The Black Crowes -Lions
The collaboration with Jimmy Page has left behind some dirtier riffs than usual. Not at its best but there's still some flashes here. My rating: 3.6. more
Robbie Robertson -Robbie Robertson
Production by Daniel Lanois and Robertson himself. FALLEN ANGEL was written for the suicide of friend Richard Manuel. more
Brian Eno & Harold Budd -Ambient 2: The Plateaux Of Mirror
Harold Budd and Brian Eno compose tranquil, soft sounds, with traces of classical music. more
The Modern Lovers -The Modern Lovers
He he what a group... The tracks, written in 1973, were released in 1976 when the band (including Jerry Harrison, future Talking Heads) no longer existed. more
Dwarves
The essence of what will never die: FICHE, CAZZI E MORTE more
X-Wild
Their discography is not flawless. But they have managed to defend their artistic dignity. R.I.P. more
Satyricon
Take a half-drugged crazy person as a drummer, a nerdy singer who wanted to be cool but only got kicked in the ass, a guitarist and a bassist forced to suffer eternally because of that idiot singer during concerts, and you have one of the best black metal bands. more
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft -Alles ist gut
1980: the electronic kraut atmosphere of the previous decade gives way to nervous beats dripping with sweat from a spectral and provocative dancefloor. Here Mussolini, communism, Adolf Hitler, and Jesus Christ are lined up to get in. more
The Kinks
I have never heard a Kinks song that I didn’t like.
-David Bowie more
George Harrison
Scaruffi, I'm addressing you, you who are obsessed with "Eastern sounds," have you ever listened to "Love You"? more
R.E.M. -Around The Sun
The only imperfect album of a career that has been perfectly, well, perfect; released in 2004, after over a year of work, it opens with the beautiful melancholic ballad "Leaving New York," an unconditional love declaration from the band towards the Big Apple. Then I just need to quote a phrase from Peter Buck: "At times the album is unbearable, because it sounds for what it is; a group of people so bored with the material that they can't take it anymore." It is the thirteenth album. more
Dinosaur Jr.
Who knows what SilasLang and hjhhjij will say when they read the following: my two favorite albums are "Bug" and "Where You Been"...HEAVEN OPEN UP...Their early works remain a notch below for me, but full marks are deserved...FREAK SCENE... more
Sodom -M-16
Great thrash album from Sodom. Together with "Code Red," they form the duo that relaunched them at the turn of the new millennium. Once again, we're talking about a good album, not exactly a masterpiece, but it’s a pleasure to listen to, and the furious Sodom always do well. I put it (slightly) ahead of "Code Red." (7.5) more
Paw -Dragline
Every now and then, a disk resurfaces that I had even forgotten I owned. Year 1993. Another meteor of the era, vanished into thin air after an album or so. Decent rock with a moderate edge and some 'southern' influences, with that unmistakable mood of 'Seattle Sound' dating it no later than 1995. 3.5. Now it goes back to rest in the attic of forgotten things... more
Joni Mitchell -Blue
Reflective yet so full of tremors... more
Stan Getz
Samba and more. Of substance. more