Il Balletto di Bronzo: YS
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Il balletto di bronzo: Ys
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Il Balletto Di Bronzo: Sirio 2222
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Il balletto di bronzo: Sirio 2222
23 apr 12
Il Rovescio Della Medaglia: Io Come Io
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Il rovescio della medaglia: Io come io
8 apr 12
Il Rovescio Della Medaglia: Contaminazione
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Il rovescio della medaglia: Contaminazione
8 apr 12
Il Rovescio Della Medaglia: La Bibbia
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Il rovescio della medaglia: La Bibbia
8 apr 12
Indian Summer: Indian Summer
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Indian Summer: Indian Summer
10 nov 20
Great record, a wonderful primultimate work by Indian Summer. A disk of beautiful songs and lovely sounds, in the territory of melodic rock with some hints of white rock-soul (especially in Jackson's voice) that flirts abundantly with progressive, without however embarking on a serious and committed relationship, featuring significant instrumental parts and lengthy guitar solos that lean more towards the "jammy" style typical of the rock of the era than to progressive, or take on "jazzy" shades as in the instrumental "From the Film of the Same Name" or in "Another Tree Will Grow." Tracks of contained length (if we want to consider it a prog album, the average is 6 minutes), compact in structure, beautifully solid and engaging, and in style. "Glimpse," "Half-Changed Again," "God is the Dog" (English translation of "Diocane") are all really great tracks, and there’s a slightly dark mood, very beautiful. Another excellent product of the "1970s rock-progressive undergrowth."
  • pier_paolo_farina
    11 nov 20
    Great beautiful cover (edited photo of Keef)
  • hjhhjij
    11 nov 20
    The cover is beautiful. Almost as much as that of "BS".
iq: ever
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IQ: Ever
8 apr 12
Not bad. 7.5
iq: the wake
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IQ: The Wake
8 apr 12
Like Ever, beautiful but after a while it gets tiring. 7.5
Iron Maiden: Iron Maiden
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Iron Maiden: Iron Maiden
29 nov 21
Oh, a band that does horror-comic covers featuring a zombie and disguises it in a thousand different ways, calling it "Eddie," will always have my sympathy. Despite the "literary" inspiration in many of the pieces from Harris and a somewhat "cultured" and refined approach to Hard Rock, I just can't picture them taking themselves too seriously. And this first album is really quite charming, with Di'Anno on vocals, still closely tied to the rawer hard rock of the previous decade, but already showing hints of greater complexity and "stylistic refinement," if we may say so (like "Phantom of the Opera") and lots of winks, more or less obvious, at folks like the Judas Priest of Sad Wings, with perfectly crafted songs in melodies and energy ("Prowler," title track "Transylvania," "Strange World," etc.). The next one is even better. The Maiden of the '80s, including those from the end of the decade that are undeniably more ambitious in composition and style, is always a pleasure to listen to and fits in nicely from time to time.
  • asterics
    30 nov 21
    I’ll tell you, I actually don’t mind this album either.
  • Flame
    1 dec 21
    The first two with Di Anno’s punk voice are absolutely essential, urgent, direct (except for some tracks you've pointed out), sincere. With Dickinson, there are so many beautiful things but also many pitfalls; however, they provided a good starting point for high school English literature teachers in legitimizing Coleridge and all the others in the '90s.

    But you two are creatures, what can you possibly understand...
  • hjhhjij
    1 dec 21
    No no, I totally believe it, Harris has always been a cultured/nerdy guy passionate about various literary genres, you can find it all in Maiden (Poe, Coleridge, etc.), and I loved that piece a lot years ago, by the way, so I have no doubt that his excellent literary references acted as a bridge for the kids who were passionate about Maiden at the time or later. Then, these first two albums are definitely more urgent and direct musically than the later ones, even more "hardrock" than "NewWaveBritishHeavyMetal," but I never find them "harsh," even in the melodies, in the vocal style, even in the wildest songs they are "refined" besides those like Phantom or Transylvania where they make it explicit. But yes, they are much more visceral especially than the albums from '84 to '88, and I definitely prefer the better-balanced raw-refined mixture.
  • Flame
    2 dec 21
    Rereading my comment, my mind went back to my first encounter with English literature, the teacher says: let’s talk about "Ciòusa." And I turn to my desk mate: what did she say? And he replies: I don’t know. Excuse me, Miss xxx, what’s the name? In English please! Ask the question in English. Excuse me, Miss shitdicks, I don't understand the name. The name is Ciòusa! And I tell my classmate: oh, I keep understanding Ciòusa, and he says: me too, but can someone really be called Ciòusa? I carried this mystery with me throughout high school; there was no internet back then.
