De...Marga...

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CD Audio I have it ★★★★★

23 dec 14

It's 1988 and Bad Religion's career, which had experienced a hiatus of a few years, is back in full swing; "Suffer" is the first step of a mind-blowing trilogy, to say the least (but do we really need to mention the other two subsequent works? I hope not!!). The essential Brett Gurewitz and Jay Bentley return to their places and the sonic delirium is played at an unheard-of speed: just over twenty-six minutes condensed into fifteen impetuous tracks that offer no escape...DELIRIUM OF DISORDER...

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Pinhead
23 dec 14

But have Bad Religion, I’m not saying an album, ever written a bad song? And let no one dare to mention "Into the Unknown," which is a bit like their "Cut the Crap," so it doesn’t count.
De...Marga...
23 dec 14

Did I already tell you that I met them in 1993 in Milan? They were opening for Neil Young at the Forum di Assago, and after their brief performance, they casually mingled with the audience, recognized by just a few. I got their autograph on the ticket, which I still keep jealously; too bad that in those years taking pictures with mobile phones was a dream. No bad songs, of course...
SilasLang
23 dec 14

Strange my relationship with these. I loved their first LP ["How Could Hell Be Any Worse?"] but the rest of their discography left me completely indifferent. I don’t have a good relationship with anthemic choruses...
Madlegion71
23 dec 14

No one actually remembers "Into the unknown," which by a strange coincidence was released the year before CTC by the Clash.
In short, the classic albums, thank God, are repudiated by the bands themselves.
SilasLang
23 dec 14

I remember it very well. Such a strange record. Packed with keyboards and almost 'prog'... What the hell were they thinking when they released it, no one has figured it out yet, ahahaah.
TSTW
23 dec 14

My favorite by Bad Religion
AssafetidaLover
23 dec 14

This is beautiful. But I like Into the Unknown. Moreover, I found this www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZI47Zlvglw ... it was probably the path that the good GG thought he would take. It's not bad, but thankfully it didn't turn out that way.
AssafetidaLover
23 dec 14

This is beautiful. But I like Into the Unknown. Moreover, I found this www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZI47Zlvglw ... it was probably the path that the good GG thought he would take. It's not bad, but thankfully it didn't turn out that way.

CD Audio I have it ★★★★★

Bad Religion: Against the Grain

13 aug 14

It was incredibly hard to choose the best album by Bad Religion; but after years of struggling with myself and going through changes, I've come to a conclusion. Without taking anything away from the equally timeless masterpieces "Suffer" and "No Control," "Against The Grain" is, for me, the true Bible of the California band. To give substance to my reasoning, I will mention the fifth, lightning-fast track "The Positive Aspect Of Negative Thinking": 55 overwhelming seconds that then give way to "Anesthesia"... AARRGGHH...

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Pinhead
13 aug 14

Alright, Bad Religion is one of those few bands for which it's hard to prefer one album over another. If I absolutely had to choose, my pick would be "No Control" and "How Could Hell Be Any Worse."
De...Marga...
13 aug 14

Nothing to say about your preferences, they are excellent. I don't know why, I don't even know if there is a reason, but when "Modern Man" plays, along with ALL the other songs, I really lose all sense of understanding. You know I was waiting for your presence like manna from heaven? And I'm happy about that.
Ociredef86
13 aug 14

I place "No Control" just slightly above this, but just by a little.
De...Marga...
13 aug 14

Of course, the initial triptych of "No Control" was really scary!!!
Pinhead
13 aug 14

The initial triptych of "No Control," precisely ...
De...Marga...
13 aug 14

OK the No Control triptych: but what do you think of the pairing I mention in my definition? And then comes another heavyweight, "Flat Earth Society."
Pinhead
13 aug 14

I'm telling you that, to live happily, it's essential to get the collection "No Ages," which contains such a string of masterpieces that it's almost terrifying: it's the album (or rather, the tape) that I listen to the most by Bad Religion.
teenagelobotomy
13 aug 14

if it weren't for Suffer, Against the Grain would also be my favorite. immense.
De...Marga...
13 aug 14

Even Suffer wasn't joking: DELIRIUM OF DISORDER...
SilasLang
13 aug 14

I only like the first album by Bad Religion ('How Could Hell Be Any Worse?'). But I really love it... The rest, nada.
SilasLang
13 aug 14

ps. sorry, dear me. Don’t hate me for this ;-D
De...Marga...
13 aug 14

No hard feelings, my dear; anyway, try listening to the record again, which if I'm not mistaken lasts only 34 minutes... A blast...
Taurus
14 aug 14

