Franco Battiato: La Voce del Padrone
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Franco Battiato: La voce del padrone
23 dec 24
Gianna Nannini: Profumo
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Gianna Nannini: Profumo
18 jul 25
Swept up by a success that was perhaps unexpected, the collaboration with Conny Plank continues. The album goes into heavy radio rotation: "Profumo"; "Avventuriera" and "Bello e impossibile" are the passport to a triumph that is at times inexplicable. radiofonica:
  • withor
    19 jul 25
    For me, his best: in addition to (Pro)fumo, there’s the meat! migliore:
Gianna Nannini: Io e te
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Gianna Nannini: Io e te
18 jul 25
She poses on the cover with her baby bump and, undeterred, continues to blend (a lot of) pop and (a little) rock, just as she has accustomed her audience to for years now. The strings in "Ti voglio bene" are the sign of an artist who is always too similar to herself but (and this must be acknowledged) tremendously consistent. As usual, her faithful Isabella Santacroce collaborates. "Ogni tanto" is even co-written by Pacifico: what a fine crowd.
Gianna Nannini: Puzzle
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Gianna Nannini: Puzzle
18 jul 25
Surprisingly, her watered-down rock crosses Italian borders. In Germany, she becomes a major diva and takes half of Europe by storm with "Fotoromanza" (followed by a video directed by Michelangelo Antonioni). Italian melody and European electronics blend into a strange hybrid that, incredibly, works perfectly.
  • withor
    19 jul 25
    Actually, she had already become famous in Germany with the release of "Latin lover" two years earlier. I prefer the aforementioned "Latin lover" to this one, which, however, isn't bad overall.
Giorgio Gaber: Io non mi sento italiano
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Giorgio Gaber: Io non mi sento italiano
12 jul 25
Released posthumously, Gaber's last work (a hoarse, aged, suffering voice) seems like an artistic and spiritual legacy, almost a testament. The closing track "Se ci fosse un uomo" is the final possible hope: a new civilization that replaces our inevitably sick world. The hope, however, is also found in "Non insegnate ai bambini," plus some past songs reinterpreted in a modern key. Irony is guaranteed ("Il corrotto"), but the tone is, ça va sans dire, funereal. possibile:
  • withor
    13 jul 25
    And it couldn’t have been otherwise for someone like Gaber…
Harry Styles: Harry's House
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Harry Styles: Harry's House
22 jul 25
The surprising third album from the former One Direction member skillfully blends modern pop sounds with those from distant eras (the ‘70s): “Late night talking” and “As it was” are convincing, but some acoustic ballads (“Matilda”; “Boyfriends”) are truly breathtaking.
Hiroshi Teshigahara: Pitfall
DVD Video I have it ★★★★★
Hiroshi Teshigahara: Pitfall
25 jun 24
Irene Grandi: Hits
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Irene Grandi: Hits
20 jul 25
A rather substantial Greatest Hits (2 CDs) plus the hugely successful new track "Bruci la città" (with a reference to the Smiths).
James Blunt: Back To Bedlam
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
James Blunt: Back to Bedlam
25 jul 25
The debut of Her Majesty's army officer James Blunt is a mix of pop and folk that stands somewhere between Coldplay and Cat Stevens. Nothing new on the Western Front, but everything is very elegant and professional ("You're Beautiful"; "Goodbye My Lover"; "High").
Jovanotti: Buon Sangue
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Jovanotti: Buon Sangue
1 oct 25
It is the album of rebirth after five years of complete irrelevance. In a little more than an hour, it brings new rhythms, and new words, to its musical world. It often goes over the top, but about a dozen tracks are among his best ever (too bad about what came after).
Lacuna Coil: Karmacode
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Lacuna Coil: Karmacode
4 jul 25
I love rock, but metal, well... That said, Lacuna Coil are hard rock, not metal (as some jokers dared to call them, no). This, and the previous "Comalies" (which opened the doors to American success for them, a feat achieved in Italy only by them, PFM, and Maneskin) are two solid albums. "Karmacode" is powerful and well played, with the downside that after a while all the songs start to sound the same (but tracks like "What I see", "Closer" or the big single "Our truth" are, I'd say, essential) with the final gem "Enjoy the silence," a cover that leaves a mark. But, it's better that they sing in English, the only Italian track, "Without fear," is a bit weak. A work designed for the American market, and it sold like crazy. To the detriment of those who wish them harm (and there are many, unfortunately).
