Gino Paoli -live @rtsi
In my opinion, Paoli here is a bit uninspired... somewhat forced! more
John Bonham
His name is legend and perhaps he has always been the most loved drummer, playing with power, like Bonzo, precisely. Technically speaking, I wouldn’t rank him at the very top just due to my personal tastes, but as for the rating, that’s obviously not up for discussion. more
Mina -Mina
the Mina I prefer! more
Jakob Ullmann
Valid Lowercase. Great for focusing or, on the contrary, drifting away. more
Boy George
the old man and the boy more
Buster Keaton -The General
Buster Buster gets caught more
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
My favorite among the "young" bluesmen. You look at him and you wouldn’t say he grew up surrounded by the old-timers, feeding on vintage blues instead of milk. He could have taken advantage and sold out big time, but he stayed true to himself. No gossip or social media, just pure substance. An infinite love for Rock (Blues, obviously). And that guitar... more
Ian Paice
One of the best and most influential drummers in the history of rock, for years he was also my favorite, seen, reviewed, and listened to ad infinitum, a war machine, tireless, a pedal wizard, rolls with one hand. The solo in The Mule (6:00) has set a standard for millions of future drummers. more
Grateful Dead -Europe '72
triple monumental live!!! more
Brian Eno -Before and after Science
But what an absurd ending is Spider and I?!?!?! It's heartbreaking... more
Spandau Ballet -The Best of Spandau Ballet
comprehensive and exhaustive but also dispensable more
Ringo Starr
The father of all modern drummers is a bit like he’s my father (quote). more
Game Theory -The Big Shot Chronicles
A masterpiece of pop music that I fell in love with at first listen, it was well said by those who claimed here on Deb that Miller was one of the best "minds" that pop music has ever had, at least (in my opinion, not just) in his generation. A perfect album to realize how there could also be excellent pop music in the infamous '80s. Now, the legacy received from the "fathers" of the two previous decades in Game Theory's music seems more than evident to me; what struck me was to immediately sense how much influence these songs may have had on a lot of the pop/indie of the following decades, which seem to me to be anticipated both in the slower pieces and in the more upbeat ones (from "Where You Going Northern" to "Book of Millionaires," ending with "Too Closely," to give a few examples). A bridge and perfect link, Scott Miller, between the pop of the '60s and '70s and that of the '90s-'00s, so it seemed to me. It's hard to find a song that stands out particularly from the others, but my favorites are probably "Regenisraen" and "I've Tried Subtlety." more
Rahmann
Arabesque prog-zeuhl. more
Hellas Verona
Because of them, we don't have the second star... more
Hot Snakes
From the ashes of Drive Like Jehu. Even more venomous, last year they returned with a great album, heavily influenced by the Wipers. more
David Bowie -Heroes
one of the records of my life....eternally grateful mr Bowie! more