Vinicio Capossela -Ballate per uomini e bestie
Even in 2019, Vinicione nailed the masterpiece. Here he gets a bit closer to a De Andrè style concept, especially in the fantastic “Il testamento del porco” and “Il povero cristo.” Many beasts appear: the primordial cow Uro, the pig making its will, a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster wanting to go play in Bremen, a werewolf who has had his feet cut off, the giraffe from Imola, the snail. In addition, there are also big hitters like “Ballata del carcere di Reading” and “La peste,” the most "committed" pieces of the lot. Honestly, I say it, Vinicione is the only recent singer that I connect with on first listens... it may seem strange, but compared to others, I find him more accessible (perhaps because of the perpetual madness in every piece, which I unmistakably feel very close to). more
Karol Diac
an eclectic and talented individual in various fields, Karol Diac was born in Cluj Napoca, where the grand electronic music festival Untold takes place every year, in a family that has musical notes in their blood: although she started making music relatively late, she has a brother and a cousin known as DJs even abroad. A competitive tennis player and winner of several national and international titles, she practiced this sport until the age of 20 and graduated in motor sciences.

Karol also boasts a modeling career: she has walked the runway for brands like Alviero Martini, Balde (present at the Venice Film Festival 2020), Claudio Gervasutti (ph. Venice Film Festival 2020), Pignatelli, and Desigual. However, in 2017, a turning point introduces her to the music world. She begins collaborating as a singer with a Swiss electronic music production company, and in 2018, she releases her first album “Marionnette.” All the tracks on this album are produced by major Italian and foreign labels: Exia Recordings /Restate (Russia), Rock concerti (Italy), Lovertrax - Fabio Amoroso M20 Radio (Italy), D MAX (Germany) and they are broadcasted by radio stations such as M20, Radio 105, Radio Montecarlo, as well as being included in international compilations.

Also in 2018, she catches the attention of Rockconcerti.it (a management agency that boasts a roster of great artists like Povia, Marco Masini, and others), who start promoting her in the Italian and international music market. She then performs as more
Morrissey -Southpaw Grammar
A wonderful and unjustly underrated piece of work where that absolutely exceptional opening track shines (in every sense). more
William Katt
In other words...Ralph Supermaxihero 🦸‍♂️ more
Ivano Fossati -Ventilazione
As a taste of a less ethnic Fossati, it works. Obviously, compared to La pianta del tè, this is more powdery, but it can still be appreciated, especially for the very solid arrangements. Splendid Ventilazione, Viaggiatore d'occidente, and Boogie, as well as the quite decent Le grandi destinazioni and Il pilota. The rest isn’t always spot on, but it doesn’t really take away much. Really nice. more
downset.
Underestimated more
Steve Hackett -Feedback 86
Here it is, the worst album by Steve, the ugly mess wisely hidden for 14 years but then for some reason released in 2000 by his label, Camino Records. It wouldn't have been missed. There's no denying it, 1986 remains a terrible year for many big names from the previous decade, and it seems to be particularly catastrophic for everything that revolved or had revolved around Genesis (or almost, there was always Gabriel's "So," which is a fantastic album, but even that is his most commercial and features a couple of chart-topping pop tunes, one of which, "Big Time," is a piece of garbage). 1986 spared even Mr. Hackett, a year when he decided to play "pumped-up rock" and his miserable AOR. We had the decent (for someone who likes those sounds) album by GTR with Howe as an example, and that would have been more than enough, but in that same year Hackett recorded more pop-AOR songs with various collaborations (Bruno Mars, Bonnie Tyler, Chris Thompson) following the album with Howe (who doesn’t play here but is a co-writer on one track; I presume many songs here were intended for GTR). To be fair, a couple of songs are nice in their cheesy, over-the-top pop-AOR, like the duet sung by Tyler and Thompson, but here it's mostly pure crap, the worst kind of pop-rock-AOR, worse than what GTR offered. Ah, Steve, it's clear you weren't doing your best... more
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