Ligabue: Sopravvissuti e Sopravviventi
CD Audio I have it ★★
Luciano Ligabue: Sopravvissuti e sopravviventi
19 jul 25
Surprisingly, he changes style and sound: the Springsteen-like rock of his beginnings gives way to a more syncopated hard rock, but one that is much less effective and convincing. Only "Ho messo via" goes down in history—a languid and (all too) crowd-pleasing ballad. The rest is negligible.
  • withor
    20 jul 25
    I disagree, I consider it one of his absolute best. Its "gloominess" makes it fascinating to me. I find wonderful (besides "Ho messo via") I duri hanno due cuori, Piccola città eterna, La ballerina del carillon, Walter il mago and Quando tocca a te. Maybe he took a bit of a musical risk with the two almost metal tracks "Dove fermano i treni" and "Pane al pane", but in the end I don't mind those either.
Ligabue: Nome E Cognome
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Luciano Ligabue: Nome e cognome
24 jul 25
After three years of hibernation, Ligabue is back in the game, and he does so with an album featuring a less fluid sound (produced by Corrado Rustici), followed by the legendary first crowd bath at CampoVolo. However, he doesn’t seem all that eager to keep making music, but he sells in droves.
Ligabue: Ligabue
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Luciano Ligabue: Ligabue
22 jul 25
As a debut, nothing to object to; if only he had always continued like this. In an Italian musical landscape that at the end of the '80s seemed to have little to say, Ligabue burst in with his guitars, his riffs, and a healthy desire for rock that blends the Springsteen-like world of the great American prairies with the moody and foggy atmosphere of the Bassa Padana. "Angelo della nebbia"; "Balliamo sul mondo"; "Bar Mario"; "Piccola stella senza cielo" are the calling cards that captivate millions of young Italian rockers. It will prove to be a flash in the pan, a pity.
  • withor
    16 jul 25
    I don’t dislike the next two at all, quite the opposite. And I wouldn’t throw “Happy Birthday Elvis” overboard either. Then yes, having reached (great) success, he started to live off his past achievements like many others, although he did produce some good work afterwards as well.
Ligabue: Buon Compleanno Elvis
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Luciano Ligabue: Buon compleanno Elvis
23 jul 25
The period of uncertainty is over: abundant doses of rock and truly believable ballads ("Certe notti"; "Non dovete badare al cantante"; "Leggero") bring him back to the top of the charts. However, the era of the Banda, replacing the ClanDestino, has something déjà vu about it. superato:
  • withor
    21 jul 25
    One of his absolute best, despite the change of the backing band.
  • JpLoyRow
    22 jul 25
    ClanDestino were something else entirely; the Banda isn't bad, but it has, let's say, a less original sound and lasted for just one album, because from the next one onwards the quality will, inevitably, start to decline.
  • withor
    23 jul 25
    It's true, I also definitely prefer the ClanDestino, but in this album everything works perfectly...
Litfiba: 17 Re
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Litfiba: 17 re
26 jun 25
The masterpiece of Litfiba? Maybe. Certainly one of the most beautiful, before the very pop and less rock turn post-1993. A lot of great stuff ("Re del silenzio"; "Pierrot e la luna"), some things leave you speechless ("Apapaia"; "Gira nel mio cerchio"), but it’s a bit too long and a couple of tracks seem too minor compared to the rest ("Come un Dio"; "Ballata"). It’s worth a lot, maybe not a great deal.
Litfiba: Terremoto
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Litfiba: Terremoto
15 jul 25
Having shed their skin as a hard and pure emerging rock band, Litfiba transform (to the great dismay of their early fans) into a top-chart group champions of a rock closer to pop. Scandal: come on, it’s just the natural evolution of a band that understood that the ’90s can no longer be musically treated like the ’80s. "Firenze sogna"; "Soldi"; "Dimmi il nome"; "Maudit" echo on all the radios. The quality is very high, but the disputes between Renzulli and Pelù become increasingly persistent, and the subsequent works will mark both their friendly and musical end. Scandalo:
  • withor
    22 jul 25
    One of their most beautiful, despite the aversion of the “hardcore original fans”...
Luca Carboni: Carboni
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Luca Carboni: Carboni
10 jan 25
Great Italian pop record (he and Raf had plenty of good ideas back then) excellently performed (remarkable drums and bass lines) and with lyrics that are not taken for granted. But it was the last burst of brilliance. After that, the water of mediocrity extinguished it.
