Radiohead -Kid A
I might be wrong, but I find it a jumbled album that starts off well but almost immediately sinks into something bordering on unbearable. Such a pity, I had high hopes for it. more
Anvil
Essential for anyone who wore the leather jacket in the eighties! more
Anvil -Strength of Steel
The fourth album by the Canadian metalheads. Heavy at high levels. more
Anthony Phillips -The Geese And The Ghost
A truly beautiful solo debut from Philips, an extremely tranquil work with a relaxed rhythm. The listener is gently guided step by step to savor the sweetness of the naturalistic atmospheres draped in a delicate, almost melancholic veil. A wonderful gem where the small musical textures are revealed gradually, breathtaking. more
Abdullah Ibrahim
Islam meets Jazz more
Avenged Sevenfold -City Of Evil
"Sorrow Swallows My Screams" more
Mother Love Bone -Apple
Being in the right place at the right time is one of those necessary priorities for taking off. For Mother Love Bone, it was the right time but not the right place. When I bought Apple, I expected Grunge, but in reality, I found a band that sounded more like those vibes that were sweeping through L.A. than Seattle. But that matters little because a few months after this good debut, lead singer Wood had already died from an overdose. Gossard, along with his friend Ament, would form Pearl Jam, but that's another story. What remains, years later, of this dazzling debut? Certainly, many beautiful songs, an immense taste for hard blues ballads, and the anger of what could have been but wasn't. more
John Niven
John Niven, born in 1972, is a Scottish writer and screenwriter. Born in Ayrshire, he graduated in English literature in 1991 from Glasgow University. (source: Wikipedia) more
Peter Gabriel -So
Gabriel's most poppy album is almost another masterpiece. Pretending that that junk "Big Time" doesn't exist, the album is filled with pieces of great value. "Mercy Street" and "In Your Eyes" are two masterpieces, the latter being one of the peaks of Gabriel's "ethno-pop," both among my favorites in his repertoire. "Red Rain" is also a great song, just as are the decidedly successful tracks like "This is the Picture" (with Laurie Anderson) and "That Voice Again," and even the clever, yet beautiful, "Don't Give Up," the famous duet with Kate Bush here in the guise of a sweet consoling angel, and what a bass by Levin! Sounds and "soft-mystical-ethnic" atmospheres cover the entire album and are typical of that Gabriel, immediately recognizable, just like his versatility, in an album that alternates the chart-busting pop of "Sledgehammer" with tracks like "We do What We're Told." more
Queen -The Game
horrible cover, album almost a 5 more
Genesis -The Way We Walk: Volume One & Two
I have a collection purpose, somewhat embarrassing! more
Marvin Gaye -Let's Get It On
Let yourself be carried away by the sound as warm as it is sensual of this album, it will be worth it because by the end of the title track you'll have the smile of a stoner plastered on your face... more
Moreno
He is a former ice specialist, yes. more
La strega tra noi
Very good! You can really feel all the effort that these "guys" have put into it. The tracks are original and well-crafted, the only downside... not enough guitar and too many keyboards. Still, it's a great album! more
Interpol -Turn on the Bright Lights
I walk into Ricordi to buy the Liars album which they didn’t have in stock. I head upstairs to leave, but something sublime reaches my ears. I go back down, “Excuse me, friend, but who are they?” It’s Interpol playing the track Untitled. Love at first sight. The songs and the setlist are of absolute perfection for 21.90 "look at that, and then you complain that records aren’t selling anymore." Buying it was worth it; even after all these years, it’s always a pleasure to hear. more
Roger Dean
Someone who plays progressive rock with a paintbrush! more
Jake Bugg -Shangri La
to keep an eye on! more
Peter Gabriel -Peter Gabriel I: Car
first, of a poker of masterpieces. more
Dennis Duck
Always the turbocharged Diesel engine of the Dream Syndicate. With its dry, calculated, steady drumming, it sets the right tempo for Steve Wynn and solid company. A metronome; in this regard, listening to the immortal anthem "The Days of Wine and Roses" is recommended to understand the consistency of Dennis, class of 1953. more