The Progressives
Progressive? The true way of composing! That is, composing by letting creativity and what needs to be represented guide you, without relying on specific models or standard structures. The only genre where one feels truly free to compose; in all others, it seems there's always some constraint! And then if we think about it... A genre that effortlessly incorporates influences from folk, from electronic, from metal, from pop, etc... In short, a musical spirit at 360 degrees. more
Noemi
And who the fuck would that be? more
Claudio Monteverdi
A hugely important and fundamental composer, he is the creator of the "very first masterpiece" in the history of Opera: L'Orfeo from 1607, a splendid madrigal opera. more
Noemi
But these singers nowadays all have the same name. more
Wipers
Youth of America/Is living in the jungle/Fighting for survival with the wrong place to go. Youth of America/There's pressure all around/The walls are coming down the walls are crumbling down on you. more
Tim Buckley
Voice of the Virgin Mary and author of that immense masterpiece of "Lorca." That's enough for a 5. more
Mumford & Sons
Watered-down folk-rock yet not detestable. more
Leonardo Pieraccioni
Pieraccioni, Renzi, Lippi, Mazzarri, Allegri ... but weren't the Tuscans the friendly ones? more
Amedeo Minghi
Oh Minghi, you draw inspiration from Flemish painters and Viking ones. more
Noemi
If Fiorella bores me, this one instead has already gotten on my nerves. more
X-Factor
Once upon a time, there were the gigs, the concerts in small clubs, the demos, word of mouth, the cassette tapes dropped into the mailboxes of record labels... how many legends of the past have we heard these stories from? Today, it's enough to rely on these legalized scams of unbox/consume/dispose to throw away perhaps some talent that actually deserves time and patience. And Ventura talking about music is like Berlusca talking about democracy. I only feel sorry for good Elio, who has always been respected. more
Linkin Park
I just listened to Living Things....saying it's a useless album, in my opinion, gets the point across. more
La fame di Camilla
Good Italian indie pop band... their latest album "L'attesa," apart from "Susy e l'infinito," which I find bland and uninspired, is a remarkable record. more
Fatboy Slim
The greatest DJ of all time! Best enjoyed in the summer! more
Burial
a hot guy.... :). Anyway, it took me months to warm up to him. And now that I like him, I can say that his music is totally awesome. more
Björk
grapefruit in mouth and straightjacket, quickly! more
Morphine
the best band ever. and by far too. forget about led zeppelin, queen or the beatles. more
Iron Maiden
As important as they are overrated. Nice riffs, sure, but in the end all their albums are too similar. more
Eric Clapton
99.99% of those who are picky about Clapton eventually turn out to be listening to cheap, low-quality music. 5, even just because it's from a different category. more