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Coming from the Milan area, '''Alphataurus''' are an Italian [[hard rock]]/[[progressive rock]] band that only released one album, ''Alphataurus'', in 1973, during the "hot time" for progressive rock in Europe. But those five compositions, even if well arranged and well played, were not enough to keep the band on the stage in the following years, so the band split during the recording of the second album.
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Some of the tracks from the second album were then released in 1992, while the first album had a second life with good sales later, and it is selling still today.
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'''Alphataurus''' is an Italian [[progressive rock]] band from the [[Milan]] area. Under the original lineup Alphataurus released only one album, ''Alphataurus'', dated 1973, at the peak of the European [[progressive rock]] wave. The album was generally well received,<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=2463
| title = Alphataurus reviews at progarchives
| accessdate=2012-04-27}}</ref> and work on a second album started, but due to "a string of personal events" the band split up in 1973.<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.alphataurus.it/index.html?L=en&P=history
| title = Alphataurus History
| accessdate = 2012-04-27
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035823/http://www.alphataurus.it/index.html?L=en&P=history
| archive-date = 2016-03-04
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</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000440163 |title=Alphataurus – Biography & History |website=AllMusic |accessdate=28 July 2017}}</ref> The band is named after [[Aldebaran]], the brightest star in the [[Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]] constellation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alphataurus |url=https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72875 |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=Progressive Rock Music Forum}}</ref>


Some tracks from a second album were finally released in 1992 on the record ''Dietro l'uragano''. The first album had a second life with good sales later, and it is still selling today.
In 2010, two from the original line up, Guido Wasserman and Pietro Pellegrini, decided it was the time to return on the marketplace, and formed a new band with the same name Alphataurus, to record a new album including both some tunes form the second album (revised) and brand new tunes, so a new line up went into the studio.
The new studio album will be released in early 2011, while fall 2010 will see their return on the stage, and a live album will be released too.


In the year 2009 Guido Wassermann and Pietro Pellegrini, two members of the original line up, decided that it was the time to return to the scene and reformed the band to record a new album, including both revised tunes from the second incomplete album and brand new tunes.
== 1973 Line-up==
*Pietro Pellegrini - keys
*Guido Wasserman - guitars/voice
*Alfonso Oliva - electric bass
*Giorgio Santandrea - drums
*Michele Bavaro - voice


The original drummer Giorgio Santandrea also rejoined the band, and in November 2010 they officially had the reunion after over 30 years, playing at the Progvention 2010 in Milan.
== 2010 Line-up==
A live album from the reunion concert titles ''Live In Bloom'' was released in March 2012, but before the end of 2011 Giorgio Santandrea left the band, being replaced on drums by Alessandro “Pacho” Rossi.
*Pietro Pellegrini - keys/synth
Their second studio album ''AttosecondO'' has been released in September 2012.
*Guido Wasserman - guitars/voice
In 2013 Fabio Rigamonti, bass player on both ''Live In Bloom'' and ''AttosecondO'', left the band, and his role is taken by Marco Albanese; at the end of 2013 Pacho leaves the band as well, being replaced by Diego Mariani.
*Andrea Guizzetti - piano/keys

*Fabio Rigamonti - electric bass
== 1973 line-up==
*Luciano Goitom - drums
* [[Pietro Pellegrini]] keyboards
*Red - voice
* [[Guido Wassermann]] – guitars and vocals
* [[Alfonso Oliva]] bass
* [[Giorgio Santandrea]] drums
* [[Michele Bavaro]] vocals

== Latest line-up==
* Pietro Pellegrini – keyboards and synth
* Guido Wassermann – guitar and vocal
* Andrea Guizzetti piano, keyboard and vocal
* Giorgio Santandrea – drums and percussion
* Moreno Meroni – bass and vocal
* Claudio Falcone – lead vocal and hand percussion

==Discography==

* 1973 – ''[[Alphataurus (album)|Alphataurus]]''
* 1992 – ''[[Dietro l'uragano]]'' (compilation of unreleased demos / rehearsals)
* 2012 – ''[[Live In Bloom]]''
* 2012 – ''[[AttosecondO]]''
* 2014 – ''Prime Numbers'' (live DVD + rarities album)


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Italian progressive rock]]
*[[Italian progressive rock]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.alphataurus.it/ Official site]
* [http://www.italianprog.com/ Italian prog website]
* [http://www.italianprog.com/ Italian prog website]

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[[Category:Musical groups from Milan]]


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Revision as of 05:06, 22 March 2023

Alphataurus
OriginMilan, Italy
GenresProgressive rock
Years active1970–present

Alphataurus is an Italian progressive rock band from the Milan area. Under the original lineup Alphataurus released only one album, Alphataurus, dated 1973, at the peak of the European progressive rock wave. The album was generally well received,[1] and work on a second album started, but due to "a string of personal events" the band split up in 1973.[2][3] The band is named after Aldebaran, the brightest star in the Taurus constellation.[4]

Some tracks from a second album were finally released in 1992 on the record Dietro l'uragano. The first album had a second life with good sales later, and it is still selling today.

In the year 2009 Guido Wassermann and Pietro Pellegrini, two members of the original line up, decided that it was the time to return to the scene and reformed the band to record a new album, including both revised tunes from the second incomplete album and brand new tunes.

The original drummer Giorgio Santandrea also rejoined the band, and in November 2010 they officially had the reunion after over 30 years, playing at the Progvention 2010 in Milan. A live album from the reunion concert titles Live In Bloom was released in March 2012, but before the end of 2011 Giorgio Santandrea left the band, being replaced on drums by Alessandro “Pacho” Rossi. Their second studio album AttosecondO has been released in September 2012. In 2013 Fabio Rigamonti, bass player on both Live In Bloom and AttosecondO, left the band, and his role is taken by Marco Albanese; at the end of 2013 Pacho leaves the band as well, being replaced by Diego Mariani.

1973 line-up

Latest line-up

  • Pietro Pellegrini – keyboards and synth
  • Guido Wassermann – guitar and vocal
  • Andrea Guizzetti – piano, keyboard and vocal
  • Giorgio Santandrea – drums and percussion
  • Moreno Meroni – bass and vocal
  • Claudio Falcone – lead vocal and hand percussion

Discography

See also

References

  1. ^ "Alphataurus reviews at progarchives". Retrieved 2012-04-27.
  2. ^ "Alphataurus History". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
  3. ^ "Alphataurus – Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Alphataurus". Progressive Rock Music Forum. Retrieved 2022-12-17.