SydBarrett96

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Banco del Mutuo Soccorso: Io sono nato libero
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso: Io sono nato libero
27 jun 13
A splendid and sadly realistic concept album about the desire for freedom, perfect from start to finish. Surely their most mature record. "Canto Nomade per un Prigioniero Politico," "La Città Sottile," and "Dopo... niente è più lo stesso" are exemplary.
Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso: Darwin!
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso: Darwin!
28 jun 13
A chaotic, rudimentary, and primitive sound for one of the most beautiful works of Italian progressive: a masterpiece concept album on the birth of the World and the evolution of man. When I listen to it, it truly feels like reliving the explosion of the Big Bang and the dawn of the dinosaurs, amidst dark forests and australopithecines.
  • ranofornace
    28 jun 13
    Chaotic, rudimentary, and primitive? I hadn't realized it; the last time I listened to it was in 1972 (every day and for a long time). I'm not joking, unfortunately it happens. Then, like all things, the music linked to certain periods fades away, but "man's clock" remains engraved within me, just like my story, which I incredibly haven't gone back to revisit.
  • SydBarrett96
    28 jun 13
    That's how I feel, fantastic. :)
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso: Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso: Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
1 jul 13
"The Piggy Bank" is a classic: perhaps the most beautiful of the Roman group, but also the one that owes the most to a certain English progressive (in the harder passages I find a bit of VDGG, in the more dreamy ones a bit of Genesis), and the fairy-tale and medieval themes further confirm this. Three masterpieces: the anti-war anthem of "R.I.P" (with a tear-jerking finale), the jazz-prog-psychedelic drift of "Metamorfosi," and their absolute most beautiful suite, "Il Giardino del Mago."
  • SilasLang
    1 jul 13
    Great record... another one of the many I've inherited on vinyl from my dad (thanks, dad!!), although I'll always prefer Darwin! You do seem a bit obsessed with '70s progressive rock, don't you... or is it just my impression?! :D
  • SydBarrett96
    1 jul 13
    Well yes, especially with Italian progressive. :) I'll be moving on to PFM soon, for now I've dusted off the first three albums by Banco that never hurt (I inherited them on CD from my father, by the way two years ago I saw them live with him).
  • ranofornace
    1 jul 13
    Silas, did you inherit the piggy bank-shaped one or the standard square-shaped one from your dad? And if I’m not being too intrusive, in which geographical area of "Dad" are you located? Ah, I almost forgot... what about this record? It's one of our national prides, even if, as Syd said, it owes a bit to English prog. But then again, what do we really have that is truly untainted among our ranks? Virtually nothing. Those were the days of the great prog season coming from across the Channel. Inevitable.
  • SilasLang
    1 jul 13
    Original version, Rano. Shaped like a piggy bank. Even though the packaging is heavily worn and utterly consumed by now. And it's not like the vinyl is in any better shape :) I am from Teramo, Abruzzo, my dad originally from Rome.
  • SydBarrett96
    1 jul 13
    @Rano: maybe this one is the closest to English progressive, the next ones will be more mature and self-sufficient (perhaps that's why I find this homonymous debut the most beautiful). @Silas: how cool is the vinyl packaging.
  • SydBarrett96
    1 jul 13
    I wrote "perhaps" twice.
  • ranofornace
    1 jul 13
    What a shame Silas, that the cover and the record itself are not in great condition; if they were in "good condition," it could cost 500 sacks, but as you say, the price drops dramatically, really badly. I didn't know that in Teramo they also say "babbo"; I asked you because I'm a true Romagnolo.
    Instead, Syd, I’ll tell you the truth, I find it hard to deny myself one of the first three records by Banco, even at the expense of the other two.
  • ranofornace
    1 jul 13
    Syd, the definition isn't grammatically correct, but you've understood the concept.
