Mia Martini
The treatment reserved by Italian record labels for this great singer has been one of enduring shame. more
Terry Bozzio
Certo! Inviami pure il testo che desideri tradurre. more
Frank Zappa
The fact is simple: if you like rock, you like Zappa. more
Novastar
Hats off to a group (or singer) that has written one of the most beautiful pop songs of the last decade. Never back down is a stunning single! more
Camel
Down with the camel... more
Pink Floyd
1963. In an English school, an Arsenal fan asks a sailing enthusiast for a cigarette. He refuses. Ten years later, The Dark Side Of The Moon will project them into Olympus. Waters no longer asked Wright for cigarettes. more
Ivan Segreto
Very interesting the piece Porta Vagnu. To be discovered! more
Max Pezzali
Max Pezzali is the opposite Dorian Gray of Italian pop music: he is aging more and more (he's nearing fifty now, with fewer and fewer hairs on his head), while his songs always try to maintain a youthful and adolescent flavor, almost as if he were 15 years old when he writes them. I'll give him a 3 for sentimental reasons (with the 883, he was the soundtrack of my summer camps) :) more
Genesis
Excellent progressive rock band in the '70s, great pop rock group in the '80s. They were ruthlessly slaughtered by critics for trying to reinvent themselves and create a different sound throughout the '80s (with all the ups and downs that this entailed), but if they had continued making progressive music with Peter Gabriel, they would have been equally targeted for being outdated and anachronistic. The best nevertheless :-) more
Sam Raimi
One of the latest virtuoso directors who has brought the concept of "gender terrorism" into a Pop perspective. more
Rubik
the one who was with Berlusconi more
Camel -Moonmadness
Maybe Camel are getting a bit too tidy, foreshadowing their upcoming stylistic shift. Anyway, a good album. more
Steven Wilson -Grace For Drowning
And this, my friends, is a fantastic record. Occasionally a bit self-indulgent, but with moments of absolute value. more
Gentle Giant -Octopus
Think Of Me With Kindness is stunning. But, upon reflection, so are the others. more
Francesco Guccini -Radici
Huge record from the Italian singer-songwriter. The meeting is spine-chilling, La Locomotiva needs no description. The almost prog music of "Canzone dei dodici mesi" is excellent. more
Camel -The Snow Goose
Perhaps the best of the camel. Stunning melodic carvings. more
Toto
Technique, clarity of sound, and professionalism at the service of beautiful and catchy music that never falls into the mundane or the "been there, heard that." My absolute favorite period is from 1978 to 1982, which saw the release of gems like "Toto," "Hydra," "Turn Back," and "Toto IV" (their masterpiece). Wonderful! more
Elio e le Storie Tese
exceptional until their first Sanremo, very modest afterwards. Still quite enjoyable live. more