King Crimson
"Here in the freedom group, we do whatever the hell we want." Sometimes I didn't understand them, but then I realized the mistake... Fripp is, after all, a true artist. more
Duran Duran
They only save themselves for Rio, despite the videos from the Seychelles, Maldives, Sri Lanka, or wherever the hell it was that they went to clown around back then. more
Depeche Mode
Electronic experimentation for the masses. Yes—ok—the-einstuerzende-neubaten-a re-much-tougher-and-purer... but, for crying out loud, ears are also an orifice; it doesn't always have to be brutally violated to enjoy! more
Simple Minds -New Gold Dream
A sound universe that is never trivial, with not a single piece out of place. It's obviously the pinnacle of the group's experience. Too bad about the somewhat hazy lyrics... they're called visionary, but in reality, they're hazy. Gold medal for Hunter and the Hunted. more
Roberto Cacciapaglia -Sonanze & Other Works
Suite composed of 10 movements that, without interruption, alternate sweet tonal harmonies with dark atonal passages, using a very subtle synthesizer woven into a sound structure that includes both a choir and a small orchestra. A child of "Cosmische music," "Sonanze" stands at the crossroads of two musical structures between the synthesizer and the floating marranzano (vaguely "tubularbellsian") on the cover. more
Talk Talk
A group of really talented nerds who, at some point, got fed up with the '80s and set off for Mars, leaving us in a bind with three incredible albums to ponder. "We'll be back when you can't take it anymore," Hollis would have left written on the door of his cottage in Sussex. I despair of ever seeing them again... more
Pink Floyd
Not the biggest, but the greatest balance between art and digestibility, regardless of what Waters says. If they had been more technical, they probably would have bored us long before The Final Cut. more
Luciano Ligabue
The only connection he has with great music is that 30 years ago at Campovolo, King Crimson played there. Just kidding... nice songs to sing and whistle, 3 or 4, good lyrics maybe a dozen. As for the rest, I don't know, I hope he gives a lot of money to charity. more
Roberto Cacciapaglia
Heretical pianist and graduated composer, he shared (at just 19) with Battiato the avant-garde and electrifying experiments on the vcs3 of "Pollution", the beginning of a long friendship and collaboration. Like Battiato, he experienced popular success late, enchanting European audiences with the Olympic harmony of his last stunning albums for piano, soprano, and orchestra ("Canone degli Spazi", "Quarto tempo", "Ten Directions"). more
Negrita
They skillfully combine uninspired music with some of the worst lyrics in the industry. Always fake rebels. more
Killswitch Engage
Among the best of the metalcore genre, among those that are at least worth giving a listen. more
Wilco
È solo un sogno che continua a fare, ma non sembra significare nulla. more
Television
chemical castration for those who rated lower than 5 more
Amari
Am I exaggerating if I say they did something nice? 3--- (my most frequent grade in high school) more
Modà
Extremely versatile, they never cover more than two songs by the same author. Unfortunately, they also choose the wrong ones. more
Soundgarden -Superunknown
An album with a compact, monolithic sound where Cornell, Thayil, Shepherd, and Cameron deliver the best of '90s hard rock; obsessive, heavy riffs that are impossible not to get possessed by. A special mention goes to Limo Wreck, which Scaruffi says is copied from Dazed and Confused (ajò, Piero!) but for me, it's an amazing track! more
Aerosmith
More than skilled craftsmen, but like them, there were many in the '70s. more
NOFX
probably the punk band I despise the most more
Soft Machine
Just listening to a random one of the four suites of Third makes me thank God for having my hearing. more
Emma
The current yield of Italic gossip more