SydBarrett96

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Caravan: In The Land Of Gray And Pink
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Caravan: In The Land Of Grey And Pink
14 sep 15
A delicately crafted album of melodic progressive music, flavored with delightful Pop nuances. The minstrel Sinclair welcomes us to Middle Earth, amidst wizards, elves, and gnomes. For everything else, there's "Nine Feet Underground."
  • hjhhjij
    14 sep 15
    I'll add a nice cup too, but you forgot the jazzy nuances, and I don’t recall that many elves and gnomes :D
  • SilasLang
    14 sep 15
    Beautiful...even if a bit too 'syrupy' for my tastes. But the problem is solely mine; in any case, it is a magnificent record. The sweet side of Canterbury...
  • SydBarrett96
    15 sep 15
    @Hj, I forgot those. XD
  • hjhhjij
    15 sep 15
    Well, as punishment, you'll listen to all of Ramazzotti's discography three times. And I as well for mentioning him in a definition of Caravan.
Claudio Lolli: Disoccupate Le Strade Dai Sogni
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Claudio Lolli: Disoccupate le strade dai sogni
10 jul 15
Even this is in a first pressing vinyl, almost impossible to find, to be kept like a relic. Obviously, a magnificent album: lyrics like dynamite, filled with nightmares and disillusionments that smell of beautiful jazz arrangements. In some ways, it follows the trail already blazed by the Zingari, even though here the acidic and disenchanted component of his "trilogy of cosmic pessimism" (I like to call it that) comes back into the spotlight. "Da zero e dintorni" is poetry.
  • Dragonstar
    10 jul 15
    Listen Syd, is this by any chance the album after "Zingari...?" Because I haven't been able to listen to it yet! I have the debut, Uomo in crisi, Canzoni di rabbia and Ho visto anche... You’ve intrigued me, you speak about it too well, would you recommend it to me?
  • SydBarrett96
    10 jul 15
    Yes, Dragon. :) Of course, I can tell you that it's highly recommended; musically, it's at extremely high levels, and I’ll tell you that it’s my favorite after the Zingari (which remains the best Italian singer-songwriter album ever, from the '70s).
Claudio Lolli: Aspettando Godot
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Claudio Lolli: Aspettando Godot
19 dec 14
A monolith, an album of intensity and depth that culminates in tears. To me, it's pure poetry; if I had to find a literary counterpart to Lolli, I would cite Giacomo Leopardi (the rest is so much Cohen). Claudio is the only one who has managed to describe adolescence with genuine emotion, and for me, he remains the most emotional Italian singer-songwriter of all time. It's not about pessimism, but as he himself said, "strong critical will."
  • Dragonstar
    19 dec 14
    The clumsiest of storytellers is also the one who has left behind true masterpieces for future generations to contemplate. This is beautiful, an anthology title track, but the three most beautiful (for me) remain: "A Man in Crisis," "Songs of Anger," and of course "I’ve Seen Happy Gypsies," one of the highest expressions of Italian singer-songwriter tradition.
  • SydBarrett96
    19 dec 14
    Dragon, with me you're in safe hands. I love all the Lolli from the '70s, and for me, Zingari Felici is among the top five Italian singer-songwriter albums of all time (I’ve ranked it around 3-4, but it wouldn't seem out of place at number one either). This, which I consider a masterpiece, isn't even my favorite. Bronze medal, behind Zingari (gold) and "Disoccupate le strade dai sogni" (silver).
Claudio Lolli: Ho visto anche degli zingari felici
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Claudio Lolli: Ho visto anche degli zingari felici
14 jul 14
One of the 10 Italian albums of all time (maybe 5, who knows). I believe no Italian singer-songwriter in the 70s reached these heights, NOBODY. A masterpiece, a single suite of 45 minutes enriched by excellent lyrics, jazz and progressive nuances. "Anna di Francia" and "Primo Maggio di Festa" make you cry. Fall in love with the Zingari Felici.
  • darth agnan
    14 jul 14
    I've never heard of it, but you definitely piqued my curiosity!
  • SydBarrett96
    14 jul 14
    Highly recommended, Darth. For me, it is essential for any lover of Italian music.
