Max Gazzé
The classic pseudo-proletarian. Listening to what is supposed to be, or at least defined as, his best album, I personally found nothing particularly 'special,' except for a decent production aimed at making bearable an annoying little voice that sings trivial lyrics written specifically for the big concert on May 1st. more
Piero Scaruffi
A good reviewer whose excessive passion for the Beatles and Bowie tends to make him forget, all too often, that there have also been other bands that, although a bit less famous, deserved at least a mention. more
Kings of Leon -Come Around Sundown
a pop turn now underway, but overall a pleasant disco. more
Skiantos -MONOtono
What they really wanted to say, only they know! more
Mike Oldfield -Tubular Bells
A record that has fascinated me since the very first listen and introduced me to a new world of listening. This is where my passion for prog began, also captivated by the world of overdubbing that allowed a single artist, a multi-instrumentalist, to create a whole work by himself, thus completely transferring his idea onto the record, without intermediaries. Something fantastic that, at the time, represented something particularly creative. Now, with digital programs, everything is simpler, but back then, with magnetic tapes and multitrack recorders (the first demo version, if I’m not mistaken, was on a TEAC 4-track), it must not have been a straightforward task. Even today, when I listen to it, it still conveys to me the same feelings I had back then... and it has been many years! more
Peaches
d**** J** women? They should never have to hear that again, heavens! And yet, a few have certainly made some mistakes here and there. more
Queen Latifah
The Black Lady Ivory more
The Residents
The first ophthalmologists of the R.E.M. more
Rex
Washing machines have their own reason. more
Tricky
Quasi dio. more
Red Canzian
In short, nice things were produced in the Quaternary Era. more
Skrillex
ELECTRO-CABARET more
Raf
-tingo canoe! more
DJ Francesco
Ahem, but now that it has been a few years since it has been bothering/annoying us, it’s an adult with a capital D ranuncola =) more
T. Rex -T.Rex (2004; original version 1970)
this album is wonderful; if the tracks had been elaborated and developed even further, it could have been a double album for the amount of ideas and good music contained here, together with the previous A Beard and the subsequent Electric, the perfect triad of Marc. more
Franco Battiato -Patriots
"contemporary music brings me down!" more
Shirley Collins & The Albion Country Band -No Roses
The mother of the British folk revival here accompanied by her consort Ashley Hutchings, who gathers a large band of friends who gradually drop by the sessions, and together they sing and play 9 beautiful songs from Albion's folk tradition. Thus was born "No Roses," a wonderful album where Collins’ traditional style opens up to a sound that leaves room for a backdrop of electricity. Electric bass, drums, and the discreet but ever-present accompaniment of electric guitars (including Richard Thompson's, who plays a humble yet useful supporting role) dominate the arrangements just as much as the numerous traditional instruments typical of this music (fiddle, concertina, hurdy-gurdy, and others). Many names are involved, including sister Dolly and Ian Whiteman on piano, Lol Coxhill on saxophone (in an unprecedented context for him), and many more. A splendid album. more
Federica Di Giacomo
Director and anthropologist, she directed "Il lato grottesco della vita" (2006), "Housing" (2009), and "Liberami" (2016). more