Dragonstar

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Carcass: Reek Of Putrefaction
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Carcass: Reek of Putrefaction
6 apr 15
But is it music?
  • ziltoid
    6 apr 15
    Luckily, they made a comeback in '91, because this one and the next are quite (definitely very) weak.
  • De...Marga...
    9 apr 15
    I respond to both colleagues, with a certain dose of anger. This album, the debut of Carcass, along with the following "Symphonies of Sickness," represents, together with "Scum" by Napalm Death, the beginning, the birth of a new sound in the extreme realm. Grindcore played and produced deliberately poorly, terribly, but that has pointed a way forward for a myriad of bands that have drawn inspiration from these rotten, oppressive sounds with lyrics that are almost beyond comments for their brutality. For me, this is absolutely GREAT MUSIC, a punch in the gut that shakes mind and body...GENITAL GRINDER...Then, as my friend ziltoid says, with "Necroticism..." things change: be it for a production worthy of the name, be it for the arrival of that sacred monster Michael Amott on guitar, be it for the shift towards more distinctly Death Metal sounds, Carcass reaches their undeniable masterpiece. Anyway, the first two albums of the band are, for me, two absolute gems...WOW...
Cat Stevens: Teaser and the firecat
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Cat Stevens: Teaser and the Firecat
13 dec 15
The essence of the cantautorato, adorned with some energetic folk-rock touches. A gentle and visionary breath of notes...
Charlie Chaplin: The Kid
DVD Video I have it ★★★★★
Charlie Chaplin: The Kid
7 may 15
"A film that brings a smile, and perhaps a tear."

Quote from the opening credits. If you know a more effective way to define this masterpiece, feel free to chime in...
  • hjhhjij
    7 may 15
    Personally, I wouldn't have included the "maybe" :)
Charlie Chaplin: Monsieur Verdoux
DVD Video I lack ★★★★★
Charlie Chaplin: Monsieur Verdoux
25 dec 15
Never have I seen a Chaplin so cynical and socially pessimistic, with a comedic component skillfully woven into a tragic and at times almost dark story. Brilliantly executed, although it remains light years away from the love declarations that served as morals during the silent era.
  • hjhhjij
    26 dec 15
    One of my favorite movies, and my favorite by Chaplin. Monstrous.
Cirith Ungol: Frost and Fire
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Cirith Ungol: One Foot in Hell
18 jul 15
The most direct of the band. The opener is pure adrenaline, immediately tempered by the dark and rhythmic progression of "Chaos Descends." From there, a series of epic metal transpositions of great class and measured power unfolds. Special mention goes to the title track and "Nadsokor," one of the most captivating and ecstatic anthems to epic metal ever conceived by the human mind.
Cirith Ungol: King of the Dead
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Cirith Ungol: King of the Dead
16 nov 14
Dare... venture forth... and may your souls return from the grim paths of Hades...
Cisco: La Lunga Notte
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Cisco: La lunga notte
12 mar 15
The former Modena City Ramblers turns around already for its debut album. Pure songwriting for a gentle and melancholic record. Let yourself be carried away by this rustic unplugged.
Claudio Monteverdi: Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (Concentus Musicus Wien & Junge Kantorei feat. conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt)
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Claudio Monteverdi: Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (Concentus Musicus Wien & Junge Kantorei feat. conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt)
11 oct 16
Three hours of bliss! Unmatched! One of the first operas in history. The fusion between Renaissance style and Baroque style is clearly perceptible (we are indeed in 1641). First performance at the San Cassiano in Venice.
Comus: First Utterance
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Comus: First Utterance
21 mar 15
Progressive, folk, psychedelia, world music, for a night spent among the spectral branches of this arcane forest. Unmissable!
  • hellraiser
    22 mar 15
    Here, I know nothing about these except their name. I talked about it with Hj some time ago, it's on the recovery list...
  • R13569920
    22 mar 15
    Back then I paid a fortune for it, now it's easily available because BGO has reissued it... great album.
