # | Artist | Song (click to play) | Album | Year | CD label |
| 1 | Goblin | Profondo Rosso | Profondo Rosso | 1975 | Cinevox |
| This is the first album by Goblin, after they formed out of the group Cherry Five. This is a very cool album that is highly reminiscent of Mike Oldfield's _Tubular Bells_. This is also Goblin's first of many horror film soundtracks. | |||||
| 2 | Premiata Forneria Marconi | La Luna Nuova | L'isola di Niente | 1974 | BMG/RCA |
| This album has an English version titled _The World Became the World_. This is PFM's 3rd great album, which rocks a bit more than the first 2. | |||||
| 3 | Celeste | Eftus | Celeste | 1976 | Vinyl Magic |
| Celeste is a very quiet album that is mostly acoustic, except for the extensive use of the mellotron and occasional synthesizer. The group seems to derive alot of influence from King Crimson's _In the Court of the Crimson King_, particularly it's quieter moments. | |||||
| 4 | Banco del Mutuo Soccorso | La citta' sottile | Io Sono Nato Libero | 1973 | Dischi Ricordi / BMG |
| Banco's third masterpiece. There are hints of ELP, but, mostly the band is highly original. This is not only one of Italy's finest albums, but, one of progressive rock's best. The album rarely repeats an idea - always moving forward and developing. | |||||
| 5 | Luciano Basso | Prominade I | Voci | 1978 | Vinyl Magic |
| Excellent classical prog album with loads of keyboards and piano, along with guitar, drums, bass, violin, and cello. | |||||
| 6 | Paolo Rusticelli-Carlo Bordini | Nativita | Opera Prima | 1973 | RCA/BMG |
| This album has tremendous heavy keyboards. The vocals are not the greatest, but, tolerable. The album is worth having at least for the fantastic opening track, which is instrumental. As with so many Italian bands, this is this group's only album. This group is certainly familiar with ELP, but, I also heard a 15 second portion lifted from Gentle Giant's first album. The music has a certain dark introspective quality, like Metamorfosi's _Inferno_. | |||||