My Bloody Valentine -Loveless
I don’t like it. I’m ready for your "friendly insults." Don’t throw too many stones at me… more
Mudhoney -Superfuzz Bigmuff + Early Singles
TOUCH ME I'M SICK, NEED, IF I THINK... they are true generational anthems. more
Manilla Road -The Deluge
Masterpiece with a taste of saltwater – whether sea or ocean – "The Deluge" guides the listener onto an arcane patch of land that surrounds a decidedly humid dimension: corvine water, free from sunlight, inhabiting the ocean depths (Shadow in the Black), or murderous water that drowns cities forgotten by time (the mythical Atlantis, referenced in the title track). A colossal blend of epic and poetry worthy of being taught in schools! more
Blue Öyster Cult -Tyranny And Mutation
Energetically dark, this album is one of the cornerstones of 70s hard rock (and of all time). Listening is recommended while reading Howard Philipps Lovercraft. more
Blind Guardian -Somewhere Far Beyond
The best album by the Germans. Speed and adrenaline blend with folk elements and imposing choruses. A fresh, dynamic, and technical example of how to create power-speed metal without sounding flat and predictable. more
Iced Earth -Burnt Offerings
Dark, epic, fierce, grim. The best work with Barlow on vocals. The title track and the final suite "Dante's Inferno" are among the finest things you can hear in the realm of heavy metal. more
iq -ever
After 4 years, navigating record labels and compromises, their '90s begin in total creative freedom, with a sound that is contemporary, excellent songwriting, and a Peter Nicholls who has returned and is in great shape. The Milan date of the related tour was a Prog Happening in grand style. more
Neil Young -Rust Never Sleeps
Evenly divided into an acoustic and an electric side. more
Joni Mitchell -Clouds
I’ve listened to it so much these weeks that it made me feel nauseous; however, in the "acoustic guitar-voice" folk albums, this is truly a sparkling gem. Here, Mitchell records in the studio other tracks already written and performed live between '66 and '67, songs that are among the best of her early period. The opening trio ("Chelsea Morning" and "I Don't Know Where I Stand" especially) and the final diptych bring it to a 5, but how can one forget "Roses Blue" and the chorus of "The Gallery"? more
anathema -pentecost III
I've never understood why "Pentecost lll" is labeled as an EP, exceeding forty minutes in length across its five tracks. In my opinion, it is their first masterpiece, the last musical episode featuring Darren White on vocals; a dark, decadent Gothic Doom Metal, with songs among my favorites from their excellent discography like the opener "Kingdom" or the equally substantial in duration "We, The Gods," not to mention "Memento Mori"...From Here To ETERNITY... more
Buffalo Tom
Born in the late eighties in Boston, at that time one of the capitals of Music (I randomly mention Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., etc.). Sharp and loud Indie-College Rock, yet with clear folk references evident in their discography; intimately deafening...LET ME COME OVER... more
ABBA -ABBA
Enjoyable pop more
Etron Fou Leloublan
Lopsided rhythms and spastic marches in circular patterns with few progressions. The proponents of the French river. Minimal prog? more