| Darwin! | ||||
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Genre | Italian progressive rock | |||
| Length | 46:50 | |||
| Label | Ricordi | |||
| Producer | Alessandro Colombini | |||
| Banco del Mutuo Soccorso chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Darwin! is the second studio album by Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, released in 1972 on the Ricordi label. It is a concept album about the birth and the evolution of life on Earth.
The album is highly rated by progressive rock fans as one of the top albums in the genre. [2]
All lyrics are written by Vittorio Nocenzi and Francesco Di Giacomo; all music is composed by Vittorio Nocenzi
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "L'evoluzione (Evolution)" | 13:59 |
| 2. | "La conquista della posizione eretta (The Conquest of the Upright Stance)" | 8:42 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Danza dei grandi rettili (Dance of the Big Reptiles)" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Cento mani e cento occhi (One Hundred Hands and One Hundred Eyes)" | 5:22 |
| 3. | "750000 anni fa...l'amore? (750000 Years Ago...Love?)" | 5:38 |
| 4. | "Miserere alla storia (Lament to History)" | 5:58 |
| 5. | "Ed ora io domando tempo al tempo ed egli mi risponde...non ne ho! (And Now I Ask Time for More Time and He Answers Me...I Don't Have Any!)" | 3:29 |
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