De...Marga...

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Temple Of The Dog: Temple Of The Dog
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
I have no doubt when I say that this unique work, "Temple of the Dog," remains one of the finest pages of the movement that emerged in Seattle at the end of the eighties. An album that aims, first and foremost, to be a memory, a rightful tribute to Andrew Wood: a colleague and, above all, a tragically lost friend. Calm, intimate songs that convey deep emotion in the listening experience; the eleven minutes of "Reach Down," driven by the interpretive pathos of Chris Cornell's voice, is the pinnacle of a splendid album.
  • madcat
    25 sep 14
    I haven't listened to it in a while, probably my favorites from the album are the opening track and "Hunger Strike" (the one sung by Vedder). Great album, yes.
  • shark
    25 sep 14
    "Call me a dog" "reach down" and "all night thing" aren't you going to mention them? Come on..
  • madcat
    25 sep 14
    As I mentioned above, it's been a long time since I listened to it. I wanted to emphasize that the first ones that come to mind and the ones that struck me the most on the first listen are those; I didn't say that the rest is crap :D
  • madcat
    25 sep 14
    but how many damn times have I written primes?
  • shark
    25 sep 14
    "It's been a long time since I last listened to it... bad... very bad... this is the greatest album ever, I already wrote it... as far as I'm concerned, I don't think I've ever heard anything at this level."
  • madcat
    26 sep 14
    Well, everyone has their all-time greatest albums after all.
Testament: The Gathering
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Chuck Billy and Eric Peterson had very clear ideas at the end of the nineties: to release an album that combines immense musical power with an extraordinary technical level. So they called upon three musicians who, in their already long careers, have made their monstrous technique a point of pride: James Murphy, Steve DiGiorgio, and especially Dave "double bass" Lombardo provide deadly assistance and contribution to an unmatched record!!!...SEWN SHUT EYES...
The Church: Priest = Aura
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Another great record composed in 1992 by The Church; it’s the seven minutes of "Aura" that kick off an album rich in rarefied atmospheres, with long and enveloping songs as the Australians have accustomed us to, especially from this work onwards. Masterful are the intertwining of the two guitars of Peter and Marty, which give the tracks those classic instrumental "fugues": listening to "Ripple" and its dreamy and commanding finale perfectly captures the essence of a superb album...FILM...
The Church: Starfish
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
This album is for me the pinnacle of the thirty-year production of the Australians; a record that represents the ideal and elegant summary of their sound: a perfect intersection of Rock, Pop, and Psychedelia, with New Wave references that are highlighted in songs like "Under The Milky Way," "Blood Money," "North, South, East and West." But it’s the superb "guitar-driven" pairing of "Antenna" and "Reptile" that rises above the rest, thanks also to the splendid voice of Steve Kilbey... Refined...
  • GIANLUIGI67
    11 aug 14
    the previous "Hayday" isn't bad either.
  • De...Marga...
    11 aug 14
    Nothing to say about Heyday, another very well-made album. My preference for Starfish is due to the fact that I discovered them in '88, thanks to this album. Reptile is a song that has blown my mind for decades, with that guitar sound so rich that it sends me into a trance.
  • imasoulman
    11 aug 14
    Let's say that from the first to this one, they didn't miss a beat, but my favorite - a five-star ultra-luxury - definitely remains The Blurred Crusade.
  • De...Marga...
    11 aug 14
    The one with the goldfinch on the cover!! It contained that "Almost With You," which is an excellent statement of intent, wisely placed to open the album.
  • hjhhjij
    12 aug 14
    Can you believe that I've never heard "Under The Milky Way"? And that I'm hearing them mentioned for the first time today, if my memory serves me right?
  • De...Marga...
    12 aug 14
    You're wrong!!! I remember very well that when I defined the Church, you asked me how their approach to psychedelia was. Anyway, this and the two albums mentioned by GIANLUIGI and imasoulman are a must-have. Hurry up and get them!!!
The Church: Sometime Anywhere
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Another album from the "Australian Church" deserving of top marks; lengthy tracks, expanded tempos, endless guitar excursions. Of suggestive and intoxicating effectiveness. The track "The Maven" stands as the pinnacle of a work that knows no drop in tone despite its length nearing eighty minutes: that voice, that chase towards the end with the guitars so psychedelic and enveloping once again confirm the band's crystalline class. I often return to this album, letting myself be swept away in a mystical-emotional vortex...Fly Home...
Not even the cover is saved: a hodgepodge of colors and images that is nothing short of embarrassing. And there will be no rating from me, out of respect and devotion to the previous immense career of the real THE CLASH. A bad, weak, clumsy album that leaves one stunned thinking it was conceived by Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon, creators of much more in the five albums released before this nothingness. They even had the audacity to title a track "We Are The Clash"... THIS IS (NOT) ENGLAND.
The Clash: The Clash
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
It is in the early days of April 1977 that the rage of the Clash explodes in this epoch-making album, one of the generational anthems of Punk and beyond; and they do it through incendiary tracks, short in length, with driving rhythms and lyrics shouted with a primordial fury. An armed declaration that flows through the raw notes of "White Riot," their debut 45, "London's Burning," ...what a title..., "Janie Jones," "I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.," another emblematic title. The beginning of an intense career...
  • rolando303
    22 apr 14
    A record at TNT.
  • Pinhead
    22 apr 14
    First "serious" record I bought, way back in 1985. The cover of the LP, due to wear, has completely lost its spine, but it's still beautiful; and the vinyl doesn't weigh 180g but sounds amazing. Someone described them as the band for which people most often say "They changed my life": I wholeheartedly agree 1000%. The only (?) piece of my collection that I wouldn't trade for anything in the world.
  • De...Marga...
