SydBarrett96

DeRank ™: 4,32 • DeAge™ : 5072 days

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Camel: Mirage
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Camel: Mirage
21 sep 15
Among the peaks of that talent forge in Canterbury. An imaginative, inspired, and truly beautiful record. "Lady Fantasy." 8.5.
  • tia
    21 sep 15
    The unfiltered ones were among the first cigarettes I smoked!!.. Really toxic.. My brother had the record and I have some vague memories of having listened to it when I was a kid..
  • hjhhjij
    21 sep 15
    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. But now I'm back on a VDGG kick, so everything else seems like it's made by a bunch of incompetents :D
  • SydBarrett96
    21 sep 15
    Yes, but don't exaggerate now. :D
  • hjhhjij
    22 sep 15
    It's not my fault, it's them...
  • tonysoprano
    28 jun 16
    Freefall... absurd
  • tonysoprano
    28 jun 16
    *freefall
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.
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