Everon
These Germans would have pleased Grandma Antonietta as well. more
nejl young -harvest
With this work, Nejil Young has created something magical in its sounds and structure, making it something unique and precious. more
Pierangelo Bertoli
"Fisherman," "With a Stiff Upper Lip," and "Yet It Blows" remain examples of a handcrafted songwriting style, simple and effective, the work of a sincere and genuine man (whom I had the pleasure of meeting when I didn't even know he was a singer-songwriter) but never counted among the greatest artists of the peninsula. more
The Rolling Stones -Sticky Fingers
well-fitted headphones, free mind, and wild rock more
49th Parallel -The 49th Parallel
Pop Rock - Psychedelic Pop - Garage Rock more
39.4 -39.4
Latin Funk - Funk more
Third World -96 Degrees in the Shade
A melting pot of gospel, blues, and soul mixed with the Caribbean sun that will raise eyebrows among reggae purists, but it's played divine.
An album I can never stop listening to. Steady in my personal top ten for twenty years. more
Joe Jackson -I'm the Man
Copy-paste of Look Sharp.....thank goodness, a debut masterpiece matched by an equally excellent album! more
Cocteau Twins
Echoes in the shallow bay ep
It's been more than 30 years... I was listening to it, there were 4 tracks... 4 different dreams, not music that resembles dreams that evokes dreams but real dreams in flesh and blood... um... guitar and voice :)
I listened to it again recently... what power! The memory of my twenties mixed with dreams!
Tears memories dreams more
Cocteau Twins -Tiny Dynamine / Echoes in a Shallow Bay
More than 30 years have passed... I listened to it; there were 4 tracks... 4 different dreams, not music that resembles dreams that evokes dreams but real dreams in flesh and blood... um... guitar and voice :)
I listened to it again recently... what power! The memory of myself at twenty mixed with dreams!
Tears, memories, dreams. more
Joan Armatrading
Take Van Morrison, add a pinch of Joni Mitchell and Laura Nyro, shake it all up and serve it on the rug of a sweet, sensual, and powerful voice that sometimes evokes that of the much more celebrated Tracy Chapman, et voilà: Joan Armatrading!
Little known to the general public, she has written a couple of absolute masterpieces, but her entire body of work operates at decidedly high levels, blending soul, folk, reggae, gospel, blues, and rock in perfect harmony. more
joan armatrading -me myself i
Pop, Reggae, Rock, Folk, Soul in perfect balance with a flawless voice supported by Danni Federici and Clarence Clemons (and excuse me if that's not enough).
He has never sold that much, yet he has a legion of imitators. more
Kurt Cobain
Undoubtedly, he was cool, had a voice that was certainly not bad, and at his age, he definitely had some remarkable talent (but please don't compare him to certain others for Christ's sake), yet he will always remain the flag bearer for angry, pimple-faced teenagers unnecessarily upset with the world, and with brains completely fried from cocaine. It's unfair not to acknowledge the enormous and practically vital contribution he made to Nirvana's discography (especially to Bleach), but don’t call him a guitar god just because he died young and played a left-handed Fender like some guy from Seattle. In short: an overrated genius, but still a genius, and a real jerk in terms of character and personality. And now I can also lower my DeRango, I've said my piece, and that's enough. more
Alice
Innovative, brilliant, experimental and popular at the same time. Poetry and infinite class, the only flaw: a cold and ascetic style that made her a musician for the few. In her recent albums, she seems to have lost the taste for cultured experimentation and is less grumpy with the audience, and the result is still an elegant and refined pop light years ahead of the Italian average. I simply adore her, even now that, inevitably with the years, her voice has lost some of its youthful grit (though replaced by immense skill and an elegance that no one in Italy possesses). more
Santana
Three monumental albums, but then he got carried away by an embarrassing ego...
Such a shame, because he really knows how to play the guitar and has undeniably created a unique sound.
For the record: it's a pity about those promises, honest but big. more
John Lennon -Imagine
An album that is more than thirty years old, yet still today can capture our attention, still today can be analyzed with passion. And for this reason, I believe it deserves a spot in our "hall of fame" of essential albums. more
Jaco Pastorius -Invitation
every time it spins on the turntable, it’s a party! more
Giuni Russo -Vox
Undoubtedly not at the level of the stunning "Energie", compared to which "Vox" seems to me, overall, although very pleasant, decidedly less inspired in its songwriting, which here is more in the hands of Russo and Sisini, perhaps "held back" and limited by the demands of the record label. Giuni's vocal performances, while still excellent (and at times, really spectacular here too), are somewhat less flashy and dramatic than what was heard in "Energie". That said, the remarkable voice of Russo remains the added value even in the less successful songs (like those by Battiato, who here reduces his compositional contribution compared to the previous album and achieves results that convince me much less), and still delivers absolute fireworks in the more inspired and slightly freer tracks ("L'oracolo di Delfi" and "Oltre il muro" above all). more
Premio Joyce 2018
Literary Prize more