    22 apr 14
    @Pinhead. Your beautiful comment will beautifully complement my definition of the work: I am flattered. The cover and back cover are as intense as they are emblematic for understanding the album and its historical context. I'll stop here and go put it on the turntable... Oh my, the chills...
  • Pinhead
    22 apr 14
    Tonight, when I get home, I’ll imitate you and so, thanks to you, I’ve turned the evening around.
  • Valeriorivoli
    22 apr 14
    Very big
  • Pinhead
    23 apr 14
    Listened to it again for the umpteenth time. What do we want to talk about? Whether Tory shines more in the attack of “Janie Jones” or “Career Opportunities”? Whether the riff of “I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.” is more devastating than that of “Protex Blue”? If there has ever been a closing like “Garageland” since then? How do Jones-Strummer compare to Lennon-McCartney and Jagger-Richards? If you have time to waste, let’s talk about it.
  • De...Marga...
    23 apr 14
    Look, Pinhead, I don’t have much to say about the bands you mentioned, given their historical importance. But I feel much closer to the Clash because I lived my youth with their music; I was 15 when I bought the cassette of Combat Rock and was completely blown away. Since then, I’ve never stopped loving them, and it’s been over thirty years; memories that come back every now and then, with the usual emotional chills, thanks to words and comments like yours. I hold you in mad esteem, my dear...
  • Pinhead
    23 apr 14
    I think we have a lot in common musically. We got to know each other through "Combat Rock" (recorded on a TDK by the neighbor), appreciated thanks to "London Calling" (still TDK, same neighbor), struck by "The Clash" (which I bought with my own money, like the rest of the discography).
  • hjhhjij
    23 apr 14
    I believe this album is my favorite from Punk '77. In any case, as usual, I prefer what came after, and indeed they are wonderful with London Calling and Sandinista!
The Clash: Sandinista!
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
"Sandinista!" Just pronouncing and writing the name of this sonic monument by the Clash fills me with the usual, ever-present generational chills; a work that contains thirty-six tracks with a total duration of nearly two and a half hours, where the band is at the peak of a creative arc that seems to never end. It begins with the rock-rap-hip hop of "The Magnificent Seven," which immediately makes it clear that there are no cultural or musical barriers: WORLD MUSIC...
  • hjhhjij
    24 apr 14
    Eclectic to a thousand, almost endless, but splendid.
  • De...Marga...
    24 apr 14
    What’s incredible is that the year before they released the double "London Calling"; doing the math, that’s 55 songs in 12 months!!! Long, perhaps too long, but in my opinion it remains their best.
  • hellraiser
    25 apr 14
    Beautiful, nothing to say, an open denunciation record against the Iron Lady in charge in England during those years... I prefer London Calling or Combat Rock, but this one is nice too, a bit too long for my taste...
The Clash: London Calling
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
It's December 14, 1979: the Clash anticipate the 1980s by a few days, releasing a Work of Art, an album that is not only epochal. From the cover image, one can sense the precise barricade direction that the double vinyl will take, with a limitless sound research that leaves one amazed by its musical grandeur. It starts with the auditory earthquake of "London Calling," moving through the dark and nocturnal "The Guns of Brixton," driven by Paul Simonon's bass...FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
  • hellraiser
    1 sep 14
    And damn, discone...
  • De...Marga...
    1 sep 14
    I would say so..
  • Pinhead
    2 sep 14
    I can't even imagine what my life would be like today if, a long time ago, this album hadn't overwhelmed me like a runaway train (in vain).
  • De...Marga...
    2 sep 14
    Final wise quote, written by a hand that knows well the "hidden" song...Great pinhead!!!!
  • tonysoprano
    15 jun 16
    "London Calling" is too amazing a track to be just punk.
The Cure: Faith
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Laurence Tolhurst: The Cure in the year of grace 1981. A dark, decadent, cryptic work. The essence of the Dark sound; eight suffocating tracks that leave no room to breathe. For me, the peak is reached in the two closing songs: "The Drowning Man" and "Faith". I've never heard anything so weighty, exhausting, and in some ways, challenging... but that ultimately has a liberating effect, with the final biting guitar and that bass... ABSOLUTE CATHARSIS...
The Cure: Disintegration
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
As is often the case when I deal with a Robert Smith album, I don't have a favorite song; this rule also applies to Disintegration, my masterpiece of the entire Cure discography. For twenty-five years now, I have enjoyed being enveloped in the wide emotional spirals I experience every time I listen to this long and intense work, with moments so elevated that they captivate me and give me sensations that are beyond description. A gift for future generations.
  • tia
    18 apr 14
    The memory of this masterpiece is tied to my interrail trip through Eastern Europe... I had recorded it on a TDK cassette and it accompanied me during the long nights of train travel. A masterpiece by The Cure alongside Pornography.
  • De...Marga...
    18 apr 14
    This is an album that I will never get tired of, even though it exceeds 70 minutes; they are another one of those bands that have marked my youth and I appreciate their entire work up to Wish.
  • hjhhjij
    18 apr 14
    Yes, a huge album.
  • pozzo
    18 apr 14
    for me, THE album.
  • musicanidi
    18 apr 14
    I vote for Faith and 17 seconds...disintegration is perfect but The Cure have transcended perfection.
  • De...Marga...
    18 apr 14
    What memorable albums... and what wonderful years. Seventeen Seconds with one of the most beautiful songs by the Cure, aside from the "usual" "A Forest", that is "Play For Today".
  • hjhhjij
    18 apr 14
    Great album, Seventeen, but it has never driven me crazy enough to consider it a masterpiece. Still, I repeat, it's a great album too.
The Cure: Wish
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
April 1992; Robert Smith's band gifts us the last masterpiece. An album that represents the exact synthesis between the Pop exploration of "Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me" and the solemn darkness of "Disintegration"; sixty-six minutes of Music, where artistic maturity and sonic balance reach solemn heights, as in the track that opens the collection "Open" or in the reflective and gloomy "Apart" and "Trust". But it is the long and dramatic "From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea" that seals the band's immortality...END...
