Van der Graaf: Vital
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Van der Graaf: Vital
1 jul 12
A predominantly progressive album that closes with a solo piece by Hammill that has nothing to do with progressive music and, in some ways, anticipates punk. Crazy. An album played with a violence, energy, and anger that are truly frightening. "Pioneers Over C" '78 version is an insane gem, better than the original on H to He. A furious masterpiece with heavy sounds like metal, featuring Hammill's electric guitar front and center. A progressive-punk gem (which doesn't make sense but I don't care).
  • hjhhjij
    1 jul 12
    And maybe I let a big H slip through :D
  • SydBarrett96
    2 jul 12
    I don't think progressive-punk is really much of an oxymoron. For example, the first two albums by PG have remnants of progressive pomp and guitar riffs that aren't too far from punk (how would you define On The Air?). The same can also be found in some albums by Hammill himself and in the vast discography of the Crimson King.
  • hjhhjij
    2 jul 12
    There's no doubt about Hammill; in fact, this album ends with the title track from his solo album of '75 (which featured practically all of Van der Graaf anyway), and in some parts, it anticipates the punk movement that would emerge shortly after. However, punk has nothing to do with Crimson ;) and neither does Gabriel, who, although influenced in his own way by certain new wave of the period and by Fripp himself, has little to do with punk. This album, on the other hand, is a progressive record played with impressive violence, very modern, with Hammill unleashing an incredible rage at the time, and it concludes with a piece that is absolutely not prog. 'Na figata.
  • proggen_ait94
    2 jul 12
    Hj: I had no doubt you would give it a 5. Christ, what an album!
  • hjhhjij
    2 jul 12
    If there was, I would give it a 6, no joke ;)
  • tonysoprano
    20 aug 16
    fucking hell I have to listen to ittttt
Van der Graaf: The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Van der Graaf: The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome
8 apr 12
Van Der Graaf Generator: World Record
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Van der Graaf Generator: World Record
8 apr 12
Meurglys III, he's my friend, the only one that I can trust, to let it be without pretense, there's no one else. It's killing me, but in the end there's no one else I know is true, there's none in all the masks of man there's nothing else. But my guitar... I suppose he'll have to do.
  • tonysoprano
    1 jul 16
    In a little while I'll listen to it... is this album really that amazing?
  • hjhhjij
    1 jul 16
    Less than the others, for sure. Simpler, less inspired overall, for some. But I find it excellent, "Masks" and the suite "Meurglys III" (the guitar of Hammill to whom the piece is dedicated, a long intimate reflection by Hammill that gives way to a sax-guitar improvisation between Jackson and Hammill over a sort of "reggae" base by Banton and Evans) are two absolute masterpieces. But for me, even the other tracks are of excellent quality. Oh, it is certainly the weak link of the second "triad" of the band, but for me it remains indispensable. Well, I admit I am totally biased, so don't count too much on my opinion.
  • tonysoprano
    1 jul 16
    I will try... if they have done something incredible even after that masterpiece of "Still Life," I bow before them (even though I am already doing so)...
Van Der Graaf Generator: Still Life
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Van der Graaf Generator: Still Life
8 apr 12
"E dura è l'autostrada scura
E la distanza della vetta mi spezza il cuore
Perché non la vedrò mai, eppure svolgo il mio ruolo
Credendo che ciò che ci aspetta
È il cosmo rispetto alla polvere del passato
nella morte dei meri umani la vita avrà inizio"
Fede infantile nella fine dell'infanzia.
Van Der Graaf Generator: Godbluff
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Van der Graaf Generator: Godbluff
8 apr 12
"How long the time seems, how dark the shadow
how straight the eagle flies, how straight towards his arrow
how long the night is, why is this passage so narrow
how
Van Der Graaf Generator: The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Van der Graaf Generator: The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other
8 apr 12
"Every step appears to be the unavoidable consequence of the preceding one and in the end there beckons more and more clearly total annihilation" After the flood.
Van Der Graaf Generator: Present
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Van der Graaf Generator: Present
24 apr 12
Considering Trisector a great but not extraordinary work, I view Present as the latest (to date) masterpiece of Van der Graaf Generator, who return after 27 years of absence, at nearly sixty years old, with a double album and an extremely challenging and experimental second disc, in 2005! Chapeau.
