Pink Floyd: The Division Bell
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Pink Floyd: The Division Bell
20 sep 16
By now, the direction and meaning of the album is entirely entrusted to Gilmour, as a songwriter, singer, and especially guitarist. While there are no shortages of grand melodies and heartfelt solos, it is precisely the lack of cohesion (and a few flatter songs) that prevents it from being a masterpiece. The unforgettable final trio is a highlight.
Pink Floyd: More
CD Audio I lack ★★★★
Pink Floyd: More
4 jun 17
Of course, a minor work, a relaxed meditation on the direction to take. The heavier tracks (The Nile Song and Ibiza Bar) are interesting, with a full sound that brings out the 4 when they do traditional rock! However, in my opinion, the best part remains the organ riff in "Cirrus Minor," monumental.
Pink Floyd: A Saucerful Of Secrets
CD Audio I lack ★★★★★
Pink Floyd: A Saucerful of Secrets
1 sep 15
Pixies: Surfer Rosa
CD Audio I lack ★★★★★
Pixies: Surfer Rosa
4 apr 16
One of the best things about the '80s.
Procol Harum: Shine On Brightly
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Procol Harum: Shine On Brightly
15 feb 17
Masterpiece! Brooker's performance is one of the most exciting ever, the musicians are eclectic and the art-rock atmospheres, ironic yet incredibly elegant, are delightful.
Puscifer: Conditions of My Parole
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Puscifer: Conditions of My Parole
9 nov 15
Great album, intriguing sounds, excellent guests, and the usual magnificent interpretation by Keenan. But it definitely could have taken more risks.
Queen: The Miracle
CD Audio I lack ★★★★
Queen: The Miracle
31 mar 16
One of the most representative albums by Queen: cheeky, extravagant, dynamic, cohesive, dramatic, genius. "The Miracle" and "I Want It All" are among their absolute best tracks.
R.E.M.: Collapse into Now
CD Audio Not intrested ★★★
R.E.M.: Collapse Into Now
27 oct 15
Even though they still produce a few great tracks, the rest is dishearteningly bland. I agree with their decision to disband.
  • madcat
    27 oct 15
    I really liked it, I dare say it's the best since "New adventures in hi-fi."
  • Tattone
    28 oct 15
    I don't know the others well enough to vote for them, but if that's the case...poor them!
  • madcat
    28 oct 15
    In fact, the only truly terrible one is Around the Sun; the others are still good (especially Reveal and Accelerate). However, I find this one more accomplished, complete.
  • Tattone
    28 oct 15
    Then I will listen to them better!
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Blood Sugar Sex Magic
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Blood Sugar Sex Magic
13 feb 16
Despite the considerable commercial appeal, we have some incredible musicians here who have found an overwhelming formula: rhythmic, sparkling, ironic, grandiloquent, and at the same time tremendously refined (sometimes teetering on the edge of prog!). Beautiful album, although a bit too long.
Renaissance: Novella
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Renaissance: Novella
25 oct 15
Fairy-tale like yet surprisingly contemporary, and musically suspended between folk, jazz, and symphonic prog: although generally underrated, this album is a little gem.
  • BARRACUDA BLUE
    25 oct 15
    I love this album, I know every note of it. I own both the English and the American vinyl, with similar graphic concepts but different designs.
  • hellraiser
    26 oct 15
    I only have their first self-titled album with the original lineup, and I have to say I really like it, but I haven't delved deeper into their work...
  • hjhhjij
    26 oct 15
    Starting from 1972, Renaissance becomes a completely different band, equally valid (I also like the early Renaissance, the ones with Relf) but very different. It offers something, it’s romantic prog, symphonic but devoted to melodic lines divided between classical echoes (with some clear cultured citations), folk, and high-class pop. And, now and then, something a bit more "rocking" like the title track of "Ashes Are Burning" and especially this cool piece here (perhaps THE Renaissance track for me) featuring the synthesizer of special guest Francis Monkman
  • hjhhjij
    26 oct 15
    And by "another band," I mean that the lineup changes completely; they have started from scratch.