  • SilasLang
    2 jul 13
    Rano, I know, unfortunately...I know :( Regarding "babbo," it's not used in the Teramo dialect; I'm the one mixing accents and expressions randomly, having lived (or rather, been a vagabond) almost everywhere in the boot during my wildly reckless youth :D
Black Sabbath: Black Sabbath
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Black Sabbath: Black Sabbath
29 jun 15
Stunning album, strongly influential and a true cornerstone of emerging Heavy Metal. More than Metal, however, I would still speak of heavy and dark Blues, characterized by that black and occult vein that will be their real trademark. The title track, "The Wizard," "N.I.B," and the concluding "The Warning" are my preferred tracks, but nothing from these Sabbaths goes to waste. Masterpiece.
  • De...Marga...
    29 jun 15
    Years go by, decades in this case; but the opening of the title track remains something so perversely dark and malevolent that it sends shivers down my spine with every new listen. There's no need to dwell on such works...EVIL WOMAN...
  • hjhhjij
    29 jun 15
    DOOOM Metal more than anything else (let's not even talk about "Master of Reality"). Oh, make sure it's DOOOM with three "O's" but even four because you need to feel the echo. I don't also have to say what I think of the album, right?
  • spiritello_s
    30 jun 15
    Cornerstone of the most labeled and underestimated phenomenon in musical history.
  • Dragonstar
    30 jun 15
    My all-time favorite hard rock band. Great Syd, every now and then you give us something related to heavy music. Extraordinary title track, it keeps you up at night. Who knows what kind of psychological state Ozzy must have been in when he wrote it...
  • hjhhjij
    30 jun 15
    Although Ousborne played a significant role in the conception of the piece, like all Sabbath tracks, the authors ultimately were Butler (here’s how he was feeling :D) and Iommolo. Ousborne didn't even write down the notes in his notebooks :)
  • Dragonstar
    30 jun 15
    Well, music yes. However, I heard that Ozzy, coming home smashed one night, went to bed all worked up and shaken. A few hours later, his restless sleep made him wake up with a start. The room was bathed in a dim light, provided by the bedside lamp. It was then that, beyond the edge of the bed, he saw a sinister shadow lurking in his room. This dark figure resembled a humanoid and was staring at him with a wicked grin plastered on its lips (just imagine how he looked). This experience impressed him so much that it inspired him to write the lyrics to Black Sabbath. Of course, I don't know if it's true; this is what I've heard/read around. If it’s just a hoax, oh well. I like to think it’s all true :)
  • hjhhjij
    30 jun 15
    Well, I remember, but maybe I remember it wrong, that Butler had the experience after reading a book on witchcraft that Ozzy had lent him. The text I believe is by Butler, like many others, after all he was the real enthusiast of esotericism in the band.
  • SydBarrett96
    1 jul 15
    I also remember that it was Butler, but I don't want to insist. :)
Bob Dylan: Desire
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bob Dylan: Desire
27 jun 16
The painful masterpiece of the minstrel from Duluth, enhanced by a violin that writhes, twists, and hurts. All the tracks are beautiful, but the one I feel the most connected to remains "Sara," one of the most heartfelt and anguished love songs in all of American songwriting. 9.
  • hjhhjij
    27 jun 16
    Good to see you again. Hi.
  • tonysoprano
    27 jun 16
    "SARA"... I especially love Hurricane and Isis.
  • SydBarrett96
    28 jun 16
    Hi Hj, how are you? It's been 2-3 months since I last reached out, but for a medical student, there's no Debaser that can hold up, and I'm only just slowly regaining my social life. :( In the meantime, a super exciting news: on July 5th I'm going to San Siro to see the Boss with his The River tour! What’s new with you?
  • hjhhjij
    28 jun 16
    That I don't study Medicine, so I have more free time XD I know, I know, it's tough (anyway, enjoy the concert). I dedicate this to you
  • tonysoprano
    28 jun 16
    Medicine, from what I hear, is no walk in the park, plus it's long. Anyway, you can't give up on the boss, even if I struggle to appreciate it.
  • SydBarrett96
    28 jun 16
    Mythical Scrubs. XD Anyway, it's really tough (intensive courses, in April I was sleeping 3 hours a night) but I'm slowly recovering.
  • hjhhjij
    28 jun 16
    I know, dear, I also have an ex high school classmate who enrolled in nursing, and even there the pace isn't exactly light. Imagine medicine...
