De...Marga...

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Grip Inc.: Power of Inner Strength
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Grip Inc.: Power of Inner Strength
6 aug 15
The Thrash Metal album of the entire nineties; even Slayer can't compete with Grip Inc.'s debut. It's the percussive tribal notes of the brief instrumental "Toque De Muerto" that initiate the subsequent sonic assault; the incredibly fast and twisted "Hostage To Heaven" and "Colors Of Death" demonstrate once again why Dave Lombardo is a technical monster on the drums. They wouldn't be able to replicate such ferocity with their later works...LONGEST HATE...
  • Hank Monk
    7 aug 15
    never heard of them....but if you tell me they're even better than Slayer.
    I gather that the good old Dave Lombardo is also in the lineup.
  • De...Marga...
    7 aug 15
    The band was formed by Dave Lombardo right after he left Slayer in the early nineties; what I want to highlight is the debut album released in 1995, which in my opinion is also the best record they've produced. Thrash Metal played incredibly well thanks to Dave's monstrous performance; they later released three more albums, all very interesting, but they don’t reach the heights of the debut. Give them a listen, you won’t regret it!!!!
  • Hank Monk
    7 aug 15
    sign sign
Helmet: Born Annoying
Vinile I have it
Helmet: Born Annoying
6 oct 14
A work from 1995 that closes the first disruptive chapter of Helmet's career; it contains b-sides, hard-to-find tracks, author covers, and early singles. One can, for the last time, listen to the historic stellar lineup led by Page Hamilton: Mengede, Bogdan, and Stanier are the other musicians armed with a record that "smashes," with that hardcore-noise sound that shatters eardrums!! Listening to the six minutes of the opening title track, in the 1989 version, is mind-blowing...PROPHETS...
Helmet: Meantime
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Helmet: Meantime
2 apr 14
After a debut of equal value and unheard power, Helmet unleash their definitive album: just 37 minutes and 10 songs of such compactness and sonic solidity that they knock you flat. Tons of guitar riffs amplified by a thunderous primal rhythm section; those who saw them live in the early nineties know.... and can share with me the "destabilizing ferocity" of "UNSUNG"...................
  • rolando303
    2 apr 14
    This detonates.
  • rolando303
    2 apr 14
    Even a certain, Rollins Band, was no joke... eh.
  • De...Marga...
    2 apr 14
    The Rollins Band wasn't kidding at all. Their double vinyl album "The End Of Silence" from 1992 was another explosive listen; I haven't heard from them in ten years now, and it’s a huge shame not to be able to hear them with new work anymore.
Helmet: Betty
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Helmet: Betty
26 aug 14
June 1994: the sweltering summer sees the birth of Helmet's third album; a bucolic cover that immediately showcases Page Hamilton's intent to somewhat distance himself from the musical violence of the previous two works. Adding strength to this is the arrival of new guitarist Rob Echeverria, replacing Peter Mengede; however, there are still disruptive songs like "I Know" and "Milquetoast" with that "bone-crushing" sound so familiar to us...COMPRESSED...
  • Goldfinger
    26 aug 14
    For me, the countdown to October 19 has begun, and I think you’re getting ready too. To me, this album is beautiful; I can’t wait to see them.
  • De...Marga...
    26 aug 14
    For me, it will be October 18th; I will definitely write a review, hoping not to destroy myself too much in the pogo I’ll be participating in with my unchanged spirit... despite the age. Hi Gold, thank you for stopping by.
  • SilasLang
    26 aug 14
    I saw them during the 'Betty' tour...deadly. Their swan song in my opinion, this. Even though "Strap It On" was and will remain unmatched.
  • De...Marga...
    26 aug 14
    I slightly prefer Strap It On over Meantime, but don’t ask me why Silas; I instead saw them in July 1993 in that Sound Temple that is still Bloom in Mezzago. TERRIFYING.
  • the last
    27 aug 14
    Fantastic album
  • SilasLang
    27 aug 14
    Well... 'Meantime' is another amazing album. I like the first one more... I don't know why. It's super loud and industrial, not because it's industrial... just the sensations it evokes in me. The sound of a metallurgical factory turned into an album. I saw them in the fall of '94... I was left with my jaw dropped. And my eardrums perforated...
  • De...Marga...
    27 aug 14
    Dear Silas, it's a pleasure to talk with you about Helmet, as with many other bands, because everyone presents their own reasons without denying others' listens and preferences; for me, this is a sign of intelligence and exquisite musical taste. Regarding the Bloom date in Mezzago, I may have mentioned more than once that my hearing suffered almost irreversible damage!!! But what a sonic delight...
Helmet: Strap It on
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Helmet: Strap It On
4 aug 14
The debut of Helmet, released in 1990. A short-lived album, just over thirty minutes, that offers no escape: a blast of violence in Music capable of erecting a terrifying and insurmountable sound wall. It starts with "Repetition" and reaches, without taking a breath, "Murder": heavily laden noise-rock, with metallic hardcore remnants led by the two guitars of the duo Hamilton/Mengede: cybernetic drills that penetrate your auditory system and cause irreparable damage... RUDE...
Helmet: Aftertaste
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Helmet: Aftertaste
19 oct 14
Listened to the album again this afternoon after years, thanks to yesterday's concert; and I must candidly admit that I've changed my mind, adding a good star to an album that doesn't reach the lethal ultra-noise impact of its proud predecessors, but holds its own quite well. Songs like "Birth Defect" and "It's Easy to Get Bored" contain all those noisy, violent characteristics and wouldn't be out of place in a work like "Betty." Their last album from the nineties.
Hüsker Dü: Candy Apple Grey
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Hüsker Dü: Candy Apple Grey
2 oct 14
Spring 1986: "Candy Apple Grey," the first album by Husker Du for Warner, is released. Absolute freedom is the boys' precise request at the moment of signing the historic contract; the fear of a commercialized generational sound is immediately swept away by the stunning opening double-header. "Crystal" and "Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely" are two anthems of immeasurable greatness, once again confirming the musical qualities of the trio...TOO FAR DOWN...
  • madcat
    2 oct 14
    a great album this one too, often underrated (even by myself in the past) due to what came before and what will come after, yet it is a splendid necessary stop in their journey
  • shark
    2 oct 14
    it's the second most beautiful in my opinion, then there's the one from '88 (the last decent one)
  • De...Marga...
    2 oct 14
    Too bad shark that the last album was released in 1987; brush up on history...
  • shark
    2 oct 14
    Another year, what a disaster... the little professor gets angry...
  • De...Marga...
    2 oct 14
    Look, I'm not upset at all, dear; I just like to point out inaccuracies, that's all. You know, loving the group to bits, I also know their history quite well. Hello and thank you anyway for your continual visits to my writings: it makes me happy.
  • Hank Monk
    2 oct 14
    Well, the "88" is the last decent one as it is the last one, really. :D

    This Candy Apple Gray was my first Husker Du. Beautiful. Too bad they broke up.
    Who knows, with a contract with Warner and their songs, could they have become as famous as R.E.M.?
    Could we have Husker Du concerts today filling stadiums?
    Who knows... maybe it wouldn't have been the same.
  • shark
    2 oct 14
    I know it's the last one, it was a reference to that... idiot... de marga no problem...
