Ivano Fossati -Panama E Dintorni
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Ivano Fossati — Panama E Dintorni | DeRank™: 3,60

It's another Fossati compared to the one from the late 80s/90s, but overall it represents a significant step forward from its predecessors. Excellent album, packed full of gems, with the captivating "J'adore Venise", the (tragically) forgotten "Se ti dicessi che ti amo", and the wonderful and poignant "La costruzione di un amore" standing out. 7.5 more
Edoardo Bennato -I Buoni e i Cattivi
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Edoardo Bennato — I Buoni e i Cattivi | DeRank™: 1,52

This is truly, truly beautiful. Second only to the emperor as far as I'm concerned... 5 full. more
Antonello Venditti -Cuore
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Antonello Venditti — Cuore | DeRank™: 0,00

Here Antonello was about to run out of steam, but he still managed to keep up the pace (“Notte prima degli esami” and “Qui” above all). The two subsequent albums would have a handful of good songs, then a total and definitive collapse. Millions and millions of copies sold of horrible albums. Rating? I’d say that a (almost) 4 would be fair. more
Antonello Venditti -Lilly
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Antonello Venditti — Lilly | DeRank™: 1,39

By now, I have no more words for this album, only a rating. Beyond masterpiece. more
Pino Daniele -Musicante
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Pino Daniele — Musicante | DeRank™: 0,89

Great album, often underrated/misjudged. 4.5 more
Pino Daniele -Pino Daniele
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Pino Daniele — Pino Daniele | DeRank™: 0,60

no need for definitions, just "chi tene o mare," "il mare," and "je so pazzo" for the 5. more
Antonello Venditti -Benvenuti in paradiso
Ditta
If between '84 and '88 a few pearls sprinkled here and there could still be spotted, from here on poor Antonello will ruin, with his own hands, what beauty he had previously created. In eight tracks and 43 minutes, only the arrangement of "Alta marea" is saved (well, thank you, it's a cover). However... considering that what’s to come will be even worse, I can't bring myself to give him a 1; I'd say that 1.5 rounded up to 2 is fair. And I'm being generous, I am. more
Edoardo Bennato -Abbi Dubbi
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Edoardo Bennato — Abbi Dubbi | DeRank™: 3,39

dignified album, the last one with some good flashes of edo. more
Goad
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MAURILIO

Goad | DeRank™: 0,00

Music without genre boundaries, dedicated to the continuous creation of unexpected harmonies. more
Boris De Rachewiltz
Dr.Adder
Dr.Adder

Boris De Rachewiltz | DeRank™: 0,00

Archaeology, Egyptology, ethnology, powerful and especially fascinating topics! more
Steve Hackett -Till We Have Faces
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Hackett in Brazil (part two). Three years later, Stefanuzzo and his lady return to Brazil to compose some music, this time with more conviction compared to the ultra-relaxing vacation of "Cured." This is an interesting album, not spectacular but with some nice pieces and good ideas, and perhaps a bit underestimated within its discography. This time, some vaguely Brazilian influences can be heard, at least in the choice of musicians, all local (a substantial group of percussionists, but not only) except for Mosley and Magnus. But since Hackett is a joker, suddenly there are references to Japanese music ("The Doll That's Made in Japan," with Kim on vocals as the "Japanese girl," but they also pop up in the excellent "What's My Name") with Hackett playing the koto, things like that. Being a joker, the album closes with 40 seconds of instrumental from Disney's "Pinocchio" song, just because. "Myopia" is also a very particular piece by his standards. In "What's My Name" and Matilda-Smith... (great track, perhaps the best) there's excellent use of percussion (Brazil, not Africa, yes, but it's never been so close to Gabriel as in these snippets of the piece) "Taking the Easy Way Out" is a nice ballad and so on. Here Hackett experiments with something a little different, and it's one of the times he pulls it off well. In my opinion, it’s a solid work, an album to reconsider at least a little because it's really not bad at all. more
Antonello Venditti -UNICA
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Antonello Venditti — UNICA | DeRank™: 1,53

