Alan Sorrenti: Aria
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Alan Sorrenti: Aria
13 jun 20
"I would like to meet you..."
Alan Sorrenti: Figli delle stelle
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Alan Sorrenti: Figli delle stelle
11 oct 20
I preface that this is an album I've always found annoying, but OBJECTIVELY one cannot say it’s poorly made/thought out... sure, compared to the first two it feels somewhat insignificant, but overall it's an album (in terms of the music) that's really well written and arranged. The lyrics, yes, are weak, but if only we had such catchy tunes nowadays... the worst for Alan will come two years later. Almost 3.5.
  • Martello
    11 oct 20
    SACRILEGE but true, down here it’s still bearable.
  • hjhhjij
    11 oct 20
    You're right. But I still hate this album.
  • luludia
    11 oct 20
    the only merit of this stuff is to have inspired the line "we are children of the stars and great-grandchildren of his majesty money"...
  • Kism
    12 oct 20
    luludia...not only that, but you got it right!
  • Kism
    12 oct 20
    By the way, yesterday I was listening to Tregua and Artide Antartide by Renato, contemporaries (Artide) of the voice of the master, and I was thinking... how Battiato was at least twenty years ahead... in the lyrics, in the music, and in the arrangements!
  • MarkRChandar
    26 feb 21
    @[Kism] Just Tregua in terms of lyrics is more relevant than ever... the music and arrangements agree with you.
Alan Sorrenti: Come Un Vecchio Incensiere All'Alba Di Un Villaggio Deserto
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Alan Sorrenti: Come un vecchio incensiere all'alba di un villaggio deserto
28 apr 20
According to (and unfortunately, the last) masterpiece by Alan Sorrenti. Even though "Aria" had something more, this is still a great album that should not be underestimated.
  • Martello
    28 apr 20
    Never heard of it. I don't know the author. Could this be a serious matter?
  • Ditta
    28 apr 20
    Just give a listen to the first two (absolute masterpieces) and the third one (inferior, but still good). Stay far away from everything else though, possible permanent damage to the Eustachian tubes.
  • Ditta
    28 apr 20
    Alan Sorrenti is, I think, the only man on earth capable of matching his artistic decline to that of Antonello Venditti and Pino Daniele (in fact, he might even surpass them).
Alan Sorrenti: Alan Sorrenti
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Alan Sorrenti: Alan Sorrenti
11 may 20
The best Sorrenti ends here. Then a handful of commercial pop songs, but still acceptable and fairly well-crafted, followed by an absolute abyss. Rating for the album: 8.5
Alan Sorrenti: L.A. & N.Y.
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Alan Sorrenti: L.A. & N.Y.
5 aug 20
I think it's one of the ugliest records in the history of Italian music. Gruesome.
  • Kism
    5 aug 20
    Yet I don't agree! It's a "Disco" record played excellently, light and funky. Furthermore, to write such an catchy song as "Tu sei l'unica donna per me," whether one wants to acknowledge it or not, it takes talent!
  • Martello
    5 aug 20
    Alan Alan...what the hell are you doing.......ALAN!
Antonello Venditti: Le cose della vita
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Antonello Venditti: Le cose della vita
4 jun 20
The album that introduced me to Antonello, and that I am absolutely most attached to, is this one. A wonderfully sparse and raw album, with indelible gems like the incredibly tough "Mio padre ha un buco in gola," the powerful "Brucia Roma," the heart-wrenching title track, or the stunning "Le tue mani su di me." Oh, and then we also find a new version of "E li ponti so' soli," this time played only with the organ, which really enhances it. Great album.
  • Martello
    4 jun 20
    And all of this in less than six months. If only I had written the things of life in six months. It was a great
  • Eneathedevil
    4 jun 20
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  • Alemarcon
    4 jun 20
    For me, this is Venditti's best work. It has something that no other album of Antonello's has. The ones that come closest are "Lilly" and "Ullalla," but (again for me) they are slightly inferior. Many still consider it too raw, others too bare; for me, it is the absolute peak of his discography.
    @Martello, you said it well: HE WAS great. Not anymore today. But when he was someone, he did great things.
  • Ditta
    4 jun 20
    @[Alemarcon] for me this is only surpassed by "Lilly" (which I consider, besides being his masterpiece, also one of the greatest Italian albums).
    Ultimately, my preference for Venditti (only the "angry" albums up to '76 and not considering the first one with De Gregori) is:
    1. Lilly
    2. Le cose della vita
    3. Quando verrà Natale
    4. L'orso bruno
    5. Ullàlla
    However, it must be said that there’s nothing to throw away from this Venditti (until more or less '82/'83).