  • hjhhjij
    2 dec 21
    Ahahahahahahahah beautiful. It was Chaucer, I suppose, right?
  • asterics
    2 dec 21
    hahahahahahaha
  • Flame
    2 dec 21
    near chiel.
    I pronounce it Ciòusa and she tells me: no Flame, it’s pronounced Ciòusa, you have to make it clear that there’s an ‘r’ but without pronouncing it... O.o...
Iron Maiden: Killers
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Iron Maiden: Killers
13 dec 21
The rawest disc from the Maidens, even more than the previous one. "Killers" feels like a bridge, or at least that's how I perceive it, between the '70s Hard Rock and the somewhat Heavy (or NiuUeivovbritiscevimedal) of the '80s. These Maidens are much more concise and direct compared to the later albums, and they are tremendously effective, still retaining a certain underlying "refinement" in the melodies and song structures. And then there's their cartoonish-horrific side that I find so endearing, the usual stunning cover art, the dark-horror themes, and the literary quotes (this time it's Poe) presented in a never-serious atmosphere, all sublimated in the title track, which is my favorite on the album. Not that I like everything (I find the two instrumentals absolutely dispensable; they don't say anything to me, to put it poetically) but it’s a solid album with quite a few great tracks ("Murders in the Rue Morgue," "Wrathchild," "Twilight Zone," which is a little gem, and others).
  • Flame
    14 dec 21
    I always comment, but you're going to pick my favorite records, so you get my comments.
    I can’t choose between the first two; they’re my favorites from Iron. Right after them, there’s Somewhere in Time, Piece ... and so on.
    You’re right about the rawness of the sound, and blessed be that. I actually quite like the instrumental intro, unlike you. The cover is the most iconic of Iron, the one that most often ended up on the back of the sleeveless denim jackets of metalheads in the '80s/'90s.
  • hjhhjij
    14 dec 21
    I've been listening to a lot of hard rock lately, so I think I'll gradually go through all of their '80s catalog. There's also something else I like and enjoy about Iron Maiden, that bit (if not more than a bit) of theatricality (very British, I must say) that you can always feel in their music, and in this context, it makes me like them even more. Furthermore, it's undeniable that Harris knew how to write great songs in his field.
  • hjhhjij
    14 dec 21
    Very Priest-like theatricality, obviously. The cover is the most iconic, it's true, but Eddie is always beautiful, a top model ahahha.
Iron Maiden: Piece of mind
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Iron Maiden: Piece of Mind
23 dec 21
A record that I barely remembered having listened to, this is definitely the Maiden album I always cared the least about, and listening to it again now I understand why. This is the first Maiden album that has all of the "classic" pompous and epic Heavy Metal that, honestly, is a bit of a turn-off for me, also losing that fun, somewhat horror caricature vibe and the "pop" and melodic inspirations from the previous album. "Where Eagles Dare" is exactly the perfect example of the Metal that grates on my nerves. Other tracks, like "Revelations," "The Trooper," and, to some extent, the longer and more elaborate "To Tame a Land" (from "Dune"), with the latter being a typical example of the more refined heavy style of Maiden, which I find convincing only to a degree—more often not—are certainly stronger, but overall the album has everything it needs, in the genre, to keep me at a distance. Except for the always stunning cover art (poor Ed…).
  • fedezan76
    23 dec 21
    Regarding the Iron, I think we see it quite the opposite…
  • hjhhjij
    23 dec 21
    It's no secret that I don't like this kind of Heavy Metal (the "New Wave") at all ahahahaha, but I have a fondness for them that pushes me to give them another listen during this period of hard rock listening.
  • Flame
    26 dec 21
    In my opinion, it's one of the most beautiful ones featuring Dickinson. Yes, it’s definitely totally heavy metal, but characterized by great epic openings like "Where Eagles Dare," "The Tripper," "Flight," and "Stand and Seal."
  • Flame
    26 dec 21
    see... the tripper... trOOper Flame, trOOper...
  • Flame
    26 dec 21
    The single of The Trooper has one of the most beautiful covers, second only to Aces and Stranger, my second Iron t-shirt.
