Renato Zero: Artide Antartide
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Surely one of the best albums of Renatone (the best definitely among the double ones). Following this, his stage name will reflect the quality of his musical proposals.
Renato Zero: Via Tagliamento
CD Audio I have it ★
Well.. what can I say? I'm sorry, but I don't even dare!
Renato Zero: Zerolandia
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Great album, yes, but from his golden era, this one (personally) convinces me the least. I prefer all the previous ones and all the subsequent ones up to and including "Artide/Antartide." 3.5 rounded up.
  • MarkRChandar
    4 jan 21
    I share the vote; among all, I think it’s the album that best represents the character, which completely stands out from the rest thanks to songs like "Il triangolo," "Sesso o esse," and "Sbattiamoci." It will continue this trend only with "Baratto" and "Fermo posta" within "Erozero." After a singer-songwriter like the others, it only differed by the wardrobe that, alas, didn’t shock much anymore.
Renato Zero: L'imperfetto
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
After 14 years of pretty mediocre albums, Renatone finds the desire to get back up and gives us this excellent record. It doesn’t quite reach a full 5, but it's close. The next album will also have a handful of good songs, but after that, the gems will need to be sought out with a lantern...
Rino Gaetano: Mio fratello è figlio unico
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Undoubtedly Rino's most beautiful and inspired album, just above the next one. The title track is an absolute masterpiece.
  • Mauro82
    11 may 20
    Perhaps "Aida" is slightly superior, but this one is also stunning.
  • Martello
    11 may 20
    I consider it below the last one, and I’m in, but here too the level of writing is extremely high.
Rino Gaetano: Resta vile maschio, dove vai?
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Maybe the only one a bit lackluster, but it still remains more than good. Average 3.5 that I round up to 4 out of fondness.
  • Ditta
    23 may 20
    THE COVERSSSS HOLY MARY
  • Martello
    24 may 20
    Besides, this album also contains one of his most beautiful songs, namely Io scriverò. It has the only flaw of having some tracks that are a bit underwhelming.
Roberto Vecchioni: El Bandolero Stanco
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
A step back from the extraordinary album of two years prior, but still beautiful and well crafted. Almost 4.5
Roberto Vecchioni: Samarcanda
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
One step below the extraordinary "Elisir", but in the end not by much. "L'ultimo spettacolo" among his top 5 works, an absolute masterpiece.
  • Kism
    10 aug 20
    The cover by Crazy Horse isn't too bad either.
  • Littlelion
    11 aug 20
    For me, his masterpiece is Calabuing, that said, this is an excellent album.
  • Ditta
    11 aug 20
    For me, "Elisir".
Roberto Vecchioni: Montecristo
Vinile I have it ★★★★
A very cryptic album, perhaps Roberto's most "difficult," yet stunning. Probably the second to last gasp of the best Vecchioni, even though the next one is slightly superior. I would rate it 4.5.
Roberto Vecchioni: Di Rabbia E Di Stelle
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Not among Vecchioni's best albums, but I have to say it is enjoyable to listen to. "Le rose blu" stands out above all. Rating 7.5
Roberto Vecchioni: Il Cielo Capovolto
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Probably the absolute masterpiece of the latest Vecchioni (from 1993 onwards). Ten truly inspired tracks. Perfect album.
Roberto Vecchioni: Il Grande Sogno
CD Audio I have it ★★★
The cover is extraordinary; I bought it years ago on vinyl and CD almost just for that! The record is quite nice, but overall, nothing special. I definitely prefer Vecchioni 75-82.
  • Eneathedevil
    27 jun 20
    Ah, but Ridi Laura is one of the most beautiful pieces written by Vecchione.
Roberto Vecchioni: Sogna, ragazzo, sogna
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Same speech (and rating) as "El bandolero stanco."
Roberto Vecchioni: Elisir
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Milestone, an absolutely fantastic album in every way. Ten outstanding tracks, truly inspired, perfect also from a musical standpoint. "Velasquez," damn...
