LEB I SOL — Leb i Sol (review)

LEB I SOL — Leb i Sol album cover Album · 1978 · Jazz Related Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
seyo
Very good debut album! "Devetka" was the first important composition by LEB I SOL using the peculiar Macedonian odd time signature (the nine in this case, as the track title suggests). "Nisam tvoj" was one of the three vocal tracks on the album, being the first major hit. "Kokoska" carries the crazy solos on guitar and piano, while "Damar" was another proto-type of their melodic instrumental which would be frequently used on the subsequent albums. Stefanovski is already here a developed guitarist with unique style and virtuosity although in some moments his playing is too flat and rather mechanical. Josip Bocek, ex-KORNI GRUPA guitarist, was producer but he could not be too proud of his work here because the sound is rather murky. The album was recorded in September 1977 in Novi Sad after only several concerts. SMAK's "Crna dama" LP was released few months before "Leb i sol" to firmly establish the fusion path on which the Macedonian wizards would follow on. If only the production was better this would have been a candidate for a top rating... . Still, this is a firm 4 stars !!! It is available on a "2LP on1CD" reissue coupled with "Leb i sol 2" (T.Pics/PGP RTS, CD 2036, 2000) so you better go and get it!

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