Claudio Rocchi: Volo magico n. 1
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Claudio Rocchi: Volo magico n. 1
16 nov 14
A tremendous album of folk oriental-psychadelic music, a milestone for the Italian scene due to its uniqueness. The super cool dadaist title suite (very close to "Aria" by Sorrenti, from which it explicitly draws) features a very tight final solo, "Giusto Amore," a beautiful tribal and mystical dance, "Tutto Quello che Ho da Dire," and "La Realtà non Esiste," two poems for voice and piano.
  • Dragonstar
    16 nov 14
    Then he wrote it when he was very young. Just thinking about this gives me goosebumps. To be recovered!
  • Hank Monk
    17 nov 14
    Are you following the Espresso series by chance? :) (I am, for now I'm putting them aside and then I'll listen to them all calmly.)
  • brunoballardini
    19 sep 21
    SydBarrett96 wrote some nonsense. According to him, Rocchi "was explicitly inspired" by Aria by Alan Sorrenti, when it would actually be true the other way around: Volo Magico N. 1 by Claudio Rocchi was released in 1971, while Aria by Sorrenti came out in 1972. Before spreading nonsense…
  • brunoballardini
    19 sep 21
    ...maybe study a bit first.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Déjà vu
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Déjà vu
21 jul 13
The perfectly light and harmonious vocals of Déjà Vù by CSNY are, I don’t believe, ever matched by any other group (perhaps only in Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys). This is the true cornerstone of the album, where 4 different identities come together to create a melancholic record with folk and country nuances, while still incorporating more electric and lively passages: probably the true aspect that makes this album a landmark and a symbol of the West Coast.
  • March Horses
    21 jul 13
    Yeah... yesterday, 20/07, they had a perfect concert, with at least half Deja Vu and half debut album :)
  • hjhhjij
    21 jul 13
    The symbol of the West, I don't know, one of the best parts, that is beyond any discussion. Mazterpiz.
  • SydBarrett96
    21 jul 13
    I imagine March.
  • ranofornace
    24 jul 13
    one of the undisputed masterpieces of history, I can’t remember if I placed it in the top twenty of my ranking, but I feel it’s time to give it a little touch-up.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Four Way Street
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Four Way Street
22 jul 13
Double live by CSN&Y, straight into the top 10 best live albums of the seventies. The first disc, the acoustic one, is angelic, featuring a string of guitar and piano ballads. The second, powerful and electric, showcases two inhuman guitar jam sessions. Monumental.
David Bowie: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
David Bowie: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
28 feb 16
I believe too many words have already been spent. One of the most genius Rock Works of all time. I wanted to draw attention to an underrated track, namely "Lady Stardust" (dedicated to Marc Bolan), which in my opinion is of disarming beauty.
  • parapoziponzipo
    5 mar 16
    It drives me crazy too "It ain't easy" even though (I believe by the Kinks) it's not one of his original songs.
  • SandroGiacobbe
    5 mar 16
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA this is great!
Delirium: Dolce Acqua
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Delirium: Dolce acqua
30 nov 14
A forgotten gem of melodic progressive, very beautiful and refined. Not a masterpiece, but definitely a pleasant album of notable quality; moreover, I have a soft spot for Ivano Fossati's voice, raw yet already richly well-trained. "Only a great bonfire will remain of us." 7.5-8.
Dire Straits: Dire Straits
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Dire Straits: Dire Straits
17 mar 14
I have it in both CD and vinyl format. A striking debut, pristine and stunning from Knopfler's band, perhaps their best for sound and style. Besides the very popular "Sultans of Swing," worth mentioning are the airy and beautiful intro of "Down to Waterline," the groovy "Six Blade Knife" (damn, the bass!), and the bluesy "In the Gallery." Wonderful.
  • De...Marga...
    17 mar 14
    Hi Syd. You already know how I feel about the great Mark Knopfler and his immortal band; I consider the first two works equally important and beautifully crafted. And you mentioned, besides "Sultans of Swing," whose final guitar solo still has a devastating effect on me, three little songs that truly capture the enormous scope of the album. Forgive my continuous use of the same adjectives, but after over thirty years since my first listen, the opening of "Down to the Waterline" is still a welcome therapy. Sweets surrender on the quayside, you remember we used to run and hide...
  • SydBarrett96
    17 mar 14
    But of course, your comments are always welcome. I love Dire Straits; they were among the first to open the roads of Rock for me. This might still be their best for me, but it's tough.
