Talk Talk: It's My Life
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Talk Talk: It's My Life
11 dec 12
It would be a 4 because it's lower than all the subsequent ones, but nostalgia doesn't want to know. The other day they played "Tomorrow Started" on the radio, can you believe it...
  • G
    12 dec 12
    Nostalgia, treacherous nostalgia!
Talking Heads: Fear of music
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Talking Heads: Fear of Music
17 aug 13
The most exploded.
Talking Heads: More songs about buildings and food
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Talking Heads: More Songs About Buildings and Food
23 jul 13
"The Good Thing": in just three minutes, everything you would have wanted to know about the Talking Heads, but never dared to ask.
Tears for Fears: The Hurting
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Tears for Fears: The Hurting
10 dec 12
Well, yes: five.
  • Hank Monk
    10 dec 12
    I don't find anything strange...
  • hjhhjij
    10 dec 12
    Well yes, a great new-wave/pop-rock album, their best for me.
  • Keish
    10 dec 12
    Shivers for this album, a crazy debut.
Terrence Malick: To The Wonder
CD Audio I have it ★
Terrence Malick: To The Wonder
22 aug 14
The only reason to rewatch this movie is to count the exact number of lines spoken by Ben Affleck. But also the final monologue of the priest-Bardem, "Cristo a destra, Cristo a sinistra, Cristo nel corazòn...", what a touching moment, uh...
Thao with The Get Down Stay Down: We The Common
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Thao with The Get Down Stay Down: We The Common
10 jul 13
I apologize to everyone, my writing was quite trivial, I bow to the professionals of the review ("noisy country-blues from the tavern", aaarghhh) Thao and The Get Down Stay Down - We The Common :: Le recensioni di OndaRock
The Bevis Frond: Miasma
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Bevis Frond: Miasma
21 dec 12
The ghost of Jimi that occasionally rises from the coffin and goes out for a stroll.
The Church: The Blurred Crusade
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Church: The Blurred Crusade
20 apr 15
E t e r n o
  • De...Marga...
    21 apr 15
    D i r e i d i s i....ALMOST WITH YOU...etc...etc....
The Comsat Angels: Waiting for a Miracle
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Comsat Angels: Waiting for a Miracle
9 sep 14
Between the synthetic Sheffield of the Human League and the industrial one of the Cabaret Voltaire, they emerged at the dawn of the '80s. Dark, nervous, and depressed post-punk. Gritty guitars, '60s organs in an alienated context. Very close to the Sound's 'Jeopardy', but at times you get the feeling of listening to the Feelies in slow motion.
  • imasoulman
    10 sep 14
    Crazy, this is also not reviewed… one of the definitive epitomes of a sound and an era called post-punk. Like Jeopardy, like (and perhaps more than) Movement.
  • Lao Tze
    11 sep 14
    it's not reviewed but we'll see to fix that... not right away, but we'll make it right...
The Cramps: Songs The Lord Taught Us
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Cramps: Songs the Lord Taught Us
7 aug 13
A complete countertrend to New Wave and Post Punk: in this album there’s nothing NEW or POST, just pure wild primitivism Rock. The soundtrack to the perverse meeting of Lux and Ivy. Lastly, the most depraved version of "Fever" ever recorded.
The Cure: Pornography
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Cure: Pornography
11 sep 13
For Lao Tze: the BIGGEST disc of the '80s. For the record: it may not be the prettiest (but it aimed to be anything but a "pretty" album), yet it is one of the most emblematic of a decade. If someone asks you what the '80s were like, you play them "The Figurhead" and you're done. It's (almost) all right here.
  • GIANLUIGI67
    11 sep 13
    I don't believe that the Cure were searching for beauty, always keeping in mind the concept of beauty that was swirling in their minds at the time.
  • Robutti
    11 sep 13
    Stunning album...among my all-time favorites. But "Closer" by JD is the best.
  • whocares
    11 sep 13
    The best are Pere Ubu, period.
  • rolando303
    12 sep 13
    A top-notch disc.