  • Hank Monk
    2 oct 14
    ohmygodddd shark!
Hüsker Dü: Land Speed Record
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Hüsker Dü: Land Speed Record
9 sep 14
Legend has it that Reflex Music, due to budget constraints, forced the Minneapolis trio to release their debut album recorded live. We are in 1982, and the music of Bob, Grant, and Greg is unwavering, pitch-black Hardcore, played at a derailing speed. Twenty-six furious, piercing, frantic minutes that only slow down in the concluding "Data Control." Recorded, terribly but it hardly matters, in their city on August 15, 1981...THE GENESIS...
  • hjhhjij
    9 sep 14
    You can't understand a damn thing, super rough :D
  • De...Marga...
    9 sep 14
    Imagine the scene: they played in a venue in their city that could hold a maximum of 650 people; I doubt they managed to fill it, considering the band had formed just a few months earlier. Reflex Music forced them, due to a lack of funds, to record their first album during the performance, and it’s easy to imagine the inadequate technical resources of a not-so-famous label. As a result, the quality level isn't exceptional, but the historical significance is devastating. And then the cover art speaks for itself!!! I own the vinyl re-issue that came out in 1987 on the famous SST: does it ring a bell for you, boy from the capital?
  • SilasLang
    9 sep 14
    Ahahahah...it's not a 5 for me. A complete mess. Maybe the one I listened to the least along with 'Candy Apple Grey'...Already "Everything Falls Apart" will be a masterpiece.
  • De...Marga...
    9 sep 14
    What the hell are you saying, Silas!!!! I listened to it again today, super quickly, as a record that lasts 26 minutes should be. Considering the over five final minutes of "Data Control". I respect your rating, though flattering.
  • SilasLang
    9 sep 14
    Oh, I didn't say it sucks. I mean, yeah... but that's what makes it cool.
  • De...Marga...
    9 sep 14
    But I was just kidding, come on; Hi son...
  • De...Marga...
    10 sep 14
    I need to clarify something: Reflex Music handled the band's first singles, while the live album was recorded for New Alliance, with a budget of three hundred dollars.
Hüsker Dü: The Living End
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Hüsker Dü: The Living End
8 sep 14
October 1987: the last tour of Husker Du begins in their homeland. A series of concerts that will be interrupted, and never resumed, by the definitive human and artistic break of the bond that seemed unbreakable between Bob and Grant; the record label seven years later publishes this monumental sonic epitaph. Twenty-four tracks that open with the furious "New Day Rising," continue with the epic "Ice Cold Ice," and conclude with the cover of "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker"...LEGEND.
  • madcat
    8 sep 14
    I still have to retrieve this.
  • Hank Monk
    8 sep 14
    If you've seen them live in the past, I will have to DeOdiare you :P (just kidding!)
  • De...Marga...
    8 sep 14
    @madcat: get it as soon as possible because it's an incredible live performance, where you can clearly perceive the dramatic tension reached by the two band leaders, who were also friends, leading up to the traumatic split a few months later. And if you haven't already, go read the review that former debaseriano Lewis Tollani wrote a few years ago, my dear friend from Domodossola with whom I often talk, very well, about Music. It's one of the most beautiful reviews I've ever read, without any doubt. @Hank Monk: I wasn't able to see them. They passed through Italy, around Turin, for one of their last tours. I was 19 and my parents wouldn't let me go by train, as I didn't have my driver's license yet.
  • imasoulman
    8 sep 14
    eheheh what luck to be a bit older (well then - June '87 - right?) and also be from Turin...Big Club...they started with "Warehouse" from the beginning ("These Important Years," for those two or three who don't know...) and played it straight through to "Could You Be The One"...all of this amidst mixer problems, not a word between tracks, and noticeable tensions even back then between the two, with hindsight, now former friends, and the concert, precisely for this reason, lasted a short time, far too short (but that "Celebrated Summer" I still remember now: despite being marred by awful acoustics, it brought tears to my eyes...). I truly left feeling confused and happy, conflicting emotions, almost premonitions of having witnessed something that was - unfortunately - irretrievable...
  • De...Marga...
    9 sep 14
    @imasoulman: I have chills. I am captivated and pierced by the sincere emotion I felt while reading your memory...(Do you remember?...) I was already aware of your concert in Turin with the guys from the American province, but I don’t feel envy; I couldn't convince my parents and had to give it up against my will. A dear friend of mine from Omegna went, and over the years he has recounted the concert to me in detail, with the sound issues and the impenetrable wall that had now divided Bob and Grant, with the moustached bassist trying to play the "peacemaker" to little avail. Those were incredibly important years, even for us young lads. Hello big brother, much respect.
  • Pinhead
    9 sep 14
    Who knows why, I have the feeling that a review of Mould's new work will soon be published and that it will contain a reference to this concert.
  • De...Marga...
    9 sep 14
    If I remember correctly, dear Pinhead, you listened to Bob's new album; I've read encouraging reviews and as soon as my finances allow it, which is pretty much never, I will buy the record. Bye.
  • imasoulman
    9 sep 14
    do you want an instant-rece? beautiful with electric fury like (more? less? more or less? bah...details) the one before. I mean, such beautiful records the big guy hasn't made since the days of Sugar
  • De...Marga...
    9 sep 14
    After this quick, successful review, I'm off to get into debt....Flip Your Wig.
  • Pinhead
    9 sep 14
    The latest and the second to last both of which you should have.
Hüsker Dü: Flip Your Wig
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Hüsker Dü: Flip Your Wig
1 oct 14
Third album in just over a year; the creative vein of the Minneapolis trio knows no pause. Last record for the SST label, before their historic transition to Warner; Bob, Grant, and Greg produce themselves and continue their musical journey, arriving at a fierce Pop-Punk sound in the songs written by the guitarist and less furious, somewhat surprising tracks in those of the drummer. The first signs of discord are already in sight, not too far off: signs of a break...GREEN EYES.
  • hjhhjij
    1 oct 14
    Disco-of-Venus (Madonna it seemed obvious to me).
  • De...Marga...
    1 oct 14
    I subscribe and appreciate.
  • madcat
    1 oct 14
    the predecessors: Zen Arcade and New Day Rising, the successors: Candy Apple Grey and Warehouse: Songs and Stories, or the embarrassment of choice
Hüsker Dü: New Day Rising
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Hüsker Dü: New Day Rising
13 sep 14
A huge album, right from the cover and the title, never so evocative and eloquent; released just a handful of months after "Zen Arcade," it showcases the unquantifiable and unparalleled prolificacy of the guys, who are moving towards compositional maturity. A work that has marked, pointed out, and traced a groove, a path to follow: and over the years it will be assimilated by hundreds of groups, thus demonstrating the enormity of Husker Du. A stratospheric opening, my favorite...EVOLUZIONE (ARMATA)...
  • madcat
    13 sep 14
    Stratospheric opening..and the second track even better, an album obviously among their best, and very influential for the 90s.
  • De...Marga...
    13 sep 14
    Right, absolutely right, I didn't mention any songs, aside from the opener, due to space reasons: And what can we say about the seventh track "Perfect Example", a perfect example indeed that the Georgians R.E.M. appreciated and "copied" a lot. And since I feel like mentioning a few more tracks, I’ll add "How to Skin a Cat," a proto-noise, lopsided and limping piece. If you know them well, you might have noticed how in a good portion of their discography, which is immense to me, the opening track of the album is masterful; "New Day Rising" remains unsurpassed for me... Hi madcat, your comments and expertise are always a pleasure.
