Ba Cissoko: Djeli
File Audio Not intrested ★
Ba Cissoko: Djeli
30 may 16
Latest album from Guinean Ba Cissoko and his band boasts a sound that is quite typical and characteristic, to the point of being described as that type of sound where Africa meets Jimi Hendrix. This is particularly true for their use of the kora, a traditional lute from West Africa, which they utilize extensively. Overall, it’s an interesting and highly listenable album; some tracks even possess what I might call an irresistible groove ('C'est pas facile'), but after a couple of listens, everything felt monochord to me and the magic faded away. Perhaps it’s too 'technical' for my tastes, where ethnic becomes, in some way, something closed that goes around in circles.
Band Of Horses: Why Are You OK
File Audio I have it ★★
Band of Horses: Why Are You OK
13 jun 16
They are undoubtedly one of the most celebrated and loved bands in the indie scene right now (a label that might even feel too tight for them, as it's more about attitude than a real status). Personally, I’ve never considered them much, and I listened to the album without any great expectations. Well, in that sense, I couldn’t help but appreciate it. Why not? What I mean is that you must really not like them to say that an album like this isn’t at least listenable. If you’re looking for a masterpiece, just move on to something else. Clear enough?
Ben Lewin: The Sessions
File Video Not intrested ★
Ben Lewin: The Sessions
29 apr 16
The film tells the story of the life (a snippet of life) of the poet Mark O'Brien. Afflicted by polio since the age of six and nearly completely paralyzed, forced to live for much of the time within an 'iron lung,' Mark, at 38, decides to seek contact with a woman, to try to establish a connection with a woman or at least to attempt to have a sexual relationship. The film clearly has positive content and intentions, even commendable, regarding self-love and love for others, the love of life, but it did not resonate with me.
Beverley Knight: Soulsville
File Audio I have it ★★★
Beverley Knight: Soulsville
15 jun 16
I didn't know this English vocalist of Jamaican descent and I stumbled upon her latest album purely by chance. Well, what can I say, in the end, even though it's definitely a pop album and could be classified within a certain 'mainstream' circuit that I'm not used to frequenting as a listener, I found it very, very listenable and I liked it a lot, so much so that I ended up listening to it repeatedly. The collaborations with Jamie Cullum, Jools Holland, and Sam Moore stand out, but above all – of course – her voice, which is simply fantastic. A pleasant surprise as far as I'm concerned.
Big Audio Dynamite: This Is Big Audio Dynamite
File Audio I have it ★★★★
Big Audio Dynamite: This Is Big Audio Dynamite
11 may 16
The first successful album from the band founded by former Clash Mick Jones and Don Letts. A mix of different genres from rock and roll to reggae and funk, culminating in hip-hop, the album is in some ways the true natural evolution of what the Clash's sound was (that is, 'Combat Rock'). If we have to find a flaw, the album does not maintain the same strength from beginning to end and undergoes a kind of gradual decline in intensity that I still notice even after years of listening. It remains a fundamental album for the era.
  • imasoulman
    11 may 16
    the album, even after years of listening, remains a masterpiece. Medicine Show, Sony, and E = Mc squared are an initial frontal assault that has few equals.
  • sotomayor
    11 may 16
    I completely agree. What I wanted to say, in fact (I hope I explained myself well), is that even listening to it again today after so many years, I still find the beginning to have an incredible power that isn't maintained throughout the entire album. That’s understandable, of course. Indeed, it's fine, there's nothing to say; that trio you mentioned is simply amazing.
  • imasoulman
    11 may 16
    You explained yourself very well. In this sense, the subsequent "No 10 Upping Street" has an overall compactness that is perhaps superior. But a debut triptych like that, only in dreams...
Big Mountain County: Anachronicle
File Audio Not intrested ★
Big Mountain County: Anachronicle
3 may 16
Recorded live at the end of 2015 at Locanda Atlantide (Rome) and released by Area Pirata Rec, the latest album by the Italians Big Mountain County is a reimagining of the psychedelic garage sounds of the sixties. However, the band doesn't shy away from veering off the main path as if seeking inspiration in other genres like punk and grunge, deviations that ultimately weigh on the final product and on my personal appreciation.
Bixiga 70: The Copan Connection: Bixiga 70 Meets Victor Rice
File Audio I have it ★★★
Bixiga 70: The Copan Connection: Bixiga 70 Meets Victor Rice
31 may 16
Released via Glitterbeat, one of the most unique and interesting albums of early 2016. 'The Copan Connection' is the meeting of Bixiga 70, a band that plays funk and dance music from South America, and dubmaster Victor Rice, a New Yorker transplanted in São Paulo, Brazil. Recorded in Victor Rice's own studio, the album is a mix of dub music and beats, the ideal kaleidoscopic soundtrack for what is one of the biggest metropolises in the world, namely the city of São Paulo, where 'Copan' is indeed a modern architectural complex. An eye focused on the present rather than the past or the future.
Black Market Karma: Semper Fi
File Audio I have it ★★★★
Black Market Karma: Semper Fi
31 may 16
A record by the UK band that I consider the quintessential neo-psychedelic band of the new generation. Released, as usual, on Flower Power Records, like the other works of the band, it stands out for that approach to the psychedelic genre which is somehow 'easy listening' (not accidentally the title of one of their semi-clandestine LPs) while at the same time being evocative and dreamy. The average length of the songs exceeds five minutes: which means it's a record that is great for taking some trips. Frankly, I don't see how it couldn't be enjoyed.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Take Them On, On Your Own
File Audio I have it ★★★
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Take Them On, on Your Own
26 apr 16
It’s a transitional album after the brilliant debut that practically amazed everyone and before 'Howl', which is arguably the band’s best album. It took me a while to love it as it deserves, but in the end, it undeniably has that same power as 'BRMC'. There are a lot of beautiful songs, among them, 'US Government' and the monumental 'Heart and Soul' that closes the album.
  • madcat
    26 apr 16
    I stopped at this with them; I listened to it when it came out, but I found it significantly inferior to the debut, in short, a bit of a disappointment.
  • sotomayor
    27 apr 16
    I suggest giving them another chance, especially if you liked their debut, maybe starting again with 'Howl', which as you will hear, also picks up the typical mood and style of the band but expands the range of solutions quite a bit. As for the rest, there's no doubt they might be somewhat repetitive, although I really like them; they might be among my absolute favorite bands. Perhaps a bit of a disappointment live: a lot of show, but the sound wasn't the best. Worth watching again, maybe.
  • madcat
    27 apr 16
    I've actually heard good things about "Howl."
  • sotomayor
    27 apr 16
    Highly recommended.
  • odesso
    5 may 16
    EIIINOISIUE THEREI NO ISI UEEE... EEIII NO EASY UE THEREI NO EASE UEAA..
  • sotomayor
    5 may 16
    IT'S EEEEEASY TO FALL IN LOVE, WHEN YOU FALL IN LOVE YOU'RE DONE...
  • odesso
    5 may 16
    (harmonica solo) etc
Bob Dylan: Melancholy Mood
File Audio I have it ★★★★
Bob Dylan: Melancholy Mood
18 apr 16
Bob Dylan sings Sinatra again in this EP that precedes the release of his upcoming album. Four songs delivered with his characteristic voice of a seasoned rockstar. I'm clearly biased, but I don't see how one could give this EP and the beauty of these songs a negative evaluation, and at this point, all I really care about is the release of the next album.
Bob Dylan: Desire
File Audio I have it ★★★★★
Bob Dylan: Desire
2 may 16
Just the song that opens the album, 'Hurricane', would be enough to define the entire record as a masterpiece. And yet no, because the rest is a succession of fantastic insights from what is, after all, the greatest songwriter of all time. For what would be an unconventional review, I always suggest the one written at the time by Lester Bangs, worthy of his skirmishes with dear old Lou Reed.