  • Martello
    4 jun 20
    @[Alemarcon] are we forgetting something, like a certain little record from 1978 born under the sign of Pisces? Anyway, it's true, he’s done so much obscene stuff that you end up forgetting these wonders. Anger plays nasty tricks. But so does alcohol. Especially alcohol.
  • Alemarcon
    4 jun 20
    1. The Things of Life
    2. Ullalla
    3. Lilly
    4. When Christmas Will Come
    5. The Brown Bear

    "Under the Sign of Pisces" (great album) I consider already in the pre-commercial phase, even though it is still of great quality. It differs quite a bit from the previous ones. I consider it Antonello's most meticulously crafted album, but I don't know, those 3 have something I prefer.
  • Ditta
    4 jun 20
    I agree with @[Alemarcon] about the Fishes. I place that album behind "Lilly" and "Le cose della vita," on par with "Quando verrà Natale." Rating 4.5, which I round up to 5 out of affection. But for goodness' sake, the Venditti production until '83 is not up for discussion.
  • Martello
    4 jun 20
    First I would put Lilly, second The Things of Life, and third Under the Sign and When Christmas Comes at equal merit.
  • Ditta
    4 jun 20
    "Lilly" is something phenomenal for me. The very ending of "Lo stambecco ferito" is worth an entire career.
  • Martello
    4 jun 20
    Lilly and the wounded ibex send shivers down your spine. Add to that Schoolmate, Attila and the star, and Ballpoint pen, and here you see a light; better to follow it than to perish.
  • Eneathedevil
    4 jun 20
    Oh my God, it's hard to rank them, but "Ullalla," which Venditti himself has disowned by not including any of the songs from the album in his tours, in my opinion is a bit too verbose and rhetorical, so I definitely see it as falling behind, like in @[Ditta]'s ranking. The others from the '70s are really competing.
  • Eneathedevil
    4 jun 20
    Of course, "Ballpoint pen" is a diversion. Don't quote me "Love has no masters," don't quote me.
  • Martello
    4 jun 20
    I've already left out L'orso bruno. Probably the worst of the 70. Very beautiful lyrics, but the arrangements are too heavy. I slightly prefer Ullallà.
  • Ditta
    4 jun 20
    "Ballpoint pen" is a diversion "Enè... what are you up to??? :( of course "Love has no masters" is a whole other thing though...
  • Martello
    4 jun 20
    @[Eneathedevil] You shouldn’t have touched the ballpoint pen. A stroke of genius. Holy Brigid, I would say it's the only hair in the egg, yet still remaining top-notch.
  • Ditta
    4 jun 20
    @[Martello] well, in Orso there’s "Lontana è Milano," "L'ingresso della fabbrica," "Dove," "Il mare di Jan," but above all the title track... For me, the least beautiful of the 70s is "Buona domenica" (and there's still "Modena," no joke).
  • Eneathedevil
    4 jun 20
    Well, it's a bit of an annoying little song: as you know, Venditti wrote it to defend himself from the attacks of a journalist of the time, so it's quite self-indulgent and egocentric. It certainly doesn't have the depth of the "committed" pieces like Lo Stambecco Ferito and Lilly. They are really different "weights."
  • Martello
    4 jun 20
    Ah right, happy Sunday. Damn it. True, worse than the bear. The black sheep of the 70s, despite some good tracks.
  • Martello
    4 jun 20
    @[Eneathedevil] it's true, it's a bit self-congratulatory but absolutely great. It's also true that it doesn't reach the levels of the pieces you mentioned. A well-executed jab.
  • Ditta
    4 jun 20
    "some good tracks" well, "Modena" seems to me something far more than a "good track". And then anyway there are "Stai con me", "Robin", "Scusa devo andare via" and "Donna in bottiglia", all good/excellent songs. The title track is not bad, but quite out of context (a bit like "Attenti al lupo" for Dalla in "Cambio"), "Mezzanotte" and "Kriminal" are two divertissements
    @[Eneathedevil] well, I've always loved it...
  • Eneathedevil
    4 jun 20
    In agreement with @[Ditta] on Buona Domenica, Modena is by definition one of the peaks of Venditti's entire discography (let's not forget that Gato Barbieri is there). On "Penna a sfera," it really gets on my nerves when he describes himself as "An honest and beloved singer-songwriter." This nonsense is somewhat his trademark, I know, but in the face of such self-indulgence, it seems to me that too much truly spoils everything.
