De...Marga...

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Naked City: Torture Garden
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
One of the most shocking sonic experiences I’ve ever heard; it's John Zorn assembling a lineup of true virtuosos, with the demonic screams of Yamatsuka Eye making the few minutes of the album, across 42 tracks, something irreproducible due to its sheer excess. Grind, hardcore, pop, free jazz, punk, but also remarkable country passages: frenzied bursts of vitriol, in some cases lasting just a handful of seconds. The genius madness taken to extremes...HERETICS...
  • hjhhjij
    15 oct 14
    THE MADNESSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAA.
Napalm Death: Utilitarian
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
It’s the latest album in chronological order from the guys in Birmingham, the fourteenth since their debut in 1987; nothing new concerning their sound. The usual fierce energy is present through eighteen tracks where grindcore is contaminated by remnants of unheard-of violence from Death and Hardcore, played at a speed that offers no respite whatsoever. All of this is exacerbated by the brutal invectives of Mark "Barney" Greenway, who impresses with a unique and terrifying growl... Crushing...
  • Psychopathia
    13 may 14
    I enjoy this range from Dream Syndicate to Death to Napalm Death, passing through Thin White Rope, etc... and it's great that way. If you’re passionate about music, it’s important to broaden your horizons without feeling compelled to like something. I also have a wide taste but often get accused of inconsistency. Well, so, congratulations!
  • De...Marga...
    13 may 14
    My listening to Music has always known no boundaries; I go crazy for the Dream Syndicate, and I think my very recent review proves it, but I can't help but love Napalm Death and their violence in Music. Don't pay too much attention to those who call you inconsistent, the important thing is to let yourself go with your emotions and follow your "instinct." Hello, dear.
  • The Decline
    14 may 14
    How can one not agree with everything... just a minor note for the nitpickers: it's the 15th.
  • De...Marga...
    14 may 14
    I was waiting for you at the crossroads... So this is indeed the fifteenth album, counting "Leaders not Followers Part 2," released in 2004, which is just a cover album. But it doesn’t matter, my dear, Napalm literally rocks and that’s enough for me!!!!!!!
Napalm Death: From Enslavement To Obliteration
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
A few months separate the debut "Scum" from Napalm Death's second album; the iconoclastic fury is presented in the same identical way, but with better production. And it is the album that marks the entry of bassist Shane Embury into the group, who will become an indispensable member over time. It starts with the long, three minutes are an eternity for them, and slowed down "Evolved As One"; then follows apocalyptic violence, with songs that are devastating Grindcore boulders...PRIVATE DEATH
  • Hank Monk
    12 oct 14
    Saying it's a good album feels a bit strange... but sometimes I really enjoy it and its predecessor.
  • De...Marga...
    12 oct 14
    They are two great albums: masterpieces of Grindcore. It's the band I've seen live the most times: ten. Essential for me.
Napalm Death: Harmony Corruption
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
After destabilizing the extreme music world with their first two works that marked the genesis of Grindcore, the Birmingham band reaches a turning point; Lee Dorrian departs and his worthy vocal replacement is Mark "Barney" Greenway. They move away from the sonic extremism of their beginnings, arriving at a Death Metal that is no less effective in terms of impact and "physicality"; a dark production that renders the sound distressing, piercing your eardrums. "Suffer the Children," a terrifying track...MORTAL.
Napalm Death: Utopia Banished
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Of all the discography of the Birmingham group, their fourth long-distance album, released back in 1992, is my favorite. There are fifteen tracks that follow one another in less than forty minutes: the grind form takes on a terrifying violence, never heard before by human ears, with Mark’s growl being a journey into hellish abysses. "I Abstain", "The World Keeps Turning", and "Got Time To Kill" are truly heavy tracks that shake you to the core… I ABJURE…
Napalm Death: Scum
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Born in the early eighties near Birmingham as a punk group; with their debut released in 1987, recorded in two sessions with different line-ups, they push the hardcore of Discharge to extremes: Grindcore is born and absolute, primal musical violence comes to life. No one will ever go beyond, not even themselves. Twenty-eight destructive flares, leaden boulders, with a growl voice that is a hellish bark...YOU SUFFER...
  • extro91
    5 oct 14
    Well, Agoraphobic Nosebleed?!
  • De...Marga...
    5 oct 14
    From the American group you mentioned, I only own a few songs in a compilation; tracks of a few seconds of unheard violence. But the Napalm remain unparalleled for everyone.
  • extro91
    5 oct 14
    From a pleasure perspective, I agree. And even though it's an objective judgment. However, Agoraphobic Nosebleed are extremely violent, ahah I thought you were referring only to this latter fact.