  • madcat
    13 sep 14
    Thank you de marga, I obviously return the compliments :) Among the tracks, I'm reminded of Powerline, a hypnotic guitar that, like throughout the whole album, overshadows everything, magnificent. How to skin a cat is the mind-blowing track of the album, how to skin a (mad) cat :D
  • De...Marga...
    13 sep 14
    Ahahahaha; your ironic touch made me laugh out loud. That's why I appreciate you so much, because besides being musically knowledgeable, you know how to combine good manners and sarcasm like few others. As the craziest piece on the album, I would put, on the same level, the explosive and destructive finale of the last long track, according to their usual standards.
  • madcat
    13 sep 14
    Thank you really, Marga, and when it comes to good manners, you definitely outshine everyone in here :D. I was also thinking about the last track of the album, and you are absolutely right.
  • De...Marga...
    13 sep 14
    And I can tell you that your words really do wonders for my sick spirit...
  • madcat
    13 sep 14
    Come on, grit your teeth my friend, as I already wrote to you in private.
Hüsker Dü: Everything Falls Apart And More
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Hüsker Dü: Everything Falls Apart
12 sep 14
...I-just-have-to-quote-the-third-p iece-written-by-Bob-"Punch Drunk": a universal flood played at a crazy speed with a guitar solo that lasts a nanosecond...ALL IN TWENTY-NINE, I SAY 29, SECONDS...TARGET-TARGET-TARGET-TARG ET-TARGET-TARGET-TARGET-TARGET..... .fundamental.
  • SilasLang
    12 sep 14
    Masterpiece of the Madonna. One of my favorite hardcore records. It's part of my "bible." A hardcore album that looked ahead: amidst the blind fury, you can already glimpse pop openings [the title track, the marvelous 'Gravity'] and those "wave" atmospheres that permeate 'Wheels': that damn bass line driving 'Wheels' is or isn't the quintessence of post-punk? If you also have the early singles, there's also 'Statues'...deadly!
  • De...Marga...
    12 sep 14
    Of course I also have "STATUES": monumental. I was waiting for your passage and I am glad. I wanted to insert spaces between words to give a sense of speed to my writing, considering I was referring to that particular track which is HARDCORE AL CUBO... Last night on YouTube I watched a good part of a concert by Husker Du in 1985 in Germany if I remember correctly: they open with New Day Rising and it's incredible the wall of sound they manage to create even though there are only three of them. Bob is unrecognizable, so many hair and pounds ago!!!!
  • SilasLang
    12 sep 14
    ...think that I have the vinyl of E.F.A. and as if that wasn't enough, I also bought the CD of everything falls apart + more just to get my hands on the various 7" including 'Statues' and 'In a Free Land' :D
  • De...Marga...
    12 sep 14
    Ahahahahahahahahaha. Do you know why I’m laughing, dear? Because I did the same thing, going out to buy the big vinyl first and then the Rhino reissue that came out in 1993... We’re like siamese twins now, just a few years apart!!!
Hüsker Dü: Metal Circus
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Hüsker Dü: Metal Circus
11 sep 14
An EP of just 7 tracks for 19 minutes of great Music. A record that marks the beginning of a journey for the trio: going beyond the uncompromising hardcore of their early days. Released in 1983 by the SST label, it opens with a pair of songs, written by Bob, of undeniable "physical" impact: "Real World" and "Deadly Skies". But it’s Grant’s two tracks that kick off the journey leading them to chart new musical coordinates: "It's Not Funny Anymore" and the poignant "Diane"...SACRE SCRITTURE...
  • SilasLang
    11 sep 14
    It seems that I always comment...but it's not my fault, it's just that you define 90% of the albums that I love XD
  • De...Marga...
    11 sep 14
    Hahahahaha... I love you "little brother." Because from today, you will be my little brother; the older one is imasoulman. There's not much else to say about the record; actually, each song could tell many things. I'll just mention the ballad "Diane," with Grant’s voice becoming increasingly dramatic and tense, as Bob's guitar creates a solo around the third minute, one of the most beautiful, lyrical yet emotionally devastating, giving me chills with every new listen. A song that devastates with its story of rape and murder; there you go dear Silas, this track is one of the reasons I side with Grant, without taking anything away from Bob’s excellent writing abilities, of course. Now I’m going back to listen to the whole mini, thinking of you.
  • hjhhjij
    11 sep 14
    Hardcore beyond Hardcore, the best appetizer possible before the main course of the revolution.
  • De...Marga...
    11 sep 14
    "The revolution starts at home, preferably in front of the bathroom mirror." Quote from Husker Du in their latest album. In my opinion, you're referring to that light, barely decent album called "Zen Arcade"... THE BIBLE...
  • SilasLang
    11 sep 14
    Indeed, dear big brother, Hart let me down in those last 2 albums... certainly not here. Damn, songs like "Diane," "Statues," "Wheels".... DAMN!!
  • SilasLang
    11 sep 14
    *of course. Pardon
Hüsker Dü: Warehouse: Songs and Stories
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Hüsker Dü: Warehouse: Songs and Stories
10 sep 14
January 1987; two and a half years after "Zen Arcade," it’s still a double album that marks, tears and all, the conclusion of the band's career. "Warehouse: Songs and Stories" is its title. Almost seventy minutes, twenty songs: Vince Bob 11 to 9 against Grant...and that is the drop that will lead to the final break. But the album doesn't suffer from it, with a heart-stopping opener, that prophetic "This Important Years" right from the title. "She Floated Away," "Could You Be The One?"...I should name them ALL...THANK YOU!!!!...
  • SilasLang
    10 sep 14
    A record that pisses me off almost as much as 'Kiss Me' by the Cure. For the same reasons. Mould carves out noise-pop jewels like it’s raining ('These Important Years', 'Standing in the Rain', 'Ice Cold Ice', 'Could you be the One?', 'Visionary' etc. etc.)... Hart, in my humble opinion... ruins a bit of a picture that would otherwise have been yet another masterpiece (and in the end it is, given the quality of Mould's writing)...
  • Pinhead
    10 sep 14
    What a wonder, Husker-mania has exploded! My favorite is the ultra-pop "Turn It Around," closely followed by the generational anthem "These Important Years," but every single episode is a gem ("Visionary," just to name another). Keep it up, DeMarga!
  • De...Marga...
    10 sep 14
    It's a complicated matter to reply; I'll start by saying that I love both equally, though under torture I would choose Grant for a whole series of reasons that would take me a page to list. Bob, on this record, deliberately takes the reins, as he writes more songs than Grant. The drummer is coming from a dramatic period that you surely know well, and he curls up with a series of tracks in "minor key," so to speak. Nevertheless, and to conclude, for me it remains an imposing Cathedral, second only to "Zen Arcade." And it's incredible, but worth mentioning, that in two and a half years the band has released FIVE, I say 5, albums, two of which are double. One more thing: from Silas "She Floated Away" is a beautiful song. Hello dear friend, and I like to remind you from time to time to send greetings to our wonderful land!!!!!!!!!
  • De...Marga...