  • Martello
    4 jun 20
    It's true that there are some great tracks, but if it had been released after Venditti and segreti, I certainly would have loved it more. Instead, it had to compete with the previous giants. I'm sorry, because the songs are there and you've mentioned all of them (except for Donna in bottiglia, but maybe it's just me who doesn't connect with it), but there are also a few missteps like Kriminal, indeed. What a shame, it could have been a great album.
  • Ditta
    4 jun 20
    "I find 'Buona domenica' inferior to 'Sotto la pioggia' but also superior to the trio 'Cuore,' 'Venditti e segreti,' 'In questo mondo di ladri.' Had it been released later, it would actually be more appreciated today."
  • Kism
    5 jun 20
    "Happy Sunday" is inferior to "Under the Rain," "Modena" has never convinced me, neither the lyrics (it doesn't grab me), nor the melody, nor the solo (technically beautiful), just barely tolerable (forgive me) to my ears by Gato Barbieri.
  • Ditta
    5 jun 20
    For me, "Modena" is something of rare beauty. And Gato Barbieri also makes me appreciate things like "Che fantastica storia è la vita," just think about it...
Antonello Venditti: Ullalla
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Antonello Venditti: Ullalla
19 jun 20
An extremely underrated album (both at the time and still today), but very beautiful in my opinion. It's absurd that the same author has always repudiated it as if it were nothing. But tracks like "Maria Maddalena," "Canzone per Seveso," or "Jodi e la scimmietta," many singers and local authors can only dream of at night...
Antonello Venditti: Quando verrà Natale
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Antonello Venditti: Quando verrà Natale
18 jun 20
We're back to the discussion of when Venditti was still offering us extraordinary albums, with not a single weak song. When his songs still gave us true emotions, nothing compared to "Benvenuti in paradiso," "Raggio di luna," or other similar miserable crap from the nineties (to follow). Great Antonello Venditti, where have you gone?..
Antonello Venditti: Cuore
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Antonello Venditti: Cuore
10 sep 20
Here Antonello was about to run out of steam, but he still managed to keep up the pace (“Notte prima degli esami” and “Qui” above all). The two subsequent albums would have a handful of good songs, then a total and definitive collapse. Millions and millions of copies sold of horrible albums. Rating? I’d say that a (almost) 4 would be fair.
  • perfect element
    11 sep 20
    I am particularly attached to this album because my father used to listen to it often. The last cry of Antonello.
  • Alemarcon
    11 sep 20
    I would say that 4 solid stars are fine, especially for those little masterpieces that are Qui, L'Ottimista and especially Notte Prima Degli Esami... The rest still maintains a medium-high level. The one that fares the worst is perhaps "Non E' La Cocaina," a really too cheap and "eighties" arrangement. I agree, after this it's total inundation. It won't rise again.
  • Ditta
    11 sep 20
    I am very attached to "Le cose della vita," not only because of personal feelings but also because it was the first album by Venditti that I truly listened to (it must have been around ’98/’99), and from there I understood that Venditti was not just Benvenuti in Paradiso and Alta marea (unfortunately, I only knew him for those hits, and indeed for quite a while I stayed far away from him...wrongly).
    Well, his masterpiece by far remains "Lilly," without a doubt.
Antonello Venditti: In Questo Mondo Di Ladri
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Antonello Venditti: In questo mondo di ladri
30 may 20
The tombstone of Antonello. In its entirety, it remains a decent little disc, even if it perhaps sounds like a lot of things released during that time. But the songs, overall, are not bad: from the initial romanticism of "Ricordati di me," through the underrated "Correndo correndo" and the mega-famous title track to the concluding, as little known as it is beautiful "Ma che bella giornata di sole," the most successful piece of the album and the last masterpiece by Venditti (before "Giuda," 19 years later). After this, there will be a total disaster, with at least 3-4 pitiful albums in a row. To receive a positive rating (6) again, one would have to jump directly to 2007 ("Dalla pelle al cuore"). Average 3.5 rounded down.
  • Martello
    30 may 20
    Already here, Venditti was starting to become a bit of a cheapskate when it came to writing nice songs, but those few truly beautiful ones are worth it (First of all, what a beautiful sunny day). Then nothing, absolute nothing. P.S. cheapskate means stingy.
  • Ditta
    30 may 20
    I completely agree. If you think that in the following "Welcome to Paradise," the only semi-salvageable track is "Alta marea" (cover), it’s like finding a still good apricot in a bag of compost.
  • Martello
    30 may 20
    Indeed, you take this bitter fruit.