  • rolando303
    29 oct 14
    Bloodflowers for me is a great album.
Imposing box set, divided into four CDs, that traces the band's career from 1978 to 2001 when they recorded for Fiction Records. Seventy tracks of unreleased material, B-sides, covers, contributions to soundtracks; essential and fundamental for all lovers, like me, of Robert Smith's group. "Mr. Pink Eyes," "Burn (from the movie "The Crow")," and "World In My Eyes (cover of Depeche Mode)" are my favorite songs from this latest masterpiece of the English band...THROW YOUR FOOT...
  • Psychopathia
    11 aug 15
    the last CD of the box disappointed me a lot. more than B sides, they were remixes, if I remember correctly...
  • De...Marga...
    11 aug 15
    Indeed, Psycho, a large part of the latest CD consists of remixes, some of which are not very successful (see "A Forest"). The best part of this box set is definitely represented by the first two discs, which cover the golden period of the band from its raw beginnings in 1978 up to 1992.
THE DREAM SYNDICATE: Live at Raji's
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
The end is drawing near, but tonight Steve and his companions don't seem to care; one of the most impactful, visionary, and significant live performances in Rock. With songs that during the concert take on greater explosiveness...John Coltrane Stereo Blues beautifully concludes the adventure of the Dream Syndicate. What a band!!!!!!
  • De...Marga...
    24 mar 14
    A few years ago, I saw Steve near Legnano during his "solo acoustic tour"; I met him at the end and managed to get him to sign the double vinyl on the blurred image of the cover that depicts his guitar... "Yes, this is my guitar" was his comment. And from that day on, it became my guitar as well... A Maestro of Music.
  • ilfreddo
    24 mar 14
    In a couple of months, I'm going to see them again at Bloom in Mezzago! Last year was an amazing concert. This live show is phenomenal!!!
  • De...Marga...
    24 mar 14
    I was there too, and on the site "Steve Wynn Italia" they posted a comment of mine about the concert; I was in front and during the final piece, of course John Coltrane..., I helped to warm up the atmosphere a bit. But I knew they were supposed to play on May 5th in Trezzo Sull'Adda.
  • ilfreddo
    24 mar 14
    Look, I didn't buy the tickets for May 5th, so I might be mistaken... Anyway, last year I was really impressed by their performance after such a long time: they held the two hours brilliantly and John Coltrane Stereo Blues is always a great thing "I got some John Coltrane on the stereo Baby / Make it feel alright / wine in the freezer mama, I Know what you like..." But also Burn, Medicine Show, etc... 25 € well spent! See you at the concert De...Marga
  • De...Marga...
    24 mar 14
    So if you remember well, at the end Chris Cacavas, Steve's collaborator on many occasions, joined us "dancers". I swear, when they played the last four songs, including The days of ...., I couldn’t understand anything from the emotions. Of course we’ll see each other, I can’t wait because Steve is one of the artists I admire the most. Now I’m going to deamarti, listening to that Boston that always blows my mind. It’s going to be amazing!!!!!!
  • imasoulman
    25 mar 14
    May fifth, Trezzo sull'Adda, I'll be there with all my eeeeeeenthusiasm.... losing them for one year (last year) is fine, but two (actually three, someone I know went to see them in Spain in the summer of 2012!) risks excommunication.
  • De...Marga...
    25 mar 14
    If everything goes right, I have a strong feeling we'll be a great team; last year at the Bloom they literally crushed it, with a Dennis Duck on drums who never wanted to stop... he was born in 1953... I've seen Steve solo with other bands four times and The days of wine... has always been of course revisited. But there's no comparison in terms of emotion when he did it again with HIS group in Mezzago... I'll stop because I'm about to explode.
  • De...Marga...
    25 mar 14
    I almost forgot: imansolul I'll go immediately to deamarti...Come back to Trezzo......
  • Izo
    25 mar 14
    Great tastes as always, DeMiurgo. For quite some time now, I've crowned it "my favorite live," and I recently got the complete double version (-> double enjoyment).
  • De...Marga...
    25 mar 14
    Sure Izo, the CD version adds, if I’m not mistaken, three tracks; but I prefer my double vinyl signed by Steve... what a moment, the mere recollection of that night in Legnano, in front of no more than a hundred people, drives me crazy. And I thank you for the compliments that truly make me happy.
The Dream Syndicate: Medicine Show
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
I cannot give less than five stars to the second album by the Dream Syndicate, their undisputed masterpiece; an album where the guitar sound becomes even more distorted, present, and acidic, providing continuous emotions in the eight tracks contained, with genuine peaks of chilling beauty... And it was a thrill that is hardly describable to listen to it in its entirety at the concert a few hours ago with Steve just two meters away from me, with his voice and his guitar... THE ABSOLUTE...
  • De...Marga...
    6 may 14
    Note for editors: the cover shown for the album is that of "The Days of Wine And Roses."
  • hjhhjij
    6 may 14
    What a mess these covers... I don't know them well, but in this album, Smith wasn't there anymore, right? She's only in the first one, I think I read...
  • hjhhjij
    6 may 14
    Oh, is it still here? Anyway, come on, in the list of albums on their page, this one and the first one have the same cover. Fix it up...
  • Psychopathia
    6 may 14
    beautiful medicine album. no, kendra wasn't there, by the way I adore her. the days of wine unfortunately never listened to, I'm hopeful they'll reissue it on CD, sooner or later...
  • De...Marga...
    6 may 14
    It's really strange that it's so hard to find essential records for rock music from the eighties; I was talking about this last night at the concert with some guys from Calabria who have never managed to find "Medicine Show." This is truly a magnificent album, just eight songs but all breathtaking tracks, with the spine-tingling lyricism of "Merrittville." Not to mention "John Coltrane..." which set the venue on fire yesterday... There are already some videos on YouTube, and I can spot myself with my bald head right in front of Steve.