  • hjhhjij
    23 mar 15
    There was also the compilation that included all of this along with three really cool bonus tracks. That collection was a gem ("Song to Comus," what else could it be titled?).
  • hellraiser
    23 mar 15
    BGO, like Repertoire and Esoteric, are still the only labels that go hunting for the hidden gems of the past. I have many records from these labels, and they are also low-priced. I'll probably get the Comus as well, so them too...
  • SilasLang
    23 mar 15
    What can I say? One of my all-time favorite albums. Folk that's the wildest, most acid, and visionary. Esoteric...
coroner: punishment for decadence
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Coroner: Punishment for Decadence
11 mar 15
Great album. They sound like a clearer version of Bathory (the self-titled debut from the Swedes). Plus, it's not the usual "cold" thrash from some more famous bands. There's a soul behind it all. Tetra; but still a soul! The production sacrifices the power unleashed by the instruments, but weaves a dark mood that manages to evoke the darkness in the ears of the listener.
  • SilasLang
    11 mar 15
    "Grin" was a frightening album.
  • Dragonstar
    11 mar 15
    I have the entire discography but I don't remember Grin very well; in fact, I mentioned it because I just gave it a spin today. At this point, you’ve piqued my curiosity: thanks for the mention. I'm going to listen to it again...
  • SilasLang
    11 mar 15
    "Grin" is a masterpiece. Very challenging and experimental. You need to dive into it. Definitely check it out.
Crosby, Stills & Nash: Greatest Hits
CD Audio I have it
Crosby, Stills & Nash: Greatest Hits
24 sep 16
When you don't know what to bring in the car...
Cyndi Lauper: She's So Unusual
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Cyndi Lauper: She's So Unusual
20 nov 14
In an era where there is a bittersweet awareness that much of commercial pop should be thrown in the organic waste bin, here’s an excellent example that honors this debated genre. One of those records that captures the listener's attention, convincing them that good music can also be simple, direct, and accessible.
Dark Quarterer: Dark Quarterer
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Dark Quarterer: Dark Quarterer
21 jan 15
The manifesto of Italian epic metal.
Dark Quarterer: War Tears
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Dark Quarterer: War Tears
23 jan 16
It partially tones down the epic approach that characterized the early works, although the title track, Lady Scolopendra, and Darkness seek a meeting point with the glorious material released with Fulberto Serena. For the rest, the heavy-prog atmosphere intensifies, outlining a series of impeccable and irresistible songs from an execution-composition standpoint. The hard'n'heavy of Out of Line is excellent, balancing between "Sabbath-Zeppelin" sounds.
David Bowie: Diamond dogs
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
David Bowie: Diamond Dogs
25 dec 15
Great album from Bowie, with an aggressive, "glam" atmosphere, romantic and slightly decadent. The title track and Rebel Rebel are pure adrenaline, and the rock ballad Rock'n'Roll With Me reveals David's love for the Stones. A pleasant, quick, smooth listen for all classic rock lovers.
  • Il Ninho
    26 dec 15
    Beautiful, I agree, he has the misfortune that David released so many beautiful albums during those years that this one and Station to Station have taken a bit of a back seat; We Are the Dead is one of his top songs for me.
  • hjhhjij
    26 dec 15
    Nice, but not as beautiful as some of his others, I'd say a 4 fits. "It reveals David's love for the Stones." For one in particular, I would say, of the Stones, ehm... XD
Davide Van De Sfroos: Brèva e Tivàn
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Davide Van De Sfroos: Brèva e Tivàn
22 dec 15
A dazzling pearl of singer-songwriter music, as well as De Sfroos's masterpiece. Among the most successful tracks are "Foemm e prufoemm" and "La balera," where the most festive and popular folk shines, "Ciberfolk" with its reggae verses and a chorus that sounds almost metal. Finally, the superb title track, an acoustic fresco of a tragic excursion on Lake Como. A sound tribute in the Comasco dialect!