  • Martello
    30 may 20
    In fact, quite rotten
Antonello Venditti: Buona Domenica
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Antonello Venditti: Buona domenica
6 jun 20
I'm not really convinced by everything on this album; perhaps there are a few too many divertissements (I could have done without tracks like "Mezzanotte" and "Kriminal"), or a track like the title track, which overall isn't bad, but for its standards feels a bit too easy. Yet those remaining five tracks are each more beautiful than the last, especially the extraordinary "Modena" with that haunting sax by Gato Barbieri: probably his greatest masterpiece. "Tanto valeva avere parlato già da allora, quando tutto era da fare e tu non eri importante.."
  • Martello
    6 jun 20
    Better than the later ones, worse than the earlier ones. 3 and a half stars. Perfect Modena, abominable Kriminal.
  • Ditta
    6 jun 20
    Well, "Singing in the Rain" is definitely superior to it for me. But of the subsequent ones, only that one. I agree with "worse than the previous ones."
  • Martello
    6 jun 20
    Slightly Superior is under the rain. For me, it doesn't deserve four stars, but I would say it's the best since '79. I would give it a 7.5, which could easily be an 8 if we don't count a few missteps.
  • Ditta
    6 jun 20
    I would give this a 7.5 approximately. The next one gets an 8.5. Then there's "Cuore" from '84, which in my opinion (aside from the overly plastic arrangements) stays more or less on the same levels as this. I would still give it a 7.5.
  • Martello
    6 jun 20
    Boh Heart at what 6.5. Yeah, it's nice but too simplistic for me (but The Optimist is really something). Then I wouldn't comment on Venditti and secrets... for Bob. Antonello, be good or I'll break you.
  • Ditta
    6 jun 20
    Well, "Venditti e segreti" was definitely not bad; it had a few quite avoidable missteps (the title track or "Rocky-Rambo-Sting"), but it also had some gems (notably "Peppino" and "Giulio Cesare"). I would give it a 6.5. Copy and paste for "In questo mondo di ladri". Everything that comes after '88 will NEVER be above a 4/4.5 (except for the 6 for "Dalla pelle al cuore").
  • Ditta
    6 jun 20
    "Cuore" is still a nice little album, isn't it? Perhaps not very original in terms of arrangements. It had gems like "Notte prima degli esami," "Qui," "L'ottimista," and "Piero e Cinzia," while the rest stays at more than a good level.
  • Martello
    6 jun 20
    From Cuore to this world of thieves, I can't give more than 6.5. Venditti and segreti the worst of the three (a flat 6), Cuore the best and in between this world of thieves. The rest should be avoided like the plague.
Antonello Venditti: Prendilo tu questo frutto amaro
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Antonello Venditti: Prendilo tu questo frutto amaro
21 may 20
I own the CD, but only for "discographic completeness." A true musical garbage, atrocious from every point of view. I mean, out of eight songs, there should be at least one, I say at least one semi-decent one... NO! A mess 360°. And the saddest thing is that this man is the same pen behind albums like "Le cose della vita" and "Lilly"... after this, I dared not spend money on him again, except for "Dalla pelle al cuore" in 2007.
  • Martello
    21 may 20
    Not even the cover can be saved. It doesn't even deserve that one star you give it.
  • Ditta
    21 may 20
    Let's start a petition to be able to insert zero on the debasio!!
  • Martello
    21 may 20
    This album without a 0 is like a toilet without a flush, it remains a floating turd that will torment you for ages to come. Amen
  • Ditta
    21 may 20
    The saddest thing is that the most famous song on the album (of course "Ogni volta") is also the worst! And of course, Radio Italia et similae, back in that distant 1995, tortured us every two seconds with that "ogni voltaaaaaa che paaarlooooo di teeeeeeee," passing it off as an absolute masterpiece.
    Naturally supported by the same author, who called it "his most beautiful love song" (so what are "Le tue mani su di me," "Stai con me," "Dimmelo tu cos'è," etc.?) It's just overwhelming sadness. If I think about the success it had back then...
  • Mauro82
    21 may 20
    Alright, @[Company], "Minor Heroes" wasn't too bad, it was a good piece. "Wild Wind" instead I quite like because I'm emotionally attached to it (I don't consider it a masterpiece at all, not even remotely). The rest is dispensable, and to think that until not too long ago I considered "Every Time" a good song (ugh!)
  • Ditta
    21 may 20
    "Minor heroes" was perhaps the only one with a somewhat decent lyrics (as for the music and arrangements, I won't comment; after "Benvenuti in paradiso," it's yet another poor copy of "In questo mondo di ladri").
  • Martello
    21 may 20
    Alright @Ditta, it's normal that the most famous one is also the ugliest. Take for example Canzoni per me by Vasco, where everyone mainly remembers that crap Rewind. I won't express myself on Eroi minori because I don't remember it too well, but it seems to me it was just barely decent.