Another four years to give birth to this yet another musical turd. A few semi-decent passages ("Oltre il confine," "Ti ricordi il cielo," which weren't even written by him) absolutely fail to save the album. I won’t comment on the three big singles because today I'm in a good mood. In conclusion, a very ugly album but definitely less unbearable than the diabolical triad "Frutto amaro," "Goodbye," "Che fantastica storia." Almost 1.5. more
David Sylvian -Dead Bees on a Cake
Atarnakh
“Darshan” of Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma).
Those who follow Amritanandamayi use this term (“darshan”) to describe the embrace of Amritanandamayi. Amritanandamayi has been giving her darshans, that is, her embraces, since her late teens. Describing how this started, Amritanandamayi says: “People used to come to me to tell me their problems. They cried and I dried their tears. When they fell onto my lap crying, I embraced them. So the next person also wanted the same treatment… And so it became a custom.” more
Jeff Buckley -Grace
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gnomovolante

Jeff Buckley — Grace | DeRank™: 0,04

Every year or thereabouts, I have my rendezvous with Grace.
This record was perhaps my first great musical love, back in middle school, when one experiments with first crushes, first flings, the first girls who make your head spin;
well, Grace is my perfect girl: I know her by heart but she always manages to surprise me, I love her in all her facets, from the sweetest to the most captivating and roaring.
And then that voice, come on.
Every year or thereabouts, I wonder if I might have always slightly overestimated this record and I listen to it again, every year I fall in love with this little gem all over again. more
Ligabue -Ligabue
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Ditta

Ligabue — Ligabue | DeRank™: 0,00

Here again, Luciano knew how to handle it... more
Pink Floyd -The Final Cut
Atarnakh
Atarnakh

Pink Floyd — The Final Cut | DeRank™: 7,26

The only album by Pink Floyd that I "experienced" live. It was released when I was in high school. My personal opinion on this album, as a musician of early music, can only be extremely positive. "A requiem for the post war dream," as Roger Waters initially defined it, is beautifully orchestrated and arranged, a rock and contemporary transposition of a Baroque Requiem. Lyrics of rare depth and beauty. A reflection on life, the meaning of existence, as well as a harsh and piercing critique of war. Meticulously crafted in sonic details. The last album by Pink Floyd, born from a painful gestation, that closes the most important chapter of this band that has become legendary. A masterpiece that I listen to at least once a week for many years now. An inexhaustible source of inspiration and reflection. more
Francesco Guccini -Signora Bovary
Martello
Always an album at excellent levels, even if personally it spoke to me less than the previous Guccini. Great tracks like Culodritto, Signora Bovary, Van Loon are truly exceptional, but they have a less personal impact on me compared to Gli amici from the previous one or Via Paolo Fabbri from the homonymous album. In every Guccini album, there is always a masterpiece, and Signora Bovary is no exception: after Le osterie di fuori porta, Il pensionato, Amerigo, Antenor, and Autogrill, here comes Keaton, more than 10 minutes of storytelling. Then counting Le pioggie d'aprile, one of the best melodically songs of the singer-songwriter and one of his most beautiful arrangements. Only Scirocco and Canzone di notte nr.3 would remain: the former is definitely a nice tango that is quite engaging, but it seems to follow the Autogrill formula a bit too closely, the latter is a pleasant track that might even stir something in certain night owls like me. In conclusion, I would say it’s a nice album, definitely the most polished of the 80s and quite inspired, even though after Metropolis it has slightly decreased for me while remaining excellent. more
Grand Guignol Diabolique
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Grand Guignol Diabolique | DeRank™: 0,00

It's just blood coursing through frantic veins. more
Kid Creole and the Coconuts
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Giannetto

Kid Creole and the Coconuts | DeRank™: 0,00

Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Coati Mundi, 1983 it's ...fun <3 more
That Petrol Emotion
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Kism

That Petrol Emotion | DeRank™: 0,87

A great band that rose from the ashes of the Northern Irish Undertones (Teenage Kicks). Due to a series of coincidences, they didn’t become famous, despite having everything in their favor. A tight-knit and experienced band, a "charismatic" frontman and two great songwriters, John O'Neill in the first phase, Ciaran McLaughlin in the second. All five albums offer excellent tracks with a sound that ranges from psychedelia to alternative rock, with a sprinkle of catchy melodies in the "power pop" style, but the best goes to the first "Manic Pop Thrill"! more