#bobdylan #lesterbangs #hurricane #desire #mozambique
Bob Dylan: Fallen Angels
File Audio I have it ★★★★
Bob Dylan: Fallen Angels
16 may 16
After 'Shadows In the Night' (2015), Bob Dylan once again sings Frank Sinatra in his new and latest album titled 'Fallen Angels'. The thirty-seventh studio album and an ideal follow-up to the previous record, it features twelve songs written by various authors (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Sammy Cahn...) and all of these, except for 'Skylark', have previously been interpreted by Sinatra. Clearly, in this case, as usual, much of the criticism (in addition to the fact that it is a cover album) is directed at his voice and interpretive abilities, which over the years have only gained more expressiveness. And then, in these specific cases here, it is well known that he loves to adopt this lovesick tomcat voice. It’s one of the typical vices he has always succumbed to throughout his career.
Bob Dylan: Shadows In the Night
File Audio I have it ★★★★
Bob Dylan: Shadows in the Night
16 may 16
Dylan sings Frank Sinatra part one. An admiration from the songwriter of Duluth that, as he himself will say at the time of the album's release, comes from afar. 'When you start doing these songs, Frank's got to be on your mind. Because he is the mountain. That’s the mountain you have to climb, even if you only get part of the way there. And it’s hard to find a song he did not do. People talk about Frank all the time. He had this ability to get inside of the song in a sort of a conversational way. Frank sang to you—not at you. I never wanted to be a singer that sings at somebody. I’ve always wanted to sing to somebody. Certainly nobody worshipped Sinatra in the '60s like they did in the '40s. But he never went away—all those other things that we thought were here to stay, they did go away. But he never did.'
Bobby Farrelly & Peter Farrelly: Kingpin
File Video I lack ★★
Bobby Farrelly & Peter Farrelly: Kingpin
29 may 16
The second film directed by the Farrelly brothers after the successful 'Dumb and Dumber'. The story revolves around a young bowling player (Woody Harrelson) who, due to his main rival played by Bill Murray, loses his right hand. Years later, with a hook and a rubber hand in place of his own, he finds himself leading a dull and lonely existence. It’s only through meeting the young Amish Ismael, whom he considers a very promising bowler and decides to help, that he regains the desire to try again. A charming comedy featuring a couple of great actors that is always a pleasure to watch. A film for which it is impossible to ask for more.
Brett Ratner: Tower Heist
File Video Not intrested ★
Brett Ratner: Tower Heist
7 jul 16
In the beginning there was 'The Usual Suspects'... Then followed a whole series of films over the years in which a ragtag band of 'crooks', or so they seem, attempts fanciful heists, along with a succession of more or less comical scenes. Here, in this comedy by Brett Ratner, we have the odd couple made up of Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller leading a group of improvised robbers in an attempt to steal from their former employer, a Wall Street businessman who financially cheated and then fired them. Amusing but nothing more. Sadly noted for being the very first Italian film in which Eddie Murphy is not dubbed by the historic and dearly missed Tonino Accolla.
Brian A. Miller: Vice
File Video Not intrested ★
Brian A. Miller: Vice
13 apr 16
Similar users
1neuro

DeRank™: 2,18

2000

DeRank™: 1,60

adrmb

DeRank™: 5,95

ajejebrazorf

DeRank™: 3,31

A-Lad-insane

DeRank™: 0,00

Alemisso

DeRank™: 2,74

Groups
wearetheradio Comindeb ScieMenZiaTi MusicofiliAttivi RadioDelirio FdL
Rewards
june 2016
week 25 - 2016
week 16 - 2018
Gran Visir -la recensione