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RIBALDO

7 feb 14

Alfred Hitchcock | DeRank™: 0,00

He is among the greatest of all time. Perhaps in the top 5. Consider that during filming, he wouldn't even stand behind the camera to position the actors; he did it by eye. His eye was the camera. He drew the storyboards himself and never deviated from them. Every drawing had to be reproduced exactly as he conceived it. more

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Mr. Money87

7 feb 14

Miles Davis — Miles Smiles | DeRank™: 3,00

Star quintet! Devis, Hancock, and Carter are sublime. But shining the brightest are the brilliant Shorter on tenor sax and that "son of a bitch" Tony Williams on drums. more

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6 feb 14

Byrds — The Notorious Byrd Brothers | DeRank™: 0,00

Ecstatic and hypnotic atmospheres: the latest album in the Byrds' psychedelic trilogy is in some ways also its pinnacle, not in qualitative terms (it's really hard to choose between the two previous ones and this one) but in terms of "lysergic awareness" (which is a contradiction, I know :D). more

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madcat

6 feb 14

Sonic Youth — Washing Machine | DeRank™: 6,00

My favorite Sonic Youth album after Daydream Nation: a thrilling trip (in The Diamond Sea it feels like traveling through the depths of the ocean) and songwriting that reaches the levels of their masterpiece. more

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Mike Patton Invictus Ensemble -Luciano Berio - Laborintus II

Piero Basèta

6 feb 14

Mike Patton Invictus Ensemble — Luciano Berio - Laborintus II | DeRank™: 0,00

Revisiting an experiment that had already said almost everything, a controversial operation even to have it interpreted by Mr. Patton, still excellent, mind you... one could say this operation is a bit forced, yes. Minimum rating, but also because there's a whole series of choirs and theatrical pantomimes... there's color and even the orchestra! But after a while... more

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SilasLang

5 feb 14

Cesare Basile | DeRank™: 0,23

I'm a bit annoyed seeing certain media getting all worked up talking about half-baked talents like Dente, Brunori, Colapiscio, that other idiot who sings random words, what was his name, Brondi... while someone like Basile, one of the few truly valid singer-songwriters, hardly gets the recognition he deserves compared to his merit. more

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SilasLang

5 feb 14

Marilyn Manson | DeRank™: 0,00

A clown that makes you cry. At this point, I feel sorry for it; it doesn't even scare a one-year-old anymore, ahahah. The 2 is only thanks to "Antichrist Superstar," which, perhaps also thanks to Trent Reznor, who was at his peak back then, remains a great album. more

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5 feb 14

Philippe Daverio | DeRank™: -0,23

"Daverio is not an art critic; he is a showman." Francesco Bonami more

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RIBALDO

5 feb 14

Fëdor Michajlovic Dostoevskij | DeRank™: 0,39

...and think that he was a "popular" writer and wrote out of necessity (gambling debts) not for "inspiration." more

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