Waterfront
macmaranza
macmaranza

macmaranza: Waterfront Traccia 04 in Waterfront Album - 6 february 1984

More, at least, five. more
Swirlies -Blonder Tongue Audio Baton
SilasLang
Another dischello, alas not very well known, especially here among us, that would have deserved a much more substantial dose of ears. A handful of silly songs that barely stand on their own, little tunes that hover between the silly and the sugary, spastic metronomes, and an ocean of noise. more
fleetwood mac -then play on
SilasLang
SilasLang

fleetwood mac — then play on | DeRank™: 6,81

If I have to listen to an F.M. album, I never have any doubts about which one to put on. Peter, Danny, may the sacred ancient Demons glorify your cursed souls, there in antimatter. more
Queen -Innuendo
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Queen — Innuendo | DeRank™: 4,75

The best Queen album since '76, arriving when no one expected them to make a truly valid and worthy pop record anymore, just at the final rush of Mercury, a step away from the end. The title track is beautiful and one of the best songs of their entire career, "Don't Try so Hard" follows closely behind, Mercury is often majestic (maybe helped by studio tricks and post-production, because it seems he was quite in bad shape, but still majestic) and above all his interpretations are, for obvious reasons, more vibrant and heartfelt than ever. Even the less successful and more pandering tracks (this time a minority) closer to the rubbish of the previous decade, never reach those depths, while most of the songs are well-crafted pop, dignified, pleasant, well-made, with some really good pieces. The only clunker is the one with the cat; the guitar purring is fine (after all, Belew let the whole zoo loose with his guitar) but there’s a limit to trash. Of course, here and there, the melancholic specter of Mercury’s end looms; this is the "mature" album by Queen. One of the best Queen albums and also the one with the coolest artwork of all, almost a sublimation of their former nature as flamboyant glam-rock-poppers who never took themselves too seriously. more
Maneskin
dancica
dancica

Maneskin | DeRank™: 9,85

Better to shit a cactus more
Camel
dancica
dancica

Camel | DeRank™: 3,00

If you have problems with premature ejaculation, don't listen to Lady Fantasy. more
Yasmina Khadra
Stanlio
Stanlio

Yasmina Khadra | DeRank™: 0,00

He was born on January 10, 1955, and is an Algerian writer; he was a member of the army and a direct witness to the bloody civil war that ravaged Algeria for over a decade. Due to censorship, he was forced to use his wife's name... more
Deftones -Diamond Eyes
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Deftones — Diamond Eyes | DeRank™: 6,00

I'll be honest: I got this physical copy purely for the cover with the strigoid (that's how it works for me; any album cover with a dinosaur—birds included—is a gold medal) but, aside from that, it's a good album. Here, the vibe is much more melodic than furious, and that works for me; personally, I prefer "Diamond Eyes" to "Adrenaline." Also, I continue to appreciate the melodies from Moreno and company (for the first time without the poor Cheng) on this album, with a style that's decidedly more "pop" and accessible yet still absolutely of high quality. Well, at most I can say that I don't find a song that stands out particularly; there aren't any "big hits," and it might sound a bit flat from that point of view, without those moments that make you jump out of your seat and say, "Oh damn, that's awesome!" However, it's also true that everything maintains a good qualitative level, without even a bad or unsuccessful track, as if it were a standard Deftones album, a good example of their solid music without peaks or troughs. It's fine. It's not bad at all, and it's enjoyable to listen to every now and then. The next one, for instance, is a good notch above. more
Deftones -White pony
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Deftones — White pony | DeRank™: 3,76

A classic of music at the dawn of the third millennium. White Pony is the album of maturity for Deftones, more eclectic and refined compared to its predecessors, without neglecting the extremely fierce outbursts. A truly remarkable number of great tracks: "Passenger," "Pink Maggit," "Feiticeira," "Knife Prty," "Digital Bath," the melancholic sweetness of "Teenager," and so on. Songs of great power and emotional intensity, a beautiful wall of sound and a lovely melodic taste. While it's not my cup of tea, I warmly appreciate Deftones, especially this album, which remains my favorite of theirs. more
Cannibal Corpse -The Bleeding
SouthernStyle
This is where Cannibal Corpse begins to widen the spectrum of solutions at their disposal. more
Cannibal Corpse
SouthernStyle
SouthernStyle

