King Crimson: Islands
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
King Crimson: Islands
17 may 15
Formentera Lady, a gem of rare beauty, is a captivating title track. A great album.
  • Dragonstar
    17 may 15
    Among my favorites from the Crimson King...
  • hjhhjij
    17 may 15
    Come on, I don't think it's the case to be stingy, not with such an expressive peak :)
  • pana
    24 may 15
    Yes, it really deserves top marks. But I don't focus on them much anymore, especially since I should actually change many of them.
Le Orme: Collage
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Le Orme: Collage
7 dec 14
Well, it just doesn't drive me crazy, it sounds "old." I think there's much better in Italian prog, although this isn't completely to throw away, you know.
  • hellraiser
    7 dec 14
    I actually like it a lot; I'm very attached especially to "Sguardo verso il Cielo," which I used to play with my band. This is the first Italian prog album... anyway, it's all a matter of taste, of course!
  • hjhhjij
    7 dec 14
    I, on the other hand, don't find it old or "dated" at all, but I think it's a matter of feelings. Who knows, let's just get by with a de gustibus.
  • SydBarrett96
    7 dec 14
    For me, along with "Felona e Sorona" and "Uomo di pezza," it is among the must-haves of Le Orme.
  • pana
    7 dec 14
    It's one of the most beautiful pieces indeed... compliments to your group! I understand why you might like it, but it's not really my thing.
  • pana
    7 dec 14
    Not even Felona and Sorona.
Led Zeppelin: IV
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Led Zeppelin: IV
11 jun 13
Overrated, perhaps, but definitely beautiful. Stairway To Heaven.
  • rossana roma
    7 nov 13
    Did you know that I think like you? It's the ladder to paradise that always puts IV first—it's not that it's not nice, but I also prefer the first Zeppelin.
Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin
11 jun 13
Their best, very beautiful Babe I'm gonna leave you and Dazed and Confused.
Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day
CD Audio I have it ★★
Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day
11 jun 13
Bah.
Lou Reed: Berlin
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Lou Reed: Berlin
23 aug 14
There's a bit of everything in Lou Reed. My favorite album of his.
  • kaiser soze
    24 aug 14
    mine, yours, his, and I would say also ours
Lucio Battisti: Il Mio Canto Libero
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Lucio Battisti: Il mio canto libero
4 jun 14
Legendary, stunning, and unforgettable is the song that gives the album its title. La luce dell'est, Vento nel vento, Io vorrei... non vorrei... ma se vuoi only reinforce the value of a beautiful record.
  • De...Marga...
    4 jun 14
    "The fog I breathe is now clearing because before me an almost white sun rises in the East..." One of the most beautiful openings of the entire vast production of Battisti-Mogol... Unforgettable pages...
Lucio Battisti: Don Giovanni
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Lucio Battisti: Don Giovanni
4 jun 14
Ah what a masterpiece. Electronic and Folk intertwine in Panella's first album to create what is perhaps, alongside Anima Latina, Battisti's absolute masterpiece. Here, the great songs abound: Madre Pennuta, Il Diluvio, Don Giovanni, Equivoci Amici, Il doppio gioco.
  • RIBALDO
    4 jun 14
    For me, it’s the worst of the white albums even though it contains what is perhaps the most beautiful song of the white albums, DON GIOVANNI.
  • rolando303
    4 jun 14
    In my opinion, after Mogol there's nothing worth listening to. I'm serious about that. Those who call him a genius from that era don't even understand him. Absurd lyrics.
  • Lao Tze
    4 jun 14
    It is certainly a deep album, but personally, I find it incredibly boring, convoluted, and cerebral. Leaving aside the lyrics, which would require a treatise on hermeneutics to make sense of.
  • pana
    5 jun 14
    I appreciate what you say, but to me it's just crazy, even from a musical standpoint. To me, it's the best of the white albums, without a doubt.