  • Psychopathia
    6 may 14
    I must say, in the late '90s you could find so much more. Now it’s all darkness. If you want Tragic Mulatto, Coil, Chris & Cosey, just to name a few, you have to turn to used records at outrageous prices. Luckily, I have something from Coil...
  • Psychopathia
    6 may 14
    by daielle dax I found used LPs, for example. But in the late '90s the rule was that you could also find CDs.
  • fuggitivo
    7 may 14
    I can only find "The Day of Wine and Roses" in vinyl. What a pity, because I would have liked to listen to it. They could have at least included a safe download with it.
  • fuggitivo
    7 may 14
    Another one I’d like to listen to is "Starsailor" by Buckley. CD of course, nothing. Only vinyl. And the only decent quality download out there (192kbps) has "Come Here Woman" ruined by an unbearable hiss. Come on people, TIM BUCKLEY DAMN IT!!! TIM BUCKLEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!
  • Psychopathia
    7 may 14
    Yeah, Starsailor! If I wanted, I could buy it on vinyl, but for the albums I listen to a lot, I prefer them on CD. However, there must be some copyright issue with the family.
  • hjhhjij
    7 may 14
    Run, as for the mp3 I have Starsailor at 320 kbps and it sounds really good (in mp3 terms) but I've had it for about 3 years and I don't remember where I got it from :D And then, if I tell you that I stumbled upon the cd by chance in a store, like a leftover? Will you hit me? Sometimes a little luck...
  • hjhhjij
    7 may 14
    On Discogs they have a couple for almost 50 euros... Good luck guys.
  • Pinhead
    7 may 14
    Let's put it this way... "Medicine Show" is superior in terms of composition, especially "Still Holding On To You" and "Burn," but I definitely prefer the raw sound of "The Days Of Wine And Roses," and tracks like "Definitely Clean" and "Then She Remembers" are an unparalleled devastation of acidic electricity. Alternatively, it’s worth mentioning that the debut was produced by Chris D. and the second by Sandy Pearlman. In any case, two masterpieces, like the live epilogue at Raji's.
  • De...Marga...
    7 may 14
    @Pinhead; hello dear. Regarding the preference for the first work, I partially agree with you, even though I simply adore both of the first two albums by the Syndicate. You mentioned "Definitely Clean": they played it almost at the end of the concert on Monday in Trezzo, with that raw guitar sound, where the distorted psychedelia merges reciprocally with the punk sonic assault of the rhythm section... I'm going crazy with excitement. A concert beyond all limits of beauty. I will never forget the moment at the end when I was able to shake Steve's hand and, with my broken English, I thanked him for thirty years and more of his musical career; and he appreciated it, with his smile and his handshake that grew in strength: oh my god!!!!!!
The Dream Syndicate: The Days Of Wine And Roses
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Now I'll share my thoughts on the first album by the Dream Syndicate, as just moments ago the notes of that time bomb that is the second track "Definitely Clean" started blasting: three and a half minutes of psychically intense punk, a runaway train of unbridled power, with the guitar duo of Steve and Karl laying down frantic patterns, while the solid rhythm section of the winning pair Kendra and Dennis further ensures an impenetrable wall. There are seven more tracks left...!!!
  • Pinhead
    24 nov 14
    Another track I've learned to love thanks to my big brother. Besides "Definitely clean," I'm also crazy about "Then she remembers," the two most "punk" songs from an incredible album.
  • De...Marga...
    24 nov 14
    Holy words, Pinhead; an album that doesn’t have even a single lesser track. However, beyond the explosive beauty of the songs you mentioned, the title track is something that goes beyond!!! I get chills remembering the concert last May in Trezzo, with Steve no more than two meters away from me and the final encounter with him!!!!!!!!
  • fuggitivo
    24 nov 14
    @De...Marga...: do you have an extra copy to sell me?
  • De...Marga...
    24 nov 14
    @fuggitivo: I’m sorry, but I carefully keep a copy of such a masterpiece like a Colombian drug trafficker. I know how hard it is to find the record, and I really find it absurd that such significant albums are so difficult to acquire.
The Gang: Fuori dal controllo
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
After the Combat-Folk trilogy that brought the band to heights of shining and radiant beauty, the Gang return to electric Rock; which takes on greater depth with the lyrics in Italian. The opening is entrusted to two battle anthems like "Muoviti" and especially the title track, with that engaging guitar riff that closely reminds me of Pearl Jam's "State Of Love And Trust." There are also more poignant moments, such as the ballad "Bruciami l'anima"...UNTIL THE END...
The Gang: Storie d'Italia
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Two years pass since the release of the groundbreaking "Le Radici e Le Ali"; the Severini brothers continue their proud journey with the equally compelling "Storie d'Italia". The title is emblematic, with the tracks recounting and outlining both positive and negative stories of our peninsula. A Combat Rock in the native language with guitars and more traditional instruments, capable of thrilling and prompting deep reflection, as in the song "Duecento Giorni a Palermo".
The Gang: Le radici e le ali
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Finally, someone thought to review it, giving me the chance to say a few words about this album. Right away, I say that "Le radici e le ali" is a masterpiece, one of the albums I loved and listened to the most in the nineties; Marino's singing tells stories, of characters on the fringes of society and the world. Important tales that speak, with hearts in hand, of suffered episodes, of continuous struggles, of wars, of denunciations, of open wounds that are never healed... SUD...
The Gathering: How To Measure A Planet?
