Several nautical miles beyond the territorial waters of the Punk. more
Better than others more celebrated for me, Lennon in great form: 'Help!', 'You've Got to Hide Your Love Away', 'Ticket to Ride'. And then there's 'Yesterday'. 5 more
Five for many reasons, but mainly because: 1) they sound fantastic live; 2) when they use the electronic drum, they do it perfectly; 3) to conceive those vocal arrangements on 'Disco//Very' you can't be just any band. If there’s a group that will inherit the legacy of the Raincoats, it’s them. more
Still at the helm Quincy Jones more
Trash that has nothing to do with prog. A couple of sound bits placed here and there accompanied by tedious displays of technique without any idea behind a track. more
It's 1988 and Bad Religion's career, which had experienced a hiatus of a few years, is back in full swing; "Suffer" is the first step of a mind-blowing trilogy, to say the least (but do we really need to mention the other two subsequent works? I hope not!!). The essential Brett Gurewitz and Jay Bentley return to their places and the sonic delirium is played at an unheard-of speed: just over twenty-six minutes condensed into fifteen impetuous tracks that offer no escape...DELIRIUM OF DISORDER... more
Bad with broth, excellent with provola. more
Exalted mind, alongside Walter Becker, in Steely Dan; the follow-up confirmed by a solo career where he has brilliantly combined elegant and sophisticated sound exploration with a meticulously crafted and distinctive "easy listening"... NEW FRONTIER... more
Provincial storyteller guitarist. Never provincial. more
The OFF! In other words, a joyful bunch of veterans coming together to unleash shards of pure, rancid, and unfiltered hardcore punk as if it were still 1981. 16 tracks for 18 minutes flat. Nothing new, of course. But I revel in this stuff like a hedgehog. On the microphone, we have what I consider to be one of the greatest vocalists of the genre: Mr. Keith Morris [Black Flag/Circle Jerks]. more
RIP JOE COCKER (1944-2014). THE TRUE GREAT ONES LEAVE WITHOUT MAKING TOO MUCH NOISE... more
No one scratches like Meghan O'Neil. And no, there’s no double meaning. And yes, she’s out of the group. Only to be listened to if you're in the mood for some serious beatdowns. more
very big voice ,,,,,unique I would say more
His voice, so distinctive and unique, remains in my opinion one of the most recognizable and "noble" of the last few decades. Well done Dave and thank you... SUFFER WELL... more
Here Mr. G begins to take stock of a generation, the sixties generation, which he deems a failure. He supports this thesis through an extensive analysis of human consciousness and the crumbling of the concept of individuality. A fundamental pivot of the Teatro Canzone. "Everywhere we have left aborted joys to rot in the corners of the streets." (Il Delirio) more
More "funky" compared to his usual repertoire. more
Anima soul more
I will be banal, I will be obvious, I will be rhetorical... and if anyone wants to add any other obvious points, I will gladly welcome them. But then I wonder if it is right to try to say something about such great Music, about this sonic monolith that represents for me one of the sacred texts in the whole history of Rock: it would take me a long, long time and the result would be something banal, obvious, rhetorical, and so on... I conclude by citing among all the songs the one that seems the most obvious to me... CHILD IN TIME... more
What he did in the '70s should be enough to give him a five, and who cares if he was inconsistent afterwards. Who else has managed to include a pop song, beautifully by the way, in a Kraut/Experimental/New Wave/whatever else you want to call it album like "Heroes"? more
A record I have never fully appreciated, maybe a bit too distracted, I prefer Vintage Violence and Music for the New Society. more