  • hellraiser
    17 mar 14
    It's a story too, I wouldn't know how to choose my favorite from the group...
  • De...Marga...
    17 mar 14
    On the choice of tastes, the Latins used to say. What I have always found spectacular, something I've already stated in my career as a music listener a couple of hundred times, is the uniqueness of Mark's guitar sound, so clean, elegant...unique.
Dire Straits: Communiquè
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Dire Straits: Communiqué
20 mar 14
Whatever people may say, for me this album is far from being a "carbon copy" of its predecessor. I find it much more expansive, more "slow," let's say, but not any less beautiful: a refinement of sound, so clean and out of the ordinary, emerges from here as well. The opening seconds of "Once upon a time in the West," the gem of "Lady Writer," the elegiac march of "Follow me Home," and "News," a tearjerking ballad, bring it to the highest acclaim.
  • De...Marga...
    20 mar 14
    It is always a welcome, I hope mutual, pleasure to engage with such knowledgeable aficionados of the poetry in music bearing the name Dire Straits. There’s nothing to argue about the sound expansion; I’ve never worried too much about it, considering it a sublime continuation of their first work. Please allow me to add "Where do you Think you're Going" to your precious gems, with that ascending finale where Mark's guitar demonstrates what clean sound, magic in touch, and softness in execution truly mean. Spectacular.
  • SydBarrett96
    20 mar 14
    Yes, I forgot to include it! D: Among the most beautiful on the album, yes.
  • hjhhjij
    20 mar 14
    Well, it does have quite a few points in common with the first one, and among these is the fact that it's on the same level in terms of quality of the tracks. For me, it's not a 5-star album, but come on, a solid 4 isn't to be tossed aside, right? Great album.
  • RIBALDO
    21 mar 14
    It's more than normal that it has common points with the first one since it's the following album; however, for me, they are really two different records and I like this one more. This is probably my favorite album by DS. It barely has a track that has entered the collective memory, except maybe "Once upon a time in the west" because it opens Alchemy, yet not a single bad song. Each track on this album lives its own life, it has personality. In the first album, on the other hand, there are two or three filler songs that sound similar to one another.
  • De...Marga...
    21 mar 14
    Syd, forgive me, but I hadn't noticed your affection towards me... I took action and did you a favor that I hope you appreciate.
  • SydBarrett96
    21 mar 14
    But of course. :)
Dire Straits: Making Movies
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Dire Straits: Making Movies
16 mar 14
Stunning and incredibly refined album, thanks to Mr. Knopfler's guitar and Bittan's piano, borrowed from the E Street Band. "Tunnel Of Love," "Romeo and Juliet," and "Skateaway" are three masterpieces, while the rest is of high caliber.
  • De...Marga...
    16 mar 14
    Basically, you highlighted, in a hypothetical cassette tape that is so dear to me, side A; I would also add the entire Side B, which consists of: "Expresso Love," "Hand in Hand," "Solid Rock," and "Les Boys." I consider it the best album for a newcomer wanting to start listening to Dire Straits... and I have no great difficulty in saying so.
  • SydBarrett96
    16 mar 14
    Yes, I completely agree. Everything is great.
  • hellraiser
    16 mar 14
    And yes, perhaps the perfect album of the band, full of classics...what a group, wonderful.
  • De...Marga...
    16 mar 14
    I appreciate the opportunity to present the following argument: within my extensive musical knowledge, I have never heard a guitar sound so clean and instantly recognizable after just a few notes. If you can provide me with any comparisons, I would be most grateful.
  • hellraiser
    17 mar 14
    Knopfler drew inspiration from Chet Atkins and JJ Cale, a bit of jazz and a bit of Tulsa blues, but his way of handling the guitar remains unique and unrepeatable... a clean sound that reminds me only of Beck and Clapton, but in some cases, no one sounds like him—smooth and precise, never a distorted note.
Edoardo Bennato: La Torre Di Babele
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Edoardo Bennato: La torre di Babele
8 jul 15
First press vinyl, complete with a beautiful silver cover. Well, nothing, one of the absolute gems that make up the magnificent pentology 1973-1977 of Architect Bennato. It was also thanks to this record that he was labeled Punk, and they weren't entirely wrong.
