Banco's "Darwin!" - Revised Tracklist

[yesstiles]

So I have to admit I've always had a bit of a problem with the landmark "Darwin!" album. Side 1 (consisting of the two long tracks) was always a grabber, but I could never get into Side 2 (consisting of five shorter tracks). The album seemed too split to me. And as it is very long for an Italian prog album (47 minutes!) I just never found the frame of mind to appreciate it as a whole.

Well, I've fixed that!

I re-sequenced the album into two complimentary and even halves, which for me works far better as a cohesive listen.

Side One (20 min)
Cento Mani E Cento Occhi (5:22)
La Conquista Della Posizione Eretta (8:42)
Miserere Alla Storia (5:58)

Side Two (21 min)
Danza Dei Grandi Rettili (3:42)
L'Evoluzione (13:59)
Ed Ora Io Domando Tempo Al Tempo Ed Egli Mi Risponde ... Non Ne Ho! (3:29)


...I dropped "750,000 Anni Fa ... L'Amore?" as I think removing it improves the flow, and I don't like it very much. It sounds more like an opera outtake (with a short proggy bridge) than a progressive rock song.

Try burning a cdr with this sequence and tell me it isn't better. I think "Darwin!" would have been more successful and impactful had it been released this way originally. They screwed up back in 1972!

[Progatron]

I can't even imagine listening to Darwin! any other way. I love the track order, and "750,000 Anni Fa ... L'Amore?" is my favourite from side two. I guess we don't agree on this, but I can appreciate making your own version of an album, as I've done that with other albums. But this one has to start with "L'Evoluzione". It just has to.

[Gravedigger]

...I dropped "750,000 Anni Fa ... L'Amore?"


and I don't like it very much.


Well, if it works for you, okay... to each their own.

[helicase]

A mutated album (with a few transposed elements and a deletion) about evolution seems appropriate enough I think I'll stick with the original though.

[ske]

Well, that is supposed to be a concept album, if you mix the track order it kind of doesn't make sense anymore, at least to me. Would you mix the order track of an english-sung concept album too, or it's just an issue with the language?

[yesstiles]

Well, that is supposed to be a concept album, if you mix the track order it kind of doesn't make sense anymore, at least to me. Would you mix the order track of an english-sung concept album too, or it's just an issue with the language?

Well I admittedly have no idea what they're singing about, so the concept and lyrics are lost on me. I only understand English. But I guess that means my tracklist is the better musically since the original only hangs together based on the words, while mine is based solely on the music!

[ske]

I see. I don't think i agree with that, to me it sounds right just the way it is, even if admittedly i was never too fond of the last tune myself.

Anyways, you might find this translation helpful:
http://www.arlequins.it/translations/Banco-Darwin.asp

i hope this can change your mind on this incredible album

[battema]

Try burning a cdr with this sequence and tell me it isn't better.

Okay, done...and: it isn't better.

But hey, glad you have a mutated version that you prefer; at the end of the day, it's all just music to enjoy

[Werbinox]

By doing this you only "improved" upon it for yourself. And that is fine. Who else could such a thing have been done for? I quite like it the way it is.