Antonello Venditti: UNICA
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Antonello Venditti: Unica
9 sep 20
Another four years to give birth to this yet another musical turd. A few semi-decent passages ("Oltre il confine," "Ti ricordi il cielo," which weren't even written by him) absolutely fail to save the album. I won’t comment on the three big singles because today I'm in a good mood. In conclusion, a very ugly album but definitely less unbearable than the diabolical triad "Frutto amaro," "Goodbye," "Che fantastica storia." Almost 1.5.
  • Martello
    9 sep 20
    Little but certain. Worse than that Tortura. Just remember the sky is salvageable, besides written by Pacifico so not the last of the bastards.
  • perfect element
    10 sep 20
    Horrifying.
Antonello Venditti: L' orso bruno
Vinile I have it ★★★★
Antonello Venditti: L' orso bruno
7 may 20
When Venditti was still being listened to, when Venditti was still offering us real music, rather than "Unica," "Ogni volta," or similar nonsense from the last thirty years... an album with great soul. It's just a shame about the rather unfortunate arrangements, which prevent it from getting a 5, but the songs themselves are stunning. 4.5
  • Eneathedevil
    7 may 20
    No way, but tell me what the hell is "L'orso bruno." In my personal top ten of the most beautiful songs in the history of Italian music.
  • Ditta
    7 may 20
    Masterpiece... however, I prefer "Lo stambecco ferito" (final solo MAGISTRAL) and "Modena" (on sax Gato Barbieri) by a hair. And all the more I get pissed off when I have to listen to all the junk he made after 1988, when he used to be a great author.
  • Eneathedevil
    7 may 20
    "Modena" if it doesn't make the top 10, certainly finds its place in the top 20. "Lo stambecco ferito," of which I discovered that the beautiful closing is part of the soundtrack of "Signore e signori buonanotte," strikes me as a bit too wordy and certainly somewhat more sparse in terms of orchestration compared to the other two mentioned pieces.
  • Eneathedevil
    7 may 20
    However, for heaven's sake, everything Venditti produced up until '79 is pure gold.
  • Ditta
    7 may 20
    I would say 82, "Sotto la pioggia" is really beautiful, perfectly fitting from a musical standpoint. With "Cuore," however, we enter the pop-commercial phase, which will still be acceptable up to and including "In questo mondo di ladri." After that, goodbye forever Venditti..
  • Eneathedevil
    7 may 20
    For me, "Sotto la pioggia" feels a bit awkward, even though "Dimmelo tu cos'è" has always got me excited with its "scopare bene, scopare bene: questa è la prima cosa." Then the cover is of a stunning ugliness. It barely scrapes by.
  • Ditta
    7 may 20
    Indeed, the cover is "original" (to be kind)...
  • Mauro82
    7 may 20
    Personally, I wouldn't throw "Welcome to Paradise" overboard either... let's say a 6-/10.
  • Ditta
    7 may 20
    "Welcome to Paradise" was truly horrible, a poor copy of the previous one, only Finn's cover stands out. The rest is fluff.
  • MarkRChandar
    29 jan 21
    @[Eneathedevil] what are the other tracks in the top ten?
  • Eneathedevil
    29 jan 21
    Ah! This will be revealed in a top 100 of the best Italian pieces that will take place - sooner or later - on the debasico ground!
Antonello Venditti: Che fantastica storia è la vita
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Antonello Venditti: Che fantastica storia è la vita
24 aug 20
An overly pretentious album, launched by two pretentious singles. Antonello, trying to pick himself up after the abyss reached with the previous works, falls back and hurts himself (and us) quite a bit. Because the piece that he would like to be the flagship, that is the infamous title track, is a bland ballad with an indigestible text (the only merit being Gato Barbieri's sax). "Lacrime di pioggia" has a text on the edge of decent, but unfortunately, it is completely ruined by a truly chip and sugary arrangement. The rest? Let's not go there...
Antonello Venditti: Venditti e segreti
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Antonello Venditti: Venditti e segreti
9 jun 20
A record that isn’t as bad as many claim. It’s a Venditti not yet too devoid of substance, still sufficiently inspired and (still) not out of ideas. After 34 years, it remains quite pleasant and hasn’t aged too poorly. Rating 6.5
  • Martello
    9 jun 20
    Well, even half a point less. Okay, there's Peppino, Settembre, and maybe Esterina is nice too. But Segreti, Rocky Rambo, and Sting, and C'è un cuore che batte nel cuore di Roma, not really. Then in between, Insostenibile leggerezza and Giulio Cesare, which I kind of like but not too much.