  • tonysoprano
    22 aug 16
    Personally, I consider Vital to be the true final masterpiece of the generator. But this album comes very close to that title. It’s also a great record, considering that they made it at an advanced age, almost 30 years after their last reunion... truly great.
van der graaf generator: aerosol grey machine
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Van der Graaf Generator: The Aerosol Grey Machine
8 apr 12
"My forces work against evil, for I love, all I feel. I know the secrets long forgotten, you'd better believe in me: I'm the necromancer."
Van der Graaf Generator: A Grounding In Numbers
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Van der Graaf Generator: A Grounding in Numbers
8 apr 12
Incredible, an album of this caliber, all over 60. Immortal, truly amazing, hats off to the creator.
van der graaf generator: h to he who i am the only one
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Van der Graaf Generator: H to He, Who Am the Only One
8 apr 12
"Death in the sea, death in the sea, somebody please come and help me
come and help me
Fishes can't fly, fishes can't fly, fishes can't and neither can i
neither can i" Killer.
  • tonysoprano
    12 jun 16
    Oh my goodness, how beautiful is KIller... if an album starts off with a bang like this, it's already won from the start. And the rest is just amazing as well.
  • hjhhjij
    12 jun 16
    The rest is better ;)
  • tonysoprano
    12 jun 16
    The Van Der Graaf Generator is an incredible thing; just when you think you've heard the best, they leave you in awe. But how the hell do they do it??
  • tonysoprano
    12 jun 16
    *i
  • tonysoprano
    12 jun 16
    I still haven't understood the meaning of the album title.
  • hjhhjij
    12 jun 16
    It was never quite understood. There was a chemical formula involved or something like that. Not that I care much. The sound of this record, still wild, unique but more focused than the previous one, is something amazing. What they do in Pioneers is monstrous. But also listen to those after "Pawn Hearts". You'll find a more mature band, perhaps less wild and surprising but with a quality of writing, music, lyrics, and performance that is simply wonderful.
  • tonysoprano
    12 jun 16
    Take it easy, Uncle Dog, I'm not Bolt.
  • tonysoprano
    12 jun 16
    I will soon listen to Still Life as well.
  • tonysoprano
    12 jun 16
    I wanted to listen to his illustrious predecessors first.
  • hjhhjij
    12 jun 16
    But rightly so. Before "Still Life" there's "Godbluff". Just give me a whistle when you want to delve into Hammill's solo work.
  • tonysoprano
    12 jun 16
    And to think I discovered them right here, wandering around randomly. By pure luck, at Feltrinelli they had Pawn Hearts, I picked it up, I thought it would be rubbish. My God, they drive me crazy!
  • hjhhjij
    12 jun 16
    I discovered them here too. Just like Genesis. At the time, I wasn't even registered. I knew Phil Collins as a solo artist, the Genesis of the '80s (and I liked them back then, sigh...) and I was a die-hard fan of Michael Jackson. I started to absorb, and love, the Genesis of the '70s, then the rest of prog. And then came "Killer"... BANG! "H to He" was my first album by the Generator, followed by the rest in quick succession. But I'm particularly fond of "H to He," that sound, those songs, beyond its actual colossal quality.
  • tonysoprano
    12 jun 16
    In the same way, I discovered Area, whom I love madly.
  • tonysoprano
    12 jun 16
    It seems that a new album of theirs will be released in September.
  • hjhhjij
    12 jun 16
    It will definitely be a nice feeling, as always.
Van Der Graaf Generator: Pawn Hearts
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Van der Graaf Generator: Pawn Hearts
8 apr 12
A plague, on its own, would be worth at least 6 stars
"Camps of panoply and majesty, what is Freedom of Choice?
Where do I stand in the pageantry, whose is my voice?
It doesn't feel so very bad now: I think the end is the start
ALL THINGS ARE APART, ALL THINGS ARE APART, ALL THINGS ARE APART"
A Plague of lighthouse keeper.