The Dream Syndicate: Medicine Show
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Dream Syndicate: Medicine Show
26 apr 13
Well, here I even have the cover of "Wine & Roses" showing up, and whatever... anyway: if this isn’t a solid 5, I don’t know what is. "John Coltrane SB" in the legend of American rock, and the rest of the album follows suit—starting with the super acid (and rocky) shuffle of the title track. Steve Wynn at the peak of his songwriting, already hinting at his talent as a songwriter. Can we ignore it? Never.
The Fall: The Peel Sessions
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Fall: The Peel Sessions
20 sep 13
The original version is essential just like the historic "Witch Trials," but even better (if possible) is "The COMPLETE Peel Sessions," which in 6 CDs gathers everything there is to gather from '78 to 2004: over seven hours of Fall, one of the greatest releases of the last decade.
  • GIANLUIGI67
    20 sep 13
    over seven hours of Fall, a titanic endeavor........... I'm sure that listening to it in segments like the Giro d'Italia is definitely worth all the effort.
The Feelies: Crazy Rhythms
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Feelies: Crazy Rhythms
29 jun 13
Anton Fier is unlike any other drummer in the world. Write this sentence down, and repeat it to yourselves 100/200/300 times. In the end, you'll sing it like the Our Father. Anton Fier is unlike any other drummer in the world.
  • korrea
    2 jul 13
    I like it, but it doesn't really drive me crazy.
The Flaming Lips: Transmissions from the Satellite Heart
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Flaming Lips: Transmissions From the Satellite Heart
14 nov 13
Try singing "La canzone del sole" to the tune of "Chewin the Apple of Your Eye"...
  • hjhhjij
    14 nov 13
    I swear I will do it, because at the moment I don't understand it...
  • hjhhjij
    14 nov 13
    Cool disco anyway.
  • Goldfinger
    14 nov 13
    Beautiful, one of my favorites.
  • Lao Tze
    14 nov 13
    but that, of course, only if you know how to play the guitar... I realized it while listening to it, I picked up the guitar and played the same chord progression as the Flaming Lips with Battisti's lyrics in mind... which fits perfectly with the music. Because, among other things, this is also in A.
  • hjhhjij
    14 nov 13
    So I'll leave aside the fact that I'm terrible with the guitar (yes, even for the "canzone del sole"). This album is the sixth cool album by FL in a row anyway, then the drop (even though I don't think they suck at all even after this). I have to say they've really bounced back since 2009, huh.
  • SilasLang
    14 nov 13
    A super cool album among the coolest they've made. This is the POP album by the Flaming Lips...nothing compared to Yoshimi and Bulletin.
  • Goldfinger
    14 nov 13
    Even Hit to the Future Head has a nice pop vein.
  • SilasLang
    14 nov 13
    fucking beautiful that one too indeed :) I like it a little less though In a Priest Driven Ambulance...while well, the first three are the best of the best
  • madcat
    19 dec 15
    I strum the guitar a bit, but I don't think you need to be a genius to notice the obvious similarity (they're practically the same). Great album, and Hit and In a Priest are beautiful as well. "The Soft Bulletin" is a masterpiece for me, and "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots", as well as "At War with the Mystics" and "Embryonic" are also fantastic.
  • madcat
    19 dec 15
    Sorry Lao, I wanted to write "I don't think that in order to notice the obvious similarity (they're practically the same) it is necessary to play the guitar."
  • madcat
    19 dec 15
    "to know how to play", well, I think it's better if I avoid writing today, 3 comments to write two nonsense :D
  • Lao Tze
    19 dec 15
    You are right, in fact it is enough to listen to it. The guitar can serve as a verification, if anything. But a minimum of ear should be enough.
The Flaming Lips: Oh My Gawd!
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Flaming Lips: Oh My Gawd!!!... The Flaming Lips
29 oct 13
Genius is nothing - without madness.
The Flying Lizards: Flying Lizards
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Flying Lizards: Flying Lizards
7 may 13
The work that most highlights the "collagistic"-provocative vein of the monster David Cunningham, here still supported by Deborah Evans. A "kraticized" Brecht, compositions of pure inventiveness, a confusion that only appears superficial, hiding the winding paths of a Brain to be examined. The lizards won't fly for long, but here they soar high.