    10 sep 14
    @Pinhead: I'm going through a tough time and I've discovered that I'm drawn to Husker Du, Sugar (right now I'm enjoying the album "Copper Blue"), Nova Mob, and the solo works of Grant and Bob. I'm rediscovering a musical moment that was truly a godsend for me; as for the album, every song is memorable in my opinion, but the opening of the fifth track, which closes the first side of the first vinyl, remains UNREACHABLE; and when Bob starts singing and Grant repeats the title of the track, the urge to headbang against the wall at home remains unchanged... I won’t mention the title, which consists of three words, the first one repeated twice.
  • hjhhjij
    10 sep 14
    Discone. It would have been the masterpiece for many bands, not for them.
  • madcat
    10 sep 14
    Despite Zen Arcade, New Day Rising, and Flip Your Wig, Warehouse: Songs and Stories remains my favorite by Husker Du, even though it's tough, huh...
  • De...Marga...
    10 sep 14
    How wonderful to receive all this appreciation for an album that deserves infinitely more; @hjhjjij: I remember you telling me that before, and I can only respect your decision. After all, I also slightly prefer "Zen Arcade." @madcat: an album that sweeps away much of the punk-hardcore rubbish that came after the sacred word of Husker Du; by the way, this morning, listening to the double vinyl for the millionth time, I really appreciated a track that rarely gets mentioned, which opened the second vinyl, "Bad Of Nails," which lasts almost five minutes, led by Bob's voice with his usual powerful and epic guitar strumming that sends me "off my rocker"... GOD WHAT A BAND...
  • madcat
    10 sep 14
    I've also reevaluated Candy Apple Grey, which is anything but a minor album; it fits perfectly among the wonders they've released since Zen Arcade, although it's overshadowed by giants :D
Hüsker Dü: Zen Arcade
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Hüsker Dü: Zen Arcade
12 aug 14
Husker Du: Do you remember? It’s easy for me to recall, exactly thirty years ago, when I first listened to this MONOLITH: I was 17 and I was literally struck by the opening sequence "Something I Learned Today"-"Broken Home, Broken Heart," which then gave way to the heart-wrenching, in its simplicity, "Never Talking To You Again." And I will NEVER stop loving the album, the masterpiece by Bob, Grant, and Greg: "One of the ten commandments of Rock," as my friend Lewis Tollani put it.
  • Hank Monk
    12 aug 14
    Beautiful.
    My first time with this album was a solo trip to Paris. I had some terrible headphones and thought that the confusing sound of the record was their fault. Then I listened to it again on a decent stereo, but the sound was the same as with the awful headphones.
    Despite, or perhaps because of this, I have an unconditional love for this band.
  • De...Marga...
    12 aug 14
    Your comment fills me with immense joy; certainly, the sound of Bob's guitar, indeed the wall of sound built by Mr. Mould's guitar, is an unlimited guarantee through the ages...AMEN...Since I conclude the definition by quoting the ten commandments.
  • Psychopathia
    12 aug 14
    beautiful album. too bad I no longer have it. but one day I will definitely buy it again. AMEN
  • De...Marga...
    12 aug 14
    How do you no longer have it? Ask for forgiveness with ten Hail Marys...
  • Hank Monk
    12 aug 14
    that then listening to it again over the years the sound isn’t that horrible. it’s just dirty but it makes its filthy impression. Then well, the songs...
Isis: In The Absence Of Truth
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Isis: In the Absence of Truth
23 feb 17
It's difficult, even for a band like Isis, to replicate the glory of their previous two albums; indeed, as far as I'm concerned, "In The Absence Of Truth" remains a step below "Oceanic" and "Panopticon." There are no shortage of songs of enormous quality, featuring that celestial and ethereal sound that first envelops you, warms you, and then suddenly sinks you with abrupt shifts in sound that move with colossal, asphyxiating cadences of the Sludge Metal school. The nine minutes of the concluding "Garden of Light" once again demonstrate the greatness of a band among my favorites of the last twenty years. Listen to the instrumental part that concludes the piece, with those tribal percussion accompanying a guitar sound that "ascends" to total ecstasy...HOLY TEARS...
Isis: Oceanic
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Isis: Oceanic
6 aug 14
Together with "Panopticon," the pinnacle of Isis' production; long compositions that unfold for over an hour of Music, where walls of sound of immense beauty coexist with much more intimate, ethereal passages, carrying that dark, shadowy aftertaste that sent me into total ecstasy. It is my duty to mention the progression of a true "spiritual high" represented by the interminable, almost eleven minutes, "Weight" with its sublime build-up of intensity leading to the final purification... SHAMANIC...
  • Ociredef86
    6 aug 14
    Oh, finally something we both like :P
  • De...Marga...
    6 aug 14
    I’m laughing with pure delight; a truly spectacular band and live performance remains one of the most "mystical" experiences I have ever had. They managed to vary the sound within the same track so radically that at times it felt like I was listening to two different bands in the same song. This is just my opinion.
  • TSTW
    6 aug 14
    Here between the first Beggining and the End, Carry and Weight, I really can't figure out which one I prefer.
  • De...Marga...
    6 aug 14
    Even the explosive finale of The Beginning and the End is something to remember: if I recall correctly, when the guitars come in, about 3 minutes from the end of the song, the sound suddenly becomes so compact and violent that it takes your breath away. This is the peak of their mighty sound. WHAT A SUPERGROUP... And how I miss it.
  • De...Marga...
    6 aug 14
    I only now realize that I didn't put an apostrophe... over an hour of Music... To avoid the Caudine Forks.
  • SilasLang
    6 aug 14
    Their masterpiece. Another album that I love very, very much. For me, it is 10 notches above "Panopticon"...
  • Goldfinger
    6 aug 14
    Beautiful Dema, you have described this record perfectly.
  • De...Marga...
    6 aug 14
    Silas, I knew about your preference for Oceanic over Panopticon; Whatever!!! For me, of the two, I prefer the album released in 2004, which contained songs that had a "rising" pace, so to speak, with a growth in music that left you in awe. Just listen to the track "In Fiction," which starts off calmly with a clean, heavenly guitar sound, building up to an enormous final crescendo that is disturbingly beautiful. @Goldfinger: thank you for your words; they make me very happy. What an amazing record.
  • SilasLang
    6 aug 14
    Watch out... I also adore 'Panopticon', you know! The beautiful crescendos, indeed, on that album! I also like "In The Absence Of Truth", although there I can really feel the 'Tool' influence... I didn't like the last one so much. But for me, "Oceanic" is something beyond :-)
  • De...Marga...
    6 aug 14
    Sure, after Oceanic and Panopticon it was hard to replicate that success, even though the two subsequent works are solid albums. I find the decision to end their career reasonable, as they risked becoming too repetitive; even though I miss them, there's no question about it. I don't remember if I had recommended listening to Grey Machine, a project by Aaron Turner and Justin Broadrick: a single album called "Disconnected." A weighty behemoth, but worth listening to.
  • GIANLUIGI67
    7 aug 14
    I prefer "Panapticon"; I find it less monolithic. However, they manage to reconcile different musical tastes while being a proposal that is not exactly light.
