Premiata Forneria Marconi (
PFM) (translation:
Award-winning Marconi Bakery) is an
Italian progressive rock band founded in 1970 and which continues to the present day. They were the first Italian group to have success internationally. The group recorded five albums with English lyrics between 1973 and 1977. During this period they entered both the
British and
American charts. They also had several successful
European and
American tours, playing at the popular
Reading Festival in England and on a very popular national television program in the United States.
PFM introduced new sounds, such as the
synthesizer, to the Italian musical world. They were also among the first to combine
symphonic classical and traditional
Italian musical influences in a
rock music context. Such innovations and their longevity have earned PFM a place among the most important bands in the Progressive rock genre.. Original source: Wikipedia