Lucio Battisti: La Sposa Occidentale
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Lucio Battisti: La sposa occidentale
27 jan 14
Out of a carton pops this record (who remembered having it?) very nice, even if sometimes Pasqualino goes a bit overboard.
Lucio Battisti: Emozioni
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Lucio Battisti: Emozioni
4 jun 14
With "Emozioni," Battisti begins a thirty-year story after which Italian music will never be the same. Then Fiori di rosa, fiori di pesco. Il tempo di morire. Mamma mia.
  • De...Marga...
    4 jun 14
    All I need to do is mention the song that gives the album its title... I believe there's no need to add anything else.
  • SydBarrett96
    4 jun 14
    The title track, my God. For me, it's a 4-star.
  • De...Marga...
    4 jun 14
    I only now notice the three star rating: hoping for a mistake on your part!!!
Lucio Battisti: Amore E Non Amore
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Lucio Battisti: Amore e non amore
17 jul 14
Another fantastic album from our local singer. The instrumentals are beautiful, along with "Dio mio no" and "Una". Perhaps the best of the Mogol era, after "Anima Latina".
  • Roto96
    17 jul 14
    Masterpiece! My favorite piece is "Se la mia pelle vuoi."
Mercury Rev: All Is Dream
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Mercury Rev: All Is Dream
5 jan 16
He wants to follow the path of the previous one, which was better than this even though it is not, in my opinion, the masterpiece it's described as by many. A good album, nothing to lose your mind over, though.
  • Loconweed
    5 jan 16
    re-evaluated after not convincing me at first listen, it is certain that it is heavily influenced by Deserter (just like all their mediocre albums that followed)
  • Dragonstar
    5 jan 16
    I absolutely love this; it has a unique atmosphere. Perhaps it's not a homogeneous album, but it captivates me greatly, with its decadent, dreamy, and nocturnal vibes.
  • Loconweed
    5 jan 16
    @[Dragonstar] it seems to me like a record that's almost too homogeneous, precisely because, as you said, it has a unique atmosphere.
Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells II
21 dec 14
Dreamy masterpiece by a slightly crazy man, as well as an immense multi-instrumentalist.
  • hjhhjij
    21 dec 14
    A son of Canterbury, he does feel it a bit, but he has definitely taken other paths. I like him a lot anyway.
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
2 oct 16
Minutemen: Double Nickels On The Dime
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Minutemen: Double Nickels on the Dime
19 jan 15
And should I also define it a work like this? Five stars right away, a cornerstone of post-punk.
  • hjhhjij
    20 jan 15
    Funk-Punk-Jazz. Unique.
  • madcat
    20 jan 15
    one of my many shortcomings
Moltheni: Splendore Terrore
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Moltheni: Splendore terrore
21 aug 13
Humana, Fiori di Carne, In Porpora... a remarkable album, and Battiato knew it well.
  • SilasLang
    21 aug 13
    Really nice little disc. Too bad about the lyrics, sometimes embarrassing, in my personal opinion. But a beautiful album otherwise.
  • GIANLUIGI67
    22 aug 13
    Have you heard his latest work? He leaves the pseudonym Moltheni and returns to his name Umberto Maria Giardini with "La Dieta Dell' Inperatrice." A good album Umberto Maria Giardini - Il trionfo dei tuoi occhi
Napoli Centrale: Napoli Centrale
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Napoli Centrale: Napoli Centrale
2 nov 14
The fusion. Or the fusion?
  • SydBarrett96
    2 nov 14
    Yes Pan, but four balls for this album can't be seen; for me, this is the best of Italian prog-jazz-rock. Perhaps in the jazz genre and similar, they were more "canonical" compared to the Area (who remain unbeatable and created a genre all their own, where the jazz-rock component was just one of many), but who cares. This record has three hexagonal balls. :D A sub-proletarian blast.
  • pana
    8 nov 14
    Oops Syd, I'm just reading the comment now :O look, it's a great album, 4 balls is a great rating! I really give very few 5s to Italian prog.