  • tonysoprano
    12 jul 16
    Anyway, it's finally a pleasure to meet you Syd, every now and then I check out your prog rankings for inspiration for my listening...
  • Zimmy
    12 jul 16
    Welcome back Syd! :)
    This is a masterpiece, what else can I say. Damn that fucking violin...
  • tonysoprano
    12 jul 16
    Hurricane's violin is always a trauma...
  • Zimmy
    12 jul 16
    The violin on this record is a trauma in every track. I've been listening to it for years, and on the intro of "Oh Sister," it always brings tears.
  • tonysoprano
    12 jul 16
    Hurricane and Isis are my favorites, then there’s Sara...
  • tonysoprano
    14 jul 16
    A great singer-songwriter, endowed with exceptional compositional and vocal skills, that I would like to suggest to you is Czeslaw Niemen...underrated, who in "Enigmatic" presents an almost theatrical and "orchestral" aspect, almost like Bob Dylan (just to make a comparison, of course!).
  • tonysoprano
    14 jul 16
    I know I've been bugging you for a week about this Polish genius, but trust me, he’s worth it, damn it.
Bob Dylan: Infidels
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bob Dylan: Infidels
4 oct 21
A record played by God, seasoned with sublime arrangements and featuring an exceptional lineup of musicians, such as Mick Taylor, a prominent figure of the best Stones ever, but above all his majesty Mark Knopfler (also here as producer) and Alan Clark, respectively the soul and beating heart of Dire Straits in the mid-'80s. The tracks are all beautiful, ranging from guitar-driven anthems to nostalgic old-school blues ballads (notably “I and I”, perhaps the best of the bunch alongside “Sweetheart Like You”, of which Prince De Gregori made a faithful Italian version). 8.5.
Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks
27 sep 21
A memorable album, from start to finish. One of the greatest masterpieces of the Minstrel from Duluth. As a kid, I leaned more towards Dylan's electric sound from the '60s (which I continue to adore, to be clear), but now perhaps this is my favorite Zimmermann. 5 stars is even too few.
Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited
11 aug 16
Epic album, (almost) no one could compare to the minstrel from Duluth at the time. "Like a Rolling Stone," "Tombstone Blues," "Ballad of a Thin Man," but above all "Desolation Row" are the best of the best in songwriting ever. However, I slightly prefer the subsequent one (less "electric" but more visionary and hallucinatory).
  • tonysoprano
    11 aug 16
    I prefer this instead, very direct, spontaneous. Then on this wonder there's Desolation Row, my favorite Dylan song.
  • madcat
    11 aug 16
    I can't choose between this, Blonde on Blonde, and Time Out of Mind as my favorite by Dylan.
  • SydBarrett96
    12 aug 16
    I slightly prefer "Blonde on Blonde," but those are just details. I also have a soft spot for the pain in "Desire."
  • tonysoprano
    12 aug 16
    Desire is another high-level album for Dylan, where Bob's marital difficulties emerge, as in the stunning Sara.
  • tonysoprano
    12 aug 16
    *album
  • SydBarrett96
    12 aug 16
    I adore "Sara," for me one of the most beautiful love songs of all time.
  • tonysoprano
    12 aug 16
    I generally like Dylan a lot, both as an artist and as a lyricist. The electric trilogy was also included in my thesis on songwriters for high school graduation, and not by chance.
  • Mr Funk
    12 aug 16
    For me, Blonde on Blonde is superior; it’s the pinnacle of that fantastic two-year period of '65-'66. This remains, in any case, one of the cornerstones of rock music. As for the rest of Dylan’s output, there are many beautiful albums, but for me, at the top along with two or three others, there’s always Blood on the Tracks.
  • Zimmy
    12 aug 16
    Whether "Highway 61 Revisited" or "Blonde on Blonde" is better has always been one of humanity's great unresolved questions. I'm with "Blonde on Blonde" simply because it lasts longer, providing more minutes of enjoyment. But if I were asked to throw one of "Desolation Row" or "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" off the tower, I think I'd throw myself down instead.