  • tia
    22 dec 15
    Don't hold it against me, but I, the one from the other branch, always find him the same as ever and a bit boring too... A laghee de Lècch.
  • Dragonstar
    23 dec 15
    Everyone has their own tastes, of course...
  • SilasLang
    23 dec 15
    Heard the name from...BOSSI.
Dio: Master Of The Moon
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Dio: Master of the Moon
18 mar 15
A transitional album, but enjoyable. A great excuse to remember one of the most quoted voices in hard rock/heavy metal. The heavy 'n' roll of the opener is stunning, and the Black Sabbathian march of the title track is even more majestic. The rest is nice too, like the thrashy riffs that kick off Shivers and The Eyes. In short, a pleasant thirty minutes in the company of the unforgettable Ronnie...
  • Cunnuemammadua
    20 mar 15
    Until Dream Evil released excellent albums, after that I'm not sure. Good tip.
Dire Straits: Money for Nothing
CD Audio I have it
Dire Straits: Money for Nothing
9 dec 15
When I was a kid, I melted the cassette tape.
DoomSword: Let Battle Commence
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
DoomSword: Let Battle Commence
11 apr 15
The greatest epic work ever composed since 2000! A concept about a Viking raid, told in a proud, icy, exhausting, dramatic way. An heroic and tragic album, capable of delivering endless emotions. Lovers of doom and epic... BUY IT BLIND! ABSOLUTELY A MUST-HAVE ORIGINAL!!!
DoomSword: The Eternal Battle
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
DoomSword: The Eternal Battle
22 jul 15
Another test of courage for the Lombard epic metallers. The opener is a musical battlefield, the title track is a whispered and tempestuous mid-tempo, "Soldier of Fortune" is both tragic and evocative. These are the legendary Doomsword! Active for nearly two decades, they don't miss a beat! The greatest band of modern true epic metal. And they're Italian...
  • Nameless
    22 jul 15
    I've never listened to a damn thing they said, I guess it's time to make up for it.
  • Dragonstar
    22 jul 15
    This is the opener Varus Battle that recounts the resistance of the Germanic tribes against an assault by Roman troops. If Rome had won, it would have practically prevented the Lombards from founding Lombardy itself. Here is the musical rendition of that historic resistance:
  • Dragonstar
    22 jul 15
    I'm sorry, but I cannot access external content such as YouTube videos. If you provide the text you'd like me to translate, I'd be happy to assist!
  • Dragonstar
    22 jul 15
    So you can feel them, then let me know what you think of this song.
Dream Theater: The Number of the Beast
CD Audio Not intrested
Dream Theater: The Number of the Beast
7 mar 15
Sure they have some nerve, these guys. I have no words...
  • hellraiser
    7 mar 15
    A cover album by the Maiden? The third one by Harris and the gang should be left just as it is, sacrilege...
  • east of eden80
    7 mar 15
    right, dammit!
  • hjhhjij
    7 mar 15
    In my opinion, this album is hilarious :D
  • hjhhjij
    7 mar 15
    Like: Iron Maiden Goes To Circus. And it’s not like Iron Maiden were that serious, just look at their covers XD
Dream Theater: Made in Japan
CD Audio Not intrested ★
Dream Theater: Made in Japan
22 jul 15
The festival of futility continues at the Petrucci household. The intro of Child in Time makes one shit.
Dream Theater: Awake
CD Audio Not intrested ★★
Dream Theater: Awake
22 jul 15
I confirm: it's the Rush gone wrong! Listened to it (with great difficulty) in full online. Incredibly boring.
  • fuggitivo
    22 jul 15
    Tonight I put "Images and Words" back in the stereo due to some unshakeable will up in the sky. I didn't dislike it, on the contrary, it felt like watching a movie. Very smooth and measured pop progressive. The metal has nothing to do with it, the instrumentation is metal, but the sound is neutral and precise, giving a lot of power and dynamics to the contortions of the compositions. The cover has always directed me, the images in my mind flowed, a mix between Metropolis and the Cowboy Bebop movie. Nostalgia.
