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Bruce Chatwin — L’occhio assoluto | DeRank™: 0,00

The images that appear in this book were captured in Patagonia and Mauritania, in Australia and Afghanistan, in Mali and Nepal, but often the original location and occasion remain indecipherable, as if the pure randomness of traveling served to bring forth, each time, in a fleeting moment, the complete uniqueness of a fragment of what is, without other attributes, and at the same time the silent astonishment of the eye that catches it. (cit. Adelphi) more
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They are short stories, tales and travel sketches (from beloved Patagonia to Tuscany, from Africa to Capri), portraits (Konrad Lorenz, Axel Munthe, Curzio Malaparte)... from page to page through writings that span twenty years of a brief, intense, wandering life... of a Chatwin who was an art expert and archaeologist, journalist, explorer, and storyteller. (quoted from Adelphi) more
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This story, almost unbearably stripped of a devastating passion – set in a rundown gas station on a highway... (quote from Adelphi) more
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Thegiornalisti | DeRank™: 3,27

I hate them... more
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It is based on the life, or more precisely the death, of the American criminal Dutch Schultz, linked to the so-called Jewish syndicate. (cit. wiki)
In this film screenplay, the last words of Dutch Schultz come to life, the former owner of a speakeasy in the 1920s and later the founder of a beer empire.
Wounded at 10:20 PM on October 23, 1935, he dies twenty hours later.
A police stenographer records everything Dutch says at his bedside, about 1200 words.
The last words of Dutch Schultz comprise an inspired delirium.
Rarely has the sense of life and death been rendered in such a dramatic way. (cit. sugarcoedizioni.it) more
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William S. Burroughs — Pasto nudo | DeRank™: 0,00

The title "Naked Lunch" was an idea of Jack Kerouac who took a phrase from a poem titled "On the Work of William Burroughs" by his friend Allen Ginsberg. It is a book with seemingly nonsensical and unrelated sentences; in reality, the underlying theme of the work is the control that the State can exert over individuals' minds. (source: wiki) more
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"Junkie" is the original title; Burroughs rationally and objectively annotates his experience as a drug addict in general. As a doctor and an anthropologist, he begins writing Junkie in Mexico City, where he stayed from 1948 to 1950, attending the University of Mexico on a scholarship for research on Aztec history and codices, the language, and Mayan archaeology. He had been using heroin and morphine since his time in New York and New Orleans, buying them legally with regular medical prescriptions (at the time, these drugs were also sold at pharmacies) or on the black market. more
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The title "The Soft Machine" refers to the human body, and the theme of the book is how certain mechanisms of control invade its existence. The style echoes that of Naked Lunch, which was published two years earlier. The author has included an appendix with accounts of his own morphine abuse, as a sort of metabolic disease from which he eventually managed to escape. (quoted from wiki) more
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Il balletto di bronzo | DeRank™: 0,00

exceptional more
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Francesco Gabbani | DeRank™: 0,01

He seems like a real smartass... he has created a banal and repetitive sound (after hearing one of his songs, you've heard them all) where he sticks on pseudo-satirical lyrics that, however, target subjects I really couldn't care less about (why should I care about mockery directed at someone converting to Buddhism, the average Italian on vacation, or conspiracy theorists? If he wants to do satire, he should focus on those who really matter)... in essence, just one of the many disappointments in our local music scene. more
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Paolo Conte | DeRank™: 10,33

"Yes, I am increasingly distracted and also more alone and fake,
and the restlessness and the bows make me an orangutan
moving with the grace of one who is not convinced
that the rumba is merely a joy of the tango..." more
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Prelude to the monstrous Born to Run, well-crafted songs, but the talent has yet to reveal itself. more
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Nona Hendryx — The Art of Defense | DeRank™: 0,00

In the mid-1980s, Hendryx was recruited by RCA to record several songs for various film soundtracks; this album was released in 1984. more
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Nona Hendryx — Skin Diver | DeRank™: 0,00

With this album produced by Peter Baumann of Tangerine Dream, he deviated from commercial music; "Women Who Fly" was later covered by Jefferson Starship.
1. Off the Coast of Love - 4:29
2. Women Who Fly - 5:06
3. No Emotion - 5:23
4. Love Is Kind - 3:35
5. Tears - 4:31
6. Skin Diver - 5:05
7. 6th Sense - 6:00
8. Through the Wire - 4:41
9. Interior Voices - 4:46
10. New Desire - 5:07 more
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Nona Hendryx — The Heat | DeRank™: 3,00

Nona Hendryx is a singer, record producer, musician, songwriter, and actress.
Hendryx is known for both her solo work and being part of the trio "Labelle" (the ones behind "Lady Marmalade").
Her musical output has ranged from soul, funk, dance, and R&B to hard rock, art rock, and world music.
She is the cousin of the legendary Jimi Hendrix. more
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Rickie Lee Jones — Pop Pop | DeRank™: 0,00

The album features covers that range from the jazz & blues standards of Tin Pan Alley to "Up From The Skies" by Jimi Hendrix.
Track listing:
"My One and Only Love" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin) – 5:55
"Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" (Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf) – 3:57
"Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (Bronislaw Kaper, Helen Deutsch) – 3:38
"Up from the Skies" (Jimi Hendrix) – 4:32
"The Second Time Around" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 4:50
"Dat Dere" (Bobby Timmons, Oscar Brown, Jr.) – 4:07
"I'll Be Seeing You" (Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain) – 3:14
"Bye Bye Blackbird" (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson) – 2:22
"The Ballad of the Sad Young Men" (Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf) – 4:22
"I Won't Grow Up" (Carolyn Leigh, Mark Charlap) – 3:11
"Love Junkyard" (David Weiss, John Keller) – 4:11
"Comin' Back to Me" (Marty Balin) – 5:35 more
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Rickie Lee Jones — Flying Cowboys | DeRank™: 0,00

Famous is her love story with the singer Tom Waits, with whom she shared escapades and drunkenness. Despite the success (especially with critics), she gets lost in drugs and alcohol, hints at musical cabaret projects that were never realized before disappearing from the scene. In 1988, she reappears with "Flying Cowboys," an album created together with the late Walter Becker (Steely Dan) and the Blue Nile. more
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Joni Mitchell — Hejira | DeRank™: 0,00

Ok, this album is my favorite by Joni, the title is a transliteration of the Arabic word "hijra," which means "journey," usually referring to the migration of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (and his companions) from Mecca to Medina in 622. The songs were written in the car while the singer was driving home alone after a trip made together with two friends. Among the musicians are also Jaco Pastorius on bass & Neil Young on harmonica. more
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This album features collaborations from many figures in the music world, including Peter Gabriel, Tom Petty, Billy Idol, Manu Katché, Don Henley, Steve Stevens, Willie Nelson & Wayne Shorter. more
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