Isis: Panopticon
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Isis: Panopticon
20 may 14
It has been ten years since this third album for the Boston band; and the compositional zenith is finally reached, without detracting from its predecessors "Oceanic" and "Celestial." There are seven lengthy tracks that flow through the listening experience, where violent electric outbursts and solemn atmospheric passages coexist and progress hand in hand, bestowing fascinatingly opposite sensations: tension, emotion, anger. Hypnotic, ethereal, and evocative tracks like "In Fiction" with its gradual final build-up...
  • musicanidi
    20 may 14
    5 stars seem a bit few for this work!
  • De...Marga...
    20 may 14
    Wonderful group, outside of any measure of judgment, at least from my side. Rarely have I experienced a concert where I felt like jumping around and immediately afterwards being enveloped in emotional spirals of immense beauty; they also deserve credit, in my opinion, for ending their career at the peak, without risking to repeat themselves with clone albums. A band of enormous importance.
  • Psychopathia
    20 may 14
    If you like this record, de marga, I think you might also enjoy Four Great Points by June of 44. Released in 1998, I bought it back then and never stopped listening to it. But maybe you already know them.
  • De...Marga...
    20 may 14
    I only know the group you mentioned by name; another excellent suggestion that I must take note of.
  • musicanidi
    21 may 14
    Great "Four Great Points" (A MUST LISTEN) but quite far from the sounds of Isis.....post rock (classic) VS post metal (classic)....perhaps even more beautiful is the second "Tropics And Meridians" by June Of 44....
  • Marco Orsi
    21 may 14
    Overrated as hell. I mean: they can't hold a candle to Slayer and Black Flag. But, damn it, this album has an edge over many other productions of the same kind. Dreamlike.
  • algol
    22 may 14
    Yet I prefer Oceanic by a neck. It's a shame they broke up and I wasn't able to see them live.
  • De...Marga...
    22 may 14
    The line that separates my preference for this album over Oceanic is nonetheless minimal; I saw them live in June 2007 in Milan. Front row concert with all those sound characteristics highlighted: a mystical experience, to say the least.
Jane's Addiction: Ritual de lo habitual
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Jane's Addiction: Ritual de lo habitual
11 apr 14
One of the most important and influential albums of the nineties; the compositional peak of the visionary mind of Perry Farrell. An album recorded with a band that was practically already split: but the quality is not affected at all. From the explosive metal-funk of the opener "Stop" to the masterpiece "Three Days," eleven minutes of mystical, lysergic extraordinary intensity, with the entranced voice of shaman Perry reaching sublime evocative levels.... A monumental work.
  • SilasLang
    11 apr 14
    Albums (and bands) that changed my life...
  • De...Marga...
    11 apr 14
    I was waiting for your intervention like manna from heaven; just today I was listening to the vinyl again and I wrote down the definition. Side B contains one of the best song sequences I've ever heard: all tracks elongated in duration, led by that UNIQUE voice, and then Navarro on guitar made my hair stand on end. A wonderfully disturbing record.
  • SilasLang
    11 apr 14
    Oh yes... Perry Farrell was a legend, back when he was still Perry Farrell... Unfortunately, after the stunning "Good God's Urge" by Porno For Pyros, it seems he died of an overdose and was evidently replaced by his goofy cousin. Same goes for Dave Tamarro, after "One Hot Minute" by the RHCP...
  • De...Marga...
    11 apr 14
    Anyway, a band that I loved very much and that I regularly listen to; of course, the first three albums. I have never been able to see them live, and that is a regret that has haunted me for years now. I know that what I'm about to say won't find you in agreement: after God Machine, they are the best band of the nineties for me... Primus excluded.
Jeff Buckley: Grace
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Jeff Buckley: Grace
25 oct 14
When I have to talk about such a beautiful album, I find it incredibly difficult to continue: and at the same time, it's all too easy to fall into rhetoric. It's too easy to lavish great words on the character, on his celestial voice, on his musical approach that is both intimate yet, at times, physical and aggressive; listening to him is accompanying me in these moments and the track is about to begin, that track, that cover of a Canadian poet... I pause, amid long chills, thinking... IN ECSTASY.
  • hjhhjij
    25 oct 14
    Great interpreter and talented author, who knows what he could have done with subsequent works. Such a beautiful album anyway, it's been a while since I last listened to it.
Josiah: Josiah
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Josiah: Josiah
15 may 15
A band I stumbled upon about ten years ago when they played in a small venue near my home; a trio completely immersed in the seventies, with a heavily fuzzed-out psychedelic sound that's absolutely mind-bending (after all, the album cover features mushrooms). Just mentioning the nearly ten minutes of "Black Maria" is enough: like slow Black Sabbath going wild and meeting deranged Monster Magnet fans, with stoner blasts where the imposing shadow of the masters Kyuss appears...SATURNALIA...
Joy Division: Still
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Joy Division: Still
18 dec 14
"Still": my double vinyl, listened to in the morning to warm up body, soul, mind. Once again, it has achieved its purpose; an album released in 1981, a year after what we all know, dramatically. A part of unreleased tracks, some shocking and stunning as only they could offer you: "Ice Age," "Dead Souls," "The Only Mistake"...tremendous. The second half is live, from the last concert in Birmingham: it was May 2, 1980; "Digital" annihilates you, breaks you in two...FOREVER...
  • hjhhjij
    18 dec 14
    The live album is terrifying, the last concert... Chilling.
  • De...Marga...
    18 dec 14
    You said it all with that terrible; a few days later, the irreparable.
Joy Division: Closer
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Joy Division: Closer
7 oct 14
Closer is released just a few weeks after Ian's suicide; an album that becomes a symbol of death, starting from its white and funereal cover. Everything hints at the end of earthly existence: the sounds, the lyrics, the production; an album that devastates deeply. A sequence of dramatic, gloomy tracks… A music that will still torment us for a long time; eternal return… forever.
  • De...Marga...
    7 oct 14
    In addition, I adopt, quoting him, a comment from my friend and producer Tony Wilson: "It's almost like writing that album had a profound effect on his state of mind: instead of just containing and expressing it, he completely immersed himself in it." An album recorded in just a few days, if I remember correctly, thirteen.
Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures
17 may 15
It's even more painful to talk about the debut of Joy Division a day before the fateful date of May 18th; those who know the band are well aware of the dramatic episode to which I am referring. It's the narcotic, cryptic voice of Ian that draws the listener into a record where music and words tell a story of discomfort and alienation; a chilling album that ends with the long, slow, and sorrowful litany of "I Remember Nothing." Nothing and no one has come close to their spectral sound...INTERZONE...
  • HOPELESS
    17 may 15
    In short, though... With these "I mean" definitions... there are works that should be listened to - just listened to, without useless words, empty of meaning and craving for consensus... I mean, everyone who passes by you every day dies, and we should be worried about the "sacrificial angel" Ian Curtis? I feel empathy for the human journey of the man, admiration for the music and lyrics, for goodness' sake and compassion... But let's not turn it into a "Moral" election campaign every time he didn't die for us and maybe he was also a huge egoist. Fragile and certainly ill, but (MAYBE) also a great EGOIST. And anyway, I prefer "Closer" and "Substance." The best thing about this is The Unknown Pleasures of the Title (and the grand musical/literary content, obviously).
  • SilasLang
    17 may 15
    Undoubtedly a great track. Even though I prefer 'Closer'...