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Dutch band reaches a turning point with this work, unexpectedly; after their previous two albums, "Mandylion" and "Nighttime Birds", clearly marked by a Gothic Metal style, they courageously decide to change course. Thus arriving at a double album where the sound is an enchanting Progressive Rock, with psychedelic inserts of mesmerizing quality; long, reflective songs, tranquil in their sinuous, harmonious flow. "Great Ocean Road," "Rescue Me," "Travel"; up to the endless title track... ASTRALI...
  • SilasLang
    6 sep 14
    So this is their album that you recommend I start with... I’ll give it a listen soon then. I knew they started as a gothic metal band, a genre that has always rubbed me the wrong way, and maybe that's exactly why I've always snubbed them in due time. We’ll see...
  • De...Marga...
    6 sep 14
    In this album, the Gothic element is practically abandoned; the closing title track lasts 28 (twenty-eight) minutes. It's a long record, but it captivated me from the start. And then that voice... I may sound trivial, but I am filled with the usual chills when I think of the album.
  • SilasLang
    7 sep 14
    Dear De Marga... I listened to something online from this album and... DAMN what have I missed all these years! Thank you... I've already ordered it on discogs. Sometimes youthful stubbornness makes you miss out on many beautiful things...
  • De...Marga...
    7 sep 14
    I am really happy that you liked some tracks from the album; an album that should be listened to deeply, with a series of songs of "cosmic" beauty; the initial triptych is..... I won't say anything more, just listen to it, listen to it and above all love it.
The Gathering: Home
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
It is the latest album from the Dutch band where one can admire, captivated, the voice of Anneke; their sound, always in constant evolution, has completely abandoned the Gothic Metal of their early compelling works, thus arriving at a form of warm, enveloping, visionary Cosmic Trip Rock. The pairing "Alone" "Waking Hour" has the sacred power to instill sensations of ecstasy, of peace in the listener: moving us once again. A worthy and unique band...
  • Psychopathia
    5 sep 14
    After this, there’s the double live CD "A Noise Severe." A single full show from Chile that serves as a colossal greatest hits with the emotion of a concert. That’s the last testimony with Anneke. And, you know, if you don’t have it, I recommend you buy it; it even comes in a nice package. Really.
  • De...Marga...
    5 sep 14
    I have a couple of live albums by Gathering, but the one you mentioned is missing from my collection; my overwhelming passion for the band drives me to seek it out. And I thank you for the excellent advice; goodbye psycho!!!
  • SilasLang
    5 sep 14
    I've always heard their name mentioned, read various reviews of their work in the magazines I bought, etc., but I've never delved into it... I guess I need to catch up, after 20 years :-)
  • ziltoid
    5 sep 14
    I really liked "if_then_else" from 2000, already in their trippiest period (which I prefer). I guess I need to listen to them again; it's been a while!
  • De...Marga...
    5 sep 14
    @ Silas; if you want my advice, even though I think the six albums they recorded with Anneke on vocals are all worthy, start with what I consider their masterpiece: "How to Measure a Planet?" from 1998. In this album, the Gothic Metal component is largely set aside for a form of twilight Rock that is at times psychedelic and has always captivated me... With that voice that is PURITY...
The God Machine: One Last Laugh In A Place Of Dying
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
A musical puzzle like few others, for one of the best albums of the entire nineties. A wall of sound of staggering proportions, blending hard, alternative, stoner, post, dark, hints of ethnic music, power and melody, acoustic inserts of crystalline beauty... they lasted for another album of equal worth and craftsmanship. Then came the darkness and the surrender after the bassist's death. "Let me Out, out, out...".
  • De...Marga...
    18 mar 14
    I have a regret that has haunted me for twenty years now. I was supposed to see them in April 1993 in that sacred place known as Bloom in Mezzago. When I arrived, I learned that due to an illness of the singer Robin, the concert had been canceled... and I wept bitter tears. There were no other opportunities.
  • SilasLang
    18 mar 14
    Great album. These were good disciples of Jane's Addiction. They deserved more visibility..
  • De...Marga...
    18 mar 14
    And furthermore, they set a great start to those "musical expansions" that would later become the foundation of that other little group with the very simple name of Tool....
  • De...Marga...
    18 mar 14
    Note for the Editors: I realize with guilty delay that the title of the band's second work is mentioned. The name of the group and the cover match, which is "Scenes From the Second Storey"... Certainly, I have made one of my usual messes.. It's not exactly a place for old men.
  • SilasLang
    18 mar 14
    Oh yes... I was referring to "Scenes..." great album.
  • tia
    19 mar 14
    I say: the album from the nineties, so intense and so pure. Just think, I even have it on cassette...almost a relic.
Robin, Ronald, and Jimmy give us the second masterpiece of their short career; an album that is much more intimate compared to their debut, where the perception of space and time is transcended by songs of icy beauty. "The Hunter" and "Boy By The Roadside" are timeless songs that guide us towards infinity...Dedicated To Jimmy Fernandez.
  • GIANLUIGI67
    5 apr 14
    two masterpieces, criminally forgotten to celebrate records that were worth half the price.
  • De...Marga...
    5 apr 14
    I completely resonate with your words; the songs I mentioned have, after twenty years, a devastating power over my sensitive soul... unique... immense...
The God Machine: The Desert Song EP
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
It finally arrived, after years of fruitless searching; and I listened to it and listened to it again in silence for a long time. And once again it was wonderful to be enveloped by the dreamy, velvety emotional spirals that accompany every new listening of the Machine of God. The beginning of a sound that will grow in level and harmonious power in the two unique albums of Robin's group... That's it, I've concluded, and I am happy... "The desert song" for life...
  • tia
    29 apr 14
    Impressive! Did you find it where I suggested?
  • De...Marga...
    29 apr 14
    It was much simpler; my trusted dealer, the only music shop left in Domodossola, found it for me at a few euros less. It felt like opening a true relic, with the brief listening experience that filled me with all those strong/emotional sensations that only God Machine, and very few others, have given me. Essential...