Van Halen: 1984
CD Audio I have it ★★
Van Halen: 1984
8 apr 12
Van Halen: Van Halen
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Van Halen: Van Halen
8 apr 12
Van Halen: Van Halen II
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Van Halen: Van Halen II
8 apr 12
Van Morrison: Tupelo Honey
CD Audio I lack
Van Morrison: Tupelo Honey
22 dec 18
Stunning album by Van The Man, one of the "classics" of his immense career. The exhilarating Soul/R&B vein of the Irishman merges or stands alongside Country-Folk in a perfect blend. The album has just one track that seems "minor" to me ("I Roo You" excites me less than the rest) and then a cascade of beautiful songs: from the deadly opening with "Wild Night," a simply irresistible track, to the applause-worthy finale with "Moonshine Whiskey" (even though there's a nice version of the traditional "Down By the Riverside" among the bonus tracks), passing through the sensational one-two punch of "You're My Woman" and the title track, two more masterpieces to add to his long list; one after the other, these two beautiful songs, dedicated to his wife, emotionally overwhelm the listener and celebrate Morrison's stunning voice. A beautiful album.
  • hjhhjij
    22 dec 18
    @[Cialtronius] Out of curiosity, have you ever tried listening to an album like this one or "Moondance" by Morrison? I think you would like them; I don’t hear anything that you might not enjoy. We're not in the more intimate and "stream of consciousness" territory of "Astral Weeks."
  • hjhhjij
    22 dec 18
    "I Wanna Roo You" poor thing, it's not that just because I like it less than the others I mess up the title too, huh.
  • Alfredo
    22 dec 18
    I confirm everything, generally underrated album, but quite beautiful.
  • Falloppio
    22 dec 18
    H, I'm raving about this album. Beautiful beautiful beautiful...!!!
  • Falloppio
    22 dec 18
    *I
  • Johnny b.
    25 dec 18
    I don't know him, I'll fix it as soon as possible.
Van Morrison: His Band And The Street Choir
CD Audio I have it
Van Morrison: His Band and The Street Choir
18 jan 19
It's fair to consider it a minor episode in his discography; after all, it certainly pales in comparison to both the two perfect previous albums and the two stunning records that followed it. In short, it's a bit squashed between giants. However, I like it; it's a nice little record: sunny, vibrant, carefree, optimistic, light but with Morrison's R&B/Soul songwriting that never fails to be enjoyable and of high quality. There are indeed some beautiful songs, and how! ("Street Choir," "I've Been Working," "Gypsy Queen," "Sweet Jennie," and "Call Me Up in Dreamland," while not among his essential masterpieces, are all lovely songs). Then there are the two best tracks: "Domino" and my favorite, "Virgo Clowns"—the only two from this album that I would include in a hypothetical "Best Of" that I would create. It's a perfect record for a light yet quality listen.
  • Alfredo
    18 jan 19
    This is definitely a minor album; in fact, I can't even remember the last time I listened to it, and I don’t have strong memories of it, but it’s still Van The Man, so I'll try to revisit it. The two subsequent ones (especially SDP with a Listen To The Lion that for me is like one of the main chapters of the Van Bible from the '70s) are definitely on other levels.
  • hjhhjij
    18 jan 19
    Certainly. "Saint Dominic's Preview," which is all high-level with "Listen to the Lion," reaches celestial heights. Nothing in comparison to the dignified and sunny divertissement that this is.
  • Alfredo
    18 jan 19
    The only one I remember is Domino because it's also in some best of compilations, the others not at all.
  • hjhhjij
    18 jan 19
    Surely there are no songs that, given the exceptionally high average quality of his repertoire, stand out particularly in one's memory. "Domino" was the launch single, and I don’t want to make a mistake, but I believe it’s the single that had the most commercial success for Van The Man. Indeed, it’s a great single, a fitting R&B tune, lively, vibrant, and very beautiful. Maybe listen to "Street Choir" or "I've Been Working" or "Virgo Clowns"; the latter is very beautiful and moving for me. Then of course, the most memorable things from Morrison are found elsewhere, extending into the entire following decade.
  • hjhhjij
    18 jan 19
    the most memorable things are obviously *somewhere else.
Van Morrison: Hard Nose the Highway
CD Audio I lack
Van Morrison: Hard Nose the Highway
11 oct 19
Another great album by Van Morrison, who in the '70s (and even in the '80s) lined up stunning records one after the other with just a couple of minor episodes/dips. I find this a very relaxing album, as well as emotionally moving, full of ballads, some of which are spine-tingling due to the intensity of Van's voice and interpretation, along with excellent arrangements (I’m thinking of the opening track "Snow in San Anselmo" and the grandeur of "Purple Heather" placed at the end, or the stunning title track—three of the best songs on the album). Then you can let yourself be rocked by his voice in the very relaxing 10 minutes of "Autumn Song," there's the more upbeat "The Great Deception," and the cherry on top, a cover: the Van Morrison version of "Bein' Green," which his beautiful voice transforms into an exhilarating piece; Kermit Morrison. Van the Muppet, in short.
