Balancing between light music and singer-songwriter songs, he has never carved out his well-deserved space. To me, he will always be great. more
My dear Luigino, I love you. more
5 for life. Masters. 'Anima mia', 'Un'altra donna', 'Preghiera', 'Innamorata'. 5 for life. And I'm not trolling. more
The voice par excellence, what could it not sing... StratosFerico more
Being part of the Pooh makes him likable to me regardless, then 'Malinconia', 'Storia di tutti i giorni', for me a great more
Probably the most underrated Italian singer-songwriter of all time, musically a rock soul, lyrically poignant, and occasionally playful. Ivan forever. more
One of the scariest games in the series. more
Soundtrack of the eponymous and latest film by Nicolas Winding Refn. I have a deep appreciation for Cliff Martinez and place great value on his collaboration with Refn, and this particular case is no exception, where I consider Martinez's musical contributions central to the structure of the film, serving as a backbone or, better yet, something as essential as the plot and the content of the scenes. However, listened to outside of the film, this time Martinez's music has convinced me less than on previous occasions and less specifically than what he has done in collaboration with Refn before. There remains something that a fan of synth-wave or kitschy ambient and electronic music can certainly appreciate. more
An ideal continuation of ''Sea Change'' but in an even more intimate version with sounds and lyrics that are even more fluid, in the highest sense of the term. Deep and psychological. A concept album to listen to when you want to be with yourself, in your best moments. more
Self-titled debut album of the band from Atlanta, Georgia, released via Matador Records. Received very positively by both music lovers and critics, I listened to it belatedly, a year after its release, without knowing exactly what to expect. In practice, I would say it is a kind of experimental neo-soul. The sounds are dark and nod to gospel while paying homage to a certain post-punk tradition, even if it lacks the violence and sexy drive that bands like Gun Club or Birthday Party might have had. I like the idea, but the result is not exceptional. Nevertheless, it remains an interesting album that, being easy to listen to, can work well for any type of listener. more
Josh Haden and Spain's previous album, 'Sargent Place', left a very positive impression on me despite a lukewarm response from both the public and critics, leading to Haden's decision to completely overhaul the band by changing nearly all the performers and musicians. The result of these changes is 'Carolina', which can be described as an impeccable album in terms of purely technical aspects and arrangements, but it evidently lacks those 'punches' that somehow shake the listener. Nevertheless, it's still a good album, let's be clear: a confirmation of the great style and class of one of the bands that perhaps have received fewer accolades than they truly deserve over the past twenty years. more
We are in Los Angeles in 1977, and a private investigator (Ryan Gosling) and what could be defined as a downright bruiser (Russell Crowe) are investigating the disappearance of a girl, soon finding themselves caught up in something that involves the worlds of gangsters and pornography, as well as politics and the justice department. It’s a fun comedy more than a true thriller or action film, and it’s precisely in its comedic elements that its strengths lie. Great, as long as it stays appropriately light-hearted and doesn’t aspire to become something different, otherwise it risks feeling too familiar, seen too many times before. more
"Beethoven lacks rhythm"... if you want, I'll give you a metronome for Christmas, you idiot... more
Mariama Ba was a political activist and one of the most prominent intellectual figures in the Senegalese cultural landscape of the last century. Always at the forefront, particularly in the battles for the emancipation of Senegalese women, in this small posthumous novel, she tells the story of an evidently impossible love affair between a black Senegalese man and a white French woman. While the story starts from positive premises where the meeting of the two cultures seems possible through love, the ending—so tragic and laden with despair (yet unexpected)—shatters this enchantment and brings the reader back to the harsh reality of the facts. Which is the harsh reality of the facts where each person fails to see beyond their own nose and to go beyond their own cultural and social limitations. more
The second masterpiece of the Beatles, not their best. I don’t know what the hell goes through Rolling Stone’s mind to call it the greatest album of all time, but it remains a masterpiece nonetheless. "A Day In The Life" speaks for itself. more
'Tween' and 'Squirt' stratospheric albums more
one of the greatest actors of all time, who also went out of his mind at the right moment (and not like De Niro who keeps doing junk every year) more
Truly disturbing. A masterpiece. Jandek resembles a Neil Young after an alcoholic night, abandoned by some woman from some street corner, with a out-of-tune guitar (or however you want to put it), contemplating the death of everything. The album cover best expresses alienation and loneliness. The echoing sound of the guitar seems to come from an abandoned psychiatric hospital, and Jandek appears to spit out all his hatred with a unique perversion. more
The album is apparently heavily influenced in its content (from the lyrics and atmospheres) by the death of Manuel Agnelli's father. In this work, I find one of the usual flaws of the Afterhours, which is to always have too much going on. If it had been composed of just ten songs, we would probably be talking about a great album right now. Instead, alongside some very beautiful songs ('Non voglio ritrovare il tuo nome', 'Lasciati ingannare', 'Né pani né pesci'), we find some objectively bad tracks (like 'Fra i non viventi vivremo noi', for example) or in some way incomprehensible for how poorly they came out, if not at all ('San Miguel', the same title track...). My favorite? 'Se io fossi il giudice'. Beautiful halfway. more