Personally, my favorite Rock band. Although their golden period can reasonably be identified between 1973 and 1977, with a significant artistic decline related to the trio of albums "Flash Gordon," "Hot Space," and "The Works" (which, despite its great commercial success and undoubtedly more polished than the previous two, remains nothing more than a decent pop rock album) and some sporadic but powerful comebacks (notably with "Innuendo"), Queen remain one of the most influential bands in their genre. Technically very skilled (at times, truly excellent, especially May and Mercury, two real virtuosos), compositionally extremely eclectic (ranging from Hard Rock/Metal to Progressive, from classical and operatic influences to Jazz and Ragtime, from refined Pop to Funk and Dance music, with some scattered ethnic touches here and there) and, during their golden period, also decidedly innovative. This is Queen, a band that simply helped make rock music great. more
Great, and moreover I got to know them relatively late; when I was little, there were Dylan, Springsteen, Dalla, De Andrè, Vecchioni at my house... in short, the singer-songwriters. Few bands, I had to make do to discover the more famous ones. more
After entering the 2000s, they significantly declined.
First with the nostalgia project of ATYCLB, then with the watered-down rock of HTDAAB.
I won’t even talk about the last two.
BUT, do we realize who we are talking about?
Achtung, Baby and the ZooTvTour are still the best musical image of Europe (and the world) post-wall; they captured the sound of a time.
And I’ll leave it at that, without venturing to dig any further back.
Now they are selling out, but are we sure they really cannot do anything else?
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I’m going to get a ton of criticism for this, but I just can’t understand what’s so special about them! To me, they’re to good music (or at least what I consider good music) like a McDonald's sandwich is to a Florentine steak! Plastic! more
I don't know, one of the most annoying characters ever. more
The devil's mustache more
Forget about the current Coldplay and listen to this pop gem from nearly 10 years ago (not coincidentally produced by Brian Eno). more
He doesn't like the nativity scene. more
Dark Medolz. more
Underrated. more
Turbulent! His shows are kaleidoscopic experiences. more
The first album was exceptional! more
They released some truly excellent albums (Parsifal above all) for their genre until the end of the '70s, then the absolute decline with just a few small comebacks (Uomini soli, Lettera da Berlino Est)... Don't be too harsh on them. They may not be the best, but there's muuuch worse in Italy. more
I've never been a big fan of Oasis, but I've re-evaluated this album (one of the most underrated in their discography) quite a bit. Go Let It Out is a great song. more
Together with "Relics," it's a kind of sacred text for those who especially love the early Pink Floyd. There's "Careful With That Axe, Eugene," there's "Arnold Layne"... And how can you get a masterpiece like "Julia Dream" out of your head? A treasure chest of pearls. more
"I'm not the golden boy so don’t shine me on, I’m the bastard son of romantic babylon."
Magnificent in every way, the latest album might be (might be) their masterpiece. <3 more
Stratospheric live. It's impossible to resist the charm of this wonder.
Rating: 9.5/10 more
Finding someone who despises this record is practically impossible.
Rating: 10/10 for life more
Probably my favorite by Battiato. There's not a single track that I like less. more
I've never been completely convinced by him when he exaggerates with lofty flights of fancy. I find him at times brilliant in his work from the '70s, very good up until "Ferro battuto." After that, a bit repetitive. more