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hjhhjij

18 jan 18

Bert Jansch — It Don’t Bother Me | DeRank™: 12,00

Sometimes one almost risks forgetting how beautiful this record is simply because it was released between two absolute masterpieces of Albion's songwriting: the eponymous debut and especially "Jack Orion," where Jansch dives without hesitation into the British musical tradition. But "It Don't Bother Me" is also a stunning album to cherish, undoubtedly a twin of the previous one, in style and fortunately in inspiration as well. Moreover, this is also a historic record, the first where Bert Jansch plays accompanied by another guitar, that of John Renbourn, in two great songs like "My Lover" (pure magic) and "Lucky Thirteen." A collaboration that I would say will bear fruit. The rest is a handful of songs of moving melodic beauty combined with Bert's superb skill with the acoustic guitar. A record worthy of applause. more

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hjhhjij

18 jan 18

Renato Zero — Artide Antartide | DeRank™: 0,00

The latest album by Zero that I think is worth listening to is one of his best works, although it suffers from the gigantism of being a double album, especially since 20 consecutive songs from Fiacchini feel a bit heavy in the end. Overall, it's a nice album; there are missteps like the song about the little mice that I always skip (and I almost never skip songs on albums...) because it really annoys me, but there are also some of his best songs like "Lungara," "Marciapiedi," "Ecco noi," and "Domicilio coatto," as well as the heartfelt dedication to Stefania Rotolo. Perhaps overall the second album "Antartide," arranged by Elio D'Anna, is better, who can also be heard on the sax in some tracks of this double album (there are some talented musicians here, eh). And then that crappy "I figli della topa" is on the first album so... After this, I only listen to Zero in the role of Jack Skeletron. more

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BortoloCecchi

18 jan 18

Alt-J | DeRank™: 0,00

The blonde looks like Marlon Roudette from Mattafix, but they're way cooler. more

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BortoloCecchi

18 jan 18

Dhafer Youssef | DeRank™: 0,00

The master of the Oud! more

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fungo

17 jan 18

Günther & The Sunshine Girls | DeRank™: 0,00

OOOOOOOH! YOU TOUCH MY TRALALA

living legend more

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dsalva

16 jan 18

Francesco De Gregori — Amore nel Pomeriggio | DeRank™: 2,54

For now, the best Italian songwriter album of the new millennium. more

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DanyMorrison

16 jan 18

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

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DomLennox

16 jan 18

Leonard Cohen — Death of a Ladies'Man | DeRank™: 0,00

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

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DomLennox

16 jan 18

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

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DomLennox

16 jan 18

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

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DomLennox

16 jan 18

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

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DomLennox

16 jan 18

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

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DomLennox

16 jan 18

David Bowie — Low | DeRank™: 0,00

Great. Pieces that start and end without any introduction, hysteria, experimentation. Everything is there. more

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dsalva

15 jan 18

Bullet For My Valentine — Scream Aim Fire | DeRank™: 0,00

hummmmmmmm...... more

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dsalva

15 jan 18

The Cranberries — Stars: The Best of 1992-2002 | DeRank™: 0,00

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

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Cialtronius

15 jan 18

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