Nas: Illmatic
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Nas: Illmatic
5 jun 18
I would give him 100 stars.
Neil Young: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Neil Young: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
20 oct 13
Fucking awesome. For me, it's his peak.
  • hellraiser
    20 oct 13
    Until Tonight all supercazzuti (even on the beach), although my favorite remains After the Gold Rush. However, this is equally fabulous, a story of rock..
  • Belghazi
    21 oct 13
    "also on the beach" On The Beach is monstrous
Neil Young: After The Gold Rush
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Neil Young: After the Gold Rush
14 sep 13
Splendid, I wouldn't swear it's worse than Harvest.
  • Belghazi
    14 sep 13
    not even me, "uglier" is an expression that really doesn't suit these monoliths
  • SydBarrett96
    14 sep 13
    Harvest is my favorite, but it's hard to choose.
Neil Young: Tonight's The Night
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Neil Young: Tonight's the Night
18 aug 16
I don't think I need to explain anything.
  • tonysoprano
    18 aug 16
    Great record. Excellent definition for the one considered the pronk ;)
Neil Young: On the Beach
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Neil Young: On the Beach
2 jul 15
One of the best albums in the entire singer-songwriter genre (worldwide, yes). Ambulance Blues is one of the most staggering things, but See The Sky About To Rain and the title track are no less remarkable.
  • Mr Funk
    2 jul 15
    Ultimate album. Ambulance Blues is worth the career of most existing or past songwriters. On the Beach, Revolution Blues, and Motion Picture are no less.
  • hjhhjij
    2 jul 15
    "Ambulance Blues",..
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: From Her To Eternity
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: From Her to Eternity
4 jun 14
It's a challenging album, the first LP of the Australian singer-songwriter with the Seeds. The songs are anguished, and Cave's voice screams verses that are sometimes desperate, sometimes resigned, accompanied by music that moves forward dark and measured. Perhaps the best of the pathos can be found in the title track and in the long "A Box For Black Paul."
  • hjhhjij
    4 jun 14
    Uhm, I really can't see this as a 4. For me, it's the pinnacle of Cave, even more than the Birthday Party.
  • hjhhjij
    4 jun 14
    Let's just say that "Avalanche" is the most successful cover of Cohen that I've ever heard (personal opinion) and then there's "Cabin Fever!"...
  • pana
    5 jun 14
    I'm not crazy about Cohen's cover... I mean, it's nice, but if I'm going to listen to some Cave songs, I won't end up on Avalanche.
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Your Funeral... My Trial
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Your Funeral... My Trial
8 nov 14
Transition album, not easy to define. The lengthy "The Carny" stands out.
  • hjhhjij
    8 nov 14
    I think that both in terms of music and lyrics, this is one of my favorites; sometimes it happens with transitional albums.
  • hellraiser
    8 nov 14
    Thanks to you from the site, I bought his first 3 albums and I must say I appreciate them. I don’t know this one, but from the way you talk about it, maybe it’s not worth the purchase..
  • De...Marga...
    8 nov 14
    Nick, don’t take it too hard; the young guy from the province is just getting started and still has a lot to learn from you. This piece I like, just like the rest of his career, without even a minor album...WOW...
  • pana
    8 nov 14
    de...but don't get me wrong, I adore Nick, especially Firstborn - Tender Prey - Good Son, and I gave this one four, not zero!
    Hjhhjij, I haven't checked the lyrics yet honestly, for now I've just limited myself to listening to it :O
  • hjhhjij
    8 nov 14
    @hellraiser: it deserves, it truly deserves, just as much as the previous and the following ones, trust me. One of its deepest and most intimate. @pana, the lyrics are beautiful and very complex; lovely even when written by Anita Lane ("Stranger Than Kindness").
  • De...Marga...
    8 nov 14
    @pana; forgive me dear but my "joke" was referring to hellraiser, which was recently introduced by me and hjhjjij to the sound of Nick.
