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Il balletto di bronzo

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Italian progressive rock band from Naples, best known for the 1972 concept album Ys and for blending symphonic, psychedelic and hard rock elements.

Reviews and public records indicate the band originated in Naples, released Sirio 2222 (debut) and the landmark concept album Ys (1972). Gianni Leone is cited as the pivotal keyboardist on Ys; other names mentioned in reviews include Lino Ajello, Giancarlo Stinga, Vito Manzari, Marco Cecioni, Michele Cupailo (Cupailo/Cupailo spelling appears in reviews). Reviewers note the band disbanded after Ys and later reappeared; a 2023 album Lemures is discussed (Gianni Leone aided by Riccardo Spilli on drums and Ivano Salvatori on bass in that review).

DeBaser's reviews present Il Balletto di Bronzo as a seminal Italian progressive rock group best known for the 1972 concept album Ys. Reviewers praise Gianni Leone's keyboards and the band's dark, apocalyptic atmospheres. The catalog discussed ranges from the 1970 debut Sirio 2222 to the 2023 release Lemures.

For:Fans of Italian progressive rock, collectors, prog historians and curious listeners looking for dark/concept albums.

 This, along with very few others, is one of those I consider the TRUE masterpieces of Italian progressive rock.

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 everything is apocalyptic, dark, excellently played by all the musicians, but where the superior class of the young Leone is evident.

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