SydBarrett96

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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.
Francesco De Gregori: Bufalo Bill
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: Bufalo Bill
10 apr 15
An engaging poster, where no piece is absolutely out of place. Musically, it’s his best ’70s work, no question about it. And Lucio Dalla was right to get emotional about "Santa Lucia." A masterpiece.
Francesco De Gregori: Scacchi E Tarocchi
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: Scacchi e tarocchi
2 apr 15
Underrated work, perhaps partly overshadowed by the success of "La Donna Cannone." Still a beautiful record, which, even just for the absolute masterpiece "La Storia" and for the production by Ivano Fossati, deserves a medium-high rating. "Voglio vivere come i gigli nei campi, e come gli uccelli nel cielo campare. Voglio vivere come i gigli nei campi, e sopra i gigli nei campi volare." (A Pa')
  • east of eden80
    2 apr 15
    You’re really an amane of D.G. I only have mascara and Alice... obviously he’s great, but I don’t have anything else...
  • east of eden80
    2 apr 15
    The first time I listened to it was during my military service while I was in Piazza Armerina in March, thanks to a friend of mine who had an anthology... while we were on duty at the driveway gate! The songs I liked the most: Il Ragazzo, Pablo, Alice, Non c'è niente da capire, it was a beautiful experience, but then I didn't delve into it any further, except for the two albums already mentioned! :)
Francesco De Gregori: Francesco De Gregori
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: Francesco De Gregori
10 apr 15
Unease, poetry, and so much teenage anger, along with multiple references to the poetics of Cohen and Drake. Inspired and profound lyrics, enough to make Fabrizio De André fall in love. The battle with "Rimmel" for the absolute title of the Prince's artwork is tough. "Good," damn it.
  • Mauro82
    10 jan 20
    Perhaps "Rimmel," in terms of arrangements, is superior. But when it comes to lyrics, there isn't a better one. Both are absolute masterpieces.
  • Ditta
    12 may 20
    Personally, this excites me more. "Rimmel" is the quintessential album of the Prince, but this is (in my personal taste) the best.
Francesco De Gregori: De Gregori
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: De Gregori
27 mar 15
A deep album, filled with inadequacies and existential questions. De Gregori, two years after the Processo del Palalido, seeks to return to his roots and delve within himself. Against the backdrop of a fragile Italy, rich in contradictions. "Never been so far from the sweetness that everyone is entitled to."
Francesco De Gregori: Titanic
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: Titanic
2 apr 15
Memorable album for its discography and for all Italian music. Fantastic the three pieces on the famous ocean liner (very different from each other but possessed of equal beauty), wonderful "Caterina" and "Belli Capelli", story "La leva calcistica". And then there's also "San Lorenzo", beautiful and forgotten. A peak branded with the eighties, along with the subsequent EP.
Francesco De Gregori: La Donna Cannone
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: La donna cannone
27 mar 15
This EP is poetry. Not a single piece is out of place. Perfection.
Francesco De Gregori: Terra di Nessuno
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: Terra di nessuno
17 apr 15
A deeply felt, burning album, you haven't heard De Gregori so exposed since the self-titled one from 1978. The best of the underrated trilogy from '85 to '89, and the one where the most brilliant gems shine: "Pilota di guerra," "Pane e castagne," "Mimi sarà," and "I matti" are stunning tracks. 4.5 tightly packed balls.
Francesco De Gregori: Prendere e Lasciare
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: Prendere e lasciare
4 aug 13
The best De Gregori since the 90s: a splendid album with timeless gems, as well as the pinnacle of the magnificent trilogy 92'-01'. To the notes of "Un Guanto," one can only weep.
  • Mauro82
    1 jan 20
    Honestly, among the 92-01 trilogy, I think it's the weakest one. In fact, it might even be his worst album ever (2.5...).
Francesco De Gregori: Amore nel Pomeriggio
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: Amore nel pomeriggio
3 aug 13
One of the Prince's latest masterpieces, an album of extraordinary poeticness and sensitivity that also concludes the splendid "Trilogy on Love" inaugurated in 1992: "L'aggettivo Mitico," "Deriva," "Caldo e Scuro," "Sempre e per Sempre," "Natale di Seconda Mano" are wonderful pieces. Ah, there’s also a touching version of "Canzone per l'estate," written with Faber in the seventies, and "Il Cuoco di Salò," probably the most beautiful song De Gregori has written in the last twenty years.
Francesco De Gregori: Alice Non Lo Sa
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: Alice non lo sa
11 jun 13
Debut for the Prince, very delicate and naively poetic and heartfelt. Splendid.
Francesco De Gregori: Rimmel
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: Rimmel
8 jun 13
Poetic hermetism, bittersweet, beautiful. If I had to identify my ideal girl with an album, it would be this one.
Francesco De Gregori: Sulla strada
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Francesco De Gregori: Sulla strada
5 sep 13
Great album, congratulations to the Prince who, even after 60 springs, is capable of writing gems like "Guarda che non sono io," "Belle Epoque," and "Passo d'uomo." Beautiful.
Francesco Guccini: Opera buffa
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Francesco Guccini: Opera buffa
24 jul 15
A classic from his discography. Medieval cabaret, worthy of the best court jesters. "La Genesi" and "Talkin' sul Sesso" above all. 8.
