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John Abercrombie | DeRank™: 0,40

Hats off. more
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Probably the American group from the sixties that I prefer because, starting from folk rock, they experimented with almost everything in just a few years: from jazz to psychedelia, from electronic to country rock. This is among their best: the style and voice of Crosby are inimitable, as he sings in "Everybody's been burned," delivering a volatile melody over a delicate arpeggio set to the rhythm of a light bossa that seems to slowly fade into nothingness. more
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Marco Salzano

Talking Heads — Fear of music | DeRank™: 0,20

If 1979 was a golden year for the Police, the same can be said for the brilliant David Byrne who, in addition to the magnificent "Fear of Music," also recorded the global ethno-funk of "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts," both with the crucial manipulative intervention of Brian Eno. "Fear of Music," the quintessential anxious and paranoid album, dark as the rubber floor on its cover. But it was a dark time, then as now. more
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Marco Salzano
Marco Salzano

The Stooges — Funhouse | DeRank™: 3,00

Murky urban guerrilla rock from the Stooges. For me, FUN HOUSE is their best album. “T.V. EYE” boasts the barbaric scream (!) of Iggy Pop and the metallic, obsessive riff of Ron Asheton that builds the perfect stage for the singer's furious exhibitionism. more
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Marco Salzano
Marco Salzano

Peter Gabriel — Security | DeRank™: 0,00

One of the key albums in his discography, which concludes the legendary sequence of untitled albums, famous for the devastating percussive opening moment (thanks to the Burundian drummers), but what truly makes the difference for me is the atmosphere evoked by the Gabriellian art with those ancestral sounds crafted by the Fairlight, but above all, with that unique way of interpreting the piece and transporting the listener into the most primitive recesses of the unconscious. more
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It's difficult to talk about a group like the Bavarians Popol Vuh, who advocate for a music that often touches on the sacred, both in the ascetic electronic experiments of the soundtrack for Werner Herzog's great film "Aguirre" and with the "Hosianna Mantra," an unprecedented synthesis of Christian mysticism, Gregorian liturgy, and Hindu mantras. This contains a folk/mystical sound with psychedelic echoes of the 12-string guitar and concludes in an ecstatic and optimistic manner. Guest: Renat. more
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Marco Salzano
Marco Salzano

Blind Faith — Blind Faith | DeRank™: 3,72

The star of Blind Faith shone briefly and left posterity with an uneven album, but in its finest moments, like in Presence of the Lord, Sea of Joy, and Can't Find My Way Home, it brings together the best of Cream, Family, and Traffic. There is also an electric version of the last track, but the beauty of this one, built on the fingerpicking of Winwood and Clapton's two acoustics with Baker working with brushes, remains unrivaled. more
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Formation of phenomena recruited by the brilliant guitarist John McLaughlin with the blessing of Miles Davis and the Indian guru Sri Chinmoy: their first two albums represent for me the best of a genre (Jazz Rock/Fusion) that is sometimes too prone to sterile virtuosity. This debut, which opens with the spiritual possession of “Meeting of The Spirits,” is pure spectacle! more
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pana

Can — Future Days | DeRank™: 3,72

With Tago Mago it's a nice struggle, and this Future Days slams down a Bel Air that doesn't mess around at all. more
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pana

King Crimson — Beat | DeRank™: 6,11

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
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pana

Yes — 90125 | DeRank™: 0,00

AOR flat and uninspired. A few acceptable tricks partially save the day. more
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pana

Yes — The Yes Album | DeRank™: 0,00

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
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splinter

Opeth — Watershed | DeRank™: 0,00

The King Crimson plunging into a jar of black paint!!! Probably the most underrated of Opeth! more
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Opeth — Damnation | DeRank™: 0,00

The classic album created by a metal band that the most devoted and purist metalhead despises because it's not metal! more
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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
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Il Tarantiniano
Il Tarantiniano

R.E.M. | DeRank™: -0,65

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
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Mr. Money87
Mr. Money87

Peter Hammill | DeRank™: 11,75

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
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splinter

Coldplay — X & Y | DeRank™: 0,00

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
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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
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splinter

Muse — Black Holes And Revelations | DeRank™: 0,00

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
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