...How these managed to open for Mudhoney is a glorious mystery to me... more
The debut and then nothing more. more
The first time he was kicked in the ass by the (inferior) Stone Temple Toilets coincided with the release of the only well-crafted thing our guy ever managed to produce during his career. In between one Bowie imitation and another, 12 well-made tracks. The rating would be a 3.8. more
Unforgettable keyboardist (and artist). A cliché definition, but it’s what I can say now.
Hello Ray. And thank you. more
“…you know, the first time I went to see them live, many years ago, they were still at the beginning, and everyone in the scene was saying great things about them. I didn’t even know a single song, but it took just a few minutes of the show for me to understand that those guys had talent, charisma, and a desire to stand out. A few days later, I met their manager and told him to hold on tight to them because they would go far.” - Pete Townshend, from "the observer historical interviews, 1988" more
Some call them "the American response to the Beatles"... Well, as a response, that's one hell of a winning shot!! more
The soft underbelly of progressive more
And to think I used to think they were crap… there's always time to make amends in life. Except with the Queen. more
The Industrial is born here more
nothing to say more
Spectacular start, then it drags more tiredly in the second half... furious rhythms, guitars with few ideas but many clumps, repetitively furious vocals, too long but it doesn't give a moment's respite... the hell of mud more
The music I've always wished existed more
Extreme metal is born and dies with Reign in Blood. more
The artist par excellence more
A group that enjoyed some success in the 70s but failed to make a lasting impression; in fact, their musical output was limited to capitalizing on the cultural and media earthquake triggered by Led Zeppelin (like many other bands of the time), recycling the latter's Hard Rock and peppering it with pseudo-progressive mannerisms. However, this does not take away from the fact that Demon's and Wizard and The Magician's Birthday are good albums. more
Mirror of England in the late 70s, during the newly born Thatcher government, they exploited the cultural void created by the recently deceased punk movement to indelibly mark the history of music. It can be said that every band born after their dissolution has been influenced, whether consciously or unconsciously. Watching the documentary Control is recommended. more
Nirvana represents the pinnacle of 80s musical trends. They are children of both the Germs and the Pixies, having blended their hardcore-punk roots with the American alternative movements of the 80s, identifying themselves with the grunge movement and bringing it into the mainstream. Led by the charismatic figure of Kurt Cobain, both adored and misunderstood, they gave voice to the restless youth of the 90s. With their end came that of grunge and, more generally, of rock music. more
Legendary protagonists of an irreplaceable musical era. But for them, as well as for many other great artists of that time, there will always remain the question of whether without LSD they would have been so creative and imaginative. more
If only they had had a real singer, what a great band they would have been; unfortunately, Jedi Lee's voice is almost unbearable for me. more
Third chapter of the "Die Hard" saga. McTiernan returns to directing, the same director of the excellent first chapter, and the result is a great action film, slightly inferior to "Die Hard" but definitely superior to the bland second chapter. The ironic and humorous component is strong, with good performances from Willis, Jackson, and Irons (who is better in many other films), and the special effects are fantastic. Overall, it’s a good film; McTiernan confirms his status as a master of the action movie. more