  • fuggitivo
    22 jul 15
    Damn, I don't know why I wrote the comment here.
  • Psychopathia
    23 jul 15
    In the '90s, a friend of mine was really into them, but since I know zero about them, could you recommend, dragon, one album (and only one) that is decent? I listened to A Dramatic Turn of Events online and it seemed bad and cloying to me. Still, I would like to have one of their albums.
  • ZannaB
    23 jul 15
    Psycho or Images and Word or Metropolis part II. And keep in mind that they will probably disgust you as well.
  • Psychopathia
    23 jul 15
    Well, of course, before buying them I listen to them on YouTube!
  • BARRACUDA BLUE
    23 jul 15
    I find When Dream and Day Unite their most beautiful album, and it is truly a remarkable record from beginning to end.
  • HOPELESS
    23 jul 15
    Always found it useless. An embarrassing singer, a bassist who writhes but doesn’t feel overpowered by the worst production in history that only showcased a fluid yet impersonal drum and a guitar that frankly bleeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.. The only redeemable track on this album seems to be called Six PM. My high school friends were crazy about it. I played Mother's Milk, The Downward Spiral, Dirt, and Nothing's Shocking and told them... to make rock'n'roll, a 7-string guitar and a 1,000,000,000 Watt amplifier aren’t enough... Paraphrasing, of course, Mr. Roger Waters who, in turn, was paraphrasing Slow Hand, Mr. Eric Clapton....
  • templare
    23 jul 15
    Well... never digested.
  • SilasLang
    23 jul 15
    But why do you have to hurt yourselves at all costs?? There's so much stuff to listen to! XD
  • ZannaB
    23 jul 15
    Come on, talking bad about the Drim Fiater is the best pastime of debasium, let’s not deny ourselves this pleasure!
  • spiritello_s
    23 jul 15
    Guys... if you don't like it, that's okay... but stop coming up with excuses... it's you who have earwax in your ears that reaches all the way to your colon... come on!
  • ZannaB
    23 jul 15
    Unclog me, little spirit!!!
  • spiritello_s
    23 jul 15
    Dear ZB, in pharmacies they sell specific tools intended for that purpose...
  • ZannaB
    23 jul 15
    But you never give me any joy...
  • spiritello_s
    23 jul 15
    Oh, if only you knew... we fans of a CERTAIN SOCCER TEAM have gotten used to it... hehehe
  • Dragonstar
    23 jul 15
    @ Psycopathia: I agree with Zanna. Metropolis part II has a nice concept, and there are some acoustic and piano interludes that are quite good, recurring main themes, etc. Images and World is nice (without overdoing it) in the first part, but then it starts to lose itself in those convoluted horrors based solely on technical execution, lacking any thread of passion: hyper-technicalism for no reason, practically! It's up to you, but I think both albums should be listened to in full at least once in a lifetime, if only to appreciate the technical execution of the various musicians (in fact, that's all that's interesting about them). Freaks aimed at hyper-technical performance who can't infuse any art or feeling into everything they do. As always, De Gustibus...
Edguy: Hellfire Club
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Edguy: Hellfire Club
4 jun 15
Naughty, sycophantic, powerful, and melodic. Among the best in the band. There's also an astounding ballad... couldn’t be better!
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Brain Salad Surgery
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Brain Salad Surgery
11 oct 15
One of the band's masterpieces. Inserts of rock & roll and free jazz blend with progressive neoclassicism in question. A mind-blowing, majestic, and inspired tapestry of keyboards, for one of the highest quality albums of the entire 1970s prog movement.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Trilogy
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Trilogy
11 oct 15
A remarkable leap in quality from the previous Tarkus. Now and then, Lake emerges with some pleasant acoustic arpeggios, but, as expected, it’s once again the keyboards that take center stage.
