A true masterpiece, for me one of the peaks of Funk and in general one of my "must-have" albums from the '70s. The hardest, most acidic, fiery, and gritty Funk you can imagine is all here, blended and soured between Acid-Rock and the toughest Soul, birthed from the super hot pen of the former Mrs. Davis, accompanied by amazing musicians, including the rhythm section of her beloved Sly & The Family Stone (a gigantic Graham on bass and Errico on drums, who also produced the album). You can never get enough, and I actually recommend the version with the three bonus tracks because they are three more unmissable gems; just listen to "I Will Take That Ride," with its street-cat sensuality. Wonderful. "Game is my Middle Name" is a funk/funk-rock ride of a lifetime. Incredible giantess of '70s music. Thank you for all of this. more
Listening again to the new vinyl reissue (which I got just because). "Si vede" doesn't sound like a track from that time; for being from the early 80s, it's very ahead of its time. The record has remained a nice gem, as is customary. more
What better to recover if you’re looking for a collection that combines Knopfler as a solo artist and with Dire Straits? more
A group able to transform sadness into beauty like no other. more
Who is this? They don't seem very sharp. more
Too good. more
Ozainda. more
Haw! Haw! Haw! more
True. Unfortunately. more
Wow! more
Really a great record, for me it's clearly their best along with "Cavallino Bianco," in fact, maybe I prefer this one by a hair over the pony. "Koi No (ZioKan)" is the classic perfect album, beautiful from start to finish, inspired in all the songs, incredibly tight and completely homogeneous in the quality of the tracks, without a single dip or wasted moment. It essentially has the same compactness as the previous "Diamond Eyes," which is also an album that doesn't have any real weak points, but with a much higher average quality of the songs, in my opinion. A vibrant and exciting album; if I had to choose favorites among the songs, well, maybe I'd mention tracks like "Leathers," "Entombed," "Rosemary," but the choice could easily fall on three other songs; it wouldn't change much. more
To be listened to strictly at maximum volume. Extraordinary, to say the least, especially in the live version. more
An authentic journey through grunge and psychedelic rock. The last three albums, in particular: immense. more
Great live show, very beautiful. Performances faithful to the studio versions, with no room for improvisations or various modifications, but with the great energetic drive of a live performance, and it’s something special. Some tracks shine incredibly ("Victim of Changes" "Genocide" "Hell Bent for Leather") and the live rendition of "The Green Manalishi" is really excellent, kept here in its vibrant rock/hard/blues song format, almost as if to respectfully distance itself from the live performances of Green’s Mac, where that piece, and others, became a river of bewitching and brilliant guitar improvisation, blazing with fire. Fire and flames are not lacking here either, anyway. With the version of "Beyond the Realms of Death," the album opens and closes with tracks from "Stained Class." Excellent live, an energetic drink. more
4 stars, but only for what he wrote with Battisti and for the prestigious collaborations with others until the '80s. For the rest, many average songs and lots of lows. more
More, at least, five. more
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
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