  • Hank Monk
    29 apr 14
    Sooner or later, I’ll have to start listening to these God Machine too.
  • De...Marga...
    29 apr 14
    My dear Hank Monk, you will know the story of the band: only two albums released, after which the bassist Jimmy Fernandez dies... and that’s the end of the group. Rarely have I encountered in my "musical career" a band that combined power and melody, sonic aggression and electro-acoustic songs with a heavenly flavor... a total emotion. Give them a listen, I recommend it, then we can talk about it again but I already know you will appreciate them. Unique and unrepeatable.
  • tia
    29 apr 14
    Here we go with the good old music shops that are fading away... Tonight I have to work on the computer and I think the God will keep me company... I feel like listening to Tremelo Song...
  • De...Marga...
    29 apr 14
    Taken from the album "bianco" by our band. Tomorrow I'm listening to "Scenes from the..." on repeat in the car, I can't wait...
  • ZannaB
    30 apr 14
    I bought Scenes From The Second Storey a couple of weeks ago. I would describe it as "traveling," with very refined atmospheres; it’s a really beautiful album! Someone here on debasio recommended it to me, but I can’t remember who it was. If you happen to read this, thanks!
  • De...Marga...
    30 apr 14
    At this point, I also recommend the second album, where the atmospheres become more emotional, with tracks of indescribable beauty... I won't add anything else, just listen to it and then let me know.
The Hellacopters: Payin' the Dues
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
With their second album, the Swedish Helicopters boldly declare, with healthy anger, that they are the leaders of that scene that emerged in the Scandinavian country in the mid-nineties. Hard rock that serves as a generational tribute to genre masters like MC5 and the Stooges, with a "crazy" speed worthy of the angriest Motörhead. For me, it's their unsurpassed masterpiece of energy cubed.
  • Lao Tze
    31 mar 14
    I know these. Great album, in my opinion.
  • De...Marga...
    31 mar 14
    This is the predecessor of a year older; I am the excellence of the Swedes; then their honest career continued with five more albums and an infinite number of singles, partially included in two substantial compilations. Works always worthy of note, but less laden with that belligerent fury which in "Payin' the Dues" is the driving force of the work.
  • This and the first are the best because many tracks were written and played by Dregen (insert random Swedish surname here), the skinniest and most strung-out of them all, who later founded Backyard Babies (kind of half-assed).

    But for next time: you translate Infernotteri, as it sounds better than in English.
  • De...Marga...
    31 mar 14
    In my opinion, Dregen could have the surname "Infernottero"; regarding the fact that the best is presented in the first two works, I completely agree with you.
  • gnagnera
    31 mar 14
    This and the previous one were great albums, punk and hard rock at full throttle. I remember when it came out, there was a controversy with the excellent magazine Bassa Fedeltà, which was accused by various punk rock fanzines of writing about metal bands.
  • De...Marga...
    31 mar 14
    So I'm not the only one who thinks that the first two albums are "awesome," and I'm obviously happy about that; regarding the controversy you mentioned, I believe that the fact that Nick Anderson played the drums in Entombed, a band that defined the coordinates of European Death Metal, may have sparked discussions about the musical proposal of the Hellacopters.
  • Pinhead
    1 apr 14
    If I remember correctly, at the time the boys were pretending to be the Hellacopter brothers, like someone else that I can't recall right now. Besides that and "Supershitty To The Max," I also really like the mini "Disappointment Blues."
  • De...Marga...
    2 apr 14
    Even I, dear Pinhead, can't catch your reference... but after thinking it over for a long time, and thanks to your nickname, a few legendary names take shape in my dull mind: Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy, Marky, CJ, Richie, Elvis...
The musical journey of the Housemartins comes to an end after just two albums and this double anthology collection, in my vinyl version, with 24 tracks of pure fun, featuring their songs so rich in sixties guitars, blended with melodic pop and clean vocals. The a cappella version of "Caravan of Love," which carries a scent of gospel and soul, is their fitting farewell to the music world: with their gaze ever turned to the past, as is their habit.
  • GIANLUIGI67
    1 apr 14
    "London 0- Hull 4" is a fantastic album, it brightens up a day. Don't take it the wrong way, but I couldn't stand "Caravan Of Love" a cappella. I also have a good memory of an album by "Beautiful South," but I can't remember the title.
  • De...Marga...
    1 apr 14
    A song cannot be appreciated by everyone, and I respect your opinion, not taking it personally, of course; from my perspective, just the act of writing about it and recalling it sends chills down my spine, especially being an a cappella piece. As for Beautiful South, the next band of singer Paul David Heaton, I had a tape collection bought long ago, but I didn't particularly like them.
  • Lao Tze
    2 apr 14
    and this adventure came to an end all too soon.
  • De...Marga...
    2 apr 14
    It's a real shame that it's all over so soon; their charming songs will remain, along with their very down-to-earth demeanor of good guys from the provinces.
The Les Claypool Frog Brigade: Live Frogs, Set 1
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Another live album from the Frog Brigade, led by that musical genius known as Les Claypool, and it’s another hit!!! Massive class, unquantifiable technique, the sheer enjoyment of the individual musicians during the performance: all of this earns top marks from me. There are two covers, which open and close the concert, from rather interesting bands, namely King Crimson and Pink Floyd: tracks where the "Follia Zappiana" is the predominant component in their endless listening...YES
The tribute that my cousin Les wanted to give to one of his favorite albums; a live performance that highlights the enormous technical ability of the Frog Brigade and their innate ironic flair that is clearly felt in the sublime flow of the songs. With each new listen, I always feel the same infinite pleasure in hearing "Animals" of pinkfloydian memory reimagined by that genius character known as Les Claypool.....Essential...
