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ANIMA LATINA

Lucio Battisti

 

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3 stars One of the most recognizable figures of Italian music,singer/song-writer Lucio Battisti was born in a small city called Poggio in 1943,but moved to Rome at the age of 7.He made his career though in Milan already from mid-60's,both composing and as a member of I Campioni.By late 60's Battisti released his first solo album,his fame was on a rise already,participating in the SanRemo festival.A great number of albums would follow in the 70's,covering many styles always in an accesible form,ranging from Beat to Progressive Pop to Folk and the familiar Italian singer/songwriter style.

From a progressive point of view,the most related to the genre album is propably ''Anima latina'' from 1974,an album highlighted by a huge number of prog/psych guests like Toni Esposito,Mario Lavezzi from Il Volo,Alberto Radius,Gianni Dall'Aglio from I Ribelli,Claudio Pascoli from Pangea and the list goes on.Containing both short and longer tracks,the album shows Battisti's impressive compositional talent,incredible song writing and great vocal range.Musically it is very close to PANGEA's ''Invasori''.The tracks cover numerous styles with Battisti's vocals on the front always supported by excellent and professional arrangements,which flirt with Folk, Pop, Orchestral Music,Horn Rock, Progressive Rock with even an Avant-Garde touch here and there.''Anima latina'' is quite smooth and calm for the most of its duration,yet the album hides an incredible inner power,coming out of Battisti's vocal highlights,the dynamic percussion,the unique spacey synthesizers,the strong rhythm section with Bob Callero from Osage Tribe on bass,the hypnotic saxes and the driving flutes.Really hard to describe this one,the album can be fully appreciated only after repeated listenings,which shows why it is so familiar with progressive rock nature.

Battisti even collaborated with some Italian prog acts during the 70's,most notably Formula Tre,Equipe 84 and I Dik Dik and continued to produce albums since the mid-90's,although not with the same rhythm as in the 70's,while the quality rather dropped year per year.Sadly Battisti would pass away in 1998 due to cancer.''Anima latina'' still remains one his most deep,atmospheric and complicated works,which can be totally absorbed by even the most demanding ears.Strongly recommended...3.5 stars.

apps79 | 3/5 |

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