  • Josif
    10 may 13
    Faggot, keep making clones of yourself... you can't even attack. Ahahahahahah!
The Jam: All Mod Cons
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Jam: All Mod Cons
16 apr 14
The manual of the perfect mod in the footsteps of Pete Townshend and Ray Davies (a not-so-accidental cover of "David Watts"). It draws from the past but what comes out is a generational album for '78, with Weller addressing "metropolitan" themes ("In The Crowd" and "Down In The Tube Station..") and a superb Foxton on bass, set to rhythms already post-punk.
  • De...Marga...
    16 apr 14
    Finally, we return to talking about Music; a beautiful album, filled with anthems that captured me from the very first listen; I’ve always liked Weller, even during his time with the Style Council.
The Jim Carroll Band: Catholic Boy
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Jim Carroll Band: Catholic Boy
19 mar 14
Last night at 11: just me, the headphones, and (again) the Vinyl, the red-orange CBS label in the center. A surge of Punk, Poetry, and lived life that merge into one. "City Drops Into The Night" my personal Masterpiece, "Day & Night" the one that makes me emotional, and a SUBLIME marriage of words and R'n'R. How I love you.
  • imasoulman
    19 mar 14
    it's too late - to fall in love with sharon tate....one of the albums for life. may lou reed (among others) forgive me, perhaps the highest point of the union between raw urban poetry and rock 'n' roll urgency.
  • Lao Tze
    21 mar 14
    that Lou Reed (Glory eternal) forgives me too, then... and wouldn’t you know it, that was the FIRST line - of the whole album - that stuck with me...
The Kaleidoscope: A Beacon From Mars
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Kaleidoscope: A Beacon From Mars
2 feb 13
Impressive. For 1968 as for 2013. Just "Taxim" sends shivers down your spine at every hour of every day of every year.
The Knack: Get the Knack
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Knack: Get the Knack
10 nov 13
One of the best power-pop albums in history. THE power-pop. To anyone who tells you that this record is just "My Sharona," don’t listen to them; instead (if you want to), believe someone who discovered the Knack at 17 and who doesn’t go a month without revisiting them at least once.
  • hjhhjij
    10 nov 13
    I'm not crazy about this album, but it certainly is very pleasant.
  • GIANLUIGI67
    10 nov 13
    It's a nice album, which in my opinion is heavily influenced by the past. Power pop is an ambiguous genre, often too close to American radio. In Italy, it has never received much recognition apart from rare exceptions, especially singles. My Sharona is a distant memory for me, I believe a TV jingle.
  • extro91
    11 nov 13
    Well... even calling them power pop seems excessive! To me, the Undertones (just to name one) are much more the power pop than they are. But even the first album, Glory Boys, by Secret Affair (perhaps in some respects) more than these two put together. And I'm talking about contemporaries, not when the "genre," if it can be called that, was more dominated by pseudo-glam bands. They are definitely underrated because of that single that we all had to endure in an unpleasant way, etc... but in my opinion, there’s better out there among similar stuff to theirs.
  • extro91
    11 nov 13
    (perhaps below...together)*
  • Lao Tze
    11 nov 13
    Power pop has expressed itself in many forms; taken individually, this record best reflects 90% of those characteristics. Perhaps calling it power pop is an exaggeration, I’ve definitely overstated it. However, I always prefer the Americans in this genre, so even though I revisit the Undertones and Secret Affair, when I think of power pop, I think of Nerves, Plimsouls, Paul Collins Beat... those groups. Even the Last, whom I've reviewed. The English... less so.
  • extro91
    11 nov 13
    Already with the Nerves, I find myself more in agreement. It's probably the different lineup. I, on the other hand, always think of the English. ;-)
  • cappio al pollo
    11 nov 13
    You prefer Americans and don't mention Big Star?! "Radio City" anyone?
  • NAB(m-l)
    12 nov 13
    Everyone knows that the best power pop band is the Italian comrades Finley! Eternal glory to them!