The Mars Volta: Frances The Mute
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Second album for the band in 2005 and an absolute center; a work that at times is excessively mixed in over seventy-five minutes of total Music. There are no barriers for the long-haired Omar and Zedric, supported by a large number of crazy and imaginative side characters (Mars) in turn. Bold and limitless: funk-hard-prog-jazz-metal with a Latin twist that surprises and requires continuous listens to reach a final judgment. Hendrix, Santana, Tool, and Jane's Addiction... VISIONARIES.
  • madcat
    8 oct 14
    I know and appreciate the first two, I should at least catch up on the third and fourth, they're a bit heavy, and I take them in small doses, but they're interesting.
  • De...Marga...
    8 oct 14
    Sure, they aren't easy to listen to, but in my opinion, they are one of the best bands of recent years, alongside Deftones and Tool. I remember with immense pleasure their concert a few years ago, which I attended with my usual combative spirit: torrential, to say the least!!! They took their first real break after over an hour and a half of performance: basically, between one song and the next, Omar never stopped, improvising with his excessive guitar. UNIQUE...
To pass the time while waiting for the new Dire Straits album set to be released the following year, Mark Knopfler, accompanied by three trusted friends and guitar virtuosos, published this record in 1990, which serves as his tribute to old-fashioned country and traditional music. A straightforward work, without great pretensions, that shines with its gem "Your Own Sweet Way," a rock-blues piece with light and dark hues and a sinuous rhythm. Class and fun.
  • hellraiser
    27 apr 14
    And this is a great album as well. Good job on finding it, DeMa...
  • De...Marga...
    27 apr 14
    A great record, played with enormous class by serious musicians who are having fun... Mark here is, as always, perfect.
The Police: Reggatta De Blanc
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Of all the not particularly extensive discography of the band, this second album chronologically is my favorite; eleven tracks in just over forty minutes. Perfect songs that cleverly balance immediacy and energy; thanks particularly to Andy's nimble guitar and Stewart's multifaceted drumming; not to forget Sting's voice and bass. It's all too easy to mention "Message in a Bottle," "Walking on the Moon," and "Bring on the Night" as the standout tracks...NO TIME THIS TIME...
  • Marco Orsi
    9 may 15
    I prefer it even to the debut and "Zenyatta Mondatta."
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
I have my old vinyl in my hands, with Alain Delon portrayed on the cover in a fleeting green... two printed lines in pink: THE SMITHS The Queen Is Dead. And the usual, ever-present shivers take possession of my body, as the stylus of the stereo announces the new beginning of the emotional journey that will accompany me for the next forty minutes. A fundamental record, the best of The Smiths.
  • GIANLUIGI67
    10 apr 14
    I believe it's the first album I ever bought.
  • De...Marga...
    10 apr 14
    As a debut album, I’d say it’s not bad; they were one of my high school bands and I fell in love with Morrissey’s lyrics and the oh-so-sixties sound of Johnny’s guitar. Some sounds will never get old for me.!!!!!!
The Smiths: Meat is murder
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
"The Smiths' second album is titled 'Meat is Murder,' where a production worthy of the name allows the fluid flow of the nine contained songs to be appreciated; one of the best works of the Morrissey/Marr duo, with that wonderful pop sound and exquisite Sixties references. Additionally, there are the singer's scathing invectives against society and the British monarchy."
  • Psychopathia
    4 apr 14
    in my opinion, it’s the weakest album after Strangeways, Here We Come (this one is really bad). the rest of the discography is on another level, even the live Rank. just my opinion, eh.
  • De...Marga...
    4 apr 14
    The beauty of personal opinions lies in your lines; I imagine your masterpiece is the one with Alain Delon on the cover; in Meat is Murder there’s one of the most caustic lines against the Queen by Morrissey... it’s from the song "Nowhere Fast" and specifically: "I'd Like to Drop my Trousers to the Queen, Every Sensible Child Will Know What this Means." I'll leave the translation to you; The Smiths are just magnificent.
  • Psychopathia
    4 apr 14
    For me, the first one is nice too :) anyway, I didn't mean to say that this one is bad, maybe not a 5-star album. Think about it: meat is murder is one of the first vinyl records I listened to, my cousin has it. My favorite song is the headmaster ritual. It just seems a bit uneven to me, this LP.
  • De...Marga...
    4 apr 14
    All in vinyl, my discography of The Smiths; I also bought the CDs to preserve the records for as long as possible. The first album contains excellent songs, ruined by terrible production, with an awful sound.
  • Lao Tze
    4 apr 14
    "Rusholme Ruffians," the bass line... and so, I must say once again about that great bassist, the old Andy.
  • De...Marga...
    4 apr 14
    I swear Lao that I was waiting for you; always impeccable and precise comments... goat wool.
The Smiths: Rank
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Released in September 1988, a year after the band's split, is the only official live episode of The Smiths; an album that was a contractual obligation. It is the sweet flow of the wonderful songs contained within that makes the listening experience essential, and giving it full marks is a must; I envied, like few other times, the front-row audience members who, in the inner sleeve of the vinyl, tear apart a shirt belonging to Steven Patrick to have a relic to cherish and venerate. I know it’s over, but love will NEVER end...
  • Psychopathia
    27 sep 14
    It was undoubtedly an exciting live, but then I wonder why they didn’t offer the concert in its entirety? What a shame...
  • De...Marga...
    27 sep 14
    If I remember correctly, it was Morrissey himself who sifted through the tracklist; originally there were supposed to be around twenty songs, but it was reduced to avoid having a double vinyl in hand. Hello Psycho.
  • shark
    29 sep 14
    After years, a site where someone appreciates the Smiths and Morrissey, it was about time.
  • De...Marga...
    29 sep 14
    I've appreciated The Smiths and Morrissey for decades; unfortunately, I discovered the site really late. But we will make up for it!!!
