Franco Battiato

Franco Battiato
Born: Mar 23, 1945
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Genre: New Age, Neo-Classical
Styles: Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Experimental Rock, Classical Pop, Euro-Pop
Biography: America's self-regarding vision of itself is such that artists who are undisputed legends elsewhere are not seen to have made it if they have no stateside success. That doesn't mean that they can't have an influence worldwide, whether English-speaking or not, which is where longtime Italian superstar ...Read full biography
L' Imboscata
Released: 1996
Label: Universal/Polygram
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Crossing the boundaries between Peter Gabriel, New Order, and Le Orme is Franco Battiato. His arty, lush work on L'Imboscata is some of the best stuff he has ever released. "Strani Giorni" is a brilliant, ...Read full review
Fetus
Released: 1972
Label: Sony/BMG Italy
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On this '70s outing, an early work by the Italian experimental pop composer, the great singer was influenced considerably by his background in experimental electronic music. As a student of Karlheinz Stockhausen, ...Read full review
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