claim: The Hit was released on DVD.
evidence: The Trip were a British-Italian progressive rock band of the early 1970s .. British. United Kingdom. Italian. Italy. progressive rock. progressive rock. While their career was less successful than those of Italian progressive rock prominent bands such as Premiata Forneria Marconi or Banco del Mutuo Soccorso , they were very popular for a few years , and were very appreciated by the critics , especially because of their talented leader , keyboard player Joe Vescovi , who is often referred to as the Italian counterpart of Keith Emerson .. Italian. Italy. progressive rock. progressive rock. Premiata Forneria Marconi. Premiata Forneria Marconi. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso. Joe Vescovi. Joe Vescovi. Keith Emerson. Keith Emerson. The band is also notable as British guitarist Ritchie Blackmore was in the The Trip 's personnel before joining Deep Purple .. British. United Kingdom. Ritchie Blackmore. Ritchie Blackmore. Deep Purple. Deep Purple