  • fuggitivo
    17 may 15
    I listened to "Disorder" again the other day after a long time. My first self-flagellations, the stale scent of old feelings, I won’t go back. I was also waiting for a guide to take me by the hand. It never came. Another one of my favorites was "The Eternal," but it was on the next album.
  • De...Marga...
    17 may 15
    @HOPELESS: you are mistaken about one thing. You will find my definition next week in "Novella 2000." Jokes aside, we are talking about JOY DIVISION; I listened to the album again this afternoon and honestly wrote those few lines without caring about appearances or seeking consensus: I can assure you of that. This is my opinion, obviously not universally shared, on one of the very few records that I feel I must listen to regularly, preferably alone... just like I did. Anyway, I too prefer "Closer" by a hair, especially for the two concluding tracks (I won’t add anything else to avoid the caudine forks).
  • hellraiser
    17 may 15
    Some time ago, I got both of them on sale, this one and Closer, listened to them several times trying to understand them well but I couldn't do it, they’re not for me... hi Lurens, have a good evening!
  • HOPELESS
    18 may 15
    This is how Joy Division should be listened to, De Marga! With a certain devotion and Discipline. Perhaps the impulse was inappropriate. Respect for the person and their taste, which nevertheless brings us together with a certain sense of urgency for unknown pleasures. Pax et Amen. CLOSER.
  • De...Marga...
    18 may 15
    @hellraiser; these damned eighties that just won’t get into your head!!! And I’m sorry for your troubled relationship with such sounds; an opinion of yours that I must reluctantly respect.
  • De...Marga...
    18 may 15
    @HOPELESS; far from me any polemical vein or hostility towards you, it would be missing. My venerable age has allowed me to discover Joy Division in the mid-eighties, thanks to a high school friend who illuminated my musical path with all the post-punk etc... etc... I still remember vividly how we tried to translate Curtis's lyrics, struck by such "ferocity" of expression. Lyrics that I then somehow tried to forget; but the love remains, it will remain... She's (HE'S) lost control...
  • HOPELESS
    18 may 15
    I too tried to translate them. When I had translated them all, I couldn't believe my eyes and senses. I thought I had made a mistake. Then I got Touching from a Distance with the biography and translated lyrics. I hadn't been wrong. They really said those desperate things. I was amazed at how a barely twenty-year-old individual could feel and write as if they carried eighty years on their shoulders. It astonished me, moved me, and even made me feel unwell, considering these are feelings we can all experience but rarely manage to articulate in words. I mean, only Rimbaud perhaps was capable of writing things of such intensity at such a "tender age." De Marga, no hostility between you and me; on the contrary, I have sympathy for you and respect for the things you have written to me. They keep calling me (I don't understand how to dedicate pieces here, I'm still relatively new, but today, May 18th, I dedicate Transmission to you, listen to it for me, bye DeM.
  • De...Marga...
    18 may 15
    The lyrics of Joy Division; rather, the lyrics of Ian Curtis; I don’t know how old you are, but you can imagine my reaction when I painstakingly translated those phrases, those words so harsh, “bad,” written by a boy who found peace only through that act. For a few years, I harbored resentment towards the band I had listened to too much; a desire to abandon them and never listen to them again... but I couldn’t stay detached from their uniquely beautiful sound for long. One of my ABSOLUTE MUSTS in Music. What beautiful words you used, I completely agree. Hello, boy.
Katatonia: Dead end kings
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Katatonia: Dead end kings
14 jul 14
It's the ninth studio album released in 2012 by the Swedish band; their ongoing evolutionary musical journey, while still retaining all those characteristics of a sound that has never ceased to evoke in me an uncommon fascination in the Metal realm. And it is the track that opens the collection, "The Parting," that sweeps me away emotionally once again, in a crescendo that culminates in a majestic guitar sound with a progressive flavor and a syncopated drum...CHILLING...
  • rolando303
    15 jul 14
    Some things remind me "too much" of Tool. Am I wrong? I'm not referring to this album in particular but to the latest ones.
  • De...Marga...
    15 jul 14
    In my opinion, no; even just for the duration of the tracks, which are always kept concise in Katatonia. It's true that over the years and albums, their sound has somehow "softened," leaving aside the wonderful sound of their early days. However, I still like them. Since you mentioned Tool, do you have any news about their new album?
  • rolando303
    15 jul 14
    The first track of The Great Cold Distance sounds just like Tool. Identical :-D
    In theory, they would be working on the new album.
  • De...Marga...
    15 jul 14
    I listened to the song you mentioned, Leaders, which opened their 2006 album; and indeed, a certain closeness to the Tool sound seems evident to me: but not in a way that's as "too much" as you highlighted; then Johan's voice around the middle of the song takes on a growl-like quality that distances them from Tool. Both bands are worth listening to and listening to endlessly.
  • De...Marga...
    15 jul 14
    Jonas Renske...DAMN...
KoRn: KoRn
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Korn: Korn
11 dec 14
Hailing from Bakersfield, sunny California; but there's nothing sunny about the first album, quite the opposite. Their musical design is an unsettling lightning bolt out of the blue: perverse, claustrophobic, impulsive, with Jonathan's voice capable of splitting into opposing crazy and dangerous personalities. A sound reminiscent of a serial killer that leads to the birth of Nu-Metal, managing to incorporate genres that are in stark contrast to each other: it's July 1994. A revolution that left a profound mark... DADDY...
  • fungo
    28 dec 17
    I just finished listening to Daddy. I have tears in my eyes, damn it... That ending is mind-blowing.
KoRn: Life Is Peachy
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Korn: Life Is Peachy
12 dec 14
Even drier and rougher, the second album by Korn deserves top marks as well. The cover is disturbing: the image is still that of a child, this time in front of a "deforming" mirror. The sound is a wall of unlimited power, diving into a Metal-Rap contaminated by industrial, dark, hardcore craziness. "Good God" is a masterful example of this, with the warped and schizophrenic voice that devastates body and mind. From here on, the career goes into free fall...KILL YOU...
  • SilasLang
    12 dec 14
    I’ve already replied under your post. Great record. But the damage they’ve done since has made me allergic to them in such a way that it almost makes me deny even those first two great albums.
  • Workhorse
    12 dec 14
    I don't really like this album; it feels devoid of the freshness of the first album (undeniable) but without the courage to embrace the outrageous cheesiness of Follow the Leader (which I like) and with a bunch of useless nonsense tracks like Twist and Kunt. Even Chi gets incredibly tiresome after a while. However, Lost, Good God, and No Place to Hide absolutely slap; there's no arguing about that.
  • Workhorse
    12 dec 14
    (Obviously, when I talk about useless buzzurrate, I'm definitely not referring to Wicked and Lowrider :D)
  • SilasLang
    12 dec 14
    I'm on the same page as you, Work...even if tracks like 'Mr. Rogers' and 'Kill You' make the nonsense forgivable. I only liked the last track of 'Follow The Leader', the name of which I can't recall right now...slow, long, heavy. The rest of the album disappointed me quite a bit.
  • SilasLang
    12 dec 14
    P.S. I remember that at the time I was literally left speechless by this album and the previous one. NOTHING sounded like this back then. Looking back, one might say, 'thank goodness...', but anyone who was in their 20s in '95-'96 can't help but have enjoyed these records.
