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leo93

20 sep 14

Shakti | DeRank™: 0,00

happiness is being together more

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20 sep 14

Jeff Beck Group | DeRank™: 3,12

In addition to the pure talent of the lead guitarist, the band could count among its ranks great musicians, such as Rod Stewart on vocals, replaced in '70 by another great like Alex Ligertwood, Nicky Hopkins, Ronnie Wood, Cozy Powell, Aynsley Dunbar... 4 albums between blues, jazz, soul, and perhaps it is thanks to them that hard rock was born, Zeppelin permitting... more

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20 sep 14

Motörhead — No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith | DeRank™: 3,00

Forty minutes for eleven tracks: music that overwhelms the listener, played by the trio with the force of a massive hurricane. Hard, heavy sounds, delivered with wild punk energy; the sermon opens with "Ace of Spades" and concludes with "Motorhead," passing by the ferocious "Overkill" and "Bomber." A streetwise album, suited for brawling, rough, dirty, drunken bikers: instinct and rage...GRANITE... more

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20 sep 14

David Gilmour | DeRank™: 6,34

Difficult, when defining David, not to fall into banality and rhetoric; so I want to be very banal by saying that the final guitar solo of the song "Comfortably Numb" is... I'll stop here, smiling. more

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19 sep 14

Jethro Tull — Stand Up | DeRank™: 11,00

Less than 5 is impossible for me for this album; a perfect work, excellent in the "ballad" moments, simply irresistible and uncontrollable in the numerous fast parts. Anderson and his flute are orgasmic, but shall we talk about Barre's solo on "We Used to Know"? Rock, Blues, Hard-Blues and even a bit of "British" Folk. Masterpiece. more

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leo93

19 sep 14

The Clash — Sandinista | DeRank™: 0,00

the best more

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hellraiser

19 sep 14

Sonic Youth — Daydream Nation | DeRank™: 4,94

Just unpacked about an hour ago, I need to really tune in since I'm not used to this genre, which left me a bit confused after the first listen, but I'm getting used to it with the second, like when you walk into a movie theater on a sunny August Sunday and can’t see a thing... for now, 3.5, and then we'll see. more

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Samuele

19 sep 14

Jeff Beck — Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop | DeRank™: 3,00

A guitar god, astonishing, one of the few artists worthy of being defined in such a way. more

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19 sep 14

Edda — Semper Biot | DeRank™: 0,00

Stefano "Edda" Rampoldi, singer of Ritmo Tribale; after leaving the Milanese group, he withdraws from the music world for about a dozen years, returning in 2009 with this first solo work. An essential album: just voice, acoustic guitar, and little else; heartfelt songs, steeped in pain, that lay bare his problems, his fears, his dramas. I picture him sitting on a chair, with the guitar, in an empty room; while a blood-red dawn heralds a serene, clear day... more

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19 sep 14

Sigur Rós | DeRank™: 7,98

One of the most overrated groups of the last twenty years. Even by me! more

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Jajarreja

19 sep 14

Fine Before You Came | DeRank™: 0,00

"Like sad songs when it rains outsideee" more

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19 sep 14

Pentangle — Basket Of Light | DeRank™: 4,48

A few simple words to describe their 1969 masterpiece, MAGNIFICO, in every way... atmospheres, instrumental skills, McShee with her wonderful voice, lyrics inspired by Arthur, the Middle Ages, ancestral times... more

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hellraiser

19 sep 14

Rival Sons | DeRank™: 3,73

Los Angeles band formed in 2008 from the meeting between guitarist Scott Holiday and vocalist Jay Buchanan, often referred to as the new Led Zeppelin (a comparison that is quite exaggerated at this point...). They are the creators of at least a couple of excellent albums, such as "Pressure & Time" from 2011, whose cover was designed by the legendary designer Storm Thorgerson, already famous for his work with Pink Floyd, and the latest "Great Western Walkyrie" from this year. more

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19 sep 14

Kina | DeRank™: 0,00

In the eighties/nineties, it was easy to liken the career of Kina, who hailed from Aosta, to that of the Turin-based Negazione: the same strict musical discipline, self-production, absolute independence in everything. The Husker Du of our mountains...EMPTY ROADS... more

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hellraiser

19 sep 14

Blossom Toes | DeRank™: 1,48

A British pop/psychedelic band active for a few years between the '60s and '70s, they were the creators of at least a couple of excellent works, such as their glorious debut from 1967, "We Are Ever So Clean," a forgotten gem of great beauty, with a refined style and tremendous imagination, containing their most famous single, "Look At Me, I'm You"... more

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19 sep 14

Steppenwolf | DeRank™: 3,00

Born from the ashes of the "Sparrow," the Canadians move to California where their original rock-blues blends with the psychedelic ferment of San Francisco in '67. Monarch's sharp, acid guitar perfectly integrates with Goldy McJohn's "cavernous" organ and the voice of the charismatic leader John Kay, Canadian but of Teutonic origins, creating excellent albums and great singles... more