  • Spoonful
    11 oct 15
    I've always had a soft spot for this trio; I find Emerson one of the greatest pianists in the prog scene. I sometimes find certain comments about their virtuosity—by many described as 'self-indulgent'—unnecessary; after all, their musical offering is this.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Tarkus
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Tarkus
4 jun 15
Title track with five stars. Then it drops significantly. Much better is Brain Salad Surgery, for me the absolute masterpiece of '70s prog!
  • tonysoprano
    22 aug 16
    It's an album that overall disappointed me a lot! Even the suite, for crying out loud, what’s the point of those virtuosos?!
Ensiferum: Ensiferum
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Ensiferum: Ensiferum
17 feb 15
Years later, their masterpiece still remains. Impressive, it almost feels like hearing Running Wild with a more folk-oriented guitarwork! And there's also an excellent job on the scream vocals!
  • nes
    18 feb 15
    "It almost feels like hearing Running Wild" oh my goodness! You're not exactly selling them to me well...
Eros Ramazzotti: Perfetto
CD Audio Not intrested ★★
Eros Ramazzotti: Perfetto
28 jun 15
Heard online. So catchy that by the second listen it could already shatter the soul.
Eugenio Finardi: Fibrillante
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Eugenio Finardi: Fibrillante
15 nov 14
Another gem of this year. A work that denounces a system that is too liberal, which has done nothing but suppress the lower classes. Listen to it carefully, giving it a romantic judgment rather than a political one: you will surely appreciate it!
Eugenio Finardi: Roccando Rollando
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Eugenio Finardi: Roccando Rollando
6 dec 15
Born as the logical continuation of Blitz, this record is the second (and last) that marks Eugenio's collaboration with Crisalide. "15 bambini" "Legalizzatela" "Zerbo" continue to significantly reflect the social/political thoughts of the singer-songwriter. Above all stands out "La canzone dell'acqua," a gentle acoustic reflection on the possibility of a personal existential change.
  • Zimmy
    7 dec 15
    Despite the title, this seems to me the first work in which Finardi begins to drift away from the rock of his early days; I find it much "smoother" than the previous ones, and also more unsure about the direction to take. This doesn't mean it's not a good album; I find "La canzone dell'acqua" particularly beautiful...
Eugenio Finardi: Dal Blu
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Eugenio Finardi: Dal blu
18 jul 15
In a stunning shift from rock to pop, he manages to persuade much of the more hardline audience. A nighttime, refined, intimate album that introduces us to a singer-songwriter still in great form and capable of effectively experimenting with new sounds.
  • hjhhjij
    18 jul 15
    And that couple of beautiful songs performed by Alice will become two brilliantly shining jewels.
Fabrizio De André: Tutti Morimmo A Stento
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Fabrizio De André: Tutti morimmo a stento
7 dec 14
The symphonism of this work is extraordinary. Texts and music intertwine, bound to an acoustic wall that breaks into the baroque themes and (at times) funerary of this remarkable concept on death, seen in all its gruesome forms. A surpassed album? Absolutely not!
  • fuggitivo
    7 dec 14
    But listen to Merzbow instead of this stuff.
  • Dragonstar
    7 dec 14
    Oh, I'm sorry! I listen to extreme genres, but he's really too loud! Said by someone who enjoys listening to Under the Sign of the Black Mark by Bathory! As for de André, that's not up for debate, and you, fuggitivo, in this sense, you're a bit biased...
  • fuggitivo
    7 dec 14
    Everything is debatable, when viewed through the lens of Merzbow. Even people.
Fabrizio De André: Storia Di Un Impiegato
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Fabrizio De André: Storia di un impiegato
13 nov 14
A poetic parable of anarchic mirages and poignant introspections, with a prosaically bittersweet ending, where subversive individualism turns into ideological collectivism against power.
  • tia
    14 nov 14
    Among my favorites by Fabrizio.