  • De...Marga...
    12 dec 14
    I’m of the perfect age to have experienced the first two albums of the Californian band; and I can say without a doubt that they are truly killer records in terms of sound and especially when it comes to the vocals. Listening to "Life is Peachy" again this morning, after such a long time, is the usual suffocating experience, at least for me. "Follow the Leader" didn’t satisfy me anymore, and then my appreciation fell off with the subsequent works.
  • SilasLang
    12 dec 14
    Basically, you and I said the same, identical thing in sync.
  • De...Marga...
    12 dec 14
    After all, we're "getting old"; the slow track that closes the second album is "Kill You," which is very reminiscent of "Daddy" from the first self-titled album: with that anguished, hysterical cry from Jonathan that still gives me chills today and nearly makes me cry!!!!!!
  • SilasLang
    12 dec 14
    Think, I saw them when I was in the UK in the second half of the '90s along with some then-unknown Incubus and a ska band called Urge, the latter of which I’ve never heard of since then :-)
Kyuss: Welcome To Sky Valley
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Kyuss: Welcome to Sky Valley
18 sep 14
Kyuss welcomes us into their world; and they do so with an album that takes to extremes the conversation started with their previous work. A wall of guitar that has become even denser, more subdued, exploding right from the outset in the apocalyptic "Gardenia," a track with colossal movements: a long heavy-fuzz-psychedelic journey that is replicated by the subsequent "Asteroid"; we finally breathe with the evocative and mystical "Space Cadet," featuring unexpected, deep melodic openings...MOTHERFUCKER..
  • Goldfinger
    18 sep 14
    Dear De Marga, what can I say to you about this affair!!
  • De...Marga...
    18 sep 14
    Listened to again this morning while heading to the hills surrounding Verbania, enveloped in a fog with rain that tasted already of autumn. And it was gratifying, as it has been for twenty years now, to hear a stunning sequence of tracks, with that unique ultra-heavy guitar sound!!! Unrepeatable band.
  • tia
    18 sep 14
    Every time I ask myself: do you prefer this one or the previous one? this one or the previous one? this one or the previous one?.. It's a vicious circle! In the end, I prefer both...
  • De...Marga...
    19 sep 14
    It's really tough, dear aunt, even for me to choose the best Kyuss album; in the end, "Blues for..." wins by a nose for a very simple reason: it was released in 1992, so I listened to it first.
  • tia
    19 sep 14
    Maybe I actually prefer this just a little bit... and the credit goes to the hypnotic and introspective Space Cadet... which I've probably included a thousand times in my car playlists, for friends, for girlfriends, for parties... In short, I always played it!... Now I'm going to listen to it again!
  • De...Marga...
    19 sep 14
    You are absolutely right; it’s a somewhat atypical piece, considering their modus which is an ultra-powerful hit!!! I'm taking this opportunity to ask you for news about the Sophia. As for me, I'm still stuck on the new excellent track from last spring.
  • tia
    19 sep 14
    No news about Sophia..
Kyuss: Blues For The Red Sun
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Kyuss: Blues for the Red Sun
8 aug 14
A trip on acid that has redemptive power. It’s 1992 and the guys from Palm Desert are releasing their best work: heavy-psychedelic-blues of beastly strength, with a saturated and lowered guitar sound that hurts. It’s the heavy-fuzz of "Thumb" that kicks off the listening: the possessed Black Sabbath multiplied by ten, a hundred, a thousand... But there’s no respite because the boulder of "Green Machine" comes crashing in, followed immediately by the colossal "Molten Universe"... And there are still eleven tracks to go.
  • tia
    8 aug 14
    What a fucking disaster..!!! Saturated really captures the idea..
Living Colour: Stain
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Living Colour: Stain
16 sep 14
Third album and third hit for the band; the sounds become harder, more metallic, but the musical variety and enormous class remain. Led by Corey’s soulful voice and especially Vernon’s guitar, not to mention the powerful funk-hard rhythmic section, the album opens with the aggressive and compact "Go Away"; moving through the brief wild shard of "Auslander," and finally arriving at the stunning hardcore-thrash of "This Little Pig"... CROSSOVER FROM POLE POSITION...
  • imasoulman
    16 sep 14
    Nice, of course, but I prefer the first one and especially "Time's up". If it has to be a crossover, the funk part can't be too much in the minority compared to the metal-punk one. That's why I will always prefer the stratospheric eclecticism of Fishbone's "The Reality of my Surroundings" over the excellent Living Colour (who are bombastic, by the way, live).
  • De...Marga...
    16 sep 14
    And since we're talking about concerts, Living Colour will perform on November 15 at Bloom in Mezzago; I will most likely be there. While I appreciate the band's first two works, I find Stain, particularly for its pronounced metal component, to be my favorite of their albums... by a small margin, of course.
  • March Horses
    17 sep 14
    no, this is their best; I find the first one immature and a bit gaudy at times, while Tuime's Up is a bit too fluctuating and fragmented.
  • shark
    17 sep 14
    The cult of personality...tutututu..tutututu... I don't know many others...that one seems cool...
  • Belghazi
    17 sep 14
    I'm basically copying & pasting what March said about the three discs, this is really awesome!!
  • Lao Tze
    18 sep 14
    Time's Up, kaleidoscopic to say the least... challenging on the first listen, especially after I had already heard the first one... this one has a higher metal content... for me, they're all a 5.
Long Distance Calling: Long Distance Calling
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Long Distance Calling: Long Distance Calling
10 oct 14
The third album chronologically is released in 2011 by the Teutonic band; seven lengthy tracks, with the exception of one, all instrumental, showcasing their propulsive sound that gains power, volume, and dynamism throughout the auditory journey. Drawing from Isis, they emphasize the dark, mantra-like component of a repeated sound, at times obsessive, as in the best track of the album, "Arecibo (Long Distance Calling)," featuring a finale where the wall of sound created annihilates you...ACCRESCITIVI.
Lucio Battisti: Emozioni
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Lucio Battisti: Emozioni
1 may 15
"Lucio Battisti is a great artist, dead only physically. His voice, his Music, and his arrangements are still in the ears and hearts of all Italians, those of our age and even those of our children. And they will probably resonate with other generations yet to be born" (Quoted. Mogol). Twelve tracks make up the album: all unforgettable. "To step out into the moor in the morning where you can't see a step ahead, to find oneself again"...EMOTIONS.
Mad Season: Above
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Mad Season: Above
23 aug 14
The definitive album of the movement that emerged in Seattle at the end of the eighties; a work that, personally, transcends any critical judgment, rising towards peaks of emotional sacredness like very few other albums. Songs that overwhelm you with their heart-wrenching, tormented Music but infuse unique, mystical sensations during the listening experience, thanks to Layne's voice, pure and devastating as never before in this collection. A desperate voice; a desperate man who will ultimately be defeated by his internal demons.
Mano Negra: Patchanka
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Mano Negra: Patchanka
22 sep 14
Manuel "Manu" Chao made his debut with his crazy collective in 1988; a band that has made genre blending its creed. A melting pot of sounds, Latin American moods, rock, ska, reggae, irreverent punk attitude; short, fun, and socially conscious songs sung in Spanish, French, and English. The anthems are called "Mano Negra," "Indios de Barcelona," "Lonesome Bop," and especially "Mala Vida": a song that best encapsulates the barricade spirit, noisy and spirited, of the group.
