Deep Purple -Perfect Strangers
Respectable return to form for the group, generally regarded as a good effort by critics, features a couple of classics...neither too bad nor particularly praiseworthy. Rating 3.5 more
Utopia -Utopia
Rating 3.5: full of little "Power Pop" gems, bought a while ago while traveling around Europe.
The next one includes one of their most catchy songs, "Crybaby." more
Cheap Trick -In Color
A small Power Pop gem from the late seventies, probably their most representative album. Inside, there are many "catchy" tracks. more
Cheap Trick -Dream Police
The first four albums by Cheap Trick can easily be bought as a package; this one is perhaps the least essential to own, yet it represents their last solid work. After this, there were many experiments... for those who love Power Pop. Rating 3.5 more
Bob Dylan -Bringing It All Back Home
It's my favorite Dylan album. 'It's alright, Ma..' my favorite track. more
Joy Division -Closer
No Words Could Explain more
Claudio Baglioni -Strada Facendo
Rating 4.5: purchased in 1981 with a gift voucher, a classic...
"Fotografie" is stunning more
Violent Femmes -Hallowed Ground
It was the first album I bought from the band, partly disappointed because I hadn’t found their debut; what a surprise to discover that in the end I liked it even more. Rating 4.5 more
Gastr del Sol
Go straight past post-rock, then turn left towards free-folk. Keep going straight until the roundabout, take the third exit, and turn right at the traffic light. You can stop at the David Grubbs motel or head to the Jim O'Rourke bar to take a leak. Continuing down that road leads you to a junction: one way for Slint, the other for John Fahey. more
Angelo Branduardi
Extraordinary violinist and collaborator of equally prestigious colleagues. more
Premiata Forneria Marconi -Suonare suonare
"Play play," "It can be done," and "Voice Master" are all three convincing. The best tracks with Franz Di Cioccio on vocals might be the presence of Flavio Premoli. more
Marillion
In the end, after careful listening, I've come to the conclusion that these guys don't tell me shit. I like the first and the last with Fish, and I consider Brave a great album; the rest oscillates between being pleasant (like the first one without Fish) and mediocre. Ah, Misplaced Childhood is decent but leaves me as cold as an icebox and eventually bores me terribly. more
Brian De Palma
He's made some nice films, but I've never been able to love them, these nice films. The exception is Carlito's Way. more
Jon Bon Jovi
The shit. more
Village People
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaiiiiemsiei more
Simon & Garfunkel
At least 4 very, very beautiful albums. more
Francesco Guccini -Radici
It’s not difficult to define Guccini as an Americanist, given the omnipresent Dylan influence, especially in the early periods of his career. Yet, this does not prevent him from valuing the high musicality of the Italian language, with lyrics worthy of mention in literature textbooks. "Incontro" marks the history of Italian music. more
Hot Tuna -Hot Tuna
Return to the blues roots with incredible elegance and flexibility, offered by the award-winning company Kaukonen-Casady. more
Fleet Foxes -Fleet Foxes
Incredibly rural atmospheres, blending with vocal harmonies worthy of the leading bands of the Sixties pop. Obvious influences include Neil Young, Bert Jansch, and Bob Dylan, with a touch of psychedelia reminiscent of the Incredible String Band; one of the most valid groups of the moment. more