  • Dragonstar
    9 jul 15
    I also have the vinyl and the CD as part of a box set that includes the first 6 albums by Edo. I have to say, among the most beautiful works of the singer-songwriter. And "Venderò" is pure poetry set to music.
  • SydBarrett96
    10 jul 15
    I, among CDs and vinyls, I have all of the first five. :) Anyway, I agree, "Venderò" is stunning.
Edoardo Bennato: Burattino Senza Fili
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Edoardo Bennato: Burattino senza fili
22 oct 21
Today I listened to it again, wonderful as always. Rock’n’roll, sarcasm, mockery, irony at its highest levels. I don’t want to repeat myself by saying the same things over and over, but the first 5 albums by Edo are among the best things ever released in Italy.
  • Martello
    22 oct 21
    I love this album; I don't think there's a track that's overly subdued, which is truly amazing. Quando sarai grande, I believe it's one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
  • SydBarrett96
    22 oct 21
    I fully agree.
Edoardo Bennato: Non Farti Cadere Le Braccia
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Edoardo Bennato: Non farti cadere le braccia
25 jan 14
Excellent debut for the Neapolitan singer-songwriter. Although he is still somewhat immature in certain aspects, he is already great. He is probably the most "intimate" of Edo, thanks to ballads like "Una settimana, un giorno," "Lei non è qui, non è là," and especially the masterpiece "Un giorno credi."
  • SilasLang
    25 jan 14
    A great album. When Bennato was Bennato..
  • SydBarrett96
    25 jan 14
    Well, yes. For me, up to Burattino, they all deserve top marks. Even the two that come after it are good, anyway.
  • SilasLang
    25 jan 14
    Yes, yes... absolutely! I especially like "Io Che Non Sono L'Imperatore," so raw at times that it almost sounds like a kind of Folk-Punk...
  • SydBarrett96
    25 jan 14
    I adore him too. Sometimes in his high notes and in his runs, I can even hear Tim Buckley, which is not just my impression.
Edoardo Bennato: I Buoni e i Cattivi
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Edoardo Bennato: I buoni e i cattivi
24 mar 14
Italian Rock has also passed through this album. Raw folk and proto-punk influences blend in this inspired concept album about the good-versus-evil debate. Harmonica, vocal runs, and kazoo deliver 40 minutes of badass music. Come on, line up for THREE!
  • SilasLang
    24 mar 14
    huge album. forget about Zen Circus, it's nonsense...
  • SydBarrett96
    24 mar 14
    I completely agree. I believe that Bennato's first 4 albums were very influential for that generation of Italian rockers who would follow in the subsequent decades. Then they come to talk to me about Fiasco Rossi...
  • bluesboy94
    24 mar 14
    Bennato is one of the greatest regrets of Italian music. In the first ten years of his career, his records overflowed with anger, irony, sarcasm, commitment, and even poetry (the Bennato from '73 to '83 is absolutely worthy of being compared to the greatest Italian singer-songwriters); then came the vertical collapse. "I buoni e i Cattivi" is not his best work, but certainly the most original (after all, who had proposed this type of music in Italy before?). Oh yes, 40 minutes of badass music!
  • SydBarrett96
    24 mar 14
    For me, he was among the greatest of Italian music, at least until Burattino senza fili (which is already less angry than the previous ones). Then, after two good albums, he declines. Anyway, for me, the most beautiful are the first four.
  • dosankos
    24 mar 14
    In my opinion, yes, it’s his best work, as well as the most representative. But the line that separates those albums from the period between 1973 and 1980 is so thin that just a few nuances and personal perceptions are enough to slightly favor one LP over another as the "favorite." Nevertheless, Edo in the seventin does not miss a beat, and in the seventin, I also include "Uffa. Uffa!" and "Sono Solo Canzonette," practically built and perfected throughout all of 1979.
  • SydBarrett96
    24 mar 14
    For example, those two, even considering them good, I see as inferior to the ones before.
  • hjhhjij
    24 mar 14
    Okay, okay, quiet, you’ve convinced me: I have to dust it off.