Napalm Death: Apex Predator - Easy Meat
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Thirty years after their debut, they have no intention of abdicating: they are still the unchallenged rulers of sonic extremism that transforms into brutally violent music. Brutal Grindcore played at staggering speeds, with the Hardcore element taking over everything, turning the listening experience of the fourteen tracks into an unimaginable authentic tour de force. A tremendous comeback for one of my albums of 2015...ADVERSARIAL / COPULATING SNAKES...
Napalm Death:
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
"Fear, emptiness, despair" is the emblematic title of the fifth work by Napalm Death, released in 1994 under Earache Records; a successful attempt to experiment, to go beyond the Grind-Death wall of previous albums. A sound that becomes more reasoned, at times icy, getting closer to the industrial tones of Godflesh; there are still, and it's obvious, the typical violent incursions that recall the past, such as in the deadly "Hung" and "Plague Rages"...TWIST THE KNIFE (Slowly)...
  • GIASSON
    15 nov 14
    Is this the first death metal album by Napalm Death? I know very little about the band because I haven't really listened to grindcore; I'm quite allergic to punk and its derivatives.
  • De...Marga...
    15 nov 14
    Hello GIASSON; the first Death album by the English band is a few years older than this one. It's the excellent "Harmony Corruption" released in 1990, an album I recommend since it's the debut behind the microphone of the likable Mark "Barney" Greenway. While this one I define remains something unique in their impressive and, for me, entirely excellent discography, precisely for that sound exploration close to industrial metal, which was so popular in the nineties, especially in the land of England.
Nasum: Human 2.0
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Twenty-five tracks compressed into 38 minutes and 34 seconds; this is the second work of the Swedes, a total sonic massacre. Manic shards of evolved grindcore, with hardcore inserts that make the sound wall solid and on the brink of audibility; there isn't a single second of pause, the songs follow one another, leaving no time to reflect, to think, to go insane. The legitimate offspring of Napalm Death, whom fate defeated; in memory of Mieszko 1974-2004... Unclassifiable...
Negazione: Lo spirito continua...
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The debut on the long distance by Negazione; not even thirty minutes where there's only a few seconds of breath at the start of the last track. Everything is aimed at causing pain in the listening experience, with that torn, shredded voice of Zazzo: a huge punch to the face of a violence seldom matched, not only in Italy. Hardcore to the nth degree; a band that for about a decade has carried on its fierce belief, without compromises...SHE NEEDS SOMEONE TO WATCH HER...
  • Marco Orsi
    11 apr 15
    Great record, the best by Negazione and one of the best in the WHOLE Italian rock scene! PS: hey! Include me among the de-amati!
  • De...Marga...
    11 apr 15
    Done!!! Even though I remember having done it already... Who knows!!! It seems that age and forgetfulness are clearly taking their toll.
  • teenagelobotomy
    11 apr 15
    one of the peaks of worldwide hardcore.
  • Marco Orsi
    12 apr 15
    Don't worry... I'm not "super young" either.
Neil Young: Harvest
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
This is my Neil Young album; I simply adore it, from the first to the last note. Even after decades, it continues to give me the same emotions, with its calm, simple, romantic flow. The ten songs are absolute gems that will never cease to send shivers down my spine with every new listening, as if it were the first: an eternal return of infinite beauty. "Old Man," "Out On The Weekend," "Alabama," "Words (Between The Lines Of Age)"...THE ABSOLUTE...
  • De...Marga...
    25 jun 14
    This time the title is correct, but the cover of Harvest Moon, another masterpiece by the Canadian, is displayed.
  • hellraiser
    25 jun 14
    Are you getting ready for the "Young climax," huh? Huge masterpiece, then (my personal opinion) every album of Young is a masterpiece from '66 to '78, this one being one of the highest peaks along with "After The Gold Rush," "On The Beach," and "Buffalo Springfield Again"...
  • darth agnan
    25 jun 14
    I, on the other hand, just can't digest the two symphonic pieces, "a man needs a maid" and the other one I don't remember, too far from the raw and naked Young that I prefer. However, it also contains immense masterpieces. Ultimately, I like it, but I much prefer the various "on the beach," "tonight's the night," "after..." and "everybody knows..." from that period.
  • De...Marga...
    26 jun 14
    @hellraiser; it’s an album that fascinates me like few others, with a series of tracks that have become part of my DNA. You rightly mention other albums of enormous importance, but for me, Harvest remains his peak.
