Darwin!

1972 studio album by Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
Darwin!
Studio album by
Released1972
GenreItalian progressive rock
Length46:50
LabelRicordi
ProducerAlessandro Colombini
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso chronology
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
(1972)
Darwin!
(1972)
Io sono nato libero
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Darwin! is the second studio album by Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, released in 1972 on the Ricordi label. It is a concept album about the birth and the evolution of life on Earth.

The album is highly rated by progressive rock fans as one of the top albums in the genre.[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Vittorio Nocenzi and Francesco Di Giacomo; all music is composed by Vittorio Nocenzi

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."L'evoluzione (Evolution)"13:59
2."La conquista della posizione eretta (The Conquest of the Upright Stance)"8:42
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Danza dei grandi rettili (Dance of the Big Reptiles)"3:42
2."Cento mani e cento occhi (One Hundred Hands and One Hundred Eyes)"5:22
3."750000 anni fa...l'amore? (750000 Years Ago...Love?)"5:38
4."Miserere alla storia (Lament to History)"5:58
5."Ed ora io domando tempo al tempo ed egli mi risponde...non ne ho! (And Now I Ask Time for More Time and He Answers Me...I Don't Have Any!)"3:29

Personnel

  • Pierluigi Calderoni - drums, timpani
  • Vittorio Nocenzi - organ, harpsichord, synthesizer
  • Renato D'Angelo - bass guitar, double bass
  • it:Marcello Todaro - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, trumpet, backing vocals
  • Gianni Nocenzi - piano, clarinet
  • Francesco Di Giacomo - lead vocals
  • Produced by Alessandro Colombini
  • Engineered by Walter Patergnani

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ The Gnosis database
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