Luca Carboni: Luca Carboni
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Luca Carboni: Luca Carboni
12 jul 25
A beautiful album, a product of its time and of a restless generation that Carboni outlined with refinement and good pop taste. Songs like "La voglia di vivere," "Vieni a vivere con me," "Farfallina," and "Silvia lo sai" will go down in history, while tracks that seem weaker at first, like "Lungomare" or "Caro Gesù," are signs of definitive maturation, not only musically.
Luca Carboni: LU*CA
CD Audio I have it ★
Luca Carboni: LU*CA
20 jul 25
Given the sales record (and so he's right), it's a terrible album, disappointing in both content and sound (by now all too worn out). The single is "Mi ami davvero": banalities worthy of a Perugina chocolate and adolescent love swooning unbefitting of an (almost) forty-year-old.
  • withor
    20 jul 25
    A bit too harsh, but there’s something redeemable about this album. Even though their previous works were definitely on another level!
Luciano Ligabue: Mondovisione
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Luciano Ligabue: Mondovisione
22 jul 25
Growing compared to previous works, he almost seems to guess a couple of tracks without even trying: "Siamo chi siamo"; "Per sempre". He has the habit of pontificating ("Il sale della terra") and the love songs ("Tu sei lei") are among the least bland he has ever written. Not bad. volerlo:
  • withor
    23 jul 25
    Yes, for me this is also enough. But we are light years away from his first albums...
Luciano Ligabue: Fuori come va?
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Luciano Ligabue: Fuori come va?
24 jul 25
Unexpectedly, after an unforeseen misstep, here he is once again showing off a form that is at times convincing. "Nato per me" is a rock track that leaves its mark, as does "Ti sento," a sentimental ballad. What falters are the singles, hits that are catchy (too catchy) and easy to latch onto.
  • withor
    23 jul 25
    Much better this one than the current "Miss World 99" actually
Luciano Ligabue: Lambrusco, coltelli, rose & pop corn
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Luciano Ligabue: Lambrusco, coltelli, rose & pop corn
15 jul 25
It starts to repeat itself. The second album is, no less, a sequel to the debut, a bit less convincing but still very well played, with some spot-on riffs ("Sarà un bel souvenir"; "Urlando contro il cielo"). "Camera con vista sul deserto" leaves you speechless, other things less so.
Lucio Battisti: Emozioni
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Lucio Battisti: Emozioni
19 jul 25
In theory, a "greatest hits." Squeezed onto the length of an LP are his most famous (and, at the time, best-selling) 45s. In any case, a masterpiece: modern Italian pop starts here. capolavoro:
  • withor
    19 jul 25
    Another absolute masterpiece, even though it's kind of a collection...
Lucio Battisti: La Batteria, Il Contrabbasso, Eccetera
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Lucio Battisti: La batteria, il contrabbasso, eccetera
5 sep 25
It's the return to the charts after the (beautiful) quirks of "Anima latina." "Ancora tu" is his best-selling single, there’s a strong dance vibe, and it’s all about bass, drums, and guitars—what a delight.
  • withor
    9 sep 25
    With this album, he had left behind the progressive style of Anima latina, but at the same time, he had also abandoned the style of the albums that preceded Anima Latina: a breath of fresh air that was hugely rewarded by the public!
Lucio Battisti: Anima Latina
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Lucio Battisti: Anima latina
1 jun 25
Lucio Battisti: Il Mio Canto Libero
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Lucio Battisti: Il mio canto libero
19 jul 25
Increasingly self-confident, he delivers complex and elaborate melodies that are almost unthinkable for any other Italian colleague. Sometimes he goes overboard ("Gente per bene gente per male"), but often he hits the mark ("La luce dell'est"; "Confusione"; the title track). Record sales.
  • withor
    19 jul 25
    Beautiful album from start to finish, "La luce dell'est" is wonderful!
Lucio Battisti: Una Donna per Amico
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Lucio Battisti: Una donna per amico
24 dec 25 17:43
To be honest, my favorite by Battisti
Lucio Battisti: io tu noi tutti
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Lucio Battisti: Io tu noi tutti
24 dec 25 17:49
Battisti looks beyond Italian borders and creates an album with a distinctly (and delightfully) “West Coast” sound, perhaps one of his happiest and most fun records, featuring some unexpected touches (the synthesizer in “Soli”).