    Anyway, this album also features "Queen Jane Approximately," which I personally find to be stunningly beautiful.
  • SydBarrett96
    12 aug 16
    "Stayin' Up for days, in the Chelsea Hotel, writing Sad-Eyed lady of the Lowlands for you".

    Maybe I prefer "Desire" to "Blood on the Tracks," but they're both masterpieces, so it's really just a matter of nuances. ;) Damn, how could I forget the sweet Queen Jane.
  • hjhhjij
    12 aug 16
    I’m from the Highway party. It has those fantastic sounds in the musical accompaniments, sparse yet highly effective, that I adore, thanks to some of the musicians who were session men on that record; you start with Dylan, you start well.
  • tonysoprano
    12 aug 16
    Highway and BOB are two equally magnificent albums. Having listened to both again, I slightly prefer Highway, just slightly, because it has direct and crisp sounds.
Bob Dylan: Bringing It All Back Home
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bob Dylan: Bringing It All Back Home
1 oct 21
First milestone of the electric trilogy of the '60s, yet another great album. It is often judged as inferior to the subsequent ones, a notion I completely disagree with. While it may be rougher and more raw, it perhaps loses some musicality but gains in immediacy. Moreover, it was a seminal record; I believe that Bennato of the '70s owes much more to this album than to the others.
Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde
6 mar 16
Masterpiece album by the minstrel of Duluth. Lyrics and music at exceptional levels, "Visions of Johanna" and "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" the highest peaks. Gigantic, memorable double.
Bob Dylan : The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bob Dylan: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
28 sep 21
The first great masterpiece of the purist folk Dylan. “Blowin’ in The Wind,” “Girl from the North Country,” “Masters of War,” and “A Hard Rain’s A-gonna fall” are milestones. And then there is, standing above all, “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right,” which is disarmingly beautiful and is one of the songs of my life.
10 for everything: value and historical significance.
  • Pink84
    28 sep 21
    All right... but above all, I place "A hard rain's a-gonna fall"…
Bob Dylan: The Times They Are A-Changin'
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bob Dylan: The Times They Are A-Changin'
29 sep 21
According to a highly inspired folk chapter, sparse and rough, with streams of apocalyptic and violent words. Ten epoch-making tracks, ten punches to the gut, leaving an enormous legacy for subsequent generations. I have always imagined that the ghost of this album is the same that hovers in "Nebraska," of which it acts as a kind of older brother.
Bob Dylan & The Band: The Basement Tapes
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bob Dylan: The Basement Tapes
5 oct 21
The Bacchanals of Rock music, an orgiastic mix of Folk, Blues, Country, Rock’n’Roll, Psychedelia, and much more. A cornerstone of 20th-century music, within the grooves of this double LP (conceived in a cellar in 1967, but officially released in 1975) flow one by one all the masterpieces of the great American-British novel that will see the light in the following years: “Exile on Main Street”, “Tonight’s The Night”, “The River”, “Rain Dogs”, all offspring of these ragtag and delirious sessions. Here, the collaboration between Dylan and the Band reaches its peak of improvisation and experimentation, concluding and completing the famous electric trilogy. From now on, nothing will ever be the same again. 10.
Bruce Springsteen: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live/1975-85
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bruce Springsteen: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live/1975-85
2 apr 13
A triple to encapsulate the live activity of one of the greatest living live performers. 225 minutes (almost four hours) of indulgence.
Bruce Springsteen: The Wild, The Innocent & The E-Street Shuffle
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bruce Springsteen: The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
4 dec 12
The album most distinctly jazz-fusion from the Boss, only "New York Serenade" gets a full five.
Bruce Springsteen: The River
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bruce Springsteen: The River
3 sep 12
The history of rock has gone through the grooves of "The River" and has become significantly richer. A milestone.
Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska
18 sep 12
A perfect acoustic picture, 10 beautiful stories of an America now disillusioned and on the brink of failure. Just an acoustic guitar and a harmonica are enough to feel the cold and chill of Nebraska on your skin.
