New Trolls - Searchin For A Land (1972)

Searching for a Land is the fourth studio album by the Italian progressive rock band New Trolls, released on June 15, 1972, by Fonit Cetra. The release followed their breakthrough 1971 album, Concerto Grosso per i New Trolls.
Unlike their previous works, all the songs on this album are sung in English. The lyrics were written by Canadian-Italian bassist Frank Logelli (under the pseudonym Rhodes), who replaced Giorgio D'Adamo in the band. This was done to expand internationally, but it received mixed reviews in Italy.
The album displays a noticeable stylistic divide, which later led to the breakup of the classic lineup. Multi-instrumentalist Vittorio De Scalzi gravitated towards acoustic, melodic and classic progressive rock (which is prominent on the first disc), while guitarist Nico Di Palo pushed a gritty hard rock sound in the vein of Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin (which predominates on the live disc).