a pop turn now underway, but overall a pleasant disco. more
Al-ienat more
What they really wanted to say, only they know! more
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
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
The Black Lady Ivory more
The first ophthalmologists of the R.E.M. more
Washing machines have their own reason. more
Quasi dio. more
In short, nice things were produced in the Quaternary Era. more
ELECTRO-CABARET more
-tingo canoe! more
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
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
epochal more
"contemporary music brings me down!" more
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
Director and anthropologist, she directed "Il lato grottesco della vita" (2006), "Housing" (2009), and "Liberami" (2016). more
the old becoming new again with great results...great band more
The conductor of recondite fears that echo in every empty room in the heart of the night. more