The only "mercenary musician" worthy of five stars. more
An extraordinary touch of class. Finally, Edo manages to bounce back and regains top marks. The value would be 4.5, but I'll gladly give him that extra half point. more
One shouldn't make a white person sing Battisti if they haven't even listened to him. I know better with my barbaric MIDI... no, I'm not just saying that, I really know they're better. more
Marco Merli, the singer of Scala H, is a raging river. A stream of consciousness, sometimes dreamy and pure like a child, almost always sweet like a delicious vanilla ice cream on a summer night with your first girlfriend, at times introspective and melancholic. Each song, each window that Marco and his Scala H open for us, resonates with lightness, purity, innocence, a simple world that we know hides dangers. But dangers don't concern Marco and the Scala H. Everything eventually unfolds, and a sun emerges that they already knew was there, behind the clouds, to warm us without fail. "Finestre" is all this and more. But above all, it is light, it is a thirst for life. A life made of simple things, narrated with hyperbolic, refined lyrics and sunny music, sometimes bittersweet, but most of the time, rays of light in pleasantly blinding notes. more
Underrated, in my opinion one of his best.. more
"In 2004, he received the Lunezia Award, 'for the poetic emotion of the album Che fantastica storia è la vita'." Sentence taken from Venditti's Wikipedia page. more
Unfortunately, he is one of those who navigated the transformation of the blues from a genre of "tears and blood" to a "salon" genre played by people in suits and ties. Anyway, 5 to the one from whom I take the "nick-name", 5 to the passionate singer, 5 to the refined guitarist, and finally 5 to the likability of the character. more
A polite little "mustache" Frenchman who has composed so much wonderful music with a crystalline melodism. more
Not a masterpiece, but something more. A manual. On how to write immortal songs and arrange them to PERFECTION. more
Well done, those who criticize Radiohead without reason do exactly this. more
Commercial and non-essential as they may be, at least they made one great album: "Desperado." Rating 8. Actually, one and a half albums. I also include the following underrated one, "On the Border," rating 7.5. They have, more or less, left their mark on the popular music of the 70s. I don't understand why so many people dislike them, especially in their homeland... more
I have always snubbed the Afterhours for a long time. After listening to Germi, I was left in the dust for a week. more
federico STRACAZZ! "astronaut" is heavily plagiarized from the specials, "cigno macigno" was in a compilation from the summer of 2001, let's say it was passable, "volere volare" with anna tatangelo doesn't make it fly at all, and its rating stays a solid 1. more
Always nice to be rocked by certain melodies 😌💤 more
Third absolute masterpiece in a row for Ivano, but for my personal taste, I slightly prefer "La pianta del tè" and "La disciplina della terra." Nevertheless, 40 minutes of pure poetry (as always, after all), especially "Notturno delle tre" and "Mio fratello che guardi il mondo." more
The title speaks for itself. ODOR DE CAGOTTO more
Among the candidates for the title of "greatest songwriter of the 20th century." And only God knows how much rock and "cursed" singer-songwriter tradition it has inspired... more
Thissss sooonngggg Iiii sing it to youuuuuu! more
But is there really anyone who has the courage to call it "classical music"? Unfortunately, DeBaser doesn't allow me to give a zero, so I'm forced to give it a generous one. more
Perhaps the professor's worst album. I would only save "Indiscreto" and a bit of the lyrics from the title track; the rest are either filler or leftovers from previous albums. The cover is truly horrible, especially when compared to the (wonderful) ones from the previous records. 1.5 rounded up to 2. more