  • Littlelion
    1 jun 20
    Besides containing "daughter" damn it! To be honest, I've never been able to stand the "night effect."
  • Alemarcon
    14 jun 20
    "Daughter" my favorite of all her repertoire.
Roberto Vecchioni: Hollywood Hollywood
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
The last great album by Vecchioni. Following this, there will be good ratings again in 1993, with the resurgence of "Blumùn".
Roberto Vecchioni: Ippopotami
CD Audio I have it ★★
Perhaps the professor's worst album. I would only save "Indiscreto" and a bit of the lyrics from the title track; the rest are either filler or leftovers from previous albums. The cover is truly horrible, especially when compared to the (wonderful) ones from the previous records. 1.5 rounded up to 2.
  • Martello
    28 jun 20
    That hippopotamus on the cover unsettles me quite a bit. It's a record I've never heard (I suppose that's more of a good thing than a loss😌)
  • Ditta
    28 jun 20
    You didn't miss anything.. I have everything by Vecchioni (excluding compilations, live albums, and the latest "L'infinito"), but I could have easily done without this and the subsequent ones until 1991.
  • Zimmy
    28 jun 20
    Think that "The Infinite" is not bad at all. This, on the other hand, is a real piece of crap, undeniably.
  • Ditta
    29 jun 20
    "I have tried to avoid 'L'infinito' like the plague because I've heard enough bad things about it.. I only know the single with Guccini, and it's really bad. Do you think it's worth going back to?"
  • Zimmy
    29 jun 20
    In my opinion, Vecchioni lacks a bit of self-criticism: many of his albums post-70s would have benefited from the clarity of leaving out certain tracks that simply weren't up to par. The highly publicized single with Guccini is unfortunately banal, and one might really wonder if it was worth calling upon the Maestro for such a trivial piece. The rest of the album, in my opinion, features some beautiful songs: "Una notte un viaggiatore," "Vai ragazzo," "Ogni canzone d'amore," "Parola" are, in my view, highly deserving compositions that absolutely hold their ground in the professor's latest repertoire.
  • Ditta
    29 jun 20
    Maybe I'll give him a listen these days, thanks :)
  • Littlelion
    1 jul 20
    The single with Guccini is the worst track on the album. Ippopotami, even though it's bad, I can't help but like it, thanks to long car trips with my mother when I was 5 or 6, during which I dreamed about the lyrics of the title track. That it might objectively be a piece of junk is another story.
Roberto Vecchioni: Blumùn
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
After a couple of not-so-great albums, the Professor finally finds the motivation to get back up: a great album, although I slightly prefer the three that follow from the nineties.
Timoria: Viaggio Senza Vento
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Do we need definitions?
Ugly, really ugly. The title track and a bit of "E adesso che tocca a me" are somewhat redeeming, but the rest is liquid crap. 1.5
  • Martello
    25 apr 20
    I would have saved even just a little, the rest is steaming crap.
Vasco Rossi: C'è Chi Dice No
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
The last product truly worth mentioning, as far as I'm concerned...
  • Mauro82
    17 apr 20
    You can easily get up to "No danger.. for you," then nothing.
  • perfect element
    17 apr 20
    I arrive up to Gli Spari Sopra ( halfway ).
  • Ditta
    17 apr 20
    From "Nessun pericolo.." and "Gli spari sopra," only a few things stand out for me (although it's undeniable that they are better than all the crap that Vasco has been serving us since 1998).
  • Martello
    17 apr 20
    For me, Vasco might as well not exist. No offense to those who might adore him, but I can't stand listening to someone who sings things like Ti prendo e ti porto via.
  • Ditta
    17 apr 20
    The late seventies and all throughout the eighties had their good moments overall. Vasco from "Liberi liberi" to today (with the exception of a couple of decent tracks) can easily be crumpled up and tossed in the trash. Albums like "Stupido hotel," "Buoni o cattivi," and "Il mondo che vorrei" are among the most atrocious things Italian music has ever seen.
