Edoardo Bennato
Fantastic until "Un bastimento è arrivato" (83), valid until "OK Italia" (87), rather mediocre afterwards. Nevertheless, in the '70s he was a great, one of the most original Italian singer-songwriters: "Non farti cadere le braccia" and "Io che non sono l'imperatore" are his peaks. It's a shame only for some rather useless albums in the last 25/30 years. more
Claudio Baglioni
More disheartening than the worst depressive black metal band. more
Arnaldo Antunes -O Real Resiste
There is no doubt that Arnaldo Antunes is a part of Brazil's musical history. First with Titãs, then with Tribalistas, and with 18 albums to his name along with collaborations across the Brazilian music universe, from Marisa Monte to Carlinhos Brown, to João Donato to Arto Lindsay, he has been riding the wave of Brazilian music since 1979. A historical father of rock in Brazil, at 58 years old he has traversed all musical genres with his distinctive voice. Moreover, Antunes is not just a musician but also a poet and a visual artist, capable, with his multifaceted nature, of giving us a different album each time. With this record, censored by state media, he returns to song form in its simplest sense. No drums or percussion, just guitar, piano, and a series of very sweet melodies, some intimate and others projected onto reality, all usually very short. It is a minimalist album that sees familial affection as a way out from a disappointing Brazil, one that shows little respect for the environment and minorities, corrupted and ruined by the adoration of money, which Antunes observes with his disenchanted gaze. O Real Resiste highlights the great artistic and poetic depth of Arnaldo Antunes, who proves once again that he is capable of soaring high. more
Ivano Fossati -Discanto
Here Ivano is at his peak: churning out masterpiece after masterpiece, and of course this one is no exception. A perfect album in every way: lyrics, arrangements, and music at the highest level. Simply wonderful. "Passalento" and "Lunario di settembre," damn it.. more
Francesco De Gregori -Francesco De Gregori
And for me, this is absolutely the best album by the Prince, slightly above the next one; so poetic, so minimal, so melancholic. It’s absurd that the same author today repudiates it as if nothing happened. "Bene" is probably his greatest masterpiece; it’s impossible not to be moved. "And you can still call me my love.." more
Jeff Lynne
A genius. more
Lucio Dalla -Henna
For me too, the last listenable album by Dalla. It also manages to be slightly better than the previous "Cambio," a bit more inspired, and it particularly benefits from the absence of the chart-friendly track (the various "Attenti al lupo," "Canzone," "Ciao," and so on). 3.5 more
Eros Ramazzotti
Eros Lamazza more
Claudio Baglioni -Io Sono Qui
Among Baglioni's best and most inspired albums; just below the previous "Oltre", just above "La vita è adesso" and on par with "Strada facendo". Furthermore, it is also the last enjoyable album: afterwards, only skill, also in decline among other things. 4 right stars. more
Ivano Fossati
All the albums from the mid-eighties onwards deserve 5 stars. more
Amedeo Minghi
Never been able to stand him, his songs, and his persona, but a 1 seems too little; now and then he has managed to come up with something somewhat acceptable! more
Ivano Fossati -700 Giorni
We haven't yet reached the best Fossati, but we're still talking about a really great album. Moreover, it features what is probably among his top 3 or 4 masterpieces, namely "Una notte in Italia." Together with "Dieci soldati," "Il passaggio dei partigiani," and "La casa," it's the best of the bunch. Great Ivano, from the next one onwards, all will be 5... more
Anna Oxa -Live con i New trolls
An amazing collaboration more
Povia -Evviva i pazzi
And yes, I also have this because the kids go oooooh and the children go to kindergarten. more
Renzo Arbore & new pathetic elastic or. -Quelli della notte
My nighttime companion towards "maturity" exam on 27/07/1983 more
Armatrading Joan -Walk under ladders
Back then, people almost shouted miracle (Mucchio Selvaggio and similar magazines), now I think I could have saved the money. more
Julieta Venegas -Limòn y sal
I like her songs more than hers.
Great little mustache like Frida Kahlo, but a great musician. more