No Control > Suffer Anyway, more than the No Control triptych, all should be mentioned... and then 15 songs in 26 minutes, I mean!
Taurus
14 aug 14

It's a shame that there's only one review of the 1989 album, in spite of the countless reviews of super-famous albums...
De...Marga...
14 aug 14

@Taurus; it's true, you’re right about the "brevity" of No Control. This groundbreaking album deserves a new review... who knows, it might be worth a try.
Taurus
30 aug 14

However, between the two albums, although there is only a year of age difference, I must say that they are not copies of each other: No Control is Reign In Blood that goes straight through, a single 26-minute run without stops, excluding "Sanity," at a constant and impressive speed. The subsequent album refines the formula of the previous year but with more sing-alongs, melodies, and variety. The common thread between the two is the underlying epicness.
Taurus
30 aug 14

However, between the two albums, although there is only a year of age difference, I must say that they are not copies of each other: No Control is Reign In Blood that goes straight through, a single 26-minute run without stops, excluding "Sanity," at a constant and impressive speed. The subsequent album refines the formula of the previous year but with more sing-alongs, melodies, and variety. The common thread between the two is the underlying epicness.
Taurus
30 aug 14

*the next one is Master Of Puppets by Bad Religion!*
Taurus
30 aug 14

*the next one is Master Of Puppets by Bad Religion!*

CD Audio I have it ★★★★★

Bad Religion: Generator

24 dec 14

It's also difficult for the Californian masters to replicate the three previous groundbreaking albums; however, Greg, Jay, Brett, and the new drummer Bobby are not willing to abdicate and know where to strike and how to move. The kickoff is entrusted to two tracks that have always claimed victims live (try it to believe it!): "Generator" and "Too Much Too Ask," where the execution speed reaches deadly limits. But my favorite song is the one that opens side B of my worn vinyl: ATOMIC GARDEN...

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Taurus
14 mar 17

The fourth masterpiece is more concise and fluid than the previous one, and then do we want to talk about Fertile Crescent?

Vinile I have it ★★★★★

Bad Religion: No Control

25 sep 14

"Change of Ideas," "Big Bang," "No Control"; the album that concludes the eighties for the Californian band opens with this trio of songs. Give or take, it's four and a half minutes: heart-pounding rhythms, bursts of hardcore infused with that masterful melodic touch that has set the standard. And there are still twelve more tracks with the same driving pace, for an album that just exceeds twenty-six minutes; to be passed down to children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren... AUTOMATIC MAN...

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Pinhead
25 sep 14

As for the initial triptych, it matches in power "Give'em Enough Rope." And then there's "I Want To Conquer The World" and "You," further highlighting the greatest melodic hardcore album ever conceived.
De...Marga...
25 sep 14

With the only track that breathes being "Sanity"; maybe we've talked about it before, but for me the next album by Bad Religion, "Against the Grain," remains their best. Don't ask me why... maybe to swim against the current a bit. And what about "Sometimes I Feel Like"?
hjhhjij
25 sep 14

I'm re-evaluating them, little by little...
De...Marga...
25 sep 14

Good boy that you are, bold young man!!!! This is a "bombastic" record and the opening triple play is unmatched....

CD Audio I have it ★★★★★

Black Sabbath: Black Sabbath

24 jan 15

Recorded in two days with a budget of 600 pounds; released on Friday the 13th (!!) of February 1970. We're now approaching 45 years; a record that has lost none of its sepulchral and malevolent atmosphere, with Ozzy's deep and Mephistophelean voice and Tony’s marble-like and sinister riffs. The cold, dark, dramatic cover leads us towards that tolling of funeral bells, before the pitch-black wall of sound takes over everything; an opening that for me is still unattainable... N.I.B....

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nes
24 jan 15

Unattainable record. There were plenty of works from the heavy blues era, but none of the records that have come into my hands had as many valid tracks as this one. Here, every single piece is essential and of rare beauty; works like "vincibus eruptum" or "kingdom come" can be tossed aside halfway... and in this genre, it's not that "vincibus" or "kingdom" are throwaway records to take lightly, they are truly the foundations. As far as I'm concerned, this is THE rock album. And I'm not even a Sabbath fan: if I have five of their records, I have many.
hellraiser
24 jan 15

Giant.
De...Marga...
24 jan 15

I completely agree with you in every single aspect; although I prefer a slight "Paranoid" without knowing the real reason. From the debut, there are two things that strike me in a "morbid" way: first of all, the age of Ozzy and his companions at the time of the recordings. A bunch of barely twenty-year-olds who, in just a few hours of recording, bring forth something never heard before that will mark, and forever, a significant part of the subsequent Heavy Music. And finally, I've always felt a sort of envy towards those who heard the album for the first time on the day the vinyl was released: I can just imagine the dramatically shocked expressions on their faces as this wall of sound unfolds through seven tracks that have not a single second of decline. A legend...
pana
24 jan 15

