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Stanlio

9 sep 17

Frank Zappa — Apostrophe | DeRank™: 0,00

Considered one of the two lightest and most commercial albums by Zappa. more

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Stanlio

9 sep 17

Bob Dylan — Street Legal | DeRank™: 0,00

The album marked a significant musical shift for Dylan, who embraced more pop-rock arrangements, collaborated with a large group of backing vocalists, and decisively moved towards black music.

From the title itself, Street Legal is a statement of intent: "street illegal" referred in the fifties to gambling machines, but "street legal," in street language, meant a "cool guy," a "hip," or a "straight shooter."

Moreover, "Street legal" also refers to modified car engines that, after passing safety inspections, become legitimate and legal. (source: wiki) more

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Stanlio

9 sep 17

Bob Dylan — Infidels | DeRank™: 0,00

Produced by Mark Knopfler and Dylan himself, Infidels is seen as his return to secular music.

Having brought Knopfler on board, they quickly assembled a group of musicians for the album, including Mick Taylor, former guitarist of the Blues Breakers and the Rolling Stones, known for his fluid, melodic guitar improvisations infused with blues.

Then Knopfler suggested Alan Clark on keyboards and sound engineer Neil Dorfsman. Dylan invited Robbie Shakespeare and Sly Dunbar as the rhythm section. more

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Stanlio

9 sep 17

Bob Dylan — Modern Times | DeRank™: 0,00

The album continues the trend towards blues, rockabilly, and old ballads that characterized the previous two albums, "Time Out of Mind" and "Love and Theft."

Along with its success, the album sparked a hornet's nest over the uncredited use of choruses and arrangements from old songs, and many verses drawn from the works of the poet Henry Timrod. more

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Stanlio

9 sep 17

Bob Dylan — Love And Theft | DeRank™: 0,00

The album continues Dylan's artistic rebirth that began in 1997 with the album "Time Out of Mind," and received even more enthusiastic reviews from almost the entire music criticism.

It is the first work produced by Bob Dylan himself using the pseudonym "Jack Frost," which he would also use for subsequent albums. more

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Stanlio

9 sep 17

Bob Dylan — Time Out Of Mind | DeRank™: 0,00

This album has a unique atmosphere also thanks to producer and collaborator Daniel Lanois on guitar, mandolin-guitar, Firebird, Martin 0018, Gretsch, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, with innovative microphone placement and mixing work. more

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Stanlio

9 sep 17

Bob Dylan — Desire | DeRank™: 0,00

The lyrics were written in collaboration with Jacques Levy (1935-2004), except for One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below) and Sara, a song that Dylan dedicated to his wife, Sara Lownds, in a desperate attempt at reconciliation during a time when their marriage was in deep crisis.

Two songs on the album attracted much criticism: Joey, which tells the story of the gangster Joseph "Crazy Joe" Gallo, turning him into a romantic figure, and Hurricane, about the boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who was wrongfully accused of murder and was still in prison at that time. (cit.wiki) more

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Stanlio

9 sep 17

Bob Dylan — Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid | DeRank™: 2,74

Soundtrack of the film of the same name, Bob Dylan was involved in the movie, initially to write the opening score; he then wrote the entire soundtrack and also had a part as an actor.

At the time, Sam Peckinpah (the director) did not know Dylan, but when he heard him sing, he was profoundly impressed; one of the pieces from the film's soundtrack is "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," which would become a classic in rock music, covered by many artists over time. more

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Stanlio

9 sep 17

Bob Dylan — Blues, ballate e canzoni | DeRank™: 0,79

This 1972 book, featuring an introduction by American literature expert Fernanda Pivano, is a portrait of a "prophet," of a poet, but it is above all the autobiography of a man who sings about the issues of his time and his personal solitude.

The collection is released during the heated days of youth protest and contains the most famous and significant lyrics of the greatest singer-songwriter of our times. more

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Stanlio

9 sep 17

Eagles — Hotel California | DeRank™: 0,00

An urban legend suggests that on the back cover one can catch a glimpse, leaning over a balcony in the hotel lobby, of Anton LaVey, founder and grand master of the Church of Satan. more

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Stanlio

9 sep 17

Eagles — Desperado | DeRank™: 0,00

It's a concept album centered around the life of outlaws in the old West and the figures of the Doolin-Dalton criminal gang.

In summary, the authors attempted a parallel between the lives of the outlaws of the old West and that of a modern country-rock band constantly 'on the road' amidst excesses, failures, and successes. more

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9 sep 17

Joni Mitchell — The Hissing Of Summer Lawns | DeRank™: 2,36

The real beginning of that journey that would see Mitchell pushing year after year towards the world of Jazz, also confirming herself in those realms as an exceptionally talented composer and singer. I have heard some describe this Joni as colder compared to the "Folk" one, and I don’t understand how one can speak of coldness in a record like this... I can understand perhaps the remarkable electronic experimentation in "The Jungle Line" and "Shadows and Light," but here, in general, in these wonderfully jazzy songs, there is a beautiful atmosphere that envelops and warms, and moves you. The melodies of tracks like "Edith and the Kingpin," "Shades of Scarlett Conquering" (the most beautiful of all for me, sending chills every time), and "The Boho Dance," to name a few, warm the soul and exalt with their perfect beauty, no doubt about it. A masterpiece from a singer-songwriter who was at that time in a perpetual state of grace. more

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dsalva

9 sep 17

Fabrizio De André — Fabrizio De André in concerto vol.2 | DeRank™: 0,00

a beautiful live, a beautiful concert and my beautiful 16 years, the album that changed the conception of singer-songwriter, and De André's musicality. more

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mrbluesky

9 sep 17

Zucchero — Blue's | DeRank™: 5,09

To err is human; even Zucchero can make a great album. more

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dsalva

9 sep 17

Fabrizio De André — Fabrizio De André in concerto volume 1 | DeRank™: 0,00

a beautiful live, a beautiful concert and my beautiful 16 years, the album that changed the conception of singer-songwriter artistry, and the musicality of De André. more