Roger Daltrey
The quintessential Rock voice. His screams in "Love, Reign O'er Me" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" engraved inside me. more
PJ Harvey -Rid Of Me
Definitely a very good album, the most badass and gritty from PJ Harvey, with its omnipresent distorted guitar riffs accompanied by the solid and engaging rhythm section by Rob Ellis (drums) and Steve Vaughan (bass). The three of them are really fierce and in great shape. On production, the magical touch of Albini. I can’t give it a 5 because, in the long run, it feels a bit repetitive and not all tracks live up to the masterpiece (many are still splendid, though), but it remains a great album. more
Pixies -Doolittle
An excellent CD of varied and exhilarating alternative rock. Stunning cover, psychedelic booklet, and how can you give less than 5 after the opener? more
Tesla
As soon as I read Tesla, I immediately think of the brilliant physicist, and then sometimes I also remember the band. more
Pink Floyd -Meddle
One of my all-time favorites, especially thanks to the beautiful and hypnotic "Echoes," in my opinion one of the most gorgeous suites in history, which continues to fascinate me even after years and years of listening... more
Black Oak Arkansas -Black Oak Arkansas
Debut in '71 for this Southern band led by the charismatic Jim "Dandy" Mangrum. The album is still a bit raw and rough around the edges, but it already contains a great classic of the band, "Hot And Nasty." A band that has always remained in the shadow of the more famous (and talented) Allman and Skynyrd, yet managed in '74 to be one of the highlights of the California Jam, one of the most important rock concerts of the decade. more
Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come -Galactic Zoo Dossier
After wrapping up the project with the Crazy World, the wild (but genius and visionary) Arthur Brown gives birth to Kingdom Come with this album from '71, a special and unique record, I believe, in terms of creativity and madness... more
Amorphis -Elegy
The Finnish band achieves stylistic perfection with their third album released in 1996; completely abandoning the Death Metal sounds of their early days, the album unfolds through eleven songs where folk, progressive, and '70s hard rock combine to create an epic sound, further distinguished by the growling vocals and clean vocals. "The Orphan" and the subsequent "On Rich And Poor" are songs with a wonderfully elegiac pace... An undisputed masterpiece... more
The Mars Volta
Defining The Mars Volta remains a daunting task, to say the least; a band that unleashed a "controlled fury" at concerts, at times uncontrollable, with their tracks stretched into mind-blowing instrumental improvisations... Z A P P I A N I (in their grandeur)... more
The Notting Hillbillies -Missing...Presumed Having A Good Time
To pass the time while waiting for the new Dire Straits album set to be released the following year, Mark Knopfler, accompanied by three trusted friends and guitar virtuosos, published this record in 1990, which serves as his tribute to old-fashioned country and traditional music. A straightforward work, without great pretensions, that shines with its gem "Your Own Sweet Way," a rock-blues piece with light and dark hues and a sinuous rhythm. Class and fun. more
Muse
the best rock band of the last 15 years!!! ...they will remain in history. exceptional. more
Tesla
rock in its purest form... more
Morelenbaum²/Sakamoto
A bit overrated. But he has done something good too ("Neo Geo"). more
Bob Mould -Workbook
After the traumatic end of Husker Du, Bob Mould takes a moment of reflection, which is interrupted two years later by his solo debut. An album where he deliberately unplugs, with a sound that is worlds away from the grandeur of his unforgettable first band; a rock sound that at times ventures into a minor key, with hints of pop and folk that bring Bob closer to the American songwriting of the era; an album that marks the beginning of a fluctuating career, filled with both brilliant works and embarrassing missteps. more
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Tireless engine, first in At The Drive In, then in The Mars Volta, and finally in a myriad of solo works where all his talent shines through: a crazy intersection between Hendrix, as he is left-handed like the Seattle guitarist, on acid who discovered Santana... Productive... more
Bob Dylan
It might be a bore, but you can't just give it 1 star, for crying out loud! more
The Mothers of Invention
Musicians of the Madonna. more
Grant Hart
It's impossible not to love this man; he embodied the free spirit in Husker Du, with that rebellious attitude of his: a flower child of hardcore-punk... I've always found his drumming genius, and he played hard, in perfect harmony with his singing... "Never Talking To You Again"... more
Death -The sound of perseverance
It's the last album, released in 1998 under the immortal name DEATH; there will be no follow-up for Chuck, who will be struck down by cancer a few months later, leading to his passing in December 2001. We are left with a magnificent album: a further development of the sonic perfection achieved with "Symbolic". The sound of perseverance, prophetically titled by the boy from Florida; a series of songs that transcend the barriers of Death Progressive, soaring towards infinity and eternity. more
Pink Floyd
Elegant, lysergic, at times brilliant... But they don't overly resonate with me; they seem redundant and, in the long run, somewhat cloying. more