My favorite them <3
Marco Orsi
24 jan 15

Great album, the starting point for everything that people would later define as "heavy metal." I prefer "Paranoid" and "Master of Reality," but that's another story. PS: Marga, have you happened to see the Sabbath in their original lineup?
Dragonstar
24 jan 15

One of my favorites, definitely after Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, but it doesn't matter; I completely agree with what you're saying, also because there's really nothing else to add: you've described it perfectly in four lines!
De...Marga...
24 jan 15

@ Marco Orsi; I saw Black Sabbath twice without Ozzy. The first time was on September 12, 1992, at the Monster of Rock in Reggio Emilia with Ronnie James DIO on vocals. It was an extraordinary event with Pantera, Testament, Megadeth, Iron Maiden added; I think I've never moshed for so many consecutive hours as I did that day. Then I saw them in Milan in the fall of 1994 with Tony Martin on vocals, or at least I think so; Cathedral opened for them, and I had the pleasant opportunity to meet Lee Dorrian. I saw Ozzy a couple of times in the '90s as well, but it certainly wasn't a memorable show.

CD Audio I have it ★★★★★

Black Sabbath: Paranoid

17 jun 14

September 1970; just a few months after their eponymous debut, the boys from Aston, near Birmingham, bring to life their most representative album: the Holy Bible for lovers of the emerging Heavy sound. Eight tracks are enough for a little over forty legendary minutes: decades later, they have lost none of their evocative power. "War Pigs", "Paranoid", "Planet Caravan", "Iron Man", "Electric Funeral", "Hand Of Doom", "Rat Salad", "Fairies Wear Boots"... PERFECT ALBUM...

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hjhhjij
17 jun 14

Perfect album, yes, their peak.
De...Marga...
17 jun 14

A sequence of songs that allows for no replies: I can't find even a track below absolute perfection. A true monument; and it's incredible how fresh it still feels after all these years. I listened to it again today and countless times I was shaken by the now habitual emotional chills: AMAZING.
Psychopathia
17 jun 14

good to see you, demarga. about the album, I have nothing to say, it's beautiful to me even more than the first one (which left me a bit perplexed, instead) but I wanted to ask you something that has little to do with the sabbath, but I really don't know where to ask you... I like a bit of metal, I think altar of plagues are great, meshuggah too, and others (even burzum), I'm crazy about cannibal corpse during the first singer's era (I only have the second and third): but do you know third and the mortal? I don’t know if you appreciate them, but I have the first one, the one with kari rueslatten on vocals, and I think it's beautiful... if you have it, what do you think?
De...Marga...
17 jun 14

Hi Psycho; I only know the group you mention by name. I believe it can be traced back to the sound of The Gathering, who had their strength in the singer Anneke. Let's say my metal knowledge leans towards Death Metal, which emerged in the late eighties, with my beloved Death being unmatched. Cannibal and Meshuggah are known and respected.
hellraiser
17 jun 14

Masterpiece album, as Hj rightly said, the first 5 are spine-tingling. I prefer (even if just slightly, it's impossible to determine the most beautiful) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, which I’ve binge-listened to only at the beginning of the year after a long period of hibernation. This is nonetheless the non-plus-ultra, historical and fundamental.
De...Marga...
17 jun 14

While respecting your choice, we are still talking about another huge album; I have always found the sequence of songs on Paranoid to be unmatched, with very few comparisons in the musical realm. Of course, this is my opinion.
tia
18 jun 14

Fundamental and seminal.
De...Marga...
18 jun 14

Your summary is perfect, Mat...tia. I have no more appropriate terms to comment.

CD Audio I have it ★★★★★

Bob Dylan: Oh Mercy

17 apr 14

Towards the end of the eighties, Bob Dylan delights us with his second masterpiece of the decade, in my opinion his last essential album, despite a more than valid continuation of his career. It is the skillful hands of Daniel Lanois that produce and guide Bob, who once again manages to captivate the heart with songs of uncommon beauty; among them, the opening and compelling "Political World" and the peaceful ballad "Most of the Time" stand out. A Guarantee in Music.