Cannibal Corpse | DeRank™: 0,03

When you are so consistent, both in quality and quantity of releases, you risk the audience getting used to it and taking a lot for granted: this is how many overlook the deep, relentless long maturation of their sound. They stopped being a monochord band after the third album (which I love). more
Kraftwerk -Autobahn
SilasLang
SilasLang

Kraftwerk — Autobahn | DeRank™: 15,00

Perfect album to spend some time staring blankly at the walls of your home. more
Iron Maiden -Powerslave
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Iron Maiden — Powerslave | DeRank™: 1,84

This is probably THE NWOBHM album by Maiden, their 100% '80s "Heavy Metal" record, the most representative of their classic sound: this very pumped and epic metal/rock, with grandiose tones that here become increasingly ambitious, both in composition and song structures, featuring long instrumental passages and that mix of cheesiness and "refined" metal style that has reached its definitive maturity. This expansion of Heavy Metal into more composed and complex structures obviously peaks in the 14 minutes of "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," a tribute to Coleridge (complete with quotes lifted directly from the original text) and perhaps the highest point of Harris's literary references. In any case, here the intention to blend "progressive" inspirations (a genre the Maiden clearly explored in their listening) with the NWOBHM style becomes very evident, in one of the most ambitious yet successful tracks in their repertoire. Make no mistake, the style and sound are always the same, and I will never go beyond calling them "pleasant," but I have always liked this one, probably one of the "New Wave Metal" tracks I enjoy listening to the most. Not bad either is the title track. Overall, I find the album a bit better than the previous one, but it ultimately leaves me fairly indifferent. more
Kiss -Destroyer
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Kiss — Destroyer | DeRank™: 0,03

The Cartoons of 70s rock'n roll. An album that comes right after "Alive" and is probably their best "classic" among the studio recordings. Perhaps it's their best (I'm not really sure, up until "Love Gun" the level is more or less always the same), in any case, like all their albums from '74 to '77, it's fun to listen to and has some excellent tracks in terms of rock'n roll (much more forgettable in the ballads, as far as I'm concerned). more
Catherine Ribeiro + 2 Bis -Catherine Ribeiro + 2 Bis
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Debut album of this extraordinary French band (here still 2Bis and not Alpes), firmly led by the brain duo Catherine Ribeiro (vocals and author of all lyrics) and Patrice Moullet (guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, inventor of instruments like the Cosmophone, half guitar and half lyre, and composer of all the music). Here Ribeiro and Moullet are still on more singer-songwriter/folk coordinates compared to the more experimental/prog/spacepsych expansions of the '70s, the arrangements are quite sparse and minimal, pure accompaniment to Ribeiro's vocal performance, strong, magnetic, and charismatic. Ribeiro's lyrics, well, you don't need to be an expert in French to understand that the vibe is quite angry, quite polemical and the style is that of modern electro-acoustic folk protest singer-songwriter, Ribeiro writes and sings (a lot, there’s a bit of verbosity) like in the best streams of consciousness of singer-songwriters, with the added virtuosity of her exceptional voice, which is sweetness and anger, bel canto and raucous screams, theatricality, cartoon whistles, and shamanic hallucinatory declamations, anathema and laughter (certainly not joyful, but derisive and mocking, or anger also). The only track where the stage is left to Moullet and the other musicians is "Voyage 1" which instead directly embarks on the path of 60s psychedelic hypnotism 100% and does so quite well. Very beautiful, but the best is yet to come. more
Tal Wilkenfeld -Love Remains
marcom63
marcom63

Tal Wilkenfeld — Love Remains | DeRank™: 0,00

Tal Wilkenfeld reveals herself as a singer and band leader in addition to being a talented bassist. more
Cream -Wheels Of Fire
marcom63
marcom63

Cream — Wheels Of Fire | DeRank™: 0,00

Two albums: the studio one, although of very high quality, somewhat follows the psychedelic trend of the moment, while the live one is pure "Hard Rock". The three musicians play each on their own, but the overall result is incredible. more
Striscia la notizia
Frozen06
Frozen06

Striscia la notizia | DeRank™: 0,00

THE VELINEEEEEEEE more