Lucio Battisti -Lucio Battisti
JpLoyRow3
Battisti's debut marks a reclaiming: after years of "back work" for the beat groups of the time, Ribelli, Equipe 84, Camaleonti, he takes back those songs and arranges and sings them in his own way. The leap in quality is enormous, and anonymous songs like "Non è Francesca" (given to I Balordi) become easily accessible cult classics thanks to the musical insights of Battisti and his collaborators (in this case Gianni Dell'Aglio on drums). "Un'avventura" and "Balla Linda" go down in history, along with other songs ("La mia canzone per Maria," "Uno in più") which, while pleasant, still seem immature and far from what will become the artistic path of the singer-songwriter from Poggio Bustone. riappropriazione: more
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Noname84
Noname84

Red Hot Chili Peppers | DeRank™: 3,00

"Real men don't kill coyotes" more
Falloppio
Dislocation
Dislocation

Falloppio | DeRank™: 6,00

Fallopian tube?
Yeah. more
Vasco Rossi -Liberi Liberi
JpLoyRow3
JpLoyRow3

Vasco Rossi — Liberi Liberi | DeRank™: 3,00

His masterpiece, and, irony of fate, his last great album. The first side is a barrage of slogans ("Ormai è tardi"; "Vivere senza te è una libidine"; "Com'è simpatica questa domenica"; "E' un treno che non passa più"); the second is the one with the most heartfelt self-generational anthem (the title track). In a state of grace, an album, it must be remembered, played superbly. more
Luca Carboni -Luca Carboni
JpLoyRow3
JpLoyRow3

Luca Carboni — Luca Carboni | DeRank™: 3,00

The generational masterpiece by Luca Carboni, the unrest of twenty-year-olds in the Eighties filtered into an album that speaks of fear ("La voglia di vivere") and coexistence ("Vieni a vivere con me"), the latter topic being (almost) taboo in Italian singer-songwriter music of the time. "Silvia lo sai" goes down in history; "Lungomare" is a little gem to be locked away in a drawer. more
Vasco Rossi -C'è Chi Dice No
JpLoyRow3
An (almost) masterpiece if it weren't for a certain musical predictability, although a couple of tracks, "Vivere una favola" and the title track, are among his best work ever. "Lunedì" and "Blasco Rossi" entertain; "Ciao" moves. Well done, bravo, encore. more
Luciano Ligabue -Lambrusco, coltelli, rose & popcorn
JpLoyRow3
By intuition, the debt to Springsteen here is even more evident than in the debut album. There are a couple of missteps, but there is also a lot that Liga will never replicate again (not even in "Buon compleanno Elvis," whose sound is already softer—I belong to the "ClanDestino" faction): "Anime in plexiglass"; "Sarà un bel souvenir"; "Libera nos a malo" deserve the 4 stars. more
Vasco Rossi -Cosa Succede In Città
JpLoyRow3
Vasco's album that I love viscerally, from the sax solos to the wild and decidedly provocative lyrics (just imagine writing today "As soon as I catch you alone, I'll slit your throat"), signs of a singer-songwriter shaken by the arrest a few months earlier and unsure which path to take (and indeed two or three tracks are just so-so). Then, for me, a simple soul, "Cosa c'è," the title track, "Toffee," and "Dormi dormi" are enough to make it a work of (very) high quality. more
Vasco Rossi -Vascononstop
JpLoyRow3
JpLoyRow3

Vasco Rossi — Vascononstop | DeRank™: 3,00

The unreleased tracks are questionable: one is nice ("Più in alto che c'è"), two are so-so ("Un mondo migliore"; "Come nelle favole"), and one is horrifying ("L'amore ai tempi del cellulare"). On the bright side, and not a small one, there's the whole Vasco experience: the first CD, the least interesting, spanning 2016-2008; the second CD, a bit less awful, covering 2008-1998; the third CD, both modest and wonderful, from 1998-1985; and the fourth CD, the absolute best, 1985-1978. Five hours of music, if you like it. more
Joe Bastianich
Giana
Giana

