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Il rovescio della medaglia

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Roman progressive rock quartet formed at the end of 1970. Core lineup in the reviews: Pino Ballarini (vocals), Enzo Vita (guitar), Stefano Urso (bass) and Gino Campoli (drums). Released La Bibbia (1971), Io Come Io (early 1970s) and Contaminazione (1973, with arrangements by Luis Enriquez Bacalov).

Known for powerful live sound and massive amplification (references to a 6000-watt Mack vocal system and elaborate live rigs), ambitious concept albums drawing on biblical and philosophical themes, and a 1973 project that fused Bach with progressive rock (Contaminazione, with Bacalov). La Bibbia and Io Come Io are frequently cited in contemporary reviews.

Il Rovescio della Medaglia is an Italian progressive rock quartet formed at the end of 1970. Reviews praise three early-70s albums — La Bibbia (1971), Io Come Io (1972) and Contaminazione (1973, with Bacalov). The band is noted for powerful live equipment and a heavy, prog-inflected hard rock sound.

For:Fans of 1970s Italian progressive rock, collectors of classic prog and listeners interested in classical/rock fusion.

 Four tracks, a short half-hour (the shortest playing time in prog history), and a concept about Hegel.

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 The sin that guides us between Sodom and Gomorrah is chaotic, acidic, tribal, boiling, metallic, swirling, throbbing, stage coitus, whipped purebred, tennis-like and jungle-like back and forth.

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 The Reverse of the Medal (or simply RdM according to the custom of the time that preferred abbreviations like PFM and BMS to simplify the long names of bands) was a Roman rock band particularly dedicated to progressive rock, formed at the end of 1970.

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