Claudio Lolli -Aspettando Godot
A monolith, an album of intensity and depth that culminates in tears. To me, it's pure poetry; if I had to find a literary counterpart to Lolli, I would cite Giacomo Leopardi (the rest is so much Cohen). Claudio is the only one who has managed to describe adolescence with genuine emotion, and for me, he remains the most emotional Italian singer-songwriter of all time. It's not about pessimism, but as he himself said, "strong critical will." more
Big Star -Radio City
When he started 'O My Soul,' it wasn't the usual R'n'R. There was something unique about the chords. They were different. more
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers -Damn the Torpedoes
When the sound technician was asked, "But how did such a perfect sound come about, with the guitar and the piano and the organ sounding like a single instrument...?", the sound technician replied, "I don't even know myself..." more
La Dispute
Exciting post-hardcore narrative. more
Bruno Vespa
Slimy hair-grabber of Berlusca, even if when he realized it was no longer in his interest to be with him, he damn well shoved it up his ass. more
Chickenfoot
This Chickenfoot project sees Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony, and Chad Smith bringing to life a fantastic supergroup!! more
Tears for Fears
Almost the best pop possible, in the most underrated decade of the last century. more
Primus -Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble
I finally listened to it after such a long wait; I’ll say right away that my judgment on the new PRIMUS album is biased since they are my absolute NUMBER ONE in the music scene. It's a short album in terms of length, strange, lopsided, dark like few other things signed by Les; with that "mocking" voice that I know well and adore. As always, the cousin composes what he wants, how he wants, without paying attention to trends and fashions; a completely free spirit for thirty years… GOLDEN TICKET… more
PJ Harvey
Polly Jean Harvey: for over twenty years she has been delighting us with her musical narratives, sometimes soft and dry, sometimes delicate and enchanting. She has collaborated with Nick Cave and Mick Harvey; and finally, she has "mistreated" in her own way a masterpiece by Bob Dylan: "Highway 61 Revisited." more
The Germs
It seems they please the parish priest of Pana, mizzica. more
Pink Floyd -Atom Earth Mother
Well, what can I say, it's a great album, experimental yet majestic. The first track, if it can be called that, deserves five stars; the next three tracks, "If," "Summer 68," and "Fat Old Sun" are good pieces, although they can't compete with the first one, which is of an entirely different caliber, but which song could hold its own against that masterpiece? Almost none. The last track, on the other hand, follows in the footsteps of the first, experimental but enjoyable and well-crafted. more
Joy Division -Still
"Still": my double vinyl, listened to in the morning to warm up body, soul, mind. Once again, it has achieved its purpose; an album released in 1981, a year after what we all know, dramatically. A part of unreleased tracks, some shocking and stunning as only they could offer you: "Ice Age," "Dead Souls," "The Only Mistake"...tremendous. The second half is live, from the last concert in Birmingham: it was May 2, 1980; "Digital" annihilates you, breaks you in two...FOREVER... more
Tears for Fears
How much I loved Roland and Curt in the eighties and nineties!!! Exquisite and well-crafted Techno Pop, with perfect Soul, Funky, Rock embellishments; in my opinion, among the best in those magical decades... MAD WORLD... more
Hole -Celebrity Skin
Courtney stated that this album was aimed at the average American who buys one record a year. She said it all, I believe. more
Anathema -Hindsight
Five years; an interminable half-decade my spirit had to wait to once again savor the dreamlike, mystical, decadent atmospheres of this new album by Anathema. A captivating collection where the English lads revisit tracks from their past, performed in a sumptuous acoustic version that makes the listening experience even more intense and filled with pathos. From the opening "Fragile Dreams," through the parts of "One Last Goodbye," to the shimmering "Angelica"... ASCETICI... more
Marky Ramone
What to say about Marky Ramone, born Marc Steven Bell... The least indispensable of all the big brothers. It’s better not to go on, drawing a veil of pity over how he's mistreating a LEGEND... RAMONES SAUCE... more
Anathema -A Natural Disaster
Cover, as in many other works by the English, splendid in its simplicity: a fiery red sky over a boat pulled ashore. And we are once again in the presence of a masterpiece; ten tracks, with the electronic component shining through in many songs, not to mention the guitar drive as in "Pulled Under At 2000..." But it's the title track that gives me incredibly high emotional moments, thanks to the sublime, enchanting, enveloping voice of Lee Douglas...FLYING... more
Virgin Steele -The Black Light Bacchanalia
This time, the artistic maturity achieved has not particularly benefited De Feis. Refined, sophisticated, and undeniably magical in some parts. However, the excessive length of the pieces is quite challenging to follow. Less barbaric and much, much more romantic than usual. more
Metallica -...And justice for all
The most mature and thoughtful of the band. And perhaps the most handsome as well...
P.S.
The acoustic parts are spectacular! more