  • Ditta
    9 jun 20
    At the top, I would put "Peppino," "Giulio Cesare," and "Settembre," at the bottom the title track and "Rocky-Rambo-Sting." "Questa insostenibile...", "Esterina," and "C'è un cuore..." in the middle.
  • Martello
    9 jun 20
    Well, very fluctuating as an album, though. Even more than Buona domenica, and in that album, it went from Modena to Kriminal in a flash.
  • Kism
    9 jun 20
    I like it and I have always liked it, not everything is clear! Peppino really doesn't say anything to me, This Incomprehensible Lightness of Being, Secrets and September are my favorites. De Gustibus...3/5
  • Martello
    9 jun 20
    @[Kism] I like Peppino. Secrets is embarrassing. I'm okay with September and the vote too. It will go a little better with the next one.
Antonello Venditti: Benvenuti in paradiso
CD Audio I have it ★★
Antonello Venditti: Benvenuti in paradiso
10 sep 20
If between '84 and '88 a few pearls sprinkled here and there could still be spotted, from here on poor Antonello will ruin, with his own hands, what beauty he had previously created. In eight tracks and 43 minutes, only the arrangement of "Alta marea" is saved (well, thank you, it's a cover). However... considering that what’s to come will be even worse, I can't bring myself to give him a 1; I'd say that 1.5 rounded up to 2 is fair. And I'm being generous, I am.
  • hjhhjij
    10 sep 20
    He has once again gifted us with incredible songs YouTube video non trovato CT3WqFnJwWE corrado guzzanti - l'esondazione dell'aniene
  • Ditta
    10 sep 20
    I always get emotional every time they are brought out. Masterpieces.
  • hjhhjij
    10 sep 20
    Me too. Me too (I'm Roman too, I don’t know about you, but this Guzzanti stuff makes me laugh three times more). Jokes aside, the two historic Roman songs, as a Roman, he really made them beautiful; taken as football anthems, they really kick ass.
  • Ditta
    10 sep 20
    I am of Venetian descent, but I was born and raised in the province of Rome... I’m not a Roma fan, but yes, the anthems are beautiful.
  • hjhhjij
    10 sep 20
    So you'll have ended up in the Grande Raccordo Anulare :D
  • Martello
    10 sep 20
    But has that infamous Bruno changed management?
  • Ditta
    10 sep 20
    Yes, but honestly, I don't care about him.
    It's well known: the ham is better at Sergio's, behind the square.
    It's just that he doesn't give you a receipt.
  • Martello
    10 sep 20
    And no one talks about the dealer that rips you off and leaves you?
  • hjhhjij
    10 sep 20
    :-)
Antonello Venditti: Dalla pelle al cuore
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Antonello Venditti: Dalla pelle al cuore
28 may 20
The best album by Venditti from 1990 to today: he has finally managed to rise again, earning the passing grade that has been missing since 1988. "Giuda" and "Tradimento e perdono" are two exceptional tracks (especially the former); among the sentimental ones, the most beautiful is "Piove su Roma." The only songs that are a bit lackluster are perhaps the title track, "Scatole vuote," and "Indimenticabile," but overall it's still a successful work. It must be said that, of the last thirty years of his career, this is the only one that manages to reach passing marks. 3 out of 5.
  • Martello
    28 may 20
    Oasis in the desert. But then you have to set off again to travel into nothingness, and that's when shit hail emerges with Unica and Tortuga.
  • Ditta
    28 may 20
    Damn right. Then in "Tortuga" (or rather, TortuRa) there’s what I believe is the lowest point of the entire career...
  • Martello
    28 may 20
    But then I don't get it. On the album, there's a track called I ragazzi di Tortuga and another one simply called Tortuga. I don't understand, did he have little imagination with the titles?
Antonello Venditti: Goodbye Novecento
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Antonello Venditti: Goodbye Novecento
5 jul 20
If I think of all his discography up to "Sotto la pioggia" and then to this colossal crap, it makes me want to cry. Even Baglioni managed to do better during that period.
Antonello Venditti: Sotto la pioggia
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Antonello Venditti: Sotto la pioggia
24 apr 20
Really a beautiful album as far as I'm concerned, perhaps the last of the giant Venditti. In the trilogy '78-'82, I place it in the middle, a bit above "Buona domenica" but a bit below "Sotto il segno dei pesci." The arrangements are very well done. Quite close to a masterpiece, but it's missing something to be defined as such. 4.5
  • Kism
    24 apr 20
    The latest classic, I agree.
  • Ditta
    24 apr 20
    Well, this was his last GREAT album... but until "In questo mondo di ladri" (88) included, it's still worthwhile. From 90 onwards, total eclipse.
