mrbluesky

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Rockets: Plasteroid
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Rockets: Plasteroïd
1 apr 17
The must-have album if you grew up in the seventies.
Rockets: Galaxy
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
Rockets: Galaxy
7 nov 18
A step below Plasteroid but with one of the most beautiful covers ever made, and a certain Galactica on 5 is out of the question.
Steve Howe: Beginnings
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Steve Howe: Beginnings
7 nov 16
Solo debut with flying colors, beautiful tracks and artwork, unique voice, remarkable mastery.
Supertramp: Paris
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Supertramp: Paris
9 jun 17
A top-class live performance, the best of Supertramp plus an excellent recording. Magnificent.
  • dsalva
    9 jun 17
    this also deserves a place in the top ten of live albums
  • nix
    9 jun 17
    beautiful record
  • pier_paolo_farina
    12 jun 17
    I adore Supertramp. I find their pop perfect (almost) because behind the lightness of Davies's lyrics and Hodgson's falsettos lies a richness and true genius in terms of harmonic and melodic progressions. Playing the piano parts of "Goodbye Stranger," "Crazy," and "Hide in your Shell" brings me absolute joy. The "almost" associated with their perfect pop pertains to the second half of their career, after "Brother Where You Bound," which is indeed much, too inferior, as well as Hodgson's progressive outbursts ("Fools Overture," "Child of Vision"... which does have a great piano solo by Davies) that are lamentable and dull. I will always be grateful to a brilliant musician like Hodgson; a handful of his songs reside in the noblest and most important corner of my heart, true little examples of things for which it is worth being in this world despite many other terrible aspects. If I were lucky enough to meet him, I would say a simple and colossal THANK YOU.
  • nix
    12 jun 17
    This time I completely share the intervention of pier_paolo_farina (where I distanced myself from his opinions on the Velvet Underground): "a handful of his songs are in the noblest and most important corner of my heart," strong words but totally shared. However, I believe that Hodgson, undoubtedly a great artist, must be held accountable for the dissolution of this fantastic and unforgettable group. I may be mistaken, but wasn't it he who ignited the feud among the members that led Supertramp to separate? Correct me, pier_paolo_farina, if I'm wrong and if you know the history.
  • pier_paolo_farina
    13 jun 17
    Hodgson doesn’t strike me as the type to engage in fierce disputes; however, it’s a fact that he left after successfully completing the last tour, leaving the brand and career to others. What a pity: the balance was perfect, the earthy Davies and the freak Hodgson, so different yet complementary, alternating in the composition and arrangement of the pieces, with the other three executing them as skilled musicians (it is said that the two leaders presented their respective pieces, arranged and refined down to the last note from Tom and the sax blow).

    Like a significant portion of the greatest bands in rock history (Beatles, Zeppelin, Floyd, Genesis, etc.), the special chemistry between a couple or more of talented and unique personalities made a difference in Supertramp, enhancing the quality and density of good songs with few fillers.