Skunk Anansie: Post Orgasmic Chill
CD Audio I lack ★★★★★
Skunk Anansie: Post Orgasmic Chill
2 oct 16
They are incredibly strong! Technically proficient, energetic, experimental, with excellent melodic instincts. Whirling tracks with many evolutions, thunderous riffs, skill, and emotion.
Spock's Beard: X
CD Audio I lack ★★★★★
Spock's Beard: X
4 jun 17
Simply a superb album, every now and then our guys, as usual, go a bit overboard but it remains one of the most dense and brilliant albums ever, one of the brightest examples of why progressive music, even though intricate and cerebral, can evoke immense emotions. The long suites, "Jaws of Heaven" and "From the Darkness," are probably the best things they have ever composed. Who speaks ill of good Nick!!!
Steve Hackett: Voyage Of The Acolyte
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Steve Hackett: Voyage of the Acolyte
19 oct 15
Very pleasant are the Genevan fascinations, but the ideas are few and sometimes confused.
  • hjhhjij
    19 oct 15
    Not really, I respect your opinion of course... But not really :-)
  • BARRACUDA BLUE
    19 oct 15
    Few and confused ideas? Are you really sure you listened to this record?
  • templare
    19 oct 15
    It seems that Rutherford stated "...nice little disc". Anyway, I don't agree with what you said. However, tastes are tastes...
  • Miss Kinotto
    20 oct 15
    Didn't you notice that you put an a instead of an e?
  • Tattone
    21 oct 15
    Well, obviously it's not to be dismissed at all, indeed "Shadow of the Hierophant" is really beautiful, but the other tracks are not very intricate and not all the transitions are quite successful. What I appreciate are the Genesis atmospheres, of course; they do sound a bit familiar and are expressed better elsewhere, but he was part of that band, so he can afford it...! I'd say that the 5 stars really go to other works...
    P.S.: I didn't understand Miss Kinotto's joke!
  • Miss Kinotto
    22 oct 15
    Sagrente nen, it was a load of crap.
    In my personal opinion, Hackett gave his best in the Genesis context. I think he and the hated Tony Banks together created magic.
  • Tattone
    24 oct 15
    Absolutely!
Steven Wilson: Insurgentes
CD Audio I lack ★★★★★
Steven Wilson: Insurgentes
12 apr 16
Often overlooked in the face of the grandiloquent subsequent works, this record is, however, already incredibly dense and polished in detail. Claustrophobic, experimental, effective: a great debut.
Steven Wilson: The Raven That Refused To Sing
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Steven Wilson: The Raven That Refused To Sing
8 nov 15
Probably one of the best albums ever, not just in prog. The blend is unique, between the chilling experimentalism of "Insurgentes," the eclectic jazz of "Grace for Drowning," and a songwriting that is as poetic and evocative as ever. The story of the raven is certainly the most stirring, but the others also depict characters with a lyricism and a stunning dramatic quality. Even the cover is a masterpiece.
  • madcat
    8 nov 15
    Well, one of the best albums ever, I would say no :D, the best album by Wilson along with the following one, absolutely yes.
  • Tattone
    8 nov 15
    I found it simply perfect, but of course, these are opinions!
  • madcat
    8 nov 15
    Anyway, 5 balls for me too, like the new one,
Steven Wilson: Grace For Drowning
CD Audio I lack ★★★★★
Steven Wilson: Grace for Drowning
24 oct 15
From the most moving and atmospheric pop-rock to the eclectic jazz with a crimsonian flavor, with all possible interludes. Great content, great musicians, flawless execution. A double album with an incredible level of quality and a wealth of ideas, all tied together by the same hallucinatory and melancholic inspiration. Just shy of a masterpiece.
Rating: 9.5
  • madcat
    24 oct 15
    It's a nice album, but I prefer the other ones by Wilson as a solo artist; I find it a bit uneven in songwriting and with a few too many lengthy parts (like Raider 2, for example).
  • Viceroy
    24 oct 15
    I have no idea which of Wilson's solo work is my favorite; I think they all deserve some recognition. The one I've listened to the most is the latest one, really a great piece of work.
  • Dragonstar
    24 oct 15
    Great album, the psychedelic prog of the past and the pop of the present fused together into a single product.
  • east of eden80
    24 oct 15
    Do you think Mr. Wilson's new work is worth purchasing?