  • Lao Tze
    12 nov 13
    (The Finley, of course, we would miss them...) Big Star, seminal in the genre and not just in the genre, but among the first that come to mind, I don't mention them because they aren't a "my" band; I mean, I discovered them "backwards" after learning that the Replacements were inspired by them. I like the first two albums, but the other bands, including the Knack, have been a personal soundtrack for me.
  • cappio al pollo
    14 nov 13
    I detected a hint of sarcasm in your alter ego's comment, ex. Never heard of "Radio City"?
  • extro91
    15 nov 13
    Ahah just to note ;-) Anyway, yesyes and I really like it a lot.
The Mothers Of Invention: We're Only In It For The Money
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Mothers of Invention: We’re Only in It for the Money
4 jun 15
For the first time, extremely delicate themes were being addressed that had never been tackled in the history of Rock. For example, how to smear nasal mucus all over a window pane.
  • hjhhjij
    4 jun 15
    How much love for this group and that man ahahahah :D It seems to me that down here there was already the future feat Roy Estrada, but not yet George. Anyway, extraordinary parody, among other things.
  • Psychopathia
    4 jun 15
    I didn't translate the lyrics, even though they're discone. Perhaps it's for the best since I ate half an hour ago :)
  • fuggitivo
    4 jun 15
    Perhaps it's the album I've abused the most by the Madri. I still remember the immense effort it took to find the uncensored version on the internet. Too bad it had re-recorded drums and bass. They've committed a crime; this album is a MASTERPIECE. I remembered all the lyrics.
  • Lao Tze
    4 jun 15
    Well done Fugitive, WELL DONE. The overdubbed version from '84 with Chad Wackerman and Scott Thunes is garbage, or rather it's an inconceivable hybrid of Mothers and the '80s Zappa lineup - which I absolutely LOVE, but that's beside the point. Those tacky additions were and remain a blemish like few others. Excellent parody, yes, (HJ) and also quite a sharp jab at the hippies...no less biting than the one aimed at the Saturday night disco-goers a decade later.
  • fuggitivo
    4 jun 15
    No, for me the real crime is that they censored it, cut it, and stuff like that. In short, the definitive version, if it exists, is on vinyl and it's 40 years old. I've listened to that overdub for a very long time because I wanted to hear everything Zappa had to say, including the dig at the Velvet Underground. Then I couldn't resist and, surrendered, I got (for obvious reasons) the CD version that you find in all the stores. There should be an identical version to the original; on YouTube there's one of the tracks (which were later censored) with the original lyrics and music. It's just that I'm fed up, I've sifted through the entire web.
  • Lao Tze
    4 jun 15
    that's another issue, but it applies not only to this but to many of Zappa's albums from the '70s as well. There's such a vast amount of outtakes and varied tracklists between LPs and CDs that it ends up being almost impossible to keep up with them. The best thing is to stick to the vinyl, always and in any case. If you’re forced to do otherwise… look, I’m well aware of the overdubbed version and sure, you don’t miss a word, but for the music, it’s too limiting.
  • fuggitivo
    4 jun 15
    I don’t know anything about Zappa post-70. I have all the Mothers’ albums until 70 except for Crusing. For Zappa solo, I have Lumpy Gravy and Hot Rats (they’ve messed with this one too, it's true). I also have King Kong by Ponty, but I've never listened to it. I talked about the vinyls the other day; I find them uncomfortable. Some I have just for the sake of it. Having listened to both versions, I can confirm it’s garbage. Just to be safe, I have both on my computer.
  • ziltoid
    5 jun 15
    Fugitive, these vinyls may be uncomfortable, but the sound makes you enjoy it three times more. I only have Hot Rats on vinyl (first pressing) by Francesco, and I've never been too fond of this one.
