After Dinner: Paradise of Replica / Paradise of Remixes
CD Audio I have it ★★★
After Dinner: Paradise of Replica / Paradise of Remixes
9 apr 13
Overrated. Not bad, but absolutely dispensable.
Agitation Free: Malesch
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Agitation Free: Malesch
26 feb 14
Well, it’s well known that the Germans had one door open to the Cosmos and another door to the East... the MIDDLE East (and Maghreb) in this case... a cult Disc, a Sacred Relic.
  • SilasLang
    26 feb 14
    great dick
  • GIANLUIGI67
    26 feb 14
    Nice, by the way, it must have been stuck to the sticky hands of someone who ate chicken, I can't find it anymore, gone.
  • A_Hungry_Wolf
    27 feb 14
    As they say, one thing leads to another; to such a definition of a work, we just need to follow up with the proper reception, "you review for us today...."
Alberto Camerini: Cenerentola e il pane quotidiano
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Alberto Camerini: Cenerentola e il pane quotidiano
4 dec 14
When you’re about to think "well yes, Vasco was a true Italian Rocker, when he sang Alba, Jenny, Silvia, il negro e la troia"... that's when you should stop right there and think (first) that albums like this were not recorded in Switzerland.
  • BARRACUDA BLUE
    4 dec 14
    Two different schools Lao, Camerini was a long-time sessionman tied to that counterculture with an unprecedented Brazilian background, in '72 he accompanied Anna Identici on the Sanremo stage, just to mention one thing that few remember. Vasco from the very beginning had that rough approach connected to the radios where he worked and the discos he frequented to pick up girls. This record is that quickly disappeared transition: within a year he was at Discoring seized by the fire of S.Antonio in his Ska-tenarsi, and surely the harlequin tights anticipated the Fish-Marillionate by a good couple of years.
  • imasoulman
    4 dec 14
    I’m talking nonsense (the German partner with Alzheimer often takes over) if I remember that he sessioned the electric guitar in some Lucio Battisti record, let’s say during the La Batteria period or maybe just before? If I’m talking nonsense, don’t hesitate to point it out to me. Anyway, it’s true that those first period Cramps albums - not just by Camerini, obviously - might be the last great flourish of what we could call classic Italian rock. And to think that at eighteen we thought the way forward was with the Litfiba…
  • imasoulman
    4 dec 14
    I self-deprecate: it was Ivan Graziani. Camerini dominates in Finardi's first ("don't throw any objects out of the window"). Rightly so, I turn to Cramps.
  • Lao Tze
    4 dec 14
    But somehow everything connects, because the Ugo ("the Italian") that Ivan sang about a few years later was none other than Hugh Bullen, the big bassist who formed a pretty significant rhythm section with Walter Calloni - and who played both in 'La batteria, il...etc' and in 'Cenerentola'. And (Cramps vibe, indeed) in the early days of Eugenio. I haven't seen a concert where he didn't complain about how the best rhythm section in Italy was snatched away from him by Battisti..;--) and a few years ago, watching a live demonstration by Calloni, I wondered... what foot does this guy have to hit the BASS DRUM that way? Impressive, I had never seen anyone play the drums like that.
  • Lao Tze
    4 dec 14
    Yes Barra, I'm sure that the Alberto-Arlecchino has overshadowed in memory (also) this Alberto here...
  • BARRACUDA BLUE
    4 dec 14
    Wow....Hugh Bullen! At 14, I bought the single You and I / You've got the Power, I played it constantly and it's still in one of the various shoeboxes full of 45s at my parents' house. I'm sure Calloni was behind that bass, some funk-delicious stuff. Thanks for reminding me, I want to see if I can find the album, I've never seen it in stores.
  • imasoulman
    4 dec 14
    Calloni/Bullen are the Dumbar/Shakespeare of Italian rock. But with the ultrafunk drive of a Modeliste/Porter. And "La Batteria, il Contrabasso etc" is simply an album that brushes against perfection, a true game-changer if there ever was one. Everyone has their favorite Battisti, and this is certainly mine.
  • Lao Tze
    5 dec 14
    Every Battisti album has something to say, in terms of sounds. 'La batteria' I always imagine on cassette, because that’s the format I started listening to it in, and even though the INNOHIT tape deck – which had been working until recently – wasn’t much, playing 'Il Veliero' at high volume made it seem like the bass was playing inside the room. Then there are the songs that matter, because they make me prefer one album over another. For example, 'Una giornata uggiosa' isn’t a masterpiece, but the sound of the guitar, uh... well, there was Phil Palmer there, the "little nephew" of Ray Davies who would lend his touch to David Sylvian during his golden years as a solo artist.