Joe Bastianich | DeRank™: 0,00

This dish looks and tastes like a piece of shit more
The Sound -Jeopardy
thelonelyman
thelonelyman

The Sound — Jeopardy | DeRank™: 0,00

magnificent debut album by Sound more
Vasco Rossi -Vado al Massimo
JpLoyRow3
On the fifth album, with the full "clan," Vasco comes close to a masterpiece (to me, this is even superior to the following "Bollicine," which is weighed down by too many fillers). It has everything: the wild Vasco of "Sono ancora in coma," to the one with non-trivial love songs like "Ogni volta." First, there is "Splendida giornata" (a reggae track, on an album very much reggae rock), then there's "La noia," with a stunning saxophone finale. He made a mark at Sanremo with "Vado al massimo," and took the microphone with him. He was at his peak, but it was just 1982. more
Antonello Venditti -Dalla pelle al cuore
JpLoyRow3
A nice album, surprisingly, given the rather discouraging trials of previous works. Dedicated to the parents, there are very beautiful pieces, from the melancholic "Piove su Roma" where Gato Barbieri's sax returns to the profound "Tradimento e perdono." The inconceivable "Comunisti al sole" stands out as an exception, which is truly something to report (musically, of course). more
Cream -Disraeli Gears
DottorJazz
DottorJazz

Cream — Disraeli Gears | DeRank™: 3,00

Disraeli Gears is the second studio album by Cream, released by Reaction Records in November 1967. The album contains, among other tracks, the songs "Strange Brew" and "Sunshine of Your Love," which have a sound that became the emblem of the fusion of Blues and Psychedelia.
Ginger Baker with his drumming, Jack Bruce with his bass lines, and Eric Clapton with his 6 and 12-string guitars have forever and rightfully entered the history of music. more
Paul Butterfield Blues Band -East West
DottorJazz
The second album by the American group The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was released by Elektra Records in August 1966. East West is a fundamental record for the blues-rock genre. Until then, the only white musicians playing the Blues were the English Yardbirds with Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones, just to name the most famous. In other words, they were the link between rock, blues, and jazz, as well as captivating the white audience, helping to definitively "legitimize" the founders of the Blues such as Muddy Waters and B.B. King. The lineup also featured other "sacred monsters" like guitarists Mike Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop. Bloomfield, in particular, was crucial for Bob Dylan's electric evolution, in the famous performance at the Newport festival in 1965, which was key to the birth of folk-rock. more
Country Joe and the Fish´s -Electric Music for the Mind and Body
DottorJazz
A psychedelic gem from San Francisco’s Bay Area, released in 1967. For this magnificent debut album, no definition comes to mind better than the one stated by Country Joe McDonald himself: "If you want to understand psychedelic music and haven’t listened to Electric Music for the Mind and Body, then you probably don’t know what you’re talking about." McDonald: more
Victoria Beckham -Victoria Beckham
luckystar
L'album britannico + costoso d sempre (5.000.000 d sterline), produzioni incredibili, la voce d una diva del calibro d Victoria Beckham ke rende ogni traccia sublime, promo intensiva e costosa, ospitate TV ovunque, team d producer ke chiunque altro potrebbe solo sognarsi, eppure questo gioiello è riuscito a floppare...
Come sempre la musica d qualità viene sempre ignorata, Victoria ha dato il meglio d sé con questo CD! more
Lucio Corsi
cece65
cece65

Lucio Corsi | DeRank™: 3,00

Finally, someone who made me rediscover the pleasure of buying new records. more
Asino
Alvan
Alvan

Asino | DeRank™: 0,00

Guitar and drums duo with a high coefficient of ignorance! Giacomo Ferrari's solid drumming builds twisted architectures within which Orsomaria Arrighi's guitar and lyrics paint frescoes dictated by pure stream of consciousness. more