  • hjhhjij
    26 dec 21
    Oh, it's precisely the grand epic openings of heavy metal that make me want to reject everything. For me, they are the worst things (at least in this genre of music, eh, in others the epic tone I really enjoy) I can't stand them. "The Trooper" is nice and "To Tame a Land," which is more structured and elongated, isn't bad at all, but still, there are just too many things that make me go brr...
  • hjhhjij
    26 dec 21
    Ahahahaha I just Googled it, beautiful 🤣
  • hjhhjij
    26 dec 21
    I said, where eagles dare is quite a crap for me, I'm sorry.
Iron Maiden: Powerslave
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Iron Maiden: Powerslave
25 jan 22
This is probably THE NWOBHM album by Maiden, their 100% '80s "Heavy Metal" record, the most representative of their classic sound: this very pumped and epic metal/rock, with grandiose tones that here become increasingly ambitious, both in composition and song structures, featuring long instrumental passages and that mix of cheesiness and "refined" metal style that has reached its definitive maturity. This expansion of Heavy Metal into more composed and complex structures obviously peaks in the 14 minutes of "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," a tribute to Coleridge (complete with quotes lifted directly from the original text) and perhaps the highest point of Harris's literary references. In any case, here the intention to blend "progressive" inspirations (a genre the Maiden clearly explored in their listening) with the NWOBHM style becomes very evident, in one of the most ambitious yet successful tracks in their repertoire. Make no mistake, the style and sound are always the same, and I will never go beyond calling them "pleasant," but I have always liked this one, probably one of the "New Wave Metal" tracks I enjoy listening to the most. Not bad either is the title track. Overall, I find the album a bit better than the previous one, but it ultimately leaves me fairly indifferent.
  • Flame
    27 jan 22
    Here I am again: for me it’s right in between my two favorite albums from the early Dickinson era. I used to like Rime when I was a kid, but it started to wear on me pretty quickly, like in general all the songs from the Dickinson period that drag on. I find the second side tedious, much better the first one where Aces High stands out, a great track and the cover of the 45 that goes straight to the top of my personal chart.
  • hjhhjij
    27 jan 22
    It makes perfect sense, since usually the heavy metal hybridization with certain progressive inspirations takes the worst things from progressivism. This fusion or these lengthy segments have never, ever driven me crazy; the reason I appreciate this piece is probably because I never have expectations with them, eheh, and for the charm of the reference to the wonderful ballad by Coleridge.
  • SouthernStyle
    29 jan 22
    I would say that the NWOBHM is already assimilated in this album and is part of a somewhat broader stylistic picture.
Iron Maiden: The Number Of The Beast
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Iron Maiden: The Number of the Beast
16 dec 22
The arrival of Cazzonelfiglio (ugly surname, huh), the turning point towards "classic" Heavy Metal of which they are absolute standard bearers, the first album 100% in the "Maiden style." However, I identify this music here, especially theirs, as Metal-Pop because oh, guys, Iron Maiden are pop, a lot, even in the choice of certain melodies, certain choruses, they are pop (like the title track or the chorus of "The Prisoner"). And this is a fun little pop disc. Moreover, it highlights their theatricality, the "gore comic malice," literary and cinematic references, structural, stylistic, and melodic inspirations from Priest's Sad Wings ("Children of the Damned") and other types of Hard-Rock/Heavy Metal with elegant and/or grand tones (I believe also Sabbath's "Heaven and Hell" at this point) etc. The title track, a beautiful evergreen, is practically the hard version of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" (come on, there’s even the narrator with the creepy voice, and Harris would have wanted Price by the way...) or the cartoon version of "Black Sabbath." Best track "Hallowed Be Thy Name," but the whole album is a great fun. I don’t like it as much as the first two, but maybe it's the album I enjoy re-listening to the most also for reasons of "likability."
  • Onirica
    17 dec 22
    On one hand, more than pop, I find that some of the tracks are uninspired, almost mere fillers thrown in to increase the album's length... the instrumentals as frameworks wouldn’t even be bad, it’s Dickinson who seems to stretch some rather lackluster, faded melodies over them. I’m talking about Invaders, 22 Acacia Avenue, Gangland, Prisoners (which, however, boasts the best solo of their careers, in my opinion). And, I’ll do some outing, the same title track is perhaps the song I love the least by Maiden; I find it totally bland. On the other hand, Children of the Damned, Run to the Hills, and Hallowed Be Thy Name are masterpieces in the genre, the latter being one of the best pieces ever composed in heavy metal... and as far as I’m concerned, the peak of their entire career, from here on out.
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