  • Lao Tze
    5 jun 15
    Here, 'Cruisin' for example is another one of those overdubs (the version I have, among other things), but there it's different and in the end the '80s dubbing does less damage; after all, Zappa has always joked around with doo-wop and - in all the incorrectness of the operation - at least what came out isn't unbearable. It's another story if you glue '80s sounds onto the freak base of 'We're Only in It'; that's an abortion. As for the rearranged setlists, I repeat, with Zappa the most practical solution to get to the original is always the vinyl. If you don't want to go crazy with the searches. I'll give an example: I have CD versions of albums like 'Sleep Dirt' and 'Zappa in NY', and before I had the internet, who would have imagined that the LPs were different? But by then I was used to those versions. Sure, if I come across an opportunity to get the vinyl at a reasonable price, I'll think about it, but whatever.. amen. The important thing is to be aware of the difference, primarily to get an idea.
The Only Ones: The Only Ones
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Only Ones: The Only Ones
12 mar 15
Peter Perrett among the greatest Rock Authors, even outside of that generation. Words and notes from the heart. A perfect name for a Band that was alone in its greatness. And in its misfortune.
The Pogues: Red Roses for Me
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Pogues: Red Roses for Me
11 jul 13
Anyone who scores less than 5 is a teetotaler.
  • Danny The Kid
    12 jul 13
    Nice one, although (when sober) Rum, Sodomy and If I Should... are on another level.
The Police: Ghost In The machine
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Police: Ghost in the Machine
16 apr 14
Aside from the first of the Police, this is the only album by "Pungiglione" that I love completely. Perfect: experimental just enough, rhythmic, funk, reggae, and a Pop that gives little to banality. I’ll leave "Reggatta De Blanc" to the fans of the Police, and I’ll keep this one for life.
  • De...Marga...
    16 apr 14
    I was unsure whether to rate your definition as good or bad, because I consider "Regatta De Blanc" their masterpiece. But then again, I also like Ghost, even if I personally find it less effective; nonetheless, it's a great album with "Invisible Sun," a mystical song.
  • Lao Tze
    17 apr 14
    It should be noted that this is not the definition of a Police enthusiast. I listen to Reggatta, like the others, but it has never excited me enough to say that I love it. I particularly love Sting's first solo album, The Last Ship; that's one I always listen to – but it remains an exception among his solo works. What interests me much more is Andy Summers' discography, of which I also have a few vinyl records.
The Residents: The Third Reich 'n' Roll
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Residents: The Third Reich 'n' Roll
12 feb 14
The concept according to the Residents: two "suites" for two facades on the Third Reich, a parade of swastikas and Hitler's vegetarian tastes. An essay of disjointed madness that, precisely because of that, remains one of the absolute manifestos of Ralph's aesthetics.
  • pana
    12 feb 14
    Very good Lao, I love this record.
The Rolling Stones: Emotional Rescue
CD Audio I have it
The Rolling Stones: Emotional Rescue
1 dec 15
I was thinking the other day: man, this is really bad. For me, it's even worse than 'Undercover'. The only one that beats it is 'Dirty Work'. They try to jump on the reggae bandwagon by imitating the good Peter Tosh signed to their label, but they make little to no sense. It's a record without any head or tail, and not even catchy.
  • imasoulman
    1 dec 15
    Well, I’d say that “Dancing In The Street” alone is enough to save “Dirty Work” (which is, by the way, terrible) from eternal damnation. “Undercover,” on the other hand, is beyond saving for me. It even has sounds that are the worst of the worst of the worst for the Stones, right? They’ve always made dryness their strength... One day, Watts will explain to us what the engineers did to the drum channel on the mixer... At least “Emotional Rescue,” from that point of view, is redeemable, even if it boasts songs of an embarrassing triviality for them.
  • imasoulman
    1 dec 15
    Um... I meant to say "Harlem Shuffle." "Dancing In the Street" was Jagger & Bowie.
  • Lao Tze
    2 dec 15
    Oh, if only it had been Dancing in the Street, even the Van Halen version would have been enough to shake off the humiliating flatness of that album. What else can I add? I’ll add that, for example, a dark, perhaps pitying veil should be thrown over the cover. Between the other two, it’s a fierce competition; the only difference is that I can’t remember a single track from E.R., which is a unique case for a Stones album. From Undercover, I at least remember a couple of songs, even if they’re silly, and I recall those embarrassing drum machine rolls on the title track—ah, maybe that’s why something stuck with me..
