Ys (Il Balletto di Bronzo album)
Ys is the second studio album by the Italian progressive rock band Il Balletto di Bronzo. It was released in 1972.
It's a concept album, the protagonist is a man, the only one left on Earth, which makes an INCredible journey in three matches, before tragically disappearing in the dark, as it was for the mythical island of Ys, swallowed up by the waters.
After the first album Sirio 2222, the band training changes, and to the original Lino Ajello (guitar) and Stinga Jenkins (drums) joins the young keyboardist Gianni Leone (ex City Front). Thanks to him, there is a sudden change of course style: from hard-rock sound you switch to a dark and complex sound, which absorbs instrumental progressions of considerable thickness. Gianni Leone stands as a catalyst in creating figure-concept album, with his personality and his unconventional technique, inspired by Keith Emerson, even in look.
Track listing
- Introduzione - 15:11
- Primo incontro - 3:27
- Secondo incontro - 3:06
- Terzo incontro - 4:33
- Epilogo - 11:30
Personell
- Gianni Leone - voice, organ, piano, mellotron, moog synth, celesta
- Vito Manzari - bass
- Gianchi Stringa - drums
- Lino Ajello - guitar
- Daina Dini - lyrics
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