Robert Wyatt -Cuckooland
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Robert Wyatt — Cuckooland | DeRank™: 0,00

The cast of musicians on Cuckooland includes former Roxy Music members Brian Eno and Phil Manzanera, Paul Weller, Annie Whitehead (who also appeared in Shleep), and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd (along with 9 other notable artists).

Regarding the Iraq war, it highlights children's fears during bombings in the track "Lullaby for Hamza," which is followed by half a minute of silence to provide a moment of reflection for the listener. (source: wiki) more
Robert Wyatt -Shleep
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Robert Wyatt — Shleep | DeRank™: 0,00

The title of the album is a distortion of the English word sleep, and it was chosen by the artist reflecting on his disturbed sleep during that period.

Shleep is a progressive rock album, released in 1997.

It marks the end of an artistic silence that lasted for several years, interrupted by sporadic appearances on other musicians' albums, and signifies the exit from the isolation in which Wyatt had enclosed himself after the recordings of the seventies, which had led him to create most of his works playing alone.

The musician and multi-instrumentalist is joined in his effort by an exceptional cast, 12 musicians who collaborate and alternate on the tracks of the album, carefully chosen by Wyatt based on specific criteria of character and intellectual rigor. (source: wiki) more
Oneida -Absolute II
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Oneida — Absolute II | DeRank™: 0,00

The definitive abandonment of the song form by the band from Brooklyn. more
Robert Wyatt -Dondestan
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Robert Wyatt — Dondestan | DeRank™: 0,00

Dondestan is an album with soft, melancholic, and at times dark tones. The arrangements are minimalist, featuring few instruments, all played by Wyatt (organ, synthesizer, percussion, drums), with melodies primarily built on hexatonic scales.

The hexatonic scale is also known as Debussy's scale due to the fact that Claude Debussy made extensive use of it in his compositions, thus creating his impressionistic character, as seen in "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune," "L'isle joyeuse," or "Voiles, Prélude, Book I, No. 2."

Hexatonic harmony can also be found in the early compositions of Stravinsky and Bartók, and more rarely in Ravel. It is also present in the early works of Schoenberg and Berg in almost atonal contexts. (source: wiki) more
Robert Wyatt -Old Rottenhat
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Robert Wyatt — Old Rottenhat | DeRank™: 0,00

In 1979, Wyatt joined the Communist Party of Great Britain, driven by anger over NATO's colonial activities and the ongoing apartheid in South Africa. When he resumed publishing after several years of semi-inactivity, he committed his art to political ideology, convinced that the revolutionary charge of rock was losing credibility.

All the tracks on Old Rottenhat are consistent with these choices and contain political references related to pressing realities, such as "East Timor," which addresses the massacres happening in that country under American cover...

With this work, he returned to composing after gaining recognition in the early 1980s with singles that were covers of protest songs by other artists. (cit. wiki) more
Robert Wyatt -Rock Bottom
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Robert Wyatt — Rock Bottom | DeRank™: 0,68

In the autumn of 1972, Wyatt dissolved Matching Mole, the band he had been leading, and followed his partner Alfreda Benge to Venice, where she was working on a film.

In the Venetian capital, Alfreda convinced him to compose a new album and gifted him a small organ and a tape recorder, with which Wyatt recorded the first part of the music for Rock Bottom.

He would later declare that the particular atmosphere of Giudecca helped him draw inspiration at a time when he had no compositional ideas.

(fuck, then there are those who criticize the legendary Wikipedia, I didn't know these things until today, September 7, 2017, 9:20 PM) more
Tears for Fears -Songs from the Big Chair
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23/02/2017 - Thanks to my Rosaspina :) more
Peter Green -The End Of The Game
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Peter Green — The End Of The Game | DeRank™: 1,85

Well, here on Debasio there are two reviews, the excellent one by "Charley" written on August 30, 2006, during the late-night show (which I read and commented on at the time) & the more recent and rather uninteresting one by "Allegretti" from May 20, 2011. more
Katmandu -A Case for the Blues
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Katmandu — A Case for the Blues | DeRank™: 0,00

Band put together by Peter Green, with him on vocals, guitar, harmonica, and drums
Ray Dorset from "Mungo Jerry" – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, harmonica
Vincent Crane from "Dexys Midnight Runners" – keyboards
Len Surtees – bass guitar
Greg Terry-Short – drums
Jeff Whittaker – vocals, percussion, drums more
red hot chili peppers -Stadium Arcadium
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Flea: "If you don't like this album, you don't like the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Period."

Well, I've listened to it little, maybe 7 or 8 times, always in the car between trips or waiting outside malls while my girl was shopping with my credit card, and I swear to God I don't know where the hell it went, to the point that I have a sneaking suspicion that she threw it out the window when she went to pee... more
Red Hot Chili Peppers -Californication
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Among the themes of the album, in addition to the typical eroticism of the band, there are also greed, death, suicide, California (who would have thought...), and travel. more
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Zayn | DeRank™: 0,06

2 million views in 5 hours.
I'm processing this fact. more
LUNA SEA -EDEN
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LUNA SEA — EDEN | DeRank™: 2,02

incredible album. I don't know how to explain it, it's a blend of genres, you can find everything from new wave to hard rock. the production is perfect, the twin guitars are developed meticulously. in my opinion, the best tracks are Jesus, In My Dream which feels like a shoegaze piece, and Providence, a masterpiece of chamber pop with the violin in the foreground. more
Red Hot Chili Peppers -Blood Sugar Sex Magik
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The musical styles of BSSM differ significantly from the techniques used in the RHCP's previous album "Mother's Milk," which features a reduced use of heavy metal riffs with the guitar.

The album contains sexual innuendos, references to drugs and death, and themes such as lust and exuberance. (uh, go figure…)

Steve Huey from AllMusic noted that BSSM is "probably the best album the RHCP have ever made." (quote from wiki & my own parentheses…) more
Fabrizio De André -In concerto con PFM vol. 2
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For the sake of accuracy, the true title would be:
Fabrizio De André in concert - Arrangements PFM Vol. 2º

This is the second album recorded during a series of concerts in January 1979 held together with Premiata Forneria Marconi, which rearranged the songs of the Genoese singer-songwriter. more
Fabrizio De André -In concerto con PFM vol. 1
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The full title was "Fabrizio De André in concerto - Arrangiamenti PFM" more
Viola Di Grado -Settanta acrilico trenta lana
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This is a book that’s getting me really excited. Above all, it has rekindled my desire to read and to get passionate about a story. A twisted story, even rotten and dark. A story that seems written by Tim Burton's granddaughter, and which is at times ruthless and comical all at once. A RAW and visionary book, penned by a true talent of a girl (22 years old at the time of writing) who swings between cultured quotes and powerful aphorisms that are like hallucinogens. If you find it, grab it quickly... ;) <3 Then don’t say I didn’t warn you, okay? more
Fabrizio De André -Fabrizio De André
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The theme of the album is the comparison between two peoples, the Sardinians and the Native Americans, who are similar in some ways and very different in others, both threatened by external invaders. (cit. wiki) more
Fabrizio De André -Rimini
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Fabrizio De André — Rimini | DeRank™: 0,00

Written with Massimo Bubola, co-author of all the tracks. more
Fabrizio De André -Volume 8
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Fabrizio De André — Volume 8 | DeRank™: 0,00

Written in collaboration with my friend Francesco De Gregori. more