Bruce Springsteen: Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bruce Springsteen: Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.
8 nov 12
Still unripe, but an excellent debut. Beautiful poems like "Mary Queen Of Arkansas," "The Angel," "For You," but above all that great masterpiece "Lost In the Flood." Lyrics that are already mature and incredibly inspired.
Bruce Springsteen: Born To Run
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run
25 aug 12
One of Bruce's best albums. "Thunder Road," "Backstreets," and the title track are history, while "Jungleland" remains, in my opinion, his absolute best... his true masterpiece.
Bruce Springsteen: Darkness On The Edge Of Town
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bruce Springsteen: Darkness on the Edge of Town
11 sep 12
There is no longer space for the rock n' roll made of dreams and hopes from 'Born To Run'; here there are only 10 bitter and introspective ballads. A fundamental piece of the historic trilogy, to be listened to at night, "in the dark at the edge of town."
Bruce Springsteen: Born In The U.S.A.
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bruce Springsteen: Born in the U.S.A.
6 nov 12
Probably his most representative album, but not the best: a strong and explicit American manifesto, featuring nostalgic pop ballads ("Glory Days," "Dancing In The Dark"), gritty marches ("Born in the USA," "Cover Me"), acoustic gems ("Downbound Train," "I'm On Fire"), and moments of reflection ("My Hometown").
Bruce Springsteen: Tunnel Of Love
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Bruce Springsteen: Tunnel of Love
29 apr 13
For the first time, BS sheds his role as the voice of America and composes his most autobiographical album, entirely focused on the female figure and the failure of his marriage. He momentarily abandons his incendiary rock sound, instead diving into twilight and autumnal atmospheres. It’s pop, but with class. At least 3-4 great tracks ("One Step Up," "Valentine's Day," "Brilliant Disguise," and "Walk Like a Man").
  • hjhhjij
    29 apr 13
    "It's pop, but classy" First grade though :D
Bruce Springsteen: The Rising
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Bruce Springsteen: The Rising
27 may 13
An album that is a bitter reflection on the tragedy of September 11, a general overview of America in the early 2000s. Sung and played by God, with very profound lyrics. It would deserve a 5, but its previous masterpieces might get offended. 4.5.
Bruce Springsteen: Magic
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Bruce Springsteen: Magic
14 jun 13
A great record of badass, sweat-soaked rock, ideal for those sultry summer afternoons; probably the rightful heir to "Born in the U.S.A." (the E Street Band sounds magnificent). Ah, "Long Walk Home," his best song of the 00s.
Bruce Springsteen: Working On A Dream
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Bruce Springsteen: Working on a Dream
2 sep 13
In stark contrast to the previous "Magic," this is the full-fledged POP album of the minstrel from New Jersey, who strives in every way to emulate the vocal harmonies of the Beach Boys and the Beatles, the bands of his youth. The result is an album rich in delightful and overlooked gems, but all in all, more than good. Ah, "Outlaw Pete" is a standout track.
Bruce Springsteen: The Ghost Of Tom Joad
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Bruce Springsteen: The Ghost of Tom Joad
8 nov 12
Great album, one of the latest peaks from an artist who hardly ever made bad records: the ghost of Tom Joad is still alive today and hides behind anyone who fights for freedom or for an ideal.
Bruce Springsteen: The Promise
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bruce Springsteen: Darkness on the Edge of Town
23 jul 13
If you think that Bruce Springsteen had composed more than 50 songs during this period, it’s hard to believe. Obviously, it's one of his most musically prolific periods. The 78' version of Racing In The Street, in my opinion, is even better than the one on Darkness, while The Brokenhearted, Someday (We'll be Together), the famous Because The Night, Save My Love, Breakaway, and The City Of Night are all very beautiful. Finally, there remains the true masterpiece, which is the title track. In summary, a double album worthy of a 5.
Bruce Springsteen: Wrecking Ball
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Bruce Springsteen: Wrecking Ball
8 may 13
An album that experiments with sounds akin to Irish folk and some newer ones, featuring at least 3-4 nice tracks. Pleasant and very engaged on the social profile.
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