  • SydBarrett96
    24 mar 14
    Come on HJ, start with this. ;)
Edoardo Bennato: Io Che Non Sono L'Imperatore
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Edoardo Bennato: Io che non sono l'imperatore
24 mar 14
The raw and hammering component of the previous work is here even more exacerbated, reaching perhaps the most "experimental" sounds of his career, close to certain Buckley-esque vocalizations. "Affacciati affacciati" and the title track are the summa of his poetic vision, two aggressive political invectives against the State and the Papacy. PEAK.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Emerson, Lake & Palmer
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3 aug 15
An inspired debut, musically flawless, well-balanced, and without flaws. In short, for me, it deserves a perfect score, even just for Lake's voice in "Take a Pebble." Emerson is in a state of grace, and it shows. A truly great first work, without a doubt. 8.5.
  • proggen_ait94
    5 aug 15
    without smudges?!
  • SydBarrett96
    5 aug 15
    Certainly baroque and pompous, but I find it inspired. They hadn't lost it yet, in my opinion. :)
Fabrizio De André: Vol. 3
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Fabrizio De André: Vol. 3
30 jul 13
4.5. Great album, even if it's far from the masterpieces of the seventies. Nevertheless, there are some gems, like "Amore che vieni, Amore che vai," "La ballata dell'Eroe," "La Guerra di Piero," and "La Canzone di Marinella." Watch out for the gorilla!
Fabrizio De André: Vol. 1
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Fabrizio De André: Vol. 1
1 aug 13
3.5-4. Still unripe, yet it already contains some classics (see "Via del Campo") that will make history.
Fabrizio De André: Non Al Denaro Non All'Amore Né Al Cielo
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Fabrizio De André: Non al denaro non all'amore né al cielo
22 jul 13
A beautiful poetic work inspired by the equally fabulous "Spoon River Anthology" by Edgar Lee Masters. In certain parts (see "Un Malato di Cuore" or "Un Chimico"), Faber even surpasses the American writer. Among my absolute favorites.
  • pana
    26 jul 13
    ...But I could never understand men...
  • SydBarrett96
    26 jul 13
    Spring doesn’t knock, it enters confidently, like smoke it seeps into every crack...
Fabrizio De André: Fabrizio De André (L'Indiano)
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Fabrizio De André: Fabrizio De André
30 jul 13
Musically the most American of his works, it contains five gems: "Quello che non ho," "Fiume Sand Creek," "Hotel Supramonte," "Se ti tagliassero a pezzetti," and "Ave Maria," a reinterpretation of a well-known Sardinian prayer. The rest still adheres to medium-high standards. L'Indiano.
  • pana
    31 jul 13
    and a star departs, without making a sound...
Fabrizio De André: Vol. 8
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Fabrizio De André: Vol. 8
25 jul 13
Two of my three favorite Italian singer-songwriters embark on a common project, crafting a series of magnificent ballads (notably "Oceano") and producing some of the best pieces of their careers: il Principe writes "Le Storie di Ieri," which will also be included in his masterpiece "Rimmel" of the same year, while De André pens "Giugno '73" and the anarchic reflection of "Amico Fragile." Masterpiece.
Fabrizio De André: Rimini
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Fabrizio De André: Rimini
8 aug 14
The Bubola period is perhaps the one I've always been least drawn to, probably because it serves as a "watershed" between the De Gregoriane-hermetic drifts and the tribal-ethnic "Creuza de Ma." It's still a great album, always adhering to medium-high standards. "Sally" and "Andrea" are the highlights.
Fabrizio De André: Tutti Morimmo A Stento
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Fabrizio De André: Tutti morimmo a stento
26 jul 13
A twisted and dark reflection on the psychological death of man, among drug addicts, corrupted girls, hanged men, and crazed, warmongering children. It is also heavily influenced by a certain orchestral baroque style typical of the early stirrings of Italian progressive music. A cornerstone of De André, nonetheless.
  • pana
    26 jul 13
    Don't forget the recitative, the choral parts, and the three interludes! A masterpiece, for me the best along with Non al denaro... A wheel La Buona Novella.
  • SydBarrett96
    26 jul 13
    For me, they are all wonderful; there's not one that I absolutely prefer over the others. Oh no, maybe Volume VIII.
Fabrizio De André: La Buona Novella
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Fabrizio De André: La buona novella
24 jul 13
Solemn and raw religious parable centered on the human and earthly figure of Jesus of Nazareth and, in general, on the evangelical question. A sacred work in its fully secular essence. Furthermore, thanks to this record, I Quelli and Mauro Pagani will form PFM.