    @darth agnan; thank you as well for stopping by to leave your important comment, which I appreciate.
  • hjhhjij
    26 jun 14
    And fix these covers, damn it! I join those who prefer After the Gold Rush and especially On the Beach and Tonight's the Night.
  • De...Marga...
    26 jun 14
    Hi there, boy; what a real mess with Neil's covers. I can't disagree with your preference for other works by the Canadian; I love Harvest above all the other monumental albums composed by Mr. Young.
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Murder Ballads
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Sooner or later, Nick Cave had to tackle the cursed ballads that tell of death and murder; no one better than him can narrate, describe, and embody the role of the violent bard. He does this with his usual dark and shadowy interpretative mastery, blending reinterpretations of traditional pieces with songs that bear his autograph; he duets with PJ Harvey in "Henry Lee" and with Kylie Minogue in "Where The Wild Roses Grow". But the demon is only pushed away... DEATH IS NOT THE END...
  • hellraiser
    14 nov 14
    In my future list, but right now I’m in full TWR mode and with Moonhead arriving too, I’ll have my hands full for a while.
  • hjhhjij
    14 nov 14
    Great album. I wouldn't quite reach a 5 for this, but just barely. Another solid 4. I actually find the next one even better (obviously not counting the perfection of the period 1984-1993).
  • De...Marga...
    14 nov 14
    @hellraiser: and who are these TWR authors of Moonhead? How cryptic you are!!! Whenever you want advice and to delve into the topic of Nick Cave, eternal praise, you know where to turn: hjhhjij and I are more than ready and thoroughly prepared.
    @capital guy: for me, the five-album journey goes up to 2001, that is, "No More Shall We Part." And the last albums are by no means to be sneered at. Among my absolute favorites.
  • hjhhjij
    14 nov 14
    Yes, but you’re exaggerated with the 5, worse than me, it’s known by now :D I won’t give this one and Let Love In a 5, but let’s be clear, they remain two beautiful albums. I also like No More. I have to say that, with great pain, I stopped at a 4 (extremely generous and still a bit tight for him) even for Buckley’s debut, despite a track like "Valentine Melody" deserving a 5 regardless :( For this Cave album, I believe the balance leans towards rounding down due to the annoying duet with Caili, a highlight in Minogue’s career but not a great peak for Cave...
  • De...Marga...
    14 nov 14
    Perhaps I already "scolded" you once; let’s see if we can repeat the personal concept of my five data points for you in abundance. Among vinyls and original and non-original CDs, I am more or less close to the figure of 5000 pieces; considering that at least 30% of this is a masterpiece for me. At this point, it’s easy to add it all up and understand my ratings; I conclude by reaffirming once again that Nick remains my absolute idol, with a hug that happened twenty years ago in Milan: that is, Nick Cave hugged me!!!!!! Bye, dear.
  • hjhhjij
    14 nov 14
    Yes, I know that Nick Cave hugged you :D I also know what your evaluation criteria are, of course. But by doing this, you make me look bad for only giving this excellent album a 4. That's not fair.
  • De...Marga...
    14 nov 14
    Around here among friends, when we discuss, we say "go sleep!!!"; meaning that I respect your 4-star rating, which corresponds to at least an 8.5. And to conclude, I tell you that the duet with Kylie is a wonder for me, one of my favorite tracks on the album.
  • hjhhjij
    14 nov 14
    Well, I don't agree on the duet (not that the song is bad, absolutely not) but on everything else, yes, and in the end, apart from the little game of numbers and stars, we definitely agree on the central point: this is a beautiful album.
  • bluesboy94
    14 nov 14
    Oh yes, a really great album...
Nirvana: Bleach
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The debut of the band from the cold and rainy Seattle, northwest America; released by the small label Sub-Pop and recorded on a laughably small budget, just a few hundred dollars. Just as few are the hours available to complete the album; heavy metal, punk, garage, and thick psychedelia come together to create a great record, their best in my opinion. The beginning of a short, meteoric career that will end as we all know... LOVE BUZZ...
  • Aquarius27
    18 jan 15
    Great DeMa... I didn't know about this "passion" of yours for NIRVANA as well... For me, the best remains the Unplugged...
  • De...Marga...
    18 jan 15
    And I will tell you that I also managed to see them live twice; I liked them so much, and I still remember that Saturday evening in April 1994 when I came home and learned from the television about Kurt's death... and I cried bitter tears. The Unplugged you mention is another cornerstone of the band, with the leader already in very bad shape, at his wits' end; just a few months before the tragedy.
  • Aquarius27
    18 jan 15
    In practice, DeMa, you managed to see all the bands in this world ... I envy you a lot :)...
