Giorgio Gaber -Con Tutta La Rabbia Con Tutto L'Amore
Capable of telling the world to its face how the absence of common sense can lead to harmful mistakes, both for those who make them and for those who suffer the consequences. The true Italian political song, a leap in quality that raises the standard of content value. The sarcastic approach makes Gaber an actor, a singer-actor, able to resensitize the drive for social justice, now confused with the blunt injustice of individualism taken as a myth. It is impossible to be an individualist in a social universe where everything influences everything. Still relevant, even though Giorgio had already anticipated its developments in unsuspecting times, when only RAI determined the success or failure of an idea, and where journalists preferred not to perform but to conform, to avoid dying. Still relevant? more
Colin Bass
The surname alone is enough to define him as a solid bassist. more
Jim Morrison
The vote is for the bimbominkia fans who are literally on my nerves. more
Alan Sorrenti -Figli delle stelle
I preface that this is an album I've always found annoying, but OBJECTIVELY one cannot say it’s poorly made/thought out... sure, compared to the first two it feels somewhat insignificant, but overall it's an album (in terms of the music) that's really well written and arranged. The lyrics, yes, are weak, but if only we had such catchy tunes nowadays... the worst for Alan will come two years later. Almost 3.5. more
Come un gelato all'equatore
"Like ice cream at the equator / I melt with your love"
Pino, only you know how much I've cared for you, but I can't forgive you for this. I'm sorry. more
Pino Daniele -Non Calpestare I Fiori Nel Deserto
This album wasn't exactly an unbearable piece of junk (unlike almost everything that comes after), but for me it marks the beginning of the end for the good Pino. There are still a few interesting moments, like in "O cammello 'nnamurato," "Anima," or "Oasi," but overall it remains a decidedly mediocre work. I won't comment on the most famous track of the album (of course, "Io per lei"). Rating: 2 decent balls. more
Larry Carlton
The class is not H₂O, unless it is D₂O. more
Charlie
Another group with good ideas ended up forgotten… (sigh) more
Lucio Dalla -Terra di Gaibola
the big one begins to get closer and closer... more
Lucio Dalla -1999
a disc that is nearly unlistenable but interesting from a melodic standpoint. I won't dare to give it a rating... more
Antonello Venditti -Cuore
the definitive tombstone. it would be 3.5 but I gladly give it the extra half point. more
Franco Battiato -Dieci Stratagemmi
the best Battiato of the last twenty years, with beautiful pieces like "tra sesso e castità," "ermeneutica," "23 coppie...," "la porta dello spavento supremo," and especially "le aquile non volano a stormi." the rest also maintains a good level. 4 round balls more
Roberto Vecchioni -Ippopotami
creepy cover and almost unlistenable album. 2 only for the title track more
Antonello Venditti -Tortuga
"from skin to heart" was coming close to being a good record. I don't know anything about this and I don't want to know. more
Enzo Carella -Carella De Carellis
Nice collection. The unreleased tracks are really impressive, in fact there are compositions like Aspetta and S.P.A and L'occhio nero that can be counted among Carella's classics. Then there's Bubbà, which is something mythical, and La pappa del cuore and Pensa se una are very cute. Too bad about the B-side, sure, old hits and all that, but the audio quality is something abominable. What a pity, if it had been recorded a bit better it could have come close to the levels of Vocazione.... #maybe more
Vinicio Capossela -Canzoni a Manovella
Crazy and extraordinary album. It starts off strong with Bardamù and its fireworks, continues with heavyweights like Decervellamento, Maraja, I pagliacci, I pianoforti di Lubecca, Suona Rosamunda, Con una rosa, Signora luna, Marcia del camposanto. Additionally, it features three gems in between like Canzone a manovella, Nella pioggia, and Corre il soldato...not an album for everyone, but certainly an impressive and significant one. more
Morrissey
I believe she is the person who understands me best in this world. Her writings have repeatedly left me astounded by the absolute precision with which they describe my life. As a person, she is unbearable; as a bon vivant, she is the best creator of anecdotes and aphorisms since Oscar Wilde; as an artist, she is a genius. more
Steve Roach -The Magnificent Void
This is the sound of the Cosmic Void. more
Hardy Fox
One of the greatest composers of the 20th century.
And no one knows it! more