LUCIO DALLA: canzoni
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Lucio Dalla: Canzoni
24 jul 25
He sells, oversells, and becomes a hit with the catchy tune co-written with Samuele Bersani, "Canzone". He seems more in tune with his audience (and not only them) than ever before in his career, but the album is disappointing, and "Ayrton" pales in comparison with "Nuvolari" from twenty years earlier.
  • withor
    19 jul 25
    I agree, despite the stratospheric commercial success.
Lucio Dalla: Com'è profondo il mare
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Lucio Dalla: Com'è profondo il mare
21 dec 24
Lucio Dalla: Com'é profondo il mare
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Lucio Dalla: Com'é profondo il mare
23 dec 24
Lucio Dalla: Lucio Dalla
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Lucio Dalla: Lucio Dalla
24 jul 25
Two lengths longer than the previous "Com'è profondo il mare" (weighed down by too many forgettable tracks), this album opens the decade (at least until 1988) that is the most "clean" and prolific of Dalla. No filler songs, just 40-carat gems destined to become part of every Italian's collective memory, open-air poems ("Tango"; "Milano"; "L'anno che verrà"; "Anna e Marco"; "L'ultima luna"). A masterpiece.
  • withor
    22 jul 25
    Beautiful and not even a single misstep!
  • Stefano2010
    22 jul 25
    Fully agree with @[withor]
  • Stefano2010
    22 jul 25
    The sixth moon was the Luna Park one, more genius than that... I find it superior to the next one,
Lùnapop: …squerèz?
CD Audio I have it ★★
Lùnapop: …squérez?
29 jul 25
An Italian boyband that nailed 5 smash hits with full marks ("Un giorno migliore"; "Qualcosa di grande"; "50 Special"; "Se ci sarai"; "Vorrei") and an album that, when listened to again today, sounds like a historical relic worthy of the best "Jurassic Park." Lots of memories, those for sure.
  • withor
    30 jul 25
    It deserves at least three stars.
Mango: Disincanto
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Mango: Disincanto
24 jul 25
The last burst of flight (pardon) in Mango's career is the smash-hit "La rondine" (his later works would soon fade into anonymity). The album seems at times inspired (the cover of "Michelle"), at others terribly monotonous. But it sells, and sells well.
Mango: Sirtaki
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Mango: Sirtaki
15 jul 25
Culmine by Mango is one of the most beautiful Italian albums of all time. Pleasant, soothing, charming just the right amount, it skillfully blends local pop with Mediterranean sounds closer to Greece: "Nella mia città" and "Tu... sì" are two Perugina kisses that hit the mark, but the title track and the big single "Come Monna Lisa" are gems above the average of Italian music of that era. Gran Mogol wrote the lyrics. Grecia:
Michael Curtiz: Casablanca
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Michael Curtiz: Casablanca
14 mar 25
One of the most beautiful and important films of the 1940s and of cinema as a whole, a work that was discussed many years ago by Umberto Eco, who described its plot as something that transcended the idea of film itself and became legend. Strangely, no one has reviewed it on Debaser yet, so I'll take care of that.
  • DannyRoseG
    8 jun 25
    Precisely because it is such an important film, about which much has been written, it is difficult to review... even though I have watched it many times.
Morgan: Canzoni dell'Appartamento
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Morgan: Canzoni dell'appartamento
15 sep 25
The character Morgan is as debatable as one likes, but the artist Morgan is (or was?) quite the artist: this album proves it, filled with musical moods (from pop to new wave, from singer-songwriter style to psychedelia) and featuring two covers: one by Gaber and one (beautiful) by Pink Floyd. artista: cover:
  • withor
    16 sep 25
    Those (very few) times his head actually works, he knows what he's doing...
My Bloody Valentine: Loveless
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
My Bloody Valentine: Loveless
28 sep 25
I had listened to it fleetingly about twenty years ago (and it was already quite old back then). It’s one of the most beautiful things in the world (and also one of the most difficult).
Oasis: Definitely Maybe
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Oasis: Definitely Maybe
16 jul 25
Seven (!) platinum records mark the debut of the most controversial group (loved and hated in equal measure) of '90s Brit-pop. The melodies and moods are typical of the most radio-friendly pop, and that’s a limitation, but the execution is of immense sophistication, which is a merit. Tracks like "Live Forever" and "Cigarettes & Alcohol" hit the mark effortlessly: young people follow them with an enthusiasm (perhaps) worthy of a better cause, but Oasis, at this moment, are in spectacular form, despite the already escalating tensions between the Gallagher brothers, destined to explode in the years to come.
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