Ligabue: Ligabue
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Luciano Ligabue: Ligabue
22 jul 23:06
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 08:53
    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 11:18
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 23:40
    One of his absolute best, despite the change of the backing band.
  • JpLoyRow
    22 jul 12:03
    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 00:13
    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 14:49
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 01:32
    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: LU*CA
CD Audio I have it ★
Luca Carboni: LU*CA
20 jul 08:20
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 11:04
    A bit too harsh, but there’s something redeemable about this album. Even though their previous works were definitely on another level!
Luca Carboni: Luca Carboni
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Luca Carboni: Luca Carboni
12 jul 10:45
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.
Luciano Ligabue: Lambrusco, coltelli, rose & pop corn
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Luciano Ligabue: Lambrusco, coltelli, rose & pop corn
15 jul 15:13
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.
Luciano Ligabue: Fuori come va?
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Luciano Ligabue: Fuori come va?
24 jul 10:24
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 00:59