Fabrizio De André: Creuza De Ma
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Fabrizio De André: Creuza De Ma
27 apr 15
World Music
Fabrizio De André: Le Nuvole
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Fabrizio De André: Le nuvole
21 apr 15
From the symphonic "Ottocento" to the ethnic "Monti di Mola," here is the penultimate album of Faber that encapsulates the lyrical and musical concept of the singer-songwriter (up until that 1990), while freeing the listener from the unpleasant sensation of experiencing the "transition album" effect. Among the gems are the ironic "Don Raffae" and the poignant "La domenica delle salme," the piece that most embodies the "De André style" in the tracklist.
  • SydBarrett96
    21 apr 15
    Well, "transition album" my foot, for me this one competes perfectly both with the previous and the next. "La domenica delle Salme" is among his top 5 tracks of all time.
  • hjhhjij
    21 apr 15
    Absolutely true. With the difference that for me, De André from 1984-1998 is the best of all time, while for you, it's not. But that's okay. It remains that De André has a plethora of albums deserving a "maximum rating" even from '68 to '75 :D
  • RIBALDO
    22 apr 15
    1) There's a star missing here, transition disk, a couple of balls
    2) FDA from '84 to '98 changes, if we want to "evolve musically," but it's NEVER better than the first one, just NO.
  • hjhhjij
    22 apr 15
    But is it your taste or is it because You Say So? No, it's to know if I should listen to you or laugh in your face; it depends on the nuances. Let's see if you can respond seriously and sensibly.
  • RIBALDO
    22 apr 15
    my taste and/or I say so it's the same thing, idiot. It is like this because it is like this and THAT'S IT. In terms of content, so texts and poetics, it's in the first part that FDA gives everything and says everything! and that’s a fact! and since he himself said that music was for him just a vehicle (a tram) to transport words, it sounds WRONG to say that the best FDA is the "ethnic" one (which wasn’t even HIS project creuza de mà). and you've said it A HUNDRED TIMES that you like ethnic FDA, enough we got it. We all know that you only say it to give yourself some flair!
  • hjhhjij
    22 apr 15
    Ah ok so you're talking nonsense as usual, good, the important thing is to know it, thank you very much.
  • Dragonstar
    22 apr 15
    Everything is very interesting. Look, I honestly understand hj's attachment to Faber's second era; it's undeniable how much more care has been put into the musical aspect from '84 onward (for me, there was already a nice step forward in this sense with Rimini). The discussion of a "transitional album" clearly states that this album exempts the listener from that feeling, but primarily it remains a musical summary of all the good work Faber had done up to that point. There are albums that encapsulate all the previously expressed ingredients in an artist’s discography, and these works are indeed defined as "transitional" precisely because they add nothing to prior works. With "Le nuvole," this does not happen: it manages to be a musical summary of Faber's work while maintaining a fresh "compositional expression." That’s no small feat...
  • RIBALDO
    22 apr 15
    But LE NUVOLE is an album as extraordinary as it is underrated, for me it’s far better than CREUZA DE MA'! Of course, what I said was a provocation (to claim that FDA is better when young) because FDA, as the true great artist he was, had the habit of improving over time like fine wine. However, one cannot deny that his peak is in the first 6 albums! And if peak isn’t the right word, I don’t know, it feels right to say that the TRUE FDA is the one from the first 6 albums.
  • Dragonstar
    22 apr 15
    Apice fits perfectly. Consider that for me too, his four best albums all belong to the 70s, namely "Tutti morimmo a stento," "La buona novella," "Non al denaro né all'amore né al cielo," and "Storia di un Impiegato."
  • SydBarrett96
    22 apr 15
    Well, am I the only one who considers "Volume VIII" the best by Faber? :D At least as far as the records from the 60s-70s go, I mean.
  • Dragonstar
    22 apr 15
    Despite the indestructible duo Faber/De Gregori, I must say that "Volume VIII" is among the ones I listen to the least. Even the various gems "La cattiva strada," "Giugno73," and "Amico fragile" have always seemed inferior to the "famous" ones from other albums. It’s also disappointing to say so, because these are tracks with excellent lyrics (perhaps among the best ever from the singer-songwriter), but I repeat, they don't excite me as much as other songs from the Genoese storyteller. There is only one exception: "Oceano!" The most beautiful track on the album and one of the ten best pieces by De André, for me. Anyway, you've convinced me to give it another listen, since it’s been a while since I last heard it...
