Jean-Luc Ponty: Cosmic Messenger
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Jean-Luc Ponty: A Taste for Passion
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Jean-Luc Ponty: Individual Choice
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Jean-Luc Ponty: Live
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Jean-Luc Ponty: Upon the Wings of Music
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Jean-Luc Ponty: Fables
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Indeed, a fairy tale!!
Jeff Beck: Wired
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Jeff Beck: Blow by Blow
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Jeff Beck Group: Truth
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
seminal!
  • boring!
    I've tried at least ten times to get into it (this one and also the subsequent "Beckola," which is slightly more inviting): no luck. And to think I'm a die-hard fan of guitarist Beck.
    My personal verdict is: rockblues devoid of memorable hooks, it goes in one ear and out the other. There are no melodic, rhythmic, or arrangement elements that make the tracks unforgettable, or at least lacking a particular energy, passion, etc.
    As a symbol and support for my opinion, there's the cover of "You Shook Me," a generic blues that slips away along with everything else in the case of "Truth," an excellent track instead on "Led Zeppelin I" with psychedelic and sexy dragged guitar, powerful singing full of youthful energy, and a detonating house drum = Jeff/Stewart and company’s version has been wiped off the map.
  • dsalva
    27 apr 18
    You argue well, but finding this little gem boring is, for me, a matter of taste, of course.
  • Sure, why not: after all, I find the Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Iggy Pop, Ramones, Clash, Depeche Mode, Talking Heads, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel alone, 90% of jazz, operatic music, all South American and Caribbean music, Italian progressive, Mina and Celentano, Renato Zero essentially useless and undoubtedly boring for me. Nonetheless, I adore dozens of bands/artists and I’m attached to thousands of names in rock, pop, progressive, fusion, and folk. Everyone is selective in their own way.
Jeff Beck Group: Beck-Ola
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Jeff Buckley: Grace
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
There are few records that evoke emotions with every listen like this masterpiece. Rest easy, Jeff; you left us only one studio album, but it’s much more than it seems!
Jeff Buckley: So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
  • dado
    18 aug 21
    Heartbreaking.
Jefferson Airplane: Bark
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Jefferson Airplane: Surrealistic Pillow
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Jefferson Airplane: Flight Log
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Jefferson and relatives in a terrifying collection!!
Jefferson Starship: Dragon Fly
Vinile I have it ★★★★
A more than decent album, the change of label neither enhances nor detracts from the quality of the Airplane.
Jefferson Starship: Modern Times
Vinile I have it ★★★
end credits.
delivered to pop-rock, an album on the brink of sufficiency, without Grace Slick, little substance
Jerry Butler: Ice on Ice
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Jethro Tull: A
Vinile I have it ★★★
I've never really gotten attached to it!
Jethro Tull: Original Masters
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Jethro Tull: Living in the Past
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
just one note: how many versions of this vinyl are there?
other than that, essential! compilation, unreleased tracks, and live recordings of the best Jethro.
Jethro Tull: This Was
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
a spectacular debut....it didn't take much to understand the potential of the band that for at least another decade will be releasing high-quality albums.
Jethro Tull: Songs From The Wood
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Jethro Tull: Bursting Out (disc 2)
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
one of those concerts you had to be at!
Jethro Tull: Minstrel In The Gallery
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Jethro tull: A little light music
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Jethro Tull: Aqualung
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
B O S S !!!!
Jethro Tull: A Passion Play
CD Audio I have it ★★★
After a string of masterpieces, the fatigue here makes itself felt.
  • hjhhjij
    31 dec 18
    In my opinion, the fatigue is most evident in "War Child," a record that feels breathless even though it tries to regain the freshness of the song format. This somewhat misses the mark because it is the most ambitious, and the overall quality doesn’t quite support such compositional-thematic-musical ambition. However, it does have some very high moments, that's true.
  • hellraiser
    31 dec 18
    This 3.5, then there are War and Too Old that completely miss the mark. But in between, there's Minstrel, which remains one of my top picks from them.
  • hjhhjij
    31 dec 18
    Indeed. Let's say that the period '73-'77 was a bit schizophrenic. After the mediocre Too Old, they came out with an album that for me is a true Masterpiece, from nothing to everything. After that, for a couple of years, they reestablished themselves at the excellent levels of "Heavy Horses" and the good "Stormwatch."
  • hellraiser
    31 dec 18
    Yes, Songs their latest masterpiece, released in full punk. But the Cavalli Pesanti don’t excite me, just like Stormwatch. Then let’s not even go there; these synthetic sounds hurt my heart. And my pancreas.
  • hjhhjij
    31 dec 18
    The Jethro with synthetic sounds did not match well, regardless of whether you like them or not, in my opinion. They made 2-3 good albums even after, but nothing essential. However, TAAB II was a pleasant surprise. Still, I can already understand "Stormwatch" (it's significantly inferior to the other two, even though it's good), but Heavy Horses is a joy to listen to, galloping along, come on. For me, that's the last great album by the Tull.
  • dsalva
    31 dec 18
    I'm not pleased with all this foul language in my collection... so for me (and this is the verb...) 68-72 up to thick 5 masterpieces... then Passion 3, minstrel 4, too old to... 2.5, song from 5 heavy horses 4... then you tell me why I stopped buying their records.
  • hjhhjij
    31 dec 18
    I don't give grades, but just today, since it's the 31st, I would say Stand Up - Aqualung - Thick - Songs From those at 5. This Was, Benefit, Minstrel, and the Horses on the next step down. Passion and Stormwatch at 3.5, and War Child barely scraping by. Too Old 2 (really just salvaging the title track and another one). I must say that from 1980 onwards, the only truly bad album by the Tull is "Under Wraps" from 1984. The others may not be particularly successful (like "A" from 1980) or even good albums, which, if you don’t listen to them, you’re still fine because you already have their best, but if you happen to listen to them, they are pleasant ("Broadsword and the Beast" from 1982 or "Catfish Rising" from 1991).
Jethro Tull: 20 Years Of Jethro Tull
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
complete and exhaustive collection of 20 years of amazing career!
Jethro Tull: Rock Island
CD Audio I have it ★★★
end credits!
Jethro Tull: Benefit
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
even if by Anderson's own admission it is considered a "minor" album, for me it deserves a full score.
  • hjhhjij
    22 oct 17
    Well, perhaps overall it doesn't match their masterpieces, but it's not that far off and contains some of their most beautiful songs. Great album.
Jethro Tull: Stand Up
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
jewel!
Jim Capaldi: The Contender
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Jim Capaldi: Oh How We Danced
Vinile I have it ★★★★