Fabrizio De André: Storia Di Un Impiegato
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Fabrizio De André: Storia di un impiegato
23 jul 13
Inspiring political concept album, from start to finish it's a succession of ideological metaphors and a constant revisitation of the same musical themes; "Verranno a chiederti del nostro amore" is poetry. "As much as you believe yourselves absolved, you are forever involved."
  • ranofornace
    23 jul 13
    the nostalgia for Fabrizio "weighs like the thud of a dead leaf falling from the tree, with an inconsolable echo resounding in us helplessly"
  • SydBarrett96
    23 jul 13
    These days I'm revisiting his discography, tomorrow I'll move on to "La Buona Novella."
Fabrizio De André: Canzoni
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Fabrizio De André: Canzoni
30 jul 13
4.5. Regardless of what they say, I still find it a great album: it contains some of the most beautiful Italian covers, such as "Suzanne" by Leonard Cohen and "Delitto di paese" by Brassens. Ah, "La Canzone dell'amor perduto" among the top 10 Italian songs of all time.
Fabrizio De André: Creuza De Ma
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Fabrizio De André: Creuza De Ma
28 jul 13
Faber sheds the attire of the "canonical" singer-songwriter and dons that of an innovator, giving rise, alongside the immense master Mauro Pagani who writes all the music, to one of the absolute monoliths of Italian music. From the first notes, we are catapulted into the Genoese hatches, among prostitutes and sailors. Gigantic.
Fabrizio De André: Le Nuvole
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Fabrizio De André: Le nuvole
13 jan 14
Second masterpiece of world music with Mauro Pagani, beautiful and poetic. In my opinion, it is neither inferior to the subsequent nor the previous one. "La Domenica delle Salme" is among his most beautiful tracks ever.
  • hjhhjij
    13 jan 14
    Oh, well done. In fact, this is actually beneath Creuza and Anime Salve, but those are just details. However, it's Word Music only halfway through, unlike Creuza. And besides the continuity of the collaboration with Pagani (and Bubola), the one with Fossati begins.
  • SydBarrett96
    13 jan 14
    I don't find it inferior, but I agree with the rest. :) It's the only one by Faber (along with "Rimini") that I hadn't listened to with the right attention.
Fabrizio De André: Anime Salve
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Fabrizio De André: Anime salve
30 jul 13
The last moving masterpiece by De André, perhaps the album that most encapsulates all his 30 years of career. For those who travel in a stubborn and contrary direction.
Fabrizio De André: In Concerto Vol. I e II
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Fabrizio De André: In Concerto Vol. I e II
8 aug 14
Two tremendous live performances, which I obviously consider as a single album. PFM's arrangements greatly enhance De André's repertoire, to the point where I can't hide the fact that the versions of "Amico Fragile" and "Verranno a Chiederti del Nostro Amore" (to which I am infinitely attached) are even better than the originals. The only flaw is the setlist, with too many tracks from "Rimini," but then again, it was the album they were promoting on tour.
Fairport Convention: Liege & Lief
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Fairport Convention: Liege & Lief
13 oct 15
The countryside, the vast Anglo-Saxon expanses, the minstrels wandering along the cobbled streets. Rustic, bucolic echo of English Folk.
  • hjhhjij
    13 oct 15
    Between traditional songs and their own pieces like "Farewell, Farewell" (Richard Thompson), I don't think there's anything better in their discography (which has indeed produced other great albums). By the way, you snatched it away from me; I was just about to define it myself :-D
  • hjhhjij
    13 oct 15
    Also try the next one (despite the absence of Hutchings on bass and Denny, it’s a masterpiece) and the previous ones. In the earlier albums, there’s less focus on the traditional British folk roots (though there are some extraordinary moments in this regard) and a few more covers of American songwriters (Dylan, Cohen, Mitchell, Buckley), as well as a bit more rock-blues, but they are excellent records.
  • SydBarrett96
    13 oct 15
    Think that before this album I only knew Denny for having sung on a Zeppelin track. :) "Farewell, farewell" is one of the best in the lot for me, a very beautiful piece.
  • hjhhjij
    13 oct 15
    Many of us young ones knew her like this, Sandy :-) Farewell... for me it’s THE best of the bunch, an eternal melody, spine-tingling, always moving. Thompson is a genius and Denny's voice is simply indispensable. Anyway, it’s a perfect album from start to finish, I even like the two bonus tracks on the CD ("Sir Patrick Spens" and "Quiet Joys of Brotherhood" – two more traditionals).