Alberto Radius: Radius
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Alberto Radius: Radius
26 sep 13
"To The Moon I'm Going," sung by Stratos, is the pinnacle, needless to say, but the entire album is the prototype of an Italian jam session: emblematic of the times, with this gentleman's electric guitar making a bold statement. Guests galore (Djivas, Capiozzo, Di Cioccio, Cicco, Vince Tempera...), hard-blues, free-jazz, improvisation... and even Battisti's lyrics for "Prima e dopo la scatola."
  • hjhhjij
    26 sep 13
    Look at the pearls you make me discover. For me, wherever there is Stratos, there is home.
  • iside
    25 dec 13
    difficult to place, I tried to review it in the last century...
  • fiomamyblue
    7 feb 15
    peak
Alice Cooper: Killer
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Alice Cooper: Killer
1 mar 14
My favorite of his, but not the only one I adore, because here the gentleman had not yet lost that zappa-esque/crazy streak from his early days. True Rock'n'Roll, scandalous lyrics, a continuous flirting with the macabre (see "Dead Babies") and not a single subpar track. But the Masterpiece is "Halo Of Flies," which is a Suite in every sense.
Alice Cooper: School's Out
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Alice Cooper: School's Out
22 oct 13
What a piece it is, "Blue Turk"...?
Allan Holdsworth: Sand
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Allan Holdsworth: Sand
28 mar 13
You see that revisiting albums you’ve listened to twice and then shelved because you labeled them as "cold" always brings rewards. I also enjoy it, even though I’m not the type: really beautiful beautiful beautiful atmospheres. Perhaps his best solo work. PERHAPS.
  • Radioactive Toy
    30 mar 13
    Write a review of the album ;)
  • Lao Tze
    1 apr 13
    ;) It's a bit difficult for me to review this genre; it's not my thing. But when I get the chance, I'll give it a try. Keep in mind, though, that I have really long timelines and I'm visiting the site less and less these days, so don't expect a review anytime soon... thank you for the trust you give me! -;)
Ambitious Lovers: Greed
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Ambitious Lovers: Greed
1 feb 13
Well, there must be a reason why I chose a piece from this album for my page... It's a record that I hold particularly dear, a synthesis of many of His Highness Arto's experiences. And if one thinks that this is the most "commercial" stint of his production, one can get a half-idea...
An Emotional Fish: An Emotional Fish
CD Audio I have it ★★★
An Emotional Fish: An Emotional Fish
23 apr 14
How could you forget these guys, even just for "Celebrate"/"Gli spari sopra"? Oh God, the records you can happily forget though.. pretty weak band, zero originality, and a handful of things copied from U2 during the Eno period. Anyway, aside from the "BONIANA" (and annoying) voice, the first album was a decent radio rock record.
Ang Lee: Lussuria - Lust, caution
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Ang Lee: Lussuria - Lust, caution
31 jul 13
Fascinating and tragic period depiction, with only a hint of self-indulgence on the aesthetic side. Extraordinary performance by Tony Leung. Perhaps not entirely deserving of the Golden Lion won, but a fantastic film.
Atomic Rooster: Death Walks Behind You
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Atomic Rooster: Death Walks Behind You
13 sep 13
A proto-metal album, proto-dark, proto-a nice amount of other things: behind the William Blake cover, there are heavy guitar/Hammond riffs, progressive flourishes, even pop when "Tomorrow Night" kicks in... and above all, the ghosts that tormented Vincent Crane throughout his life.
  • ranofornace
    13 sep 13
    I consider it an album of fundamental importance for the insights and ideas it offers, and it is played in a truly convincing and determined way with a lot of pathos. Hard prog and something more of high caliber, a text for the future, I would say.
  • Lao Tze
    13 sep 13
    absolutely yes.
Aztec Camera: Knife
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Aztec Camera: Knife
21 may 13
Not at the level of its predecessor despite the Knopfler production - but from the pen of Mr. Roddy Frame come at least two gems: "Just Like The USA" and "All I Need Is Everything". At 20 years old, to write at this level: it’s called talent, if not genius.
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