    It's a fact that Hodgson alone and Davies with the surviving Supertramp members have achieved little, a mere trifle compared to what they could have produced together. Like Lennon and McCartney, like Waters and Gilmour, like Page and Plant and Jones.
  • Flame
    13 jun 17
    Thank you so much for the tip, Mr. I had no idea about this live. If you say it's good and includes the best of the superbarboni, I'll rush to grab it.
  • mrbluesky
    13 jun 17
    it's a "petaloso" live
  • nix
    13 jun 17
    I’m sure the group split after a fight between Hodgson and Davies. Their last concert with the traditional lineup, held in Germany, is on YouTube; I don’t remember which city. At that concert, Davies officially announces the breakup to the world, while Hodgson, with a grim face, comments on the announcement with someone backstage, all in front of the cameras.
    Flame, take it easy. The album is a gem.
Supertramp: Breakfast In America
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Supertramp: Breakfast in America
9 feb 17
I will take you, Lady
I'll take you, Lady
uhuh
Great…
Tears for Fears: Songs from the Big Chair
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Tears for Fears: Songs From the Big Chair
26 mar 17
Listen
  • Almotasim
    27 mar 17
    The very first album I ever bought on cassette in 1985. Before that, I only had the 45s of Goldrake and "Ti amo" by Tozzi, but I was 4 years old. With Orzabal, I was 12.
  • spiritello_s
    28 mar 17
    True champions of their kind from those years.
The Beatles: help!
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Beatles: Help!
30 dec 16
A chest full of treasures
  • tia
    31 dec 16
    My favorite of the bitolz.
The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
7 sep 16
Everything is here, there's no need to look elsewhere.
The Cars: Heartbeat City
Vinile I have it ★★★★★
The Cars: Heartbeat City
27 sep 16
a really cool record
The Offspring: Americana
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
The Offspring: Americana
11 oct 18
One Two Three Four Five Five Six
The Rolling Stones: 30 Greatest Hits
Vinile I lack ★★★★★
The Rolling Stones: 30 Greatest Hits
9 oct 17
One of the best collections by the Stones, published in Italy by LineaTre.
The Who: mc Vicar
Nastro Audio I have it ★★★★
The Who: mc Vicar
14 sep 16
it was missing, here it is
The Who: Tommy
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The Who: Tommy
9 sep 16
I inspired a film, usually it's the other way around.
  • DanyMorrison
    12 mar 18
    What year is the remastered version of the CD?
  • mrbluesky
    12 mar 18
    mine is from '96
  • DanyMorrison
    12 mar 18
    At least the only CD of Tommy that still exists, because all the deluxe versions have recently gone out of print.
yes: Talk
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Yes: Talk
6 mar 22
Do we have good AOR?
Zucchero: Blue's
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Zucchero: Blue's
9 sep 17
To err is human; even Zucchero can make a great album.
  • hjhhjij
    9 sep 17
    You meant to say "A nice compilation of songs stolen from... uh... covers."
  • Cialtronius
    10 sep 17
    another cliché
    sugar is crap

