Fabio Pignatelli (Goblin)

Battery Boy · #1 06-07-2007, 10:39 PM

Now here's an underappreciated bassist!

A major influence on me stylistically, Fabio produced some of the most powerful and atmospheric basslines I've ever heard. Most of his career has been spent with prog-rock outift Goblin, who specialised in soundtracks for horror flicks in the '70s and '80s. If you haven't heard any of their stuff, do yourself a favour...

Pignatelli was one funky dude and he could weave some pretty frenetic solos into his riffs in a way which added to the song, yet never restricted the groove. Great, inspirational stuff for beginners and veterans alike. Check it out one time...

Sneckumhaw · #2 06-07-2007, 11:20 PM

Goblin! Best band I've ever heard. Suspiria is one of greatest influences as an aspiring film music composer along with Barry Adamson's fake film scores.

Battery Boy · #3 06-12-2007, 09:04 PM

Dude, check out Roller - it's a non-soundtrack album and it is truly Goblin at their finest. Funky and scary all at once...

jay440 · #4 06-16-2007, 04:45 PM

I second the suggestion for Roller (killer bassline on the title track), and also suggest that you look into the pre-Goblin band Cherry Five.

I believe that the only LP they cut was produced by Eddie Offord (Yes), and I'd hate to call the band a Yes-Clone, because it's a pretty cool album that sounds much like Yes would continuing in the vein of "Time and a Word" through to "Fragile".

Fabio's obviously playing a Rick on this one...all other pics of him that I've seen had him with a P-Bass.