The first masterpiece by Battisti, as well as one of the most influential Italian records of all time. Many justified words have always been spent (myself included) for the Battisti Avant-garde of “Anima Latina,” but in my opinion, this is by no means inferior. Guys, we are in 1971 (actually, the album was released 8 months after the recording because the Ricordi considered it too experimental for those times) and here we are at the highest levels of Italic Hard-Prog, with the entire PFM on instruments (only Pagani is missing) incredibly inspired. Extended tracks, whether instrumental or not, with Hammond organ and electric guitar solos (unthinkable stuff back then) with Lucio perhaps at his highest levels as singer and musician. Mogol said that Battisti had made this record with the Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple in mind, and you can definitely hear it. Very underrated, perhaps too much.
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