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hellraiser
18 apr 14

High-level album after some missteps, great songs without a doubt. For me, it's the penultimate masterpiece of the career, after which Time Out Of Mind will come.
Mr Funk
18 apr 14

For me, the last masterpiece of Bob, certainly among his top 5. Time Out of Mind has some great songs, but overall it's less cohesive than Oh Mercy and a bit too skewed towards Lanois, who always tends to be a bit too intrusive, which doesn't happen on Oh Mercy.
De...Marga...
18 apr 14

I reply to both; it's an album of ten songs that doesn’t reach 40 minutes in length. In my opinion, there isn't a single note out of place, with a perfect production that brings everything into focus, from Bob's voice to the instruments. Dylan's mature record.

CD Audio I have it ★★★★★

Bob Dylan: Desire

3 jan 15

One of the most well-known and successful albums by Bob Dylan; and if my memory serves me right, the first album of his that I listened to in the eighties. A work that opens, masterfully as only the minstrel knows how, with the long and famous "Hurricane," a song further enhanced by the violin of Scarlet Rivera. But all the remaining eight tracks shine in an album that will long remain "the last great album by Bob," at least until "Infidels"... SARA...

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erik
3 jan 15

Hurricane is the first song I ever listened to by Bob, a revelation.
De...Marga...
3 jan 15

That’s spelled “Infidels”...WOW...
Mr Funk
3 jan 15

I do not agree that the albums following Desire were inferior, starting with Hard Rain, albeit live, continuing with Street Legal, one of Bob's most underrated works and, overall, for me better than Desire, and then Slow Train Comin', another great work judged superficially for the Christian message it conveys.
De...Marga...
3 jan 15

@Mr Funk; my final "blast" wants to echo a statement I once read somewhere. I agree with you in considering Street Legal as one of his most underrated works; and Slow Train... it's a great album, especially since it features a certain Mark Knopfler.
hellraiser
4 jan 15

A great love of mine, this album. Worn out and repurchased because it was skipping by now...
piro
5 jan 15

You can believe it or not, but I started listening to Dylan not too long ago, and I’ll be able to tell you more about this album later... nice definition.
De...Marga...
5 jan 15

I believe it, I believe it!!! You must have some precious gems to listen to then in his infinite career; whenever you want advice on any of his albums to explore, I’m ready to help you.

CD Audio I have it ★★★★★

Bob Dylan: Slow Train Coming

15 apr 14

Bob Dylan quickly notices the sublime guitar artistry of Mark Knopfler; "Slow Train Coming" represents the first successful collaboration between the minstrel from Duluth and the leader of Dire Straits, which will culminate a few years later in "Infidels". Elegant tracks that move in the realms of rock-blues, with hints of gospel in some songs; with the peak, in my opinion, reached in "I Believe In You", where Mark's languid guitar weaves phrases of certain effectiveness.

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hellraiser
15 apr 14

Yes, it's all true, the last great album of the 70s and one of the last of the career, enhanced by the wonderful guitar of Mark.
federock
15 apr 14

Really? I swear I had no idea about their collaboration! Let me preface this by saying that I'm an "heretic" in the sense that I don't go crazy for Dire Straits and I know very little about Dylan, practically only his songs covered by others... well, this interests me! So it deserves to be alongside Infidels?
De...Marga...
15 apr 14

So federock, run right away and take care of it; if you want to start with Dylan and Mark Knopfler, I recommend beginning with the album "Infidels" from 1983, which features my absolute peak in the song "I And I," where Mark's guitar moves you and once again highlights his value. I consider this record one of the best of "mature" Dylan, and even after more than thirty years since its release, it hasn't lost an ounce of its beauty. As for the fact that you’re not crazy about Dire Straits, let’s just say I respect your decision, although I can’t in any way agree with it, considering the English band one of my all-time favorites.
De...Marga...
15 apr 14

Hi Hellraiser, I'm always pleased to receive your thoughtful comment on Bob here accompanied by the young Mark; it's not a particularly beloved album by Dylan, but from my point of view, it's precisely due to the masterful guitar work of Mr. Knopfler that the work gains in brilliance and interpretative depth. As always, these are personal judgments, open to discussion as much as you like. A great album nonetheless.
Mr Funk
15 apr 14

With Street Legal, it’s the most underrated album by Bob. It’s worth mentioning that the second half of the '70s was of the highest caliber for Dylan (Basement Tapes, Blood on the Tracks, Hard Rain, Desire, Street Legal, and Slow Train).
De...Marga...
15 apr 14

I can only rejoice at your wise words, dictated by a mind that knows Bob Dylan well; you mentioned albums that are nothing short of spectacular, with the peak of the seventies reached with "Blood on the Tracks."

