Carpe Diem
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: France
- Born: 1970 in Nice, France
- Died: 1979
- Active: 1970 - 1979
Biography
Carpe Diem were a French progressive rock band from Nice, active in the 1970s. Formed from the covers band Deis Corpus, the quintet of Christian Truchi, Gilbert Abbenanti, Alain Bergé, Alain Faraut and Claude-Marius David fused symphonic rock, space rock, jazz and classical influences. They released two albums, 'En Regardant Passer le Temps' (1976) and 'Cueille le Jour' (1977), now regarded as classics of French progressive rock, before splitting in 1979.
Genres
Carpe Diem Discography
- En regardant passer le temps (1975) - Album - rated 4.19/5
- Cueille le jour (1977) - Album - rated 3.78/5
Members
- Christian Truchi - keyboards, organ, synthesizer, piano, vocals (1970–1979)
- Gilbert Abbenanti - guitar (1970–1977)
- Alain Bergé - bass (1970–1977)
- Alain Faraut - drums, percussion (1974–1979)
- Claude-Marius David - saxophone, flute, percussion (1974–1979)