  • madcat
    24 oct 15
    If you like the porcupine tree of Stupid Dream, Lightbulb Sun, and In Absentia, I think you do.
  • Tattone
    25 oct 15
    Absolutely yes! It has been defined by some as "the The Wall of the Facebook generation," crazy!
  • madcat
    25 oct 15
    0_0 beyond the fact that I don't understand what "The Wall" has to do with it, I don't know if it's meant to be a compliment, eh :D. In any case, the last one is probably my favorite of his solo work.
  • Tattone
    25 oct 15
    Well, if you consider the theme of the album (the paradoxical isolation of young people despite social networks, etc.), it is comparable to the contents of The Wall. Musically, no, they are totally different, but in a way, Wilson has also made a compromise between pop (Hand Cannot Erase, Perfect Life) and progressive (Ancestral, Routine). So it has always seemed to me an appropriate definition.
  • madcat
    26 oct 15
    interesting perspective, I had never thought about it before
Styx: Paradise Theater
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Styx: Paradise Theatre
4 aug 16
Their cloying theatricality and that glossy taste in the arrangements could only find its highest fulfillment in a grand pop-rock masterpiece that deals with the decay of past glories.
System Of A Down: Toxicity
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
System of a Down: Toxicity
5 jan 16
Explosive mix of trash, progressive, and exotic sounds, with aggressive and committed lyrics. Despite some moments that are a bit too frantic, this album is a masterpiece.
  • ZannaB
    8 jan 16
    So there's also trash inside?
  • Tattone
    8 jan 16
    Do you mean trash? xD sometimes... fortunately everything is very dynamic so it doesn't bother that much, on the contrary many moments are chilling!
  • ZannaB
    8 jan 16
    Tattone, you know I still haven't quite figured out if it's me who's messing with you or the other way around.
Tanita Tikaram: Ancient Heart
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Tanita Tikaram: Ancient Heart
12 jul 16
One of the most refined pop records ever, featuring top-class musicians and catchy tunes. Too bad that every now and then the songs come to a bit of a halt.
The Moody Blues: On The Threshold Of A Dream
CD Audio Not intrested ★★★★
The Moody Blues: On the Threshold of a Dream
7 jan 17
Even though there are some less successful tracks (due to a psychedelic carefreeness that I consider to have aged horribly?), in this album the overrated English band reaches its compositional peaks in many episodes.
  • BARRACUDA BLUE
    7 jan 17
    I even love the carefree little song of Send Me No Wine, when in love even inoffensiveness is special.
  • Tattone
    7 jan 17
    Yes, the entire side A is flawless!!
The Moody Blues: Days Of Future Passed
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
The Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed
1 sep 15
The Nice: Ars Long Vita Brevis
CD Audio Not intrested ★★★★
The Nice: Ars Long Vita Brevis
16 jan 17
From this point onward, without the guitar, it really feels like an embryo of ELP, but aside from the good Emerson, the others are pretty decent musicians too! And they really have fun together... it's a shame that the flashes of inspiration are yet to come and that there are many moments of self-indulgence, if not outright arrogance.
The Pretty Things: S.F. Sorrow
CD Audio I lack ★★★★
The Pretty Things: S.F. Sorrow
7 oct 16
In many ways, this album is a masterpiece: dynamic, intricate, engaging, experimental. It’s a shame about some tiresome excesses of English psychedelia and a few tracks that aren't quite up to par.
  • madcat
    7 oct 16
    I have always seen it as the third classic of '60s English psychedelia, alongside The Piper and Sgt. Pepper's.
Tin Machine: Tin Machine
CD Audio I lack ★★★★
Tin Machine: Tin Machine II
30 aug 16
Impetuous, triumphant, sick: a rock album completely alien to Bowie's style yet somehow immeasurably his. It's a shame not all the tracks are that lively; in fact, many last a minute or two too long. However, the beautiful "Pretty Things" and "Video Crime" are definitely worth mentioning.
Tool: Ænima
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Tool: Ænima
7 jan 17
A work with unique sounds and rhythms, cryptic evocative lyrics, and a dizzying rise and fall of emotions. Even amidst its infinite facets, the composition of the 4 still holds some ties to a more traditional style from its beginnings. It is, however, one of the most sensational records of all time.