  • Stanlio
    2 dec 15
    I'm sorry, but I can't access external content like YouTube links. However, if you provide the text you'd like me to translate, I'd be happy to help!
  • Workhorse
    2 dec 15
    What? The Rolling Stones have made worse albums than Dirty Work(horse)?
  • Lao Tze
    2 dec 15
    Do you like it? In comparison, I choose the predictable ballads from 'Tattoo You', but I would say we got to know them for much more than that; otherwise they wouldn’t be called the Stones.
  • Lao Tze
    2 dec 15
    The "do you like it" was for Stanlio. Work - if I only think about the intrinsic value of the pieces without considering production and everything else, Dirty Work is an abomination.
  • Workhorse
    2 dec 15
    Dirty Work is really bad, but I only heard the Rolling Stones' one after Some Girls and I was hoping there wouldn't be any more that bad.
  • Stanlio
    2 dec 15
    Well, I also like ER, maybe not everything, but there are things that are different from the usual. I don’t know, this super danceable track
  • Stanlio
    2 dec 15
    and then there’s also the former Quicksilver, Nicky Hopkins, whom Dragonstar narrated in his "La recensione del momento" in ompeig...
  • Lao Tze
    3 dec 15
    @[Stanlio] I understand, but Nicky is also on several other albums, and I'd rather take a Goats Head Soup, which may not be a first choice, but still... I’d say that compared to E.R... well. @[Workhorse] from the '80s, I can only salvage Tattoo You, and not because it's the best, but because it's the least worst.
  • hjhhjij
    3 dec 15
    Sorry to interrupt, but if it's for Nicky Hopkins, wouldn't it be easier to just get Beggars Banquet?
  • Lao Tze
    3 dec 15
    And you’re right, but he sounds on a ton of their records; it’s easier to say the ones he doesn’t play on. I think only Ian Stewart has played more than him as an external member.
  • Lao Tze
    3 dec 15
    And then, damn, Beggars Banquet instead of Emotional Rescue... you like to play it safe. I'd go with a title that's not a masterpiece..
  • Workhorse
    3 dec 15
    Well, sooner or later I'll get there too; I just found out that there are a ton of albums from the '70s that I haven't heard (Sticky Fingers and Exile, of course, are not among them).
  • mrbluesky
    1 apr 18
    devil of a Laozi
The Rolling Stones: Some Girls
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Rolling Stones: Some Girls
6 aug 13
Perhaps the best in the 40 years following "Exile," sweeping away the monotony of "Black & Blue" and almost literally embracing the punk verb - see "Lies," "Respectable," where Ron and Keith finally remembered what it meant to sound pissed off. "Miss You" a nod to the charts but in a big way, "Beast Of Burden" the ballad that had been missing for years.
The Ronettes: Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Ronettes: Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica
28 jun 14
One of the most beautiful Pop Albums of all time. Epic, indeed eternal sounds and songs. The unmistakable drum sound, the sonic WALL of the orchestra, the perfection of the arrangements, all point to one name: that of the Genius who was behind this Record.
  • hellraiser
    28 jun 14
    Absolutely agree, Lao, I love these groups. Great Wall Of Sound...
  • Psychopathia
    29 jun 14
    I've never found this album on CD, especially with this cover. It has always drawn me in.
  • Lao Tze
    29 jun 14
    Psycho - I can't tell you about the CD editions, I don’t even know if they are easy to find lately (but I don't think it's impossible at all) since the only well-stocked store in my city is the music section of a bookstore, so you can imagine. However, I wholeheartedly recommend it; it's one of those films that stick with you forever.
  • imasoulman
    30 jun 14
    As a substitute, I would recommend seeking out the Phil Spector box set, slightly but very slightly indispensable (and if I have to sign a disclosure for a conflict of interest, I’m ready...). If you then become addicted to girl groups, I suggest not being stingy with yourself and getting the legendary Rhino box set "One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Groups Sounds Lost & Found." (5 CDs for 120 tracks). After that, you can even die happy... ;)
  • imasoulman
    30 jun 14
    Errata corrige: there are only 4 CDs (like those of Back to Mono by Spector), but the delightful substance of 120 songs remains.