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Bob Dylan: Infidels

9 apr 14

In my modest opinion, one of Dylan's latest masterpieces; guided in the director's chair by Mark Knopfler, Bob gifts us a gorgeous album, with Mark's guitar capable of captivating you in the listening. The track that stands above the other excellent songs remains for me "I and I": a rock-blues with such a "Dylan-esque" rhythm in its simplicity, with that uniquely… epochal guitar sound.

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tia
9 apr 14

I agree, even though I don't consider it a masterpiece... I have this album on cassette... jokerman and neighborhood bully are my favorites!
De...Marga...
9 apr 14

For me, the guitar of that sacred monster Knopfler gives the album such a special flavor that makes me consider it a wonderful record. You have still mentioned two splendid songs in their own right.
hellraiser
9 apr 14

Good album but always listened to in small doses... I prefer the great Oh Mercy, his masterpiece from the 80s...
De...Marga...
9 apr 14

Oh Mercy and Infidels are the Dylanian peaks of the eighties; my preference for the latter is largely due to the participation of Mark Knopfler.
Lao Tze
10 apr 14

and of the rhythm section with Sly & Robbie (reggae - but not only) what can we say about it...?
De...Marga...
10 apr 14

You always manage to catch those details that seem less important at first glance; an alchemy in music that makes this record a wonder.
Mr Funk
10 apr 14

Beautiful, but Oh Mercy is on a whole other level. Jokerman is one of Dylan's most beautiful songs, both for melody and lyrics.
Mr Funk
10 apr 14

"mica" would stand for music
De...Marga...
10 apr 14

Oh Mercy features the production and musical participation of Daniel Lanois and is another Mr. Dylan album, thanks to songs of uncommon beauty like the opener "Political World" or "Most of the Time".... however, it lacks that guitar sound that drives me absolutely crazy.

Vinile I have it ★★★★★

Bob Mould: Workbook

26 apr 14

After the traumatic end of Husker Du, Bob Mould takes a moment of reflection, which is interrupted two years later by his solo debut. An album where he deliberately unplugs, with a sound that is worlds away from the grandeur of his unforgettable first band; a rock sound that at times ventures into a minor key, with hints of pop and folk that bring Bob closer to the American songwriting of the era; an album that marks the beginning of a fluctuating career, filled with both brilliant works and embarrassing missteps.

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hjhhjij
25 apr 14

I need to hear him, Bob solo and with Zucchero.
De...Marga...
26 apr 14

Start from this album and the subsequent "Black Sheets of Rain."

Vinile I have it ★★★★★

Bob Mould: Black Sheets of Rain

18 jun 14

Just a year after his hard-fought solo debut, Bob Mould in 1990 delivers one of his best works; it's a return to those electric sounds so dear to him and to us, never forgotten: a three-piece formation that immediately recalls Husker Du. It is the imposing grandeur of the long title track that kicks off an album steeped in feedback, with the sublime peak reached in "Stop Your Cryng," where the ghost of his first immense group appears in the distance.

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Psychopathia
20 jun 14

great husker, even though I don't know bob solo at all. I take this opportunity to tell you that this morning the postman brought me vae solis, and now it's been playing in the stereo for half an hour... an amazing record! great scorn, exactly my favorite genre, it's a shame I didn't get it 14 years ago when I was really into industrial. thanks to you for mentioning them, that’s how I remembered to get them! PS: do you like einstürzende neubauten?
De...Marga...
20 jun 14

I own four albums by Blixa's group: Kollaps, Tabula Rasa, Silence is Sexy, and Perpetuum Mobile. I'm not a die-hard fan of such sounds, although I respect the significance of Blixa's career even with the Bad Seeds. I remember their concert that I saw in Cascina, if I understood correctly from your side, in 1993: I have never experienced such ear pain from the TERRIFYING volume of their performance.

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Brutality: When the Sky Turns Black

6 jun 14

As far as I'm concerned, one of the most beautiful albums in Death Metal; we're in 1994 and the guys from Florida bring forth their second gruesome work. A sick, very personal approach regarding the execution speed, always in constant control, with rare accelerations typical of the genre; listening to "Race Defects" gives an idea of what I'm asserting. And standing as a terrifying peak is the cover of "Electric Funeral" by Black Sabbath, which is paid tribute to with blind violence...

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Brutality: In Mourning

29 sep 14

It's the last album that the band Brutality released in 1996; a work that is a sonic assault throughout the entirety of the nine songs it contains. A violence that knows no pauses, with the guitars ready to weave riffs of a heaviness I have rarely encountered; an album that is perhaps too homogeneous in this regard. This is why I consider its predecessor "When The Sky Turns Black" the pinnacle of the group...UNDERAPPRECIATED...

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