U2: Boy
Vinile I have it ★★★★
U2: Boy
8 jan 16
Perhaps the moment when Bono's earnest interpretation and The Edge's airy sounds (and so much reverb) combined the best.
Uriah Heep: Look At Yourself
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Uriah Heep: Look at Yourself
28 apr 16
They have never been this close to being a classic hard-rock band. Great drive and a chilling Paul Newton, but they've done better.
Van Der Graaf Generator: The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other
CD Audio I lack ★★★★★
Van der Graaf Generator: The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other
29 dec 15
The leap from the already enjoyable debut is spectacular and disorienting. With Jackson on woodwinds and Potter on bass, the incredible VDGG formula is almost complete: only the brave choice to do without guitars remains.
  • hjhhjij
    29 dec 15
    They have completely given up on guitars to the point that in the next two albums, the electric parts will be played by Robert Fripp XD He has never been a primary element of their sound, but he has always been there, behind the sax and the organ and the keyboards (vocals aside of course).
  • Dragonstar
    29 dec 15
    Among the best of the Generator. Refugees is chilling; in fact, I never listen to it before or after Still Life (the song): two tracks like that in a row could give me a heart attack.
  • Tattone
    31 dec 15
    When I approached progressive music, one of the things that struck me most about this group was precisely this aspect: there were few or no guitars... considering also that in my opinion, the fewer guitars the album contained, the better the work was; in fact, I consider the two subsequent albums to be the best, while the debut and this one are the less impactful, at least until Still Life. That said, for me, "Refugees" is my favorite from this record, a lyrical tension and an interpretation simply irresistible that lasts throughout the not insignificant length of the track. However, VDGG certainly made their mark in history with other songs.
  • hjhhjij
    31 dec 15
    "Refugees" is truly one of their immortal evergreens, Tattone, one of those songs for which they have gone down in history.
Van Der Graaf Generator: The Aerosol Grey Machine
CD Audio I lack ★★★★
Van der Graaf Generator: The Aerosol Grey Machine
24 nov 15
A work that is certainly immature and naïve but already possesses a certain elegance. In particular, Banton and Hammill are already in great shape (the latter only for his vocal interpretation). Beautiful "Octopus."
  • bluesboy94
    24 nov 15
    The particular thing I love most about this album, understated yet not indicative of their subsequent path, is the echo of Hammill's voice in "Running Back."
  • hjhhjij
    24 nov 15
    "Afterwards" is the immortal pearl of Hammill's earliest work ('67-'69) and "Octopus" is already heading towards The Least, only Jackson is missing. The rest is immature, tied to the '60s in a kind of proto-progressive psychedelia but really very enjoyable with some nice tracks and even a few quirks ("Aquarian"). The talent is clearly perceptible; perhaps one does not yet realize just how much there is... The Least will already be something new, unique, personal, unimitable, perfect, with a raw, dark, and wild sound that gradually, with the masterpieces of maturity, will no longer be found in their records.
  • Robles
    24 nov 15
    These are driving me crazy!!
  • hjhhjij
    24 nov 15
    5 days and you already want to be liked so much? What good will!
  • Tattone
    24 nov 15
    Beautiful contributions! Except for aRobles, of course, a rather non-technical comment!
  • caesar666
    25 nov 15
    In reality, it's not that unripe after all. In my opinion, a great album that is very psychedelic.
  • hjhhjij
    25 nov 15
    Yes, it's definitely immature; their sound is not yet well defined, the sax of Jackson is missing, and Hammill's writing in some cases is still naive, rough, although it already shows all the talent. The album is beautiful (well, if you're asking me...) and has references to psychedelia, but it can't be denied that it is immature and searching for a direction, which was found soon after.
  • Littlelion
    25 nov 15
    There's also Necromancer, which I think is a really nice piece!!!
  • hjhhjij
    25 nov 15
    Nice ending "Necromancer."
Van Der Graaf Generator: H To He Who Am The Only One
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Van der Graaf Generator: H to He, Who Am the Only One
26 jan 16
A universe in just under 50 minutes: 5 stories permeated by a dark grandeur that speak of the dangers and consequences of solitude.
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