PFM - Chocolate Kings - Old Grey Whistle Test 1976

[fabrikk60]

As a singer Bernardo Lanzetti was sure an acquired taste; people either love his voice or cannot stand it. Lots of PFM fans prefer the earlier albums without him, but Chocolate Kings is my favourite.

[LuisdeSousa]

@fabrikk60 Same here! Technically this LP is actually superior to the previous 3, but they embarked on a different musical path that many hard core fans didn't like. I'm glad they did it :)

[NeosimianSapiens]

Here's my PFM story. I was a teen in Montreal and one day I was tuning the radio at random, looking for distant stations. A faint signal came in — the sound of a violin. I carefully tuned it and listened. And listened. Some American station was playing this AMAZING music. What was it? Please, please, please don't fade out, signal, until I find out who this is! And then the announcer told me. The next day I went to the store and bought Photos of Ghosts. :)

[ridipure]

Ma quanto erano bravi 'sti fenomeni....

[jorgeraffin]

Awesome!

[MrPblower]

awesome

[c210344]

Awesome, never heard the jam in the middle before. Also nice to see a Ripper in action!

[ariacurva]

Bernardo Lanzetti è stato il miglior "vocalist" di questo eccellente gruppo!

[Zzyyxxyyxx]

One of my favorite bands ever!

[stokepogue]

Don't suppose we'll see these guys on the Grammy's anytime soon.

[madmaxf1]

@stokepogue They won the prog rock grammy awards in 2007 for "Stati D` Immaginazione" :P

[gwxk]

An extremely talented bunch of musicians. Thanks for posting.

[vampiroangelico]

Great video! PFM had such great positive energy!

New bands, PFM just schooled you, with this performance!

[marynightshade]

They sound really good-I think I still own an album that featured that vocalist in his pre-PFM group, Acqua Fragile.

[andrebrannan1953]

Is there any way to get the audio to sync more closely with the pictures? Its a problem quite common on YouTube.

[ITA482]

Gibson The Ripper Bass

[andreaprodan]

as time goes by the open alusions to Genesis,Crimson and ELP grow meaningless, and PFM holds its own SPECIAL place in Rock history. A great LIVE act, wonderful muicians who delivered the goods... always!

[NeosimianSapiens]

@andreaprodan I'm a huge fan of PFM but I wouldn't elevate them above Genesis, King Crimson or ELP. Indeed, while I have my issues with ELP's excesses, I'll always thank them for getting the Manticore label to bring PFM to my doorstep.

[erman08]

sono unici al mondo grazie di esistere

[plumpton444]

brilliant song, brilliant band, thx for the post

[ricardolimatrucco]

Premiata sounds like Premiata. They have a style of their own, even changing musicians.

[MrBuho2010]

bernado vocal = peter gabriel genesis

[Falumpaset]

exactly

[adrixm]

Gibson Ripper - Zivas fu anche fotografato con la Regina Madre con la maglietta della Gibson, la Gibson voleva usare la foto per un promo la mla Casa Reale non lo permise

[mastrogiannetto]

@adrixm non è che riusciresti a trovarla e a linkarmela?

grazie mille

[e633xx]

Che basso è quello?

[e633xx]

Che basso è quello?

[hope2prosper]

Sounds Gentle Giant-ish.

[NeosimianSapiens]

@hope2prosper Only Gentle Giant sounds Gentle-Giantish! But I think I see what you're referring to, especially during that unique solo in this video.

[batteurfoule]

troppo forte bernardo!!!!!

[anto89Prato]

La migliore formazione della P.F.M con Lanzetti alla voce!!!!!

[freebova]

A tratti sembra la voce di Peter Gabriel

[TheAnarchyadam]

Thanks a lot for this rare video! I grewed up with this numbers! Thanks again from a "boy" borned near QT8. Do you remember it?

[iv3shf]

Per Anarchyadam who does'n know QT8 (M1 red line..metro stop..) doesn't know milan nor the PFM. DOn't worry... we do remember!! :-) Frank

[andycollinge1]

Saw them at The Empire in Liverpool at the tender age of 16, first concert, and loved every minute!

[champalou]

peccato non ci sia piu nessuno oggi che raggiunga queste altezze.. Lanzetti canta ancora nei circoli solo piano e la sua immensa voce... ma perche gillan, plant, gabriel sono leggenda e lanzetti lo e solo per chi lo conosce e apprezza?..

[enricofloris]

L'ho visto stasera a Casale Monferrato con Rodolfo Maltese, gran concerto! Ha cantato anche Chocolate Kings!

[ThePierre61]

forse per la somiglianza vocale con Chapman dei Family?

[mathayus88]

grande pfm , un abrazo enorme desde argentina!!!!!!!!

[basczax]

WOW! I have waited 32 years to see this again, they NEVER appear on those OGWT DVD's - at last!

[hillcrestuk]

I remember seeing this back in 1976! It annoyed me at the time that the director almost always failed to get the right camera on the lead instrument,it still does!

[partyneutral]

I love PFM, but THAT is some BAAAAAD lip synching there that is. Instrumentation is genuine though.

[pwEclipse]

it's not lip synching, is only the audio that's not in synch with the video for some compression problem

[fabrikk60]

@partyneutral

I think the problem is that the whole audio track is out-of-sync, not lip syncing per se.

[bullit]

Seen them in 1976 at Leith Town Hall,Edinburgh.

They were first class best live band I have had the pleasure in seeing.The support act was Backdoor.

Some sod stole my progamme.

[doubleclipse]

what a great voice, such a shame lanzetti quit pfm after only three great albums

[wigginsdesign]

Great Clip. Love both eras of early PFM. Sad I never got to see them LIve back then

[sirdarklust]

Great song from PFM's best era.

[uhueteb]

This is the first time that I see Lanzetti in action.

Thank you for this video