  • Stanlio
    15 oct 19
    I'm going straight to listen to it, bye.
  • bluesboy94
    5 jul 20
    Bravo hj; sandwiched between the semi-masterpiece of "Saint Dominic's Preview" and the "whole" masterpiece of "Verdone Fleece," this "Hard Nose The Highway" may seem minor, but it's not so minor after all.
  • bluesboy94
    5 jul 20
    *Veedon, ogre uncle...
Van Morrison & The Chieftains: Irish Heartbeat (1988)
CD Audio I have it
Van Morrison & The Chieftains: Irish Heartbeat (1988)
26 aug 19
A stunning collaboration from the great singer-songwriter who has long rediscovered the musical tradition of his land alongside the absolute masters of Celtic-Irish tradition. All of them already with a long career behind them, yet the album is fresh, sparkling, moving, intense, and incredibly inspiring. For me, it is the last true masterpiece for both Van Morrison and The Chieftains, let's say the last one at such high levels. 8 out of 10 tracks (the other two penned by Morrison) are traditional, and the interpretations are overall of the highest level, with some truly spine-tingling moments ("Raglan Road," to name one). A Must Have for anyone who loves the sounds of Irish tradition, from dances to deeply moving ballads.
  • CosmicJocker
    26 aug 19
    I don't know if I love the sounds of the Irish translation that much, but I love dear Van so much.. And by talking about it like this, you entice me..
  • hjhhjij
    26 aug 19
    Just know that we're around the Van Irish area.
  • adrmb
    26 aug 19
    Great notice, thanks :D
  • imasoulman
    26 aug 19
    trusting, focusing...
  • ElPibeDeOro
    26 aug 19
    Well, I'll make it mine, since I love the sounds of Irish tradition. A thank you from me as well!
Vangelis: Chariots of Fire
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Vangelis: Chariots of Fire
19 apr 13
The album with that little-known theme.
Vangelis: Antarctica
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Vangelis: Antarctica
18 apr 13
and a half.
Vangelis: Blade Runner - Versione Ufficiale 1994
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Vangelis: Blade Runner
8 apr 12
Vangelis: Sex Power
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Vangelis: Sex Power
20 apr 13
Vangelis' solo debut, a very enjoyable soundtrack but nothing exceptional; I’ll stick with my rating because he has since produced much better than this pleasant little debut.
Vince Martin & Fred Neil: Tear Down The Walls
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Vince Martin & Fred Neil: Tear Down The Walls
12 feb 15
Beautiful. Fred Neil's debut, even if in partnership with Vince Martin. Beautiful songs blending traditional sounds, excellent covers ("Morning Drew"), and the first tracks that emerged from Fred Neil's pen, which make up at least half of the album (greats like "Baby" or "Red Flowers"). Certainly, it is far from the Fred Neil who will come soon, distant not only in quality but also in style, as Neil's next three works are extraordinary masterpieces and reach vertiginously high peaks. But this is already a great start.
Vittorio De Sica: Sciuscià
DVD Video I have it ★★★★★
Vittorio de Sica: Sciuscià
8 apr 12
Among the peaks of the neorealist movement, among the heights of Vittorio De Sica, one of our greatest directors. Little to say about this film, a dramatic story, one of the many from post-war Italy. A masterpiece.
Vittorio De Sica: Il giudizio universale
DVD Video I have it ★★★★
Vittorio de Sica: Il giudizio universale
8 apr 12
Among the most underrated films of the immense Vittorio De Sica, it is instead an excellent tragicomic comedy, at times hilarious and at times bitter. An exceptional cast, perhaps not fully utilized, with some actors a bit out of their depth, yet providing performances that are more than dignified. Hilarious Gassman, great Stoppa, gigantic Alberto Sordi, in the most successful character of the film, perhaps the most slippery and cynical he has ever portrayed. Truly a great film, absolutely worth rediscovering.
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