  • De...Marga...
    18 jan 15
    My age allows it, unfortunately and fortunately; truly, in the late eighties and early nineties, I managed to see everything that interested me, living an hour's drive from Milan. And in the Lombard capital, everyone, but really everyone, came!!!
  • Aquarius27
    18 jan 15
    I, on the other hand, have to travel 800 km (I live in Calabria) to see some concerts, also because almost everyone always goes to Milan and its surroundings... hardly anyone ever comes below Rome... In fact, the only two concerts I've seen were in Milan (KISS and Aerosmith)... Then in July, I'll finally see AC/DC!
  • madcat
    18 jan 15
    Among their studio albums, I remain personally more attached to Nevermind and In Utero, however, this is an amazing record!
  • De...Marga...
    18 jan 15
    ...from the parts...AZZ...@ madcat: we've already talked several times about Nirvana and their impressive Music. Honestly, the difference in preferring one album over another is minimal; in recent years, the debut has, so to speak, dethroned Nevermind from my top. But that doesn't mean that In Utero can't rise in the ranks and take the lead soon. A great band for me, always and forever.
  • madcat
    18 jan 15
    To whom are you telling this, Dema, one of the groups of my life..
  • hellraiser
    18 jan 15
    Great debut, all the band's works are excellent, in my opinion In Utero above all, but this one is no joke at all...
  • piro
    18 jan 15
    Just like you, DeMa... I still don't know which one to choose as my favorite, it depends on the times... Right now, Candeggina is in the lead :)
  • macaco
    18 jan 15
    I remember very well a small article in a magazine that mentioned them and Sub Pop. I was unsure whether to buy it, but in the end, I opted for Mudhoney. That's life.
  • aleradio
    19 jan 15
    It's in the heart, there's not much I can do about it.
Nirvana: Nevermind
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
To me, this is an album to be handed down to future generations; I could stop here. I add that at the time of its release, I wasn’t initially convinced, due to a production and sound that felt too polished compared to the raw debut two years earlier; it didn't take long for me to change my mind, especially since I saw them live shortly after at the Bloom in Mezzago. One of the most engaging, fierce, and destructive performances I’ve ever witnessed, and I have no doubts about it... TERRITORIAL PISSINGS...
  • hjhhjij
    21 jan 15
    It means nothing to me, always has. Some songs are nice, sure, but the sounds just don’t sit right with me; the album is not bad at all, don’t get me wrong, it’s nice, but all the others are a notch or two above, obviously for me.
  • De...Marga...
    21 jan 15
    I know, dear Roman boy; I definitely prefer Bleach. Nevertheless, this is an album, despite the detractors, that acts as a watershed between a before and an after, not only in the musical field. An album that unfortunately marked the beginning of the end for the band and especially for Kurt.
  • madcat
    21 jan 15
    I first listened to In Utero for demographic reasons (I was 14 when In Utero was released; I was too young when Nevermind came out), so I discovered this one later, and for a long time I couldn't decide which one was my favorite between the two. In the end, In Utero won, but in terms of quality, they are EQUIVALENT.
  • De...Marga...
    21 jan 15
    @madcat; I discovered them in the early 1990s when a friend of mine recommended "Bleach": a true revelation. Naturally, as their career progressed, my continuous interest in their few, sigh..., subsequent albums grew. Despite the cleanliness of the sound, it remains one of those albums that I have to listen to regularly: and it’s always a pleasure. I conclude by saying that I appreciate the song "In Bloom" a lot precisely because it always reminds me of the date November 17, 1991: the walls of the Milan venue could barely withstand the terrifying shockwave of the armed trio. DEVASTATING…
  • madcat
    21 jan 15
    I wasn’t able to see them, unfortunately...
  • Psychopathia
    21 jan 15
    In '91 I was 13 years old and I happened to record Nevermind onto a cassette (do you remember those?). I would say I like it more now than I did back then or even five years ago. Of the three Bleach, it's the one I remember the least, also because I don’t have it. In any case, whether it's grunge or American rock, they don’t do much for me; I prefer the underground :)
  • geenoo .
    21 jan 15
    I really like "me." An album that will go down in history for a hundred reasons. It may even be considered ugly, but it will remain in the history (of music). P.S. Decades later, this talk about "too clean" sound starts to make me smile. :-)
  • De...Marga...
    21 jan 15
    @geenoo .: the clarity regarding the sound compared to the debut Bleach is dictated for me by a consideration that I will now state. Bleach was recorded in just a few hours with a few hundred dollars for a small, then-nascent record label; on the other hand, Nevermind was released by Geffen Records and it took months to reach the conclusion of complicated recordings. The fact that they are both essential albums for me is beyond discussion.
