Rome
Rome appears in 1 Songsheets issue: Italian Progressive Rock. 3 artists in the archive came from here, including Goblin, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso and Claudio Simonetti.
Rome cultivates a more experimental and avant-garde strand of Italian prog through bands like Goblin (initially formed as Cherry Five in 1972) and the psychedelic pioneers of the scene. The city's proximity to Cinecittà film studios creates a unique symbiosis between progressive rock and soundtrack work, with Goblin's collaboration with Dario Argento on "Profondo Rosso" (1975) and "Suspiria" (1977) establishing Rome as the epicenter of horror-prog. The RCA Italiana label, based in Rome, releases pivotal albums by bands like Banco del Mutuo Soccorso and serves as a counterweight to Milan's more commercially-oriented approach.
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Artists from Rome
- Goblin
Goblin formed in Rome in 1972, first as Cherry Five, before becoming the house band for Italian horror cinema through their partnership with director Dario Argento.
- Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
Formed in Rome in 1969 and built around the twin-keyboard interplay of brothers Vittorio and Gianni Nocenzi, Banco found its classic lineup in 1971 when singer Francesco Di Giacomo arrived alongside Renato D'Angelo and Pierluigi Calderoni from the band Le Esperienze.
- Claudio Simonetti
As a founding member of Goblin, keyboardist Claudio Simonetti built the sonic vocabulary that horror film scoring still runs on.
