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odesso

12 feb 15

Alice in Chains | DeRank™: 9,07

I would use the most positive terms that come to mind right now to describe the AIC (of course referring to the only period I can consider... that is, the one with the good Layne). Simply one of the "heart" bands (sounds terrible but it conveys the idea well...) more

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odesso

12 feb 15

Blur | DeRank™: -1,89

Never tolerated. more

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morenson

11 feb 15

Genesis | DeRank™: 0,00

For me, up to Duke in 1980, they produced a series of masterpieces; the best ones are those featuring Gabriel, followed by a rapid decline into oblivion. more

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morenson

11 feb 15

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | DeRank™: 8,47

I met him while listening to the requiem, and I fell in love. To me, it is the very essence of music, the non plus ultra, the one true Genius. I regret that he died at only 35 years old, in the prime of his artistic maturity. Don Giovanni is an immense, colossal, immortal work!!! more

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CristianoDA

11 feb 15

The Moody Blues | DeRank™: 0,00

seminal group, with baroque and symphonic influences in an emerging progressive. more

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CristianoDA

11 feb 15

Steve Hackett | DeRank™: 0,00

perhaps the quintessential guitarist of progressive rock. calm and composed, he always played seated (never standing) and with his calm and serene fingers, he produced those dreamy sounds typical of Genesis. more

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odesso

11 feb 15

Van Morrison | DeRank™: 5,01

He left us two unforgettable gems like "Astral Weeks" and "Moondance," essential and moving works... among the ones I would take with me to a deserted island... majestic... The Man... more

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nevergonnascore

11 feb 15

Tim McGraw | DeRank™: 0,00

One of the major figures in contemporary country music. more

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macaco

11 feb 15

Tony Conrad & Faust — Outside The Dream Syndicate | DeRank™: 0,00

I tried three times and the most I managed was twelve minutes. That same battery just kills me inside; for me, it’s an unbearable record. Anyway, maximum respect. more

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bluesboy94

11 feb 15

Nick Drake — Five Leaves Left | DeRank™: 0,01

"There are only five leaves left"... this is the translation of the title (absurdly prophetic) of this great debut work by Nick Drake. more

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SilasLang

10 feb 15

The Brian Jonestown Massacre — Give It Back! | DeRank™: 3,59

A delightful fifty minutes catapulted back to full 1967, California. Among stoners wandering the desert playing country rock among the coyotes (and under peyote) in the moonlight, a few brief stops in India and some pop songs that border on perfection. I prefer their more experimental and/or less revivalist works, but 'Give It Back!' remains a pleasure. A hearty 4.5! more

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fuggitivo

10 feb 15

Steve Albini | DeRank™: 9,44

And Steve Albini is in his massive gold villa in Bel Air getting masturbated by his black slaves and blowing his nose into the greens. more

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pana

10 feb 15

Fabrizio De André — La Buona Novella | DeRank™: 6,16

Excursus on the apocryphal gospels. Great album, also thanks to the accompaniment of Quelli, future PFM (which will never create an album of this value). The "Testament of Tito" stands out among the others, extraordinary. more

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pana

10 feb 15

The Beatles — The Magical Mistery Tour | DeRank™: 0,00

Practically a masterpiece. Extraordinary the "soundtrack" part with six monoliths, each better than the last, remarkably underrated. Add to that a Hello Goodbye, a Strawberry Fields Forever, and a Penny Lane to complete the whole thing, and you’re done. more