  • Sigma
    21 jan 15
    Nirvana made music of poor quality, objectively speaking. Now, if by music one means spreading leftist ideologies among teenagers seasoned with an abuse of toxic substances, well, what can I say, devil’s chicken!
  • madcat
    21 jan 15
    It's been a while since we last read you, dear fakes!
  • hjhhjij
    21 jan 15
    I agree XD
  • geenoo .
    22 jan 15
    Sigma ha ha ha!!! Then... yes, I remember they even wanted to promote the excessive use of plaid flannel shirts. Horror!
Nirvana: MTV Unplugged In New York
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
It's November 18, 1993, and Nirvana are recording this beautiful Unplugged in New York. The champions of acid rock and uncompromising noise put aside their fury and electricity for one night; the 14 tracks are played with acoustic instruments, resulting in a richness of emotional pathos, a disarming sweetness in execution, harmonious and graceful. "Pennyroyal Tea," my favorite song, where Kurt is alone with his guitar...POLLY...
  • hellraiser
    20 jan 15
    I've always liked Unplugged sessions; I have quite a few, and they're almost always excellent. This one beats almost all of them, especially since it remains Cobain's legacy.
  • madcat
    20 jan 15
    I've written it several times here, Kurt stated that the successor to In Utero would be acoustic: I like to think it's this, essential for Nirvana as it shows a side of them that hadn't emerged in the previous 4 albums.
  • De...Marga...
    20 jan 15
    I've been rewatching the concert DVD lately; I'm always "troubled" by Kurt who is practically already out of the group, in every sense. He grants very few smiles to the audience and his fellow musicians, with a tired face and a mind that is elsewhere; just a few months and it will all be over. And I conclude with the end of the concert, when Kurt leaves the stage and stops to sign an autograph for some kids sitting in the front row, which he signs with his right hand; then he walks away, with the inevitable company of a cigarette. It's a shame it all ended so soon and in such a terrible way.
  • madcat
    20 jan 15
    I agree with everything Dema
Nirvana: Live At Reading
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
COMPLETE SET-LIST: Breed, Drain You, Aneurysm, School, Sliver, In Bloom, Come As You Are, Lithium, About A Girl, Tourette's, Polly, Lounge Act, Smells Like Teen Spirit, On A Plain, Negative Creep, Been A Son, All Apologies, Blew, Dumb, Stay Away, Spank Thru, The Money Will Roll Right In, D-7, Territorial Pissings. RECORDED AUGUST 30, 1992 AT THE READING FESTIVAL.... Nothing more to say; those who know it already know everything.
  • madcat
    23 jan 15
    the biggest live performance by Nirvana, at least among those that have been released
  • De...Marga...
    23 jan 15
    Hi madcat; we mutually know our absolute love for the band. This morning I read your review of the album and I was struck: I had already commented on it a few months ago, but this morning it felt different in some way. Indeed, I saved it to my favorites; you were perfect in listing a series of unique sensations that I share and appreciate to the fullest. I didn't know what else to add to my definition, so I opted for the back cover, simply listing what is written there. A raw, offensive album, played by a band still united and with Kurt free from everything we know. That's really all, dear friend. Much respect.
  • madcat
    23 jan 15
    Thank you, Dema! Extremely happy to know that it's among your favorites.
  • hornyBBW
    23 jan 15
    Forget More Than A Feeling.
  • Ejapela
    23 jan 15
    They don't make badass bands like them anymore.
Nirvana: In Utero
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
I hated this album that came out in September 1993; a few months later, in February 1994, I saw them in Milan and already Kurt was a finished man, dead. By April, everything ended tragically and for years I didn't want to listen to anything of theirs, especially "In Utero". It hurt so much to think of that boy, of his troubled existence, of his demons, his discomfort, his anxieties; then, as time went by, my tears dried up… RAPE ME… again and forever.
  • the last
    22 jan 15
    The true masterpiece of Nirvana... visceral, introspective, devastating.
  • madcat
    22 jan 15
    my favorite Nirvana album and one of the records that radically changed my musical perspective. There's a piece of my life in here.
  • teenagelobotomy
    22 jan 15
    An immeasurable album. The artistic and human testament of an entire era.
  • madcat
    23 jan 15
    likko (yes, I know, I'm waiting for the jokes :D) teenage and his comment
  • aleradio
    23 jan 15
    And anyway, this cover is incredible.