Giorgio Gaber: Io non mi sento italiano
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Giorgio Gaber: Io non mi sento italiano
12 jul
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
    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
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
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
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").
Lacuna Coil: Karmacode
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Lacuna Coil: Karmacode
4 jul
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: Nome E Cognome
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Luciano Ligabue: Nome e cognome
24 jul
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: Sopravvissuti e Sopravviventi
CD Audio I have it ★★
Luciano Ligabue: Sopravvissuti e sopravviventi
19 jul
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
    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: Ligabue
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Luciano Ligabue: Ligabue
22 jul
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
    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
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
    One of his absolute best, despite the change of the backing band.
  • JpLoyRow
    22 jul
    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
    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
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
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
    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
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
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
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
    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
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
    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
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
    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
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
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
    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 14:19
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 01:06
    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
Lucio Battisti: Il Mio Canto Libero
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Lucio Battisti: Il mio canto libero
19 jul
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
    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
10 sep 24
To be honest, my favorite by Battisti
Lucio Dalla: Com'è profondo il mare
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Lucio Dalla: Com'è profondo il mare
21 dec 24
LUCIO DALLA: canzoni
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Lucio Dalla: Canzoni
24 jul
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
    I agree, despite the stratospheric commercial success.
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
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
    Beautiful and not even a single misstep!
  • Stefano2010
    22 jul
    Fully agree with @[withor]
  • Stefano2010
    22 jul
    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
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
    It deserves at least three stars.
Mango: Disincanto
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Mango: Disincanto
24 jul
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
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
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
    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
yesterday 16:40
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
    today 07:31
    Those (very few) times his head actually works, he knows what he's doing...
oasis: (what's the story) morning glory
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Oasis: (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
16 jul
The perfect, or almost perfect, Oasis. They push hard on the pedal of the most consumable pop and hit a series of almost admirable harmonies and choruses, riffs and melodies. "Wonderwall" is the calling card of English pop for the decade (and even Thom Yorke would fall under its spell), while the piano opening of "Don't Look Back in Anger" benignly reveals an undying Beatles passion that the Gallagher brothers have never hidden. It's also worth mentioning the remarkable "Roll with it" and "Cast no shadow," as well as the masterful closing entrusted to the nearly 8 minutes of the epic "Champagne Supernova."
Oasis: Definitely Maybe
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Oasis: Definitely Maybe
16 jul
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.
Pino Daniele: Dimmi cosa succede sulla Terra
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Pino Daniele: Dimmi cosa succede sulla Terra
24 jul
Considered, wrongly, a minor work (like the previous album, "Non calpestare i fiori nel deserto"), it is, in reality, a record as simple as it is refined, where immediacy is not always a mortal sin. On the radio, the smash hit "Che male c'è" bounces around, followed closely by the delicate "Dubbi non ho." He is in tune with the public as he hasn't been for a long time: Pino Daniele's carefree '90s years have, all things considered, been a blessing from Heaven. Lots of guests: Giorgia; Raiss degli Almamegretta; Noa. tempo: ospiti:
Renato Zero: Tregua
CD Audio I have it ★★
Renato Zero: Tregua
20 jul
Having put aside sequins and glitter, he tries to reinvent himself as a straightforward singer-songwriter with an extremely long double LP which, when it comes down to it, is utterly boring. "Amico" shoots him up the charts, but the rest (including the dreadful "Onda gay") is pure embellishment. Deeply on the decline.
Robbie Williams: Life thru a lens
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Robbie Williams: Life Thru a Lens
25 jul
He leaves Take That and proves to have superior talent: pop is his domain, and he hits the mark right away. From the famous ballad "Angels" to the fun of "Let me entertain you," there is more than enough to claim that a star is born. superiore:
Roberto Vecchioni: Blumùn
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Roberto Vecchioni: Blumùn
15 jul
Vecchioni from the late '80s and, broadly speaking, the '90s I believe is the best (perhaps even more than the, to this day indigestible, '70s one). "Blumùn" is a caress that never stops moving me: from the title track to "Euridice," from the rustic yet classy fun of "Saggio di danza classica e moderna" to the emotions, honestly never held back, of "Il mago della pioggia." Towards the end it falters (the last two tracks are mediocre), but it’s an album I will continue to be fascinated by. emozionarmi:
  • withor
    16 jul
    Agreed on Vecchioni late '80s-'90s (and even beyond). But I do not agree at all on the "indigestible" Vecchioni of the '70s. Il re non si diverte, Ipertensione, Elisir, Samarcanda, Calabuig stranamore and other incidents, Robinson are for me everything but indigestible...
Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life
23 jun
It can be said that he gave everything in this sensational double album, considering the scarcity of "genius" that will affect him from this point onward ("I just called to say I love you" included). The tastes are like those of an ice cream parlor, every palate is satisfied: from the sharp "Village Ghetto Land" to the party of "Sir Duke," from the love for his daughter in "Isn't she lovely" to the 8 minutes of "Black man," and let's not forget (actually, let's talk about it) the softness of the 7 minutes of "As" and the contagious joy of "Another Star" (my favorite track). I’ve only mentioned a few, but there are also "I Wish"; "Pastime Paradise"; "Joy Inside My Tears"; "Saturn." Wonder. accontentato:
Subsonica: Microchip Emozionale
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Subsonica: Microchip emozionale
4 jul
They go to Sanremo with "Tutti i miei sbagli" and suddenly, half of Italy knows them. Their second album soars in the charts thanks also to good quality and a very high rate of potential hits ("Colpo di pistola"; "Liberi tutti"; "Discolabirinto"), even though their manifesto (cultural and existential) is "Il mio DJ." Electronics at an excellent level, with contributions from Morgan, Daniele Silvestri, and DJ Coccoluto.
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