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Johnny Bobo

30 jul 15

Ramones | DeRank™: 0,01

Legendary!!! more

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paolofreddie

30 jul 15

The Beatles | DeRank™: -4,21

An average band. They have done nothing but follow the standard of the white rock n'roll band that looks from afar at the Black Masters, like Little Richard and Chuck Berry. Mediocre at an instrumental level, mediocre in terms of lyrics, yet the most influential group in the history of rock. My misanthropy is not entirely unfounded. A few well-arranged songs are enjoyable; at least three-quarters of what they have done is tedious, cloying, fake. more

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Zimmy

29 jul 15

Lucio Dalla | DeRank™: 2,29

"I know a place in my heart
where the wind always blows
for your few years and for my hundred,
there’s nothing to understand, just sit down and listen.
Because I’ve written a song for every regret
and I must be careful not to fall into the wine
or end up inside your eyes, if you come any closer..." more

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Johnny Bobo

29 jul 15

Roberto Giacobbo | DeRank™: 0,46

It proposes interesting theories that may tend to repeat themselves, which causes it to lose a point; however, it has brought to light important figures such as Zahi Hawass. more

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woodstock

29 jul 15

Bad Religion — No Control | DeRank™: 4,73

The scream of No Control that slaps you in the face more

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the last

29 jul 15

Krist Novoselic | DeRank™: 5,59

Essential. The simplicity that becomes effectiveness. A giant, also for his ability not to take himself too seriously. On stage, next to Cobain, he looked like a gigantic, awkward Totem. more

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the last

29 jul 15

R.E.M. | DeRank™: 9,48

Just for their decision to let go when they felt they had given everything, they deserve the utmost respect. I love their music, what they have represented for the independent scene, and what they have managed to bring into the mainstream. Absolute peaks and rare falls, until the very end. Charisma and personality in abundance. Exemplary. more

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Zimmy

28 jul 15

FRANCESCO DE GREGORI — Canzoni d'amore | DeRank™: 5,35

The album that introduced me to the Prince. A perfectly fitting title in its (seemingly) antithetical nature to the content, since out of the 11 tracks, only the first is a love song in the strictest sense. And the others? 10 great classics from a mature De Gregori, with excellent arrangements that are quite rock-oriented, ready to 'accompany you through certain corners of the present that will fortunately become curves in memory'... more

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pana

28 jul 15

R.E.M. — Document | DeRank™: 0,00

The classic album by R.E.M., featuring great moments but a bit uneven. In particular, I prefer the later tracks to the earlier ones, and I find that the cover of Strange doesn’t measure up to the original. more

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pana

28 jul 15

The Magnetic Fields — 69 love songs | DeRank™: 1,73

Generally, when I listen to it, I convince myself that no album could be as beautiful. Then, yes, it ends and I realize I've exaggerated; it's a sentimental, crowd-pleasing record and all that. But in my opinion, it's a masterpiece, one of those big ones; my favorite pop album at the moment, although "pop" is quite reductive in reality. more

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Zimmy

28 jul 15

Roberto Vecchioni | DeRank™: 2,45

"Happy to contradict you again, sad blue lady,
it's not life that inspires songs, as you believe...
it's the songs that force life to be what it is
and how it is not...
And then, you might ask me, why do we cry? What do we remember?
At this point, feelings,
feelings are just crap...
and yet no, and yet no,
look how I can make you suffer with a fiction...
feel here what passion!" more

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SydBarrett96

28 jul 15

Francesco Guccini — Stagioni | DeRank™: 2,59

Sad, melancholic, twilight. Guccio returns to play with those Tarot cards he so scorned in '72, expressing at the threshold of sixty all his rage, mixed with poetic sweetness and lofty lyricism. The umpteenth masterpiece, and I won't hide that I can hardly hold back my tears on "Addio." "Seasons" that pass inexorably, swallowing us more and more... more

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odesso

28 jul 15

Le Orme | DeRank™: 2,94

Huge.. "Uomo di pezza" and "Felona e sorona" remain among the peaks of Italian prog, especially the former. more

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pana

28 jul 15

Dinosaur Jr. — You're Living All Over Me | DeRank™: 3,00

Wow, what an incredible album, especially Karpis, The Lung, and In A Jar! more

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pana

28 jul 15

Soft Machine — Third | DeRank™: 2,33

A gigantic monument that leaves no room for doubt: masterpiece. Moon in June reaches for the stars, but the last suite is no less impressive. more

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pana

28 jul 15

Fugazi — Repeater + 3 Songs | DeRank™: 1,73

I took a lifetime, but it was worth it. An amazing album, certainly not the easiest in the punk saga. Turnover, Repeater (what a bass line!), Blueprint, Sieve Fisted Find, Shut The Door so great they bring tears to your eyes. Epoch-making. more

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Zimmy

28 jul 15

Franco Battiato | DeRank™: 1,54

One of the most original and interesting local artists: although he has made a few missteps, he has brilliantly managed to reconcile light music and avant-garde, extreme experimentation and pop songs, elitism and commercial success, traditional songwriting and cultured composition, assimilating the most diverse artistic and cultural influences. "Fisiognomica" and "Caffè de la Paix" are undisputed milestones of Italian singer-songwriter music. more