The Seeds: The Seeds
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Seeds: The Seeds / A Web of Sound
14 oct 13
UP IN HER ROOM... how much of the subsequent German philosophy, how much of punk, how much of the garage from all generations is already in embryo in that fifteen minutes...? After all, if their influence wasn't SEMINAL... who else's could it be?
  • Lao Tze
    14 oct 13
    Actually, it's The Seeds + A Web Of Sound in the unique CD edition... the usual CHAOS of the database...
  • ranofornace
    14 oct 13
    Their rhythmic and harmonic reiteration was the leitmotif of all their production, but I don't know if it was so conditioning for the genres to come; however, they remain emblematic of a proto era of evolutionary ferment. Sky Saxon remains a bizarre character with a disruptive personality, very evocative.
The Smiths: Meat Is Murder
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Smiths: Meat Is Murder
6 mar 14
"Barbarism begins at home."
  • De...Marga...
    6 mar 14
    The album you have collected represents, for me, the second most important one by The Smiths: I leave it to you to determine which is the best... Meat Is Murder contains, in my opinion, the most caustic line of Morrissey's entire career; I’m referring to the song "Nowhere Fast" and the following line: "I'd like to drop my trousers to the Queen, every sensible child will know what this means"... I rush to listen to the whole masterpiece again... thank you once more for this memory.
  • imasoulman
    7 mar 14
    mmmmmhh, mhhhhhhhhhhhh...for me, number one (I know I'm in the minority)
  • De...Marga...
    7 mar 14
    For me, the difference is minimal: let's say that "the queen is dead" is worth a perfect 10, while the previously mentioned one is "only" a 10. Does anyone have news on when Morrissey's autobiography will be available in Italy?
  • rolando303
    7 mar 14
    It's coming out by the end of the month (they say)!! I believe Mondadori.
  • De...Marga...
    7 mar 14
    Thank you so much, Rolando.. wonderful news.
  • rolando303
    7 mar 14
    It would seem very scandalous. Of course, she's with him.
  • De...Marga...
    7 mar 14
    Knowing the causticity of his invectives, I believe it will be a nice read... Moz for president...
The Sound: From the Lions Mouth
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Sound: From the Lions Mouth
26 jan 14
With a "Jeopardy" behind it, the risk was to produce a faded copy. Instead, this LP matches it, and perhaps even surpasses it in certain moments. Pure Liverpoolian gloom from the early '80s. Adrian Borland among the most expressive voices of the New Wave.
The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses
16 aug 13
How do you write THE PERFECT SONG...? I don't know... I didn't write it, "She Bangs The Drums"...
  • GIANLUIGI67
    16 aug 13
    how did the Stone Roses manage to drop that album ??????
  • Lao Tze
    16 aug 13
    beautiful question.
The Stone Roses: Second Coming
CD Audio I have it ★★
The Stone Roses: Second Coming
3 feb 14
Everything but the Stone Roses. The guitars don’t scratch, the tracks don’t leave a mark (rock-blues like "Love Spreads" are nothing compared to the first album), the spark of great Pop has completely faded. An unrecognizable band for one of the most colossal disappointments of that decade.
  • SilasLang
    3 feb 14
    I will never forget a review in some magazine when it came out, I think it was in Rockerilla, that stated verbatim: "The mountain has given birth to a mouse." Never was a review more spot on, unfortunately. A bitter disappointment for me, as I had adored the self-titled debut. For this, I hold on tight to the b-sides collection Turns Into Stone, almost as good as the self-titled one from '89.
  • Lao Tze
    5 feb 14
    and how can one not agree...
The Stranglers: La Folie
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Stranglers: La Folie
16 mar 15
Those final 6 minutes...
  • BARRACUDA BLUE
    16 mar 15
    Sure, but I Love The Familyyyyyyyy deserves just as much, and The Man They Love to Hate pierces with that same madness. And I won’t linger on the two singles, particularly the video of Strange Little Girl (which I consider part of the album), it's the epitaph of an era.