  • tiragiòimudand
    26 jul 15
    Alright! I still find "La fiera di San Lazzaro" quite entertaining.. Back then, the studio arrangements seemed a bit pompous to me, but I must say that upon re-listening to them after some time, they fit perfectly.
Francesco Guccini: Due Anni Dopo
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Francesco Guccini: Due anni dopo
9 sep 13
Beautiful album, featuring two masterpieces like "Vedi Cara" and "Primavera di Praga," along with the excellent "Ophelia" and "Lui e Lei." A bit unripe, definitely inferior to the next four. 4.5.
Francesco Guccini: Stanze Di Vita Quotidiana
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Francesco Guccini: Stanze di vita quotidiana
16 jul 15
An album that is a hefty stone of difficult digestibility, with deep, existential, and bordering-on-paranoid lyrics. But it is precisely for its eloquence, for its excessive verbosity, for the abyss of pessimism that defines it, that I love it. It remains a peculiar chapter in Guccini's discography: this is a record of only words, and as such, the sparse arrangements fit perfectly.
  • Dragonstar
    16 jul 15
    Well, it's not exactly sparse; it’s definitely less "elaborate" than the previous Radici, but it's certainly more substantial than Amerigo or Via Paolo Fabbri 43. Canzone della triste rinuncia and Canzone della vita quotidiana show that they were arranged with an almost "prog" taste, surely to align with the style that was trendy at the time. Anyway, it's another very beautiful album (I won't talk about the lyrics because THERE IS NO album from Guccio that has underwhelming lyrics). A little detail: do you want to know which Francesco album I’m least fond of? Opera buffa. A live album that has nothing to do with the other sonic offerings; innovative, captivating, but after so many years, it still feels too jarring for my tastes.
  • SydBarrett96
    16 jul 15
    I consider this as part of the golden quartet of Guccini from the '70s (along with Fabbri, Radici, and L'Isola). :) "Opera Buffa" is a carefree medieval cabaret, although I agree with you that I prefer others.
  • dosankos
    16 jul 15
    Album of an astonishing depression. Or maybe after all these years, it's me who still hasn't grasped it :/
Francesco Guccini: Amerigo
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Francesco Guccini: Amerigo
17 jul 15
How much this album smells of America. The sunny and airy arrangements and the less introspective and existential lyrics inaugurate a new phase in the career of the Master of Pàvana. Title track, Pennsylvania, and especially "Eskimo" are the best of the bunch. In short, much more West than Via Emilia from now on. Excellent. 7.5-8.
  • Dragonstar
    17 jul 15
    "Le cinque Anatre" is also very beautiful, as it encourages, in an allegory, man to improve his existential conditions. After this, Metropolis will come, and it will be a whole different story.
  • SydBarrett96
    17 jul 15
    With "Metropolis," the musical approach will change. :) However, there is already a shift from the existential Guccio of the '67-'76 period.
  • dosankos
    17 jul 15
    "...and Pavana a memory left among the chestnuts of the Apennines, English a strange sound that pierced his heart like a knife. And it was work and blood and it was toil, the same morning and evening, for years in prison, of beer and whores, of hard days, of blacks and Irish, Poles and Italians in the mine, anthracite sweat in Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri." I cry every time... :,(
Francesco Guccini: Metropolis
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Francesco Guccini: Metropolis
18 jul 15
Filled with refined new pop arrangements, this album further completes the thematic turn initiated with the previous one: "Bisanzio," "Venezia," and "Bologna" are three beautifully perfect tracks, worthy of the best Guccini. The others are slightly less so, but still remain good pieces (like "Lager," beautiful and raw as a boulder, for example). 7.5-8.
  • Dragonstar
    19 jul 15
    Great Syd, in the middle of the Guccini period. I value this one a bit more because it’s the first album that reflects a significant and effective stylistic change for the singer-songwriter. Besides the masterpieces you mentioned, I would also add Anthenor, which is a great song, and even the much criticized Milano, which, for all its light-heartedness, shows us a Guccio different from the usual. Rating 9.
  • SydBarrett96
    19 jul 15
    I'm dusting off his discography for the umpteenth time. :) This is still a nice album, even though for me it's not a 5. The best of the decade is particularly concentrated in the next two.
  • Dragonstar
    19 jul 15
    Great albums indeed, but at this point, we can discuss them again in your next definitions; after all, it seems to me that you're evaluating them one by one...
Francesco Guccini: Guccini
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Francesco Guccini: Guccini
20 jul 15
Here it is, the first peak of the new decade: the beautiful pop drift of the previous one is further refined and outlined, also thanks to the beautiful use of the saxophone that enriches it all. Six inspired tracks, but above all that Autogrill embedded in the highest empyrean of Italian songwriting. 8.5.
  • Dragonstar
    20 jul 15
    I completely agree with you about Autogrill, to which I add "Shomer..."—biblical, obsessive, powerful, and unusual for Italian offerings. The adventurous and prosaic "Gulliver" is also very beautiful. That’s done; after discussing the peak performances, I must say that this album is a notch lower than Metropolis for me. Details aside, if I gave the previous one a 9, I agree to give this an eight and a half!
  • SydBarrett96
    20 jul 15
    Alright, with Guccio we’re talking about relatively high peaks, in the end everyone chooses the record they prefer the most. :)
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