I Leone - La Foresta

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1971
Time: 34:28
Size: 85,5 MB
Label: BMG (2003)
Styles: Progressive Rock/RPI
Art: Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. L'Alba - 3:13
 2. Il Rinoceronte - 4:39
 3. Jena Ridens - 2:26
 4. Lo Stregone - 3:49
 5. L'Incendio - 3:37
 6. Le Scimmie - 3:05
 7. La Rugiada - 2:51
 8. Le Giraffe - 4:12
 9. Sesso - 3:01
10. Il Tramonto - 3:31

A little known group, I Leoni, from Tortona (Piemonte, north-west Italy), had a short career that has just left us two singles and an album, all produced between 1970 and 1971.
They were a trio, led by keyboardist/singer Carlo Riccardi, but all their compositions were by another Riccardi, Enrico, that was not a member of the group and was later an important producer (with popular italian artists like Patty Pravo and Loredana Berte).
Despite being mostly in the melodic prog field, the ten-track album includes some good instrumental breaks, like in the hypnotic Lo Stregone (with organ, percussion and latin-sung vocals in a Jacula style) and interesting progressive arrangements like in Jena Ridens or the closing Il Tramonto.
After the release of the album and the second single, the group brought its line-up to a four-piece with guitarist Paolo Stella, until they broke up at the beginning of 1973.

La Foresta