  • Pinhead
    23 sep 14
    I was lucky enough to see them at the Arezzo Wave festival, a few centuries ago. Devastating, even in the subsequent "Puta's Fever."
  • De...Marga...
    23 sep 14
    I've said it a few times, but "repetita iuvant"... and in this case!!! Summer of 1990, Arena Civica Milan. Stifling heat and ravenous mosquitoes. Litfiba, Mano Negra, Negazione: the end of the world...
  • gnagnera
    24 sep 14
    what a great band in all their albums. it’s a shame about the end of manu chao, even though live, I saw him around 2000, he was still saying his piece.
  • De...Marga...
    24 sep 14
    @gnagnera. The first two albums are their best sonic legacy, filled with wholesome fun, total "chaos," irony, etc...etc...
Mark Knopfler: Golden Heart
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Mark Knopfler: Golden Heart
28 apr 14
"Golden Heart," released in 1996, represents the first true solo work by Mark Knopfler, who was already engaged in various soundtracks and collaborations. An album where the country and folk spirit of the tracks is brought to the forefront, not lacking skillful electric touches, such as in the second song "Imelda," featuring that uniquely unmistakable sound of Mark's guitar which cannot help but be associated with the unforgettable Dire Straits... Master of Music...
  • hellraiser
    28 apr 14
    Knopfler has always hit the mark. Great album, proud to own it, a solid 5 is a must, class and professionalism, a gentleman of rock...
  • De...Marga...
    28 apr 14
    Your comments send me into a frenzy of joy and make the evening feel lighter, considering it’s snowing just above our house while here we’re around 5 degrees. The music of the good Mark remains one of the few absolute certainties, de gustibus of course. Hi Hellraiser, always a pleasure talking to you.
Mark Knopfler: Shangri-La
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Mark Knopfler: Shangri-La
22 may 14
A record made in the tranquility of Malibu; the tracks bear the influence of this sunny and peaceful place, chosen by Mark also to give rest to his body worn from the car accident the year before. Songs that revolve around the occasionally whispered voice of the former Dire Straits frontman, amidst languid country-folk ballads that reach peaks of refined beauty; I cannot help but mention the story of fishermen told in "The Travelman's Song" with its elegant guitar sound... Sublime.
  • Cunnuemammadua
    22 may 14
    First purchase of Marco's solo production. Once loved, today almost snubbed, I even prefer the two subsequent works. Last in my personal ranking, along with (even if it hurts) the duet with Chet.
  • De...Marga...
    22 may 14
    I really don't know what to say to you; this is an album that I adore, loving in any case the entire solo discography of Mark; my opinion is biased, but I reiterate it for the millionth time: that guitar sound, so "clean," still has a therapeutic effect on me, difficult to find in other music even after all these years. And perhaps you already know my very extensive musical tastes.
  • Cunnuemammadua
    22 may 14
    I don't think I know them all, but I know the tons of pasta I have to eat to reach your musical wisdom ;)
  • De...Marga...
    22 may 14
    Thank you for the compliments that make me happy, it's undeniable; "unfortunately" my advanced age allows me to appreciate tons of music of all kinds over these years. But believe me, there are very few groups or artists that fascinate me like Mark does: a total love, which started in 1980 with Making Movies... I'll stop here because I wouldn't want to bore you too much with my distant memories.
  • Cunnuemammadua
    22 may 14
    A musically rich and interesting year, I imagine. How was the subsequent Love Over Gold received in Italy?
  • De...Marga...
    22 may 14
    I can tell you that as a fifteen-year-old, I welcomed the cassette of Love Over Gold with great enthusiasm; the surge of popularity for Dire Straits in our country began with Tunnel Of Love and their participation in the Sanremo Festival in 1981; what great memories!!!
  • Cunnuemammadua
    22 may 14
    Unfortunately, in playback
  • hjhhjij
    22 may 14
    Even Gabriel sang in Playback in 1983. At least he leaped into the audience of assholes, stomping on a few of them. It must have been a great moment.
  • De...Marga...
    22 may 14
    Thank you for the formidable recovery; in glaring playback but it doesn't matter at all. So far I've only seen Expresso Love.
  • Cunnuemammadua
    22 may 14
    I'm glad to hear that. See you soon!
  • Cunnuemammadua
    22 may 14
    ;)
Mark Knopfler: Kill to Get Crimson
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Mark Knopfler: Kill to Get Crimson
29 jun 14
We are in 2007 and Mark Knopfler gives us another album that I believe deserves the highest praise; musical quality as always excellent, with that unique guitar sound of his that, in some songs, cannot help but remind me, with great pleasure, of his first unreachable band. In this regard, I need only mention a single song: "Punish The Monkey" - a superb rock-blues oriented ballad that seems like the twin sister, in a roots version, of "Ride Across The River"... Eternal praise to Mark...
  • Cunnuemammadua
    29 jun 14
    I prefer it to the previous one. The second track is a pleasant memory.
Mark Knopfler: The Ragpicker's Dream
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Mark Knopfler: The Ragpicker's Dream
3 jun 14
It is the long and reflective "Why Aye Man" that opens with its gentle notes the third solo work, aside from the many collaborations and soundtracks, of Mark Knopfler; an album that has as its main thread the execution of acoustic textures, with the Scotsman's guitar always ready to bestow that unique, soft, and emotive touch. A subdued work that represents a journey back in time to rural America, releasing a charm with a taste of antiquity, wisdom... Bucolic...
  • bluesboy94
    3 jun 14
    Forgive me, Demarga, but is it possible for you to give a 5 to every record of the good Mark? I understand, it must be that unmistakable guitar touch and the presence of objectively beautiful songs like "Why aye man" and "Hill Farmer's Blues" that push you towards perhaps an excessive rating (Mark is a master of the guitar, but as a composer, I consider him at most a skilled craftsman).
  • De...Marga...
    3 jun 14
    I forgive you my dear; I will never tire of repeating my unconditional love for an artist who has been among my absolute favorites in the musical field for thirty years now. I can add that the album is indeed a 4.5-star one, which, given what I've written above, I elevate to the maximum rating. Forgive me at this point, but nothing and no one will ever make me change my mind; goodbye and thank you for stopping by Mark...with a capital M.
Mark Knopfler: Sailing To Philadelphia
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Mark Knopfler: Sailing to Philadelphia
3 apr 14
One of Mark Knopfler's best works outside of that masterful band, his band. Songs so alive, rich with that guitar sound that always leaves me in awe with every new listen. "Speedway at Nazareth"......I won't say more........those who know it understand where I want to go.....
Mark Knopfler: Get Lucky
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Mark Knopfler: Golden Heart
4 jun 14
This is the work I appreciate the least out of all of Mark Knopfler's solo production; a certainly well-crafted album, as always, played with a naturalness that only the Scot, and very few others, can provide. An album recorded in the year of Mark's sixtieth birthday that contains rare electric moments so dear to me that they can gladly remind me of his immortal Dire Straits; nonetheless, I can't give the album less than four stars.
  • De...Marga...
    4 jun 14
    I only just realize that the cover is wrong: it features that of "Golden Heart," an album released in 1996.
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