Antonello Venditti: Tortuga
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Antonello Venditti: Tortuga
4 sep 20
Speechless... a rare atrocity. And he himself has even called it “his best album”... a slap in the face to all the Giulia, the Canzoni per Seveso, the wounded Stambecchi from throughout his career... not to mention that this is his ABSOLUTE low point, and I don’t need to tell you which one it is. Unfortunately, the database won’t let me give it a perfect zero, so I'm forced to assign a generous one...
Antonello Venditti: Lilly
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Antonello Venditti: Lilly
10 sep 20
By now, I have no more words for this album, only a rating. Beyond masterpiece.
Antonello Venditti: Sotto Il Segno Dei Pesci
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Antonello Venditti: Sotto il segno dei pesci
11 jun 20
Among Antonello's absolute best albums, even if it appears slightly different from the previous ones. The arrangements are truly refined, and musically speaking, it has reached one of the highest points of his career; out of the trilogy 78-82, it is undoubtedly the best. And while the previous ones were equally poetic and probably a bit angrier, this one, in my opinion, is "THE" AV album (without taking anything away from the rest). Average 4.5, which I round up to 5.
  • Martello
    11 jun 20
    Make sure it's the best, also because there's no competition with the other two that came out after. The title track and Bomba o non bomba resonate in the heart, but also Il telegiornale and Giulia are no joke. Where's Venditti's album like La voce was for Battiato and Rimmel was for Degre, for example?
  • Martello
    11 jun 20
    In the first sentence, I got a bit dazed and wanted to write that there's no competition with the other two that follow.
Antonello Venditti - Francesco De Gregori: Theorius Campus
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Antonello Venditti - Francesco De Gregori: Theorius Campus
8 may 20
Great debut for the two singer-songwriters from Rome. The best of De Gregori was still to come; here he doesn't shine too much (although "Signora aquilone" and "Dolce signora che bruci" are both stunning tracks), while Venditti already proves to be more than an excellent singer-songwriter, with indelible gems like the famous "Roma capoccia" and the poignant "Sora Rosa," both written at the age of 14.
Biagio Antonacci: Sono cose che capitano
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Biagio Antonacci: Sono cose che capitano
3 aug 20
I just found this CD in a drawer, and I still can't figure out how the hell an original Antonacci CD ended up in my house..
  • dsalva
    3 aug 20
    Hahahaha....I have it too.....don't be smart, I know you like it!
  • Ditta
    3 aug 20
    You can't hide anything from me, huh... :(
  • Martello
    3 aug 20
    I don't know him...but the cover already makes me think of the fruits harvested from the album sales...
  • Ditta
    3 aug 20
    If you don't fear the dark, you'll never see the stars.
  • Martello
    3 aug 20
    Oh, here we go again! By quoting this crap I'm becoming constipated, where's the quality music?!
  • Ditta
    3 aug 20
    But in reality, it's exactly the shitty music that should remedy constipation...right?
  • Martello
    3 aug 20
    ................look, I don't know, I resort to bifidus for certain things..........but hey, if it happens, I'll try the bitter fruit repeatedly.
Claudio Baglioni: Viaggiatore sulla coda del tempo
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Claudio Baglioni: Viaggiatore sulla coda del tempo
19 apr 20
A huge step backwards compared to the previous quartet. For heaven's sake, it’s not entirely worthless, but it's such a cheap shot of an album that it ultimately becomes unbearable. And "Cuore di aliante" is one of those classics that would have already gotten on your nerves.
Claudio Baglioni: La vita è adesso
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Claudio Baglioni: La vita è adesso
18 apr 20
Of the Baglioni's works of maturity, this is the one I like the least; however, I still consider it a nice album. The title track and "Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto" are the most successful pieces. 3.8
  • Kism
    18 apr 20
    Modestino! On the road it was another story...
  • Ditta
    18 apr 20
    Well, that's undeniable... but all in all, this one commands respect too!
  • Cccp221991
    18 jan 21
    5 full, I place them among the five Baglioni masterpieces. As for the songs, I’m not very convinced by "un nuovo giorno"; the rest, "amore in corso," is beautiful. "Andiamo a casa" is also a bit underrated. In my opinion, all of them shine more in the subsequent live performances than in the studio versions because, in his early albums, he tended to have soporific rhythms. If produced differently, they would have been recognized as masterpieces back then. "Uomini persi" is probably the most Deandreian of Baglioni's songs. Anyway, many of the songs listed sound better in "attori e spettatori" and similar works.
