Red Hot Chili Peppers -By The Way
fiomamyblue
an honest album of solid rock, perhaps lacking in masterpieces but very pleasant to listen to, and then Frusciante on guitar is always a God more
Gentle Giant -Acquiring The Taste
pietrasalata
The atmosphere created is unique, nocturnal, metropolitan, yet at the same time calm, never threatening. There’s the giant who protects us. more
Kiss -Hotter than Hell
Aquarius27
Aquarius27

Kiss — Hotter than Hell | DeRank™: 4,37

Doing better than their debut (which for me remains their compositional peak, at least in the studio) was very difficult. The album was not received very well at the time, but was later re-evaluated, and I would say quite rightly! "Watchin' You" is for me one of the most beautiful songs that Simmons and Co. have ever written! more
DAN-E-MC
Dottmusic
Dottmusic

DAN-E-MC | DeRank™: 0,00

MAN OF HONOUR (2 CD) - Molto Recordings - UNIVERSAL
On CD1, all the tracks are unreleased and the musical genre is 100% Black Music in its noblest shades, comprising 50% pure Disco-Funky-Soul and 50% pure Jazz-Fusion-R’n’B-Hip-Hop style. The featured artists and collaborations are top-notch:
KATHY BROWN, MICHAEL PROCTER, MASTER FREEZ, SAM WOOD, VANESSA JAY MULDER.
Some tracks feature a saxophone that brings back the nostalgic vibes of old and genuine atmospheres, perfectly blending with the "Good times" Black style. An album performed by real musicians who fuse live sounds with more electronic elements.
What amazed me the most??? They are ITALIANS!

On CD2, there's the "gift" from DAN-E-MC which includes all the most well-known tracks from his previous successful album, "RARA ELEGANZA" (MOLTO RECORDINGS), featuring versions released on vinyl and/or CD "single" and remixed by important international masters of the genre. more
MGMT
2000
2000

MGMT | DeRank™: 0,23

oracular spectacular is beautiful! more
Icehouse -Measure for Measure
templare
templare

Icehouse — Measure for Measure | DeRank™: 0,00

At that "time," I didn't mind them. more
Ufomammut -Idolum
De...Marga...
De...Marga...

Ufomammut — Idolum | DeRank™: 0,00

I quote myself to define this sound beast: "Heavy dark, cosmic psychedelia; with a monstrous stride." Listening at an unheard volume to the terrifying seven minutes of the first track "Stigma" compels you to rush out of the house for some fresh air, to catch your breath, to recover from the emotional shock that hits you everywhere. And there’s still a full hour before the end of this pitch-black, gloomy, oppressive journey. In rare moments, the strangling grip loosens, like in the first part of "Ammonia." A masterpiece album; an outrageous cross between the Doom of Black Sabbath, the physical Stoner of Kyuss, the spatial digressions of the best Monster Magnet, and the circular repetitiveness of OM...BLACK... more
I Calipop
Kinks49
Kinks49

I Calipop | DeRank™: 0,33

Roman beat group from the sixties. more
Rory Gallagher
IlConte
IlConte

Rory Gallagher | DeRank™: 11,07

Take the young twenty-somethings, amped up to the max with our Irishman already giving lessons to everyone with his six-string. Then take "Fresh Evidence," and after twenty years or so, we find ourselves in front of a magnificent album. Sure, Rory is already full of alcohol, his face is swollen, and the expression is "worn out"... but his hands, and neither his soul, have tired of making us listen to his crazy, captivating blues rock sound. Introverted and irascible enough to be loved by me without ifs and buts. I have bowed down only a few times in my life and never to people, but at his corner in Temple Bar, I gladly did so, toasting together. Jimi used to say this guy knew how to deliver. Just the Taste, "White," and "Irish Tour" and his blues will penetrate... your soul! more
Chuck Berry
rafssru
rafssru

Chuck Berry | DeRank™: 7,02

Johnny B. Goode. Rest in Peace (1926-2017). Downgraded from 5 to 4 stars. Let's say it had a strong influence on the collective imagination, but from a strictly musical and technical standpoint, it doesn't reach 5 stars. more
Krzysztof Penderecki
Alfredo
Alfredo

Krzysztof Penderecki | DeRank™: 0,00

Great avant-garde composer until the mid-'70s, afterwards, out of the blue, he veered towards a much less interesting post-post-romanticism with one of the most abrupt triple somersaults with a twist in history. I realized that around the beginning/mid-'70s, other composers (see Ligeti) also decided to distance themselves from the more radical avant-gardes to reclaim some tradition, but at least Gyorgy continued to write great music without betraying his previous achievements. Penderecki seems to have been replaced by a doppelgänger, such is the difference. Mysteries... more
Marc and the Mambas -Torment and Toreros
hjhhjij
A river of overflowing emotions. A whirlwind of ideas and infinite inspirations: Spain, Dark-Wave, the crooner ballad, theater, cabaret, opera, musical, pop, grotesque Industrial, Peter Hammill, even a bit of Birthday Party blues, all blended together by the overflowing personality and undeniable talent of a truly genius and inspired Marc Almond who, with Marc and the Mambas and this double album in particular, reaches the pinnacle of his brilliant career. And then the collaborations (Smith, Severin, Foetus) and his extraordinary band of loyalists around him (the great Annie Hogan leading the way). Not to mention the presence of Matt Johnson (The The) on guitar, a true member of the Mambas and not just a simple guest. In short, a masterpiece in every way. more
antonin dvorak
silvietto
silvietto

antonin dvorak | DeRank™: 0,00

Classic Bohemian Music more
Toto
Y2Jericho
Y2Jericho

Toto | DeRank™: 7,45

Immense with an extraordinary class. Music made for the charts, designed specifically to play on the radio, but written and performed excellently. Truly outstanding. more
The Magnetic Fields
Almotasim
Almotasim

The Magnetic Fields | DeRank™: 0,23

Merritt is to popular music what Renoir is to painting. more
Gemelli Diversi
Il Tarantiniano
Il Tarantiniano

Gemelli Diversi | DeRank™: 0,00

A boy band like many that emerged in Italy in the late '90s, which has practically faded away in recent years. The end. more
Grand Funk Railroad -Live Album
hellraiser
hellraiser

Grand Funk Railroad — Live Album | DeRank™: 5,18

For various reasons, I'm more attached to the subsequent Caught in the Act as a live album, but this one is rougher and rawer, pushed to the max, a true earthquake. The Flint boys are always great... more
Whitesnake
diabolikde
diabolikde

Whitesnake | DeRank™: 0,00

Great Uniques more