  • pana
    9 nov 14
    Hj: I'll read the texts, I promise (just like I did on his other albums). Does the next one deserve it?? Just tell me about the next three!
  • hjhhjij
    9 nov 14
    Yes, just like the following six then (Let Love In and the Murder Ballads are great albums even if they are a bit inferior to the previous ones and I adore The Boatman's Call), if it were up to me :) I limited myself to the '80s, in Berlin, for convenience but I haven’t forgotten The Good Son and Henry's Dream, don’t worry.
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Tender Prey
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Tender Prey
3 jun 14
We are faced with another amazing album, with particularly inspired texts. What was said about "The Good Son" holds true here; my favorite tracks are "The Mercy Seat," "Mercy," and "Slowly Goes The Night," but nothing goes to waste here either. Hero.
  • hjhhjij
    3 jun 14
    Truly one of the greatest of all time, this one right here.
  • pana
    3 jun 14
    Certainly.
  • De...Marga...
    3 jun 14
    With Mr. Cave, you can truly fish at random among his many exceptional records, including this one that concluded the eighties for the Australian artist.
  • darth agnan
    3 jun 14
    Here is "watching Alice." It would get my highest rating even if the rest of the album consisted of Neapolitan neomelodic songs.
  • bluesboy94
    3 jun 14
    I agree with darth agnan.
  • bluesboy94
    3 jun 14
    I think the drug-greater inspiration equation is foolish; however, Cave, when he was a junkie, released a string of unforgettable masterpieces.
  • hjhhjij
    3 jun 14
    Indeed, the right addition is very often: "drugs + inspiration = better music," especially since the two addends often go hand in hand, as in the case of Cave.
  • Psychopathia
    4 jun 14
    it's not the drug itself. by detoxing, he simply changed his lifestyle and habits: it's clear that the music is affected. for me, the best track is up jumped the devil, which sounds like tom waits.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: The firstborn is dead
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Firstborn Is Dead
16 nov 14
One of the greatest masterpieces of all time. Perhaps the best by Nick Cave, with the Bad Seeds in exceptional form.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Let love in
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Let Love In
14 dec 14
Another beautiful album, with some wonderful tracks like Nobody's Baby Now and Thirsty Dog. Indeed, the BS were like tanks...
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: The Good Son
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Good Son
3 jun 14
In the discography of many of the greatest artists in history, this album could have been the pinnacle of it all, but in the case of Cave, the matter becomes incredibly thorny. In any case, the quality of melodies, lyrics, interpretation, and apocalyptic tension is at stratospheric levels, and the songs are all extraordinary. Personal favorites include the title track, Ship Song, and Lament.
  • De...Marga...
    3 jun 14
    You have already said everything very well; I’ll add The Weeping Song.
  • pana
    3 jun 14
    Beautiful :) I would say the same for all the songs, Lucy is a great track too.
  • tonysoprano
    1 jul 16
    "Sorrow's Child"...
Nick Drake: Pink Moon
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Nick Drake: Pink Moon
24 dec 14
Through a series of bare yet indescribably moving pages, the epitaph of a singer-songwriter understood too late.
  • hjhhjij
    24 dec 14
    At last :)
  • SydBarrett96
    24 dec 14
    "Know that I love You / know I Don't care. / Know that I See You / Know I'm Not there." :(
  • Pinhead
    24 dec 14
    And there are also those, like me, who still haven't understood it, just like Tim Buckley.
  • SydBarrett96
    24 dec 14
    And there are also those who, just like me, adore both Drake and Buckley. :)
  • SydBarrett96
    24 dec 14
    I wanted to say: loves both Drake and Buckley equally. XD
  • pana
    24 dec 14
    I might love Buckley even more, but here we’re just splitting hairs.
Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left
3 nov 15
I understand that the first one is more original, distinctive, and all that, but for this one, I gladly give it 5 stars, who can stop me?
  • hjhhjij
    3 nov 15
    Um... Would this be the first one...
  • pana
    3 nov 15
    Yes, I meant to say "the last one," forgive me.
