Maurizio Crozza
""""""""""Comics"""""""""" who do satire on the Italian left don’t exist? And to think there would be plenty of material, an endless well. We shouldn’t have to endure this bald face on the big screen. The TV of once is no more... more
Simple Plan
Auhauhauahua.. Do they really exist?? I thought they were characters from a manga.. more
Queensrÿche
Fundamental, if only they had dissolved in 1999... more
Kurt Cobain
come on........this one is off-limits more
Franco Battiato -La Voce del Padrone
A sell-out but conscious. By further synthesizing pop arrangements (while also including a choir of madrigalists), Battiato constructs perfect hit singles. Like Brian Eno ten years earlier, he acts homeopathically with cut and paste, creating "intelligent" pop tracks as antidotes to the prevailing stupidity. The meditative aspect is preserved with Gli Uccelli and Segnali di Vita. more
Franco Battiato -Come un Cammello in una Grondaia
After Fisiognomica, it was inevitable to turn to orchestral music, abandoning all pop embellishments. And while the B-side is a rather dispensable collection of lieder, the A-side, with tracks like L'ombra della Luce (an extraordinary prayer in music) and Le sacre sinfonie del tempo, inaugurates his most mystical period, culminating in the extraordinary Concerto di Baghdad. Much more “earthly,” Povera Patria is a bitter invective against the moral decay of Italy (and it won't be the only one). more
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Born to run... but in reverse, lol. more
Kurt Cobain
In my room, I have a beautiful poster of Rutt Cobain. <3 more
U2
The doctor strictly forbade me from listening to them, you know how it is, I have diabetes. more
Curved Air -Air conditioning
A noteworthy debut (with one of the first picture discs) from the English group featuring a new formula for progressive rock with original harmonic solutions (the mysterious Situations or Blind Man reminiscent of White Bird by It's a Beautiful Day) and unprecedented arrangements (see the mix of violin and wah-wah guitar in It Happened Today and Stretch). The instrumental Vivaldi is a classical reinterpretation in the style of the Nice, culminating in a series of dissonances and futuristic effects. more
The Simpsons
The first 10 seasons are FANTASTIC, but then they messed it up in the last ones; that's a well-known fact. more
Curved Air -Midnight Wire
Partially successful attempt by the new Curved Air with Way and Kristina (featuring a young Stewart Copeland on drums) to reinvent themselves in pop with a substantial and stylish album of high erotic content, but all in all, somewhat unoriginal. After duly paying tribute to Joplin in the gritty Woman On A One Night Stand, Kristina is nonetheless irresistible in the sultry Dance of Love, the light bossa Day Breaks My Heart, and the exhausting title track. more
Renaissance -Ashes are burning
Here the Renaissance mark II (with the crystalline voice of Annie Haslam) fully achieve the goal of combining classical repertoire with rock rhythm. Can you understand and Let it grow are delightful folk songs in their apparent simplicity. The sorrowful At the arbour references Debussy. With the lively Carpet of the sun, the orchestra begins to make an appearance. It closes magnificently with the title track featuring a memorable chorus and a beautiful martial outro with electric guitar by Andy Powell. more
John Denver -The essential
A must-have album. From the same period is the live DVD where Denver showcases his hits with overflowing skill and class. John Denver has just one major flaw. That of not being a drugged-up jerk who trashes hotels or mumbles songs under the pretense of not wanting to be recognized... aside from that, he is a top-tier songwriter, with an extraordinary voice and exquisite sensitivity. more
Paris Hilton
Perhaps it serves some purpose as a wank toy, but it remains a vulgar dog. more
U2
It gives me hives. Always has. No offense to the "Fans." I kinda like the debut, Boy. Then, I’ll just gloss over the rest... that's my personal opinion, of course. And then, Bono, with all those humanitarian antics... meh! Well, at least The Edge's brother played in the Virgin Prunes, now that's a band with some real substance. more
The Byrds
The Notorious Byrd Brothers was and remains a masterpiece of acid Folk Rock, their pinnacle, a solid 5. Compared to their other works, which I consider inferior, although still good. So, 4. more
The Simpsons
Boiled after 5 nice seasons... more
Arthur Brown
Fire! more
Arthur Brown
Imagine a Rock showcase in Palermo in the very early '70s: being taken away by the carabinieri after completely stripping on stage with the only ruse of the flickering fire on your head makes the other rockstars look like terrifying little idols. A mad, furious, and visionary vocalist. Forever 5. more