Claudio Baglioni: E tu…
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Claudio Baglioni: E tu…
31 jul 20
After four pitiful albums, finally Mister Agonia starts to release something interesting, arrangements (in collaboration with Vangelis) truly well-crafted. Among Baglioni's works from the 70s, this is definitely the most convincing. 4 solid balls.
claudio baglioni: sabato pomeriggio
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Claudio Baglioni: Sabato pomeriggio
10 may 20
If after "And you..." it seemed like he wanted to start making decent music, with this album he takes a huge step back. However, it's not completely to be discarded, especially for tracks like "Sisto V" or "Il lago di misurina." As for the rating, I'm torn between a 2 and a 3... let's go with a 3. On a decimal scale, I would give it a 6-/10.
claudio baglioni: questo piccolo grande amore
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Claudio Baglioni: Questo piccolo grande amore
30 jul 20
Slightly less worse than its namesake from '70 and "Un cantastorie..." (71), but just slightly. And still really awful (the title track, in particular, I have always found annoying). Rating: 2 stars, not even quite full.
claudio baglioni: anime in gioco
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Claudio Baglioni: Anime in gioco
30 jul 20
One of the greatest disasters ever to happen to music. From this point onward, it will completely tarnish everything good it produced between '81 and '95.
  • Martello
    30 jul 20
    SING IF YOU WANT AND LIFE LIFE YOU IDIOT! WHY DON'T YOU GO AND GIVE THE COPPER LIKE ALL THE OLD ONES DO?
Claudio Baglioni: Claudio Baglioni
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Claudio Baglioni: Claudio Baglioni
19 aug 20
Our greatest fortune is that this crap was on the market for only a few months...
Claudio Baglioni: Gira che ti rigira amore bello
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Claudio Baglioni: Gira che ti rigira amore bello
4 sep 20
I'm going around (and around) with Baglioni.
  • Martello
    4 sep 20
    They do the silly little dance dududu dadadà even to me.
  • hjhhjij
    4 sep 20
    If this Baglioni doesn't make the baglioni fall, I don't know who will...
Claudio Baglioni: Strada Facendo
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Claudio Baglioni: Strada facendo
24 sep 20
The first album of Baglioni's maturity is quite different from the previous ones; Claudio finally renews himself and manages to break free from his typical tear-jerking songs (with which, unfortunately, he is still remembered today). "Notti," "Ragazze dell’est," and "Fotografie" are the most successful pieces.
  • Kism
    24 sep 20
    The first album I bought! It's actually very well made, "Fotografie" is stunning both in its arrangements (Geoff Westley) and in its beautiful lyrics, the beginning and end of a love story told through photographs, indeed. But also the title track is a classic, the album of maturity, where it shows anyone who might doubt its abilities that it is a complete artist.
Claudio Baglioni: Oltre
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Claudio Baglioni: Oltre
18 may 20
Undoubtedly his most successful album: excellent collaborations, great arrangements, and decidedly valid tracks; the rating is 4.5. However, there are some flaws in the lyrics (typically Baglionesque), which prevents it from achieving a 5. But apart from this, it remains a more than successful work that should not be underestimated.
  • Kism
    19 may 20
    A "generous" work, played very well (Youssou N'Dour, Manu Katché, Tony Levin, Mia Martini, Pino Daniele, Paco de Lucía...). Few missteps, the response to the famous controversy of the Turin concert in 1988. His peak as an artist!
Claudio Baglioni: Io Sono Qui
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Claudio Baglioni: Io sono qui
13 apr 20
Among Baglioni's best and most inspired albums; just below the previous "Oltre", just above "La vita è adesso" and on par with "Strada facendo". Furthermore, it is also the last enjoyable album: afterwards, only skill, also in decline among other things. 4 right stars.
Claudio Baglioni: Solo
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Claudio Baglioni: Solo
23 apr 20
A little more interesting than "And how are you?" and "Saturday afternoon," yet still not quite a 4-star. Of the works from the '70s, it is, after "And you...", the most successful. 3.5
Claudio Baglioni: E Tu Come Stai?
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Claudio Baglioni: E tu come stai?
20 apr 20
Discreet, nothing more nothing less.
Edoardo Bennato: Abbi Dubbi
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Edoardo Bennato: Abbi dubbi
14 aug 20
The beginning of the end of Edo and the swan song. Between 3 and 3.5, some ideas hit the mark, but you can feel the magic from many previous works is missing.
  • Martello
    14 aug 20
    The funeral services. Then that follows is not even Edo anymore.
Edoardo Bennato: Io Che Non Sono L'Imperatore
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Edoardo Bennato: Io che non sono l'imperatore
7 jul 20
The most experimental work of early Bennato, and for me it remains (along with the albums from '74 and '77) his greatest masterpiece. A true work of art.
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