The Watch is a 5-piece band from Milan, Italy. Born from the ashes of The Night Watch, they began to work in a more professional way with the release of Ghost in 2001, the album that introduced them to prog audiences. Today, The Watch are a well-known act in the prog community and are definitely appreciated. Their music is inspired by artists of the 70's, primarily early Genesis, owing to an incredible similarity between Simone Rossetti's vocals and those of a younger Peter Gabriel. Despite this similarity, however, the band has its own style, combining classical prog atmospheres with a sprinkling of modernity. During interviews, the guys are often asked how they manage to attain such a high production level both in-studio and on stage. They like to say that they simply try to compose nice songs and nothing more. The Watch's latest effort, Vacuum, instantly received excellent reviews. With its release in November 2004, The Vacuum Tour took off, bringing the band to perform in several European countries as well as in the U.S.A. In 2007, after three years of waiting the band gave birth to the third album: Primitive. It represents a clear continuation, but also a step-forward, to their previous albums Ghost and Vacuum. Future plans include a live DVD scheduled for 2007 and designed to catch all aspects of their legendary theatrical live shows.

Primitive		Live bootleg
2007 - Pick Up		2006
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Vacuum		Ghost
2004 - Lizard		2001 - Lizard
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Simone Rossetti - vocals - flute - dtambou - atmospheres

Giorgio Gabriel - electric guitar - acoustic guitar - 12 string guitar - bass pedals

Cristiano Roversi - chapman grand stick - bass guitar - electric guitar - acoustic guitar - bass pedal

Fabio Mancini - piano - mellotron - organ - moogs - synths

Marco Fabbri - drums and percussions