Francesco De Gregori -Amore nel Pomeriggio
dsalva
For now, the best Italian songwriter album of the new millennium. more
The Doors -The Soft Parade
DanyMorrison
DanyMorrison

The Doors — The Soft Parade | DeRank™: 5,61

Why is everyone saying it’s the worst album in the entire discography of the Doors? That’s not true at all. I really like it as an album, and some tracks like Shaman's Blues or the title track, which lasts almost 9 minutes, deserve to be reevaluated. It's very jazzy, but I repeat, I was drawn in right from the first notes of trumpet in Tell All The People. Well, to tell you the truth, my favorites from the album are the ones without horns, but I appreciate almost everything by the Doors, except for those two albums after Morrison's death, even though Ray's voice doesn’t seem bad to me at all. more
Leonard Cohen -Death of a Ladies'Man
DomLennox
mocked at the time for Phil Spector's baroque production, it remains for me one of the best records from Lugubrious Len. First of all, because in the folk/depressed version (see "The Famous Blue Raincoat") I didn’t like it as much and then because in my opinion Spector's wall of sound adds a surreal dimension to Leonard's depressed and depressing lyrics. Even the most bleak and desolate love disasters seem less severe when viewed from this perspective. more
David Bowie -Station to Station
DomLennox
DomLennox

David Bowie — Station to Station | DeRank™: 0,00

For me, this marks the beginning of the Berlin Trilogy, even though I know very well that it was composed and recorded in the US, with Bowie in paranoia over his cocaine addiction. But those are his own issues. I'm interested in the six magnificent pieces that make up this sublime work. The most famous are "TVC 15" and "Golden Years," which are obviously sublime. But what about the train of "Station to Station"? And "Stay" is a magnificent love song from an artist who has never been particularly romantic. It closes magnificently with an extraordinary version of "Wild is the Wind." Bowie the crooner. more
David Bowie -Heroes
DomLennox
DomLennox

David Bowie — Heroes | DeRank™: 0,00

Difficult to love a vinyl more than this. I know every track by heart:
Side A
"Beauty and the Beast" pulls us into the musical experience without frills and preambles; "Joe the Lion," my second favorite song, with screeching punk guitars; "Heroes," upon which rivers of ink, bits and bytes, have already been spilled; "Sons of the Silent Age," the soundtrack for a science fiction film; "Blackout," about losing consciousness from drug and alcohol use.
Side B
"V-2 Schneider," "Sense of Doubt," "Moss Garden," and "Neukoln" follow each other harmoniously, ending with the absurd "The Secret Life of Arabia," a foreboding sound of the forthcoming "Lodger." But it wouldn't be a perfect album without this imperfection. more
David Bowie -Young Americans
DomLennox
DomLennox

David Bowie — Young Americans | DeRank™: 0,00

At the time, it caused a stir for its "Plastic soul" sound. But back then, I wasn’t following Bowie. Listening to it in retrospect, it’s a solid soul album, but not groundbreaking, with a version of "Across the Universe" that sounds very much like a filler. The rest of the tracks also come off as the product of a musician who didn’t know which direction to take. After leaving Ziggy and Aladdin behind, Bowie was drifting aimlessly. Already produced by Visconti, but still in search of the right path that would eventually come with the SF twist of "The Man Who Fell to Earth" and thanks to the influence of the punk revolution. Best tracks: "Young Americans," though burdened by an incredibly dense lyricism - which Bowie would shed in "Low" and "Fame," for which we also have to thank Lennon. more
David Bowie -Aladdin Sane
DomLennox
DomLennox

David Bowie — Aladdin Sane | DeRank™: 0,00

The cover is more iconic than the music. The story behind the photo shoot is recounted in various websites and books, so you can read about it without me telling it again. The photographer is Brian Duffy, famous for his photos of Swinging London, alongside colleagues David Bailey and Terence Donovan (the most in Vogue trio of the '60s).

The pieces on the album, however, are quirky and of uneven quality. "Aladdin Sane" expresses Bowie’s fears about war and madness, "Panic in Detroit," "Cracked Actor," and "Drive-in Saturday" are descriptions of life of "Ziggy in the States," as someone wrote. On a trip to the New World, Ziggy is overwhelmed by all the novelties and becomes cynical and arrogant. The album also includes a cover of a Rolling Stones song. more
David Bowie -Low
DomLennox
DomLennox

David Bowie — Low | DeRank™: 0,00

Great. Pieces that start and end without any introduction, hysteria, experimentation. Everything is there. more
The Cranberries -Stars: The Best of 1992-2002
dsalva
Irony of fate... listening to it through headphones during the run, coming home and knowing that Dolores is dead. Bad story. R.I.P. more
Nick Drake -Pink Moon
Cialtronius
Cialtronius

Nick Drake — Pink Moon | DeRank™: -1,79

On debaser, the most overrated album of all time.
I believe that if Nick Drake hadn’t tragically and prematurely died, the album wouldn’t have had the same "success."
For me, it’s a good album of depressed ballads and nothing more. more
883
Il Tarantiniano
Il Tarantiniano

883 | DeRank™: 0,00

I can't take it anymore... too many memories! (quote by Giovanni Storti) more
Phronesis
BortoloCecchi
BortoloCecchi

Phronesis | DeRank™: 0,00

An Anglo-Scandinavian trio that plays Jazz really well more
The The
Falloppio
Falloppio

The The | DeRank™: 3,04

The the the .......what????? more
Supertramp -Brother Where You Bound
dsalva
dsalva

Supertramp — Brother Where You Bound | DeRank™: 0,00

Hodgson is leaving, but the Supertramp are unfazed! more
Jaco Pastorius
mrbluesky
mrbluesky

Jaco Pastorius | DeRank™: -0,39

Even a Pastorius record can be enjoyable (after a bottle of Vecchia Romagna). more
Koko Taylor -Queen of the Blues
dsalva
dsalva

Koko Taylor — Queen of the Blues | DeRank™: 0,00

And what do you want to define, they have already defined her, rightly so, Queen of the blues... is that enough? more
Steppenwolf -At Your Birthday Party
dsalva
dsalva

Steppenwolf — At Your Birthday Party | DeRank™: 0,00

Sounds good, tidy, but lacking spontaneity. more
Isaac Hayes -Hot Buttered Soul
dsalva
dsalva

Isaac Hayes — Hot Buttered Soul | DeRank™: 3,00

A MUST HAVE!!....amazing the sound of this record, no one who doesn’t know it would say it's from 1969. more
Nino Buonocore
cece65
cece65

Nino Buonocore | DeRank™: 0,00

A musician and singer-songwriter of great refinement and elegance. Some beautiful songs and a lot of class. more