Vasco Rossi: Gli Spari Sopra
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Here Vasco was about to finish the reserve, but it was still unknown. The next album will have a handful of nice tracks, then emptiness, the desert, nothingness. 3 decent songs (on a decimal scale of 6).
  • Martello
    26 may 20
    Yeah, there he was still shooting bullets, then he started loading blanks. Title track, stunning and the show the best parts.
Vasco Rossi: Liberi Liberi
CD Audio I have it ★★★
The beginning of the end for Vasco Rossi; from here on he will start making albums in which only half can still be saved. A phase that will last until 1996 inclusive, then...
Vasco Rossi: Canzoni Per Me
CD Audio I have it ★★
If I have personally managed to reassess, at least in part, the two previous albums, this one is already becoming one of the most crude and unbearable, although it still has some remnants of the best Vasco ("Quanti anni hai", "Laura"). The album as a whole would deserve a 1, but I raise it by just one point for the aforementioned tracks.
Vasco Rossi: Stupido Hotel
CD Audio I have it ★
The peak of absolute horror from Vasco. Real rating: 0
  • Martello
    30 apr 20
    Really, oh. Maybe worse than The world I would like.
  • Ditta
    30 apr 20
    At least it had the eponymous song, which somewhat salvaged things. "Good or Bad" and "The World I Would Like" are ugly, really ugly, but this...
  • Martello
    30 apr 20
    Good or bad, for me it remains almost sufficient; it has beautiful parts and horrifying parts.
  • Ditta
    30 apr 20
    If you take away "Un senso," what remains? "E...", title track, "Hai mai," "Da sola con te," "Senorita," "Come stai"... puah!
  • Martello
    30 apr 20
    I can't help it, but I really like "Hai mai," "Da sola con te," and the title track. But "E... it's just useless."
Vasco Rossi: Nessun pericolo... per te
CD Audio I have it ★★★
In my humble opinion, we haven't yet reached the most vulgar Vasco. 2.5
  • Martello
    26 apr 20
    Wait Stupid hotel, there it reaches the abyss
  • Ditta
    26 apr 20
    Actually, already from "Canzoni per me" (although there are still some good songs). In any case, I repeat, for me his last noteworthy album is "C'è chi dice no" (87).
  • Martello
    26 apr 20
    For sentimental value, "Canzoni per me" is just barely sufficient, only for that. Some say no, instead it is his masterpiece, perfect.
Zucchero: BlueSugar
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Aside from "Karma stai calma" and "Donkey tonkey," all the tracks are above average. It's probably the penultimate inspired work of Fornaciari, although the next album seems slightly better. 3 right balls.
Zucchero: Oro Incenso & Birra
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Ok, Fornaciari is now a little mummy. However, this album is really a lot of stuff, along with the previous one, his most successful work. And then there's "Diamante" (co-written with De Gregori), probably his absolute masterpiece.
Zucchero: Blue's
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
"Shifting dunes" is enough for the 5 stars, wonderful.
Zucchero: Miserere
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
One of the most beautiful and unjustly underrated albums by Sugar. Aside from the title track, which stands on its own, can we not mention songs like "Ridammi il sole" or "It's all right"?..
Zucchero: Shake
CD Audio I have it ★★★
His will.
Zucchero: Spirito DiVino
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Perhaps Fornaciari's last great album, although the two that followed are still commendable. "Il volo" is among his top 5 works.
  • Mauro82
    13 may 20
    "Shake" maybe yes (not completely), but "Bluesugar" definitely no..
Zucchero: Fly
CD Audio I have it ★★
The beginning of the end for Zucchero. I would only save “Occhi” and “È delicato,” on the rest I won't express myself. 2 stars because at least he wasn't yet reduced to an artistic caricature.