  • SydBarrett96
    13 oct 15
    I never know why, but I always skip the bonus tracks; to me, they make the album feel unnatural. Maybe it's just me, but that's how I feel. :)
  • hjhhjij
    13 oct 15
    It depends on the case Syd, these two are a natural continuation of the album ;-)
  • Mr Funk
    14 oct 15
    Here, I miss them. I'm more attracted to American folk-rock and similar genres, and I've ended up snobbing a bit of the English stuff. Them and Donovan will be my next purchases.
Formula 3: Dies Irae
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Formula 3: Dies Irae
25 dec 14
That is how to reinterpret Battisti-Mogol in a beat-psychedelic style, complete with hard-blues guitar and heavy organs. The title track, "Sole Giallo, Sole Nero," and the two parts of "Questo Folle Sentimento" are unforgettable, and a further commendation goes to the music of "Perché, perché ti amo" written by the Bennato brothers. Outstanding musicians, especially Alberto Radius.
Francesco De Gregori: Viva L'Italia
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: Viva l'Italia
21 jun 13
A great album, it probably falls a bit short with the arrangements that are too "swinging London." The standout tracks are the pop-rock of "Capo D'Africa," the title track, and the secular prayer of "Terra e Acqua." Still, everything is very beautiful, although a notch below the previous five albums.
Francesco De Gregori: Per Brevità Chiamato Artista
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: Per brevità chiamato artista
22 aug 13
An excellently curated and arranged album that marks De Gregori's return to his roots: in fact, the bare and folk sounds hark back to the early albums like "Alice non lo sa" and "La Pecora". Beautiful.
Francesco De Gregori: Calypsos - 9 canzoni nuove
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: Calypsos - 9 canzoni nuove
10 aug 14
Excellent packaging for the album, but in the '00s I consider it inferior to the two peaks "Pezzi" and especially "Amore nel Pomeriggio." Nevertheless, 40 minutes of poetry in music, as always.
FRANCESCO DE GREGORI: Canzoni d'amore
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: Canzoni d'amore
1 apr 15
A musically and textually perfect album, the absolute maturity for a Prince with over twenty years of activity behind him. From the poetry of "Bellamore" to the neo-Nazi threats of "Rumore di Niente," passing through Bologna and its orchestral musicians, the Spider-Man of Craxiana memory and the disillusioned professions of solitude in "Povero me" ("Cammino da sempre sui pezzi di vetro"), a cornerstone of his discography and Italian music. And beware of the title.
  • Dragonstar
    1 apr 15
    ...in fact, aside from the opening ballad, it’s much more rock than it might seem at first glance. It shares the stage with "Amore nel Pomeriggio..."
  • SydBarrett96
    1 apr 15
    For me this is more or less on the same (very high) levels as the next two, so also "Love in the Afternoon," which has those two authentic gems from "Il Cuoco di Salò" and "Sempre e per Sempre" on its side.
  • Dragonstar
    1 apr 15
    True. Of course, I was referring to the period, right? In fact, among the more recent ones, I really like "Per brevità chiamato artista." Simple but effective arrangements, in my opinion. Then if we go to analyze the 70s, it's logical that the quality goes up even more...
  • SydBarrett96
    1 apr 15
    I particularly like that one too, Dragon. :) It’s a bit like "Calypsos," going back to the sounds of the origins, while "Pezzi" and "Sulla strada" are much more Dylan-esque, you know. They’re all beautiful, anyway.
Francesco De Gregori: Miramare 19.04.1989
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: Miramare 19.04.1989
4 apr 15
Anticipating the committed Rock shift of the early nineties, this album showcases its own musical character and approach, seasoned with synth-pop arrangements. Usually underrated (like its two predecessors), it marks a change from the past: a less "poetic-cryptic" but more "political" approach. The Title Track and "Bambini venite parvulos" are examples.
Francesco De Gregori: Pezzi
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: Pezzi
22 aug 13
In stark contrast to the subsequent ones, "Pezzi" is a powerful, badass, and very rock album. The best of the 00s after the masterpiece of "Amore nel Pomeriggio." Great album. 4.5.
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