  • imasoulman
    16 mar 15
    even if five to this, no come on...but if it had to be pop, this is the last great album by the Stranglers
  • Lao Tze
    17 mar 15
    Maybe the 5 comes with an excess of affection... but like with Barracuda, this for me is a book that, once opened, reveals nothing but wonders. Art beyond Pop, when any album with a 'Golden Brown' inside would already be remembered just for that... here, one gem follows another.
The The: Soul Mining
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The The: Soul Mining
29 jan 14
If there’s one album I would recommend to break down any prejudice against '80s electro-pop, it’s definitely this one. A masterpiece of eclecticism that only the mind of the genius jack-of-all-trades Matt Johnson could conceive. There’s soul (as the title suggests), there’s the beat of Joe Jackson, but above all, there’s an extraordinary songwriting. A work that has transcended trends.
  • GIANLUIGI67
    29 jan 14
    strange character Matt Johson, unsettling. Beautiful record. A discography to rediscover.
  • Lao Tze
    30 jan 14
    Absolutely, it's nice to see that someone still considers it... and to think about how many doors they closed in front of this poor guy... even with Epic, he had recorded tons of material, far more than what was eventually released... besides Soul Mining (but that was found out later), he had so much stuff in the drawer that he could have produced two double albums in less than two years.
The Upsetters: Super Ape
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Upsetters: Super Ape
1 aug 14
Directly from the Black Ark Studios in Kingston, an (unforgettable) Lesson of BASS delivered from the masterful lectern of His Legend Lee "Scratch" Perry.
  • musicanidi
    1 aug 14
    musicanidi is lee-"scratch"-perry-dependent....
The Verve: Urban Hymns
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
The Verve: Urban Hymns
20 aug 14
Apart from the beginning with the ringtone of the Nokia 6303, it wasn't even a bad album... nice songs... 'Sonnet', 'Lucky Man', 'The Drugs Don't Work'... although in my opinion it has absolutely nothing to do with what the (real) Verve were.
  • Buzzin' Fly
    20 aug 14
    The Verve managed to fully capitalize on their mediocrity, producing some truly striking tracks. The first is definitely the best, while the last could have been spared, but you’ve got to eat after all.
  • Psychopathia
    20 aug 14
    think, lao... I only have this cd and I pretty much like the beginning (and part of it isn't even by them). One day I'll try the two previous ones.
  • Psychopathia
    20 aug 14
    I can't take lucky man, when they were playing the video of the initial piece I would have slapped good old Richard.
Thomas Vinterberg: Il sospetto
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Thomas Vinterberg: Il sospetto
7 feb 14
A Masterpiece that bites in the gut. And a gigantic Mikkelsen.
Todd Rundgren: Something/Anything?
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Todd Rundgren: Something/Anything?
24 nov 14
Since I heard it, I firmly believe in the existence of God.
  • SilasLang
    24 nov 14
    I heard this in passing years ago from a friend. I have the first "Runt," which I find quite good, and "A Wizard, A True Star," which I consider a masterpiece...
  • imasoulman
    24 nov 14
    Well, the existence of God I'll leave to Anselm of Aosta to prove, but surely this is one of the most sublime examples (of all time, everywhere, and by anyone) in terms of pop that aims for perfection. Which, as is known, should not be of this world, but after listening, the doubt arises...
  • Lao Tze
    25 nov 14
    And I have my doubts that St. Anselm would have been able to provide a rational explanation for pieces like 'It Takes Two To Tango,' or at least I have been unable to grasp how those passages can be conceived for years and years. One in a million, it happens. There is more Genius in those 2 minutes and something than in a thousand suites of this world. Let's not call it God, let's call it Higher Inspiration, and the substance won’t change. 'A Wizard...' is crazy and wonderful; I find it an experience for the mind, but perhaps no other album reveals T.R.'s individual genius like this one.
  • SilasLang
    25 nov 14
    I need to get it back then.
  • Lao Tze
    25 nov 14
    Perhaps for your tastes you might still prefer 'A Wizard, A True Star', which is truly a masterpiece of the eccentric kind.. however, it's clear that anyone interested in what Pop became after the Nazz will have to pass through here sooner or later..
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