    and yet it’s strong, plagiarism included
  • hjhhjij
    10 sep 17
    How boring.
  • mrbluesky
    10 sep 17
    Alright, a bit of lightness every now and then. I like it.
  • hjhhjij
    10 sep 17
    I’m not angry with you. I’m angry with the usual “thing” that takes advantage of a light-hearted joke to start gossiping about stereotypes regarding strong people, yes, because it pleases him, so we all end up talking in clichés, as long as he can play the contrarian.
  • hjhhjij
    10 sep 17
    Alright, it's the same old story, you see. I'm just going to let it go.
  • Cialtronius
    10 sep 17
    For me, in this case, you are the contrarians. It's such a cliché in here to take potshots at some universally valid artists that if someone tries to defend them, they have to be called a contrarian? What absurdity.
  • hjhhjij
    10 sep 17
    Universally valid. Hi Ribaldo.
  • RinaldiACHTUNG
    11 sep 17
    Zucchero has done some crazy stuff, BUT he's the guy who wrote "Miserere" and that's enough for me :)
  • RinaldiACHTUNG
    11 sep 17
    In reality, the smile was two dots.
  • Cialtronius
    11 sep 17
    but he has written many other beautiful ones, not just miserere...
  • RinaldiACHTUNG
    11 sep 17
    Cialtronius, that's fine, but compared to his other works, IN MY OPINION, it's on another planet.
  • Cialtronius
    12 sep 17
    Well, yes, it's more or less his masterpiece, but I think it's mainly due to the added value of the lyrical part.
  • luludia
    13 sep 17
    Just to say that I have nothing against light listening, quite the opposite… but I don’t understand what the problem is in not appreciating Zucchero and, you know, Queen… where’s the cliché? … and what the heck does universally valid mean? … I like a lot of light music, like really a lot… I listen to it a bit by chance on the radio and a bit on YouTube… similarly, there’s a lot of light music that I can’t stand, Zucchero for example (who’s actually talented, by the way… and has a great voice, but his songs are not for me)… here’s the thing, I think that the phrase "not for me" says a lot… I even appreciate some of Jovanotti's stuff, just to say… but sure, the great artists are others and everyone has their own favorite great artists…
  • Cialtronius
    13 sep 17
    the "problem" is that there are too many of you here, it's statistically improbable... the same goes for Vasco Rossi, here he's considered the cream of the crap... well then what is Ligabue? it's a widely accepted feeling that's been around for years, that's what I'm saying, and it's this and only this that drives me crazy... by universally I meant objectively, don't be foolish too luludia because you're at a certain age, hjhj that's enough (to give stupid little answers like universally+hi)
  • hjhhjij
    13 sep 17
    "It's a common sentiment that's been solidified over the years, that's what I say." And in fact, you're spouting nonsense. Because you have to, it’s stronger than you. You have to go against the grain, even when it doesn’t make sense. This is not the entire world of music listeners; this is Debaser, where a large segment of the audience thinks Zucchero sucks. Uhhhhh, what a terrible and shocking thing, statistically improbable even, but it must be a common sentiment bla bla, sure, logical. By universally, you meant objectively. Zucchero is OBJECTIVELY valid... But why am I still talking to this? Why? Goodness, with you they should bring back Contatoredicasiumani. And then, damn, I have to say it, it’s been years since I’ve said this to a user, seriously... To someone else, the fact that they like Zucchero (and if they don’t bother others with Queen and don’t pester those who don’t like him, all the better) I wouldn’t even have said anything (like to bluesky, poor guy, who doesn’t spout nonsense and listens to his stuff that he likes) but to you, I really have to say it: you understand fuck all about music, you have the musical sensitivity of a zucchini. There, I've said that hateful and stupid phrase that should only be reserved for fans of Gigi D'Alessio.
  • luludia
    13 sep 17
    1) There’s nothing objectively valid, not even Mozart... 2) I like the first Vasco... 3) If we’re too many here, there will be fewer elsewhere... 4) Universally + hi is an excellent response... 5) I don’t like any attitude of superiority like "I listen to cool stuff, so I hate pop songs," even if maybe for some it’s a natural attitude after expanding their listening beyond the average (NATURAL BUT WRONG)... 5) But I don’t like the opposite attitude either, like "you only listen to weird stuff"... everyone listens to WHATEVER THE HELL THEY WANT... AND THE NEXT PERSON WHO TELLS ME I DON’T LIKE QUEEN BECAUSE I WANT TO BE COOL SHOULD KNOW THAT I JUST DON’T LIKE THEM BECAUSE THEY SIMPLY SUCK... clear the concept?
  • hjhhjij
    13 sep 17
    But then you see this thing from how it seems you take pleasure in going on the profile or the pages of some very renowned artists here on DeBaser (which is A music site, and you should be well aware of the general tastes of the users, it's not like you just come in and say Zucchero is fine and change things) and you say HOW BORING, WHAT A DRAG, OVERRATED. But I couldn't care less if this annoys you; it's just that you do it on purpose. But what the hell do you find? Really. It's like luludia took pleasure in saying every time someone puts up "WHAT A DRAG, GENESIS SUCKS." I know they suck to you, but at least he doesn't take pleasure in trashing them just to go against the general taste of this particular site. But for crying out loud, sign up for a site dedicated to Queen or Zucchero or Battisti, or at least something you like, Zucchero, without constantly bothering others and their opinions just because you don't feel the same way. Well, you drive me crazy. You and your way of "thinking."
  • hjhhjij
    13 sep 17
    "If we're too many here, there will be fewer elsewhere." Thank you, lulù. In that case, let's get two puppets.
  • hjhhjij
    13 sep 17
    I'm starting to get annoyed by Queen too, oh, poor things.
  • hjhhjij
    13 sep 17
    By the way, it's funny to notice how, even though I made the usual joke about plagiarism, no one would have ever bothered bluesky for saying that 'this Zucchero album is good' (and in fact, this is NOT an UGLY album). No-one.
  • hjhhjij
    13 sep 17
    But then excuse me, really... Ribà, what if I told you, and I could say it, why not, that Van Morrison, who I know you might not like, is an objectively valid artist? What would you say in response? No? And on what basis do you say that what you think is valid and what I say is not? Or would you agree that he is objectively valid? But you don't like him. And why can't I think Zucchero is terrible, for various reasons?
  • Cialtronius
    13 sep 17
    Are you done?

    For God's sake, how much do you talk?
    Go take a walk because I can't even read you.
  • hjhhjij
    13 sep 17
    Look, I had no doubts, don't worry. Make yourself comfortable.
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