King Crimson -Beat
As soon as I stripped off the plastic covering around the CD packaging, it literally disintegrated in my hands, leaving me with just the disc, the booklet, and countless sharp plastic shards. Putting this annoying inconvenience aside, the disc is an absolutely fantastic experience, both in its more "pop" first part and in the damn avant-garde second part. more
Yes -90125
AOR flat and uninspired. A few acceptable tricks partially save the day. more
Yes -The Yes Album
Sometimes more inspired than the previous one, other times with a more squinted eye towards the charts. A good album, not a masterpiece, for me. Best tracks: "Yours Is No Disgrace" and "Perpetual Change." more
Opeth -Watershed
The King Crimson plunging into a jar of black paint!!! Probably the most underrated of Opeth! more
Opeth -Damnation
The classic album created by a metal band that the most devoted and purist metalhead despises because it's not metal! more
Premiata Forneria Marconi -Chocolate King
In 1975, after the success of their tours in America, Pfm was at the Top of the World and well on its way to stable success in the U.S.A. Then came two choices that proved fatal: the nostalgia that drove them back to Italy and the release of a quintessential anti-American album, which annoyed quite a few bigwigs in the U.S. Record Business. That said, here the multicultural music of the band gains great consistency and coherence. New political lyrics by Pagani. more
R.E.M.
Underrated band. Great vocalist, great charisma, introspective lyrics, and above all, pleasant and high-quality arrangements. In short, a band that does justice to the so-called "alternative rock." more
Peter Hammill
An artist with a capital A and one of the most beautiful, emotional, and versatile voices ever!! Sung by him, "Finché la barca va" would be a masterpiece... more
Coldplay -X & Y
Perhaps their best album... The refinement and melodic delicacy of the first two albums colored with those beautiful spacey synths! Then they tried to evolve, but the arrangements became a bit flat. more
Steven Wilson -The Raven That Refused To Sing
He took a bit from here and a bit from there from various 70s prog groups, adding in several more personal ideas and creating something that, while derivative, doesn’t sound like anything you’ve heard before! Truly amazing; I don’t know how many could pull it off! more
Muse -Black Holes And Revelations
Perhaps the most bizarre album of the trio! Electronics, heavy rock, folk, country, pop-funk, the album that crowns them as an eclectic band! more
Muse -The 2nd Law
The album that confirms the "modernity" of Muse. With the difference that they know how to interpret and work with modernity with class and genius, while the other "modern" bands are just laughable! more
Bob Dylan -Planet Waves
1974 album by the American singer-songwriter, just for the presence of "Forever Young" and the music of the Band, it's worth listening to it. more
The Band -Rock of Ages
Live masterpiece from the Canadian-American band. A must-have for Christmas gift. more
Yes -Time And A Word
Very good album finally, both the first and last tracks are very good. more
The Rolling Stones -Out Of Our Heads
Good yes, the covers are excellent ("Cry to Me" above all) there are tracks written by the whole group (under pseudonyms) not bad, Jagger/Richards were already writing good songs and meanwhile, even though the maturation of their style along with a significant leap in quality would only happen with "Aftermath," they brought out "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"; above all, Richards came up with the riff for Satisfaction... more
Ritest -Le ortiche
unmissable! more
AA.VV. -Saturday Night Fever
It gathers the best of '70s disco music. Essential. more
Miles Davis -Sketches Of Spain
Interesting blend of jazz and Spanish music. more