  • musicanidi
    3 nov 15
    First among equals
  • hjhhjij
    3 nov 15
    No, I don't forgive you, today I feel mean. But I support you, 5 all my life, for the songs, the arrangements, the lyrics, the melodies, his voice, his acoustics, the musicians who accompany him... Damn.
  • hjhhjij
    3 nov 15
    Ah, and the FEELING. Tears always.
  • Mr Funk
    4 nov 15
    I'm listening to it these days: 5 pallozze is all good, although I prefer the essence of Pink Moon.
  • SilasLang
    5 nov 15
    All three of his albums are sacred to me.
Paolo Conte: Paolo Conte ()
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Paolo Conte: Paolo Conte ()
28 feb 14
Beautiful atmospheres (a specialty of Conte, who is exceptional at evoking the most varied situations) but quite immature.
Paolo Conte: Paolo Conte
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Paolo Conte: Paolo Conte al cinema
13 jan 14
A great record, with extraordinary tracks. I don't give it top marks because some parts convince me a bit less. (it's the album from 1984)
  • hjhhjij
    13 jan 14
    But damn... even this with the covers all messed up...
  • pana
    14 jan 14
    But in this case they were both called "Paolo Conte," so it makes sense...
Perigeo: Azimut
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Perigeo: Azimut
10 feb 15
A well-made record, of a genre I'm not crazy about.
Peter Gabriel: III
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Peter Gabriel: III
4 jun 14
Shall we start with the incredible ensemble of musicians playing for us? With Gabriel's interpretation? With the intrinsic value of the pieces? It doesn’t matter where we begin, one of the masterpieces of '80s music. From Intruder to Family Snapshot to Games Without Frontiers to Biko, an amazing album.
Peter Gabriel: Security
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Peter Gabriel: Peter Gabriel
22 nov 13
Masterpiece, dreamy and ethereal atmosphere. Monstrous wallflower.
  • hjhhjij
    22 nov 13
    But it's actually called "IV" :D
  • SydBarrett96
    22 nov 13
    Gigantic the archangel in this record.
  • pana
    22 nov 13
    hjhhjij: rating 3! This album has been reissued by the label named "Security".
  • hjhhjij
    22 nov 13
    Stocazzo, the original title remains "IV". In fact, to be precise, it's untitled. Rating: 1 :P
  • pana
    22 nov 13
    Don't you think I tried to put it in the name "Peter Gabriel"? It was coming out on the 3rd. Of course I had to give up...
  • pana
    22 nov 13
    Vote hjhhjij: 0
  • hjhhjij
    22 nov 13
    If the de-database messes up, it's not my fault, give G a 0.
Peter Hammill: Nadir's Big Chance
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Peter Hammill: Nadir's Big Chance
31 oct 13
Among the top 3 of the master of the throat. Here, personally, I prefer Over (and maybe Silent, I should think about it). But for 5 euros, I certainly couldn't leave it there!
  • March Horses
    1 nov 13
    great Pana, I also found it for 5 euros... and I remember the first time I listened to it I was on the highway near Modena... is it a coincidence? :)
  • pana
    5 nov 13
    hahaha I don't know... anyway, I got this disculo in Reggio :) Open Your Eyes, Been Alone So Long, Airport are masterpieces anyway.
Pink Floyd: Animals
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Pink Floyd: Animals
11 jun 13
Great album too, the best "Dogs".
Pink Floyd: The Division Bell
CD Audio I have it ★★
Pink Floyd: The Division Bell
2 dec 14
There's High Hopes, come on.
  • hellraiser
    2 dec 14
    I don’t mind this album at all, not on par with the past but with some very valid tracks. My rating is 3 and a half balls.
Pink Floyd: The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Pink Floyd: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
11 jun 13
The most beautiful album by the Floyd, I have disintegrated it.
Pink Floyd: Ummagumma
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Pink Floyd: Ummagumma
11 jun 13
In the face of detractors.
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