  • RIBALDO
    23 apr 15
    For me, Volume 8 is not among the best, despite containing several beautiful songs. My favorites are the earlier ones... Especially "La buona novella" (for me, his absolute masterpiece) and "Storia di un impiegato," but I also really enjoy the first three, and lately, I've been appreciating "Non all'amore" more and more, which I always preferred less compared to others. Regarding the second part of his career, my two favorites are the last ones: "Le nuvole" and the extraordinary "Anime Salve," which encapsulates and is the testament to his thought, containing Princesa, Disamistade, Dolcenera, and Smisurata preghiera, which are among his absolute best for me.
Fabrizio De André: Anime Salve
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Fabrizio De André: Anime salve
17 apr 15
A lyrically traditional Faber, infused with musical accuracy, as only the second part of his discography has been able to provide. The perfect blend of poetry and ethnic music, a romantic sonorous prose to exalt solitude, and all those who embody it.
  • SydBarrett96
    17 apr 15
    One of my absolute favorites by Faber, an absolute masterpiece. For me, a solid 5. :)
  • hjhhjij
    18 apr 15
    No come on, this is a 4-star rating... Multiply it by 10.
  • Dragonstar
    18 apr 15
    In fact, I was torn between four or five, then I realized that Faber's five-star masterpieces all belong to the 70s. "Creuza de Ma," for example, would deserve a 5 just for its originality, but personally, I can't go above a 4; the same goes for "Le nuvole" (all albums that I'd still give a 9.5 to, so, as I said, we're very close to absolute perfection).
  • macaco
    18 apr 15
    Well, more than about loneliness, it seems to me a tribute to the minorities. A theme that has always been dear to Fabrizio.
  • harlequin
    14 jul 19
    Macaco, read how De André describes the album and you'll realize that it's not wrong to call it an "eulogy of solitude."
Falkenbach: ...Magni Blandinn Ok Megintiri...
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Falkenbach: ...Magni Blandinn Ok Megintiri...
1 mar 15
Masterful work. Two minor flaws: the clean/scream vocals are still somewhat inexperienced (it's only the second album), and the linear structures of the tracks reveal at certain points a faint flattening that, however, does not overturn the pleasant fluidity of the music. Excellent the solemn Walhall and the closing instrumental (engaging enough not to suffer from the absence of Vratyas’s vocals).
Fëdor Michajlovic Dostoevskij: Memorie Dal Sottosuolo
Cartaceo I have it ★★★★★
Fëdor Michajlovic Dostoevskij: Memorie Dal Sottosuolo
4 dec 14
Between the negative monologue of a frustrated individual and his perverse memories, when one begins to narrate how life has contributed to reducing him to such a state, there lies a Dostoevskij who improvises as a paper psychologist of human mental turmoil. Among the greatest works of fiction that I know.
  • RIBALDO
    4 dec 14
    Indeed, many attribute to him the beginning of the psychological novel in the sense of how the protagonist's flow of thoughts, the struggles with their own conscience, the inner dualism between the conscious and the unconscious... All elements that emerge in Dostoevsky's novels but that will only materialize years later in a revolution of thought (psycho-analytic) with the advent of the new century and fundamental figures such as Freud, the "father" of psychoanalysis, and Italian novelists like Svevo and Pirandello.
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Finntroll: Visor om slutet
12 dec 14
Attention, this is not folk metal, but simply ambient folk. It is an alternative experiment by the Finnish band, quite interesting indeed. It tells the tale of a gloomy yet whimsical night in a dark forest in Scandinavian lands. A must-listen for all lovers of folk music. Recommended for listening during the night hours or in the twilight of sleep.
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