The Smiths: Strangeways, here we Come
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The musical career of The Smiths lasted only five years; yet these were crucial years, marked by a series of works that paved the way for countless other bands to follow. I will never tire of praising the Morrissey-Marr duo, who in this album continue to gift us with pearls of shining beauty: "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish," emblematic from its prophetic title, "Stop Me If You Think...." and above all the solemn "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me."
  • Psychopathia
    22 jul 14
    that's what I like the least. ranking my favorites:
    1) the queen is dead
    2) the smiths
    3) meat is murder
    4) strangeways, here we come

    not counting the live albums and various compilations, all very nice. two years ago I got the CD box in vinyl replica. how cute to see the mini stickers and the mini poster inside the CD of wank!
  • De...Marga...
    22 jul 14
    I have little to say about your personal tastes; the entire discography of the band excites me. I discovered them in high school, maybe in 1985 when "Meat Is Murder" was released; they’ve been one of my absolute musts forever and for eternity.
  • De...Marga...
    22 jul 14
    I StarTed Something...AZZ...
  • Psychopathia
    23 jul 14
    I also got to know them with Meat Is Murder. I must have been 7 years old and I discovered our affinities and differences. My cousin bought the records and my brother listened to them. Basically, I’ve known The Headmaster Ritual forever. And anyway, don't misunderstand my ranking: the fact that I have preferences among their albums doesn't mean I approve of them halfway, on the contrary... somewhere I have the big vinyl of The Queen Is Dead, from back in the day.
  • Lao Tze
    23 jul 14
    Always a pleasure to read 5 at Strangeways... (a statement that applies to this album and not to all) means you’ve lived it, you’ve actually "felt" it.
  • De...Marga...
    23 jul 14
    Thank you, as always, for your lovely words, penned by an experienced hand that, like mine, has always adored the English group; Lao, I wanted to ask you if you've listened to the new Morrissey album that was released these days.
  • Lao Tze
    24 jul 14
    Well, one word... before buying the album, I’d like to buy myself the time to listen to it... but (maybe) we can manage.
  • De...Marga...
    24 jul 14
    Anyway, I've read great reviews about the album by Steven Patrick: he remains an absolute guarantee. As always, when I have to buy the CD, I deliberately don't want to listen to anything online, just to enjoy it to the fullest. If I read correctly, there’s a track that lasts about eight minutes!!! The queen is never dead....
Thin White Rope: Exploring The Axis
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Stupefying; that's how I want to define the debut album of the band hailing from the town of Davis, California. An album that includes all the characteristics of a solid, acid sound, which will find continuity and value in the course of their unfortunately short career. Psychedelic rock to the umpteenth degree, with precious country references; I only need to mention the ending of "Soundtrack," where the two leading guitars construct a stunning wall of sound... MAGNIFICENT...
Thin White Rope: In the Spanish Cave
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
With their third album, the masterpiece of the discography of Thin White Rope arrives: a desert-rock at times loaded with that psychedelic vein that looks to the past, with dark guitar textures and razor-sharp riffs that make the listening experience, for long moments, hypnotic yet also rich in feeling and pathos. A work that I have consumed through continuous listens, and that each time transports me on that dreamlike journey, reminding me of their origins: the desert. Huge and endless.
  • tia
    18 apr 14
    Alright, I'll start from here!
  • De...Marga...
    18 apr 14
    This record is great, I own the original vinyl; let me know later, but I'm already convinced that you will like it.
  • hellraiser
    19 apr 14
    If I give you my bank details, will you make a transfer DeMa? Because with all the interesting proposals you make, I think my salary won't be enough to buy them... anyway, just like you, I'll start from this as well. Best regards and happy Easter.
  • tia
    19 apr 14
    Happy Easter to all you guys!
Thin White Rope: Sack Full Of Silver
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Guy Kyser's band kicks off the nineties as it concluded the previous decade: in spectacular fashion. An album, the fourth in the studio, featuring songs written during travels to concerts; and for the first time, everyone participates in the songwriting. The country-roots vein, already well established in the group, is accentuated by that masterful psychedelic impact that is always abundantly present. The sultry and hypnotic cover of Can's "Yoo Doo Right" is the highlight of the album...HIDDEN LANDS...
Thin White Rope: The Ruby Sea
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The swan song concerning the studio works of Thin White Rope; and it's truly a shame that their career lasted only a few intense years, spent largely on the road. But they are still capable of giving us memorable songs like the very short "Tina and Glen" with its country-western tones, thanks to the proverbial guitar strokes that were a distinctive trademark of Guy and Roger; and then comes "Hunter's Moon" with that fluid instrumental conclusion...without words.
Thin White Rope: The One That Got Away
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The group is now adrift, the tension has reached explosive levels and the end is near; but before all this, in a cramped club in Ghent, Belgium, Thin White Rope gives us a double live performance of unimaginable greatness: two hours of full-on assaults, featuring covers of Can and Dylan, alongside their songs that merge desert-rock-psychedelia in feral beauty, with lysergic digressions into Music... right after, nothing... it’s over... what a shame.
  • hellraiser
    25 mar 14
    I need to find out about them. I didn’t know anything about them before reading a nice review of March Horses; they are really interesting... when you have a couple of minutes, give me a hint on which album to take, the most important one, but no rush, take your time with Toro and then let me know in the next few days. Cheers.
  • De...Marga...
    25 mar 14
    Music comes first; all five albums are of excellent quality. If you don't know them, I recommend starting with their third work: "In The Spanish Cave," which gives you compelling hints about their music right from the cover. They played great, without too many technicalities, going straight down their path: psychedelic-lisergico-rock. Of course, I also saw them live in 1992 in Genoa. The live performance presented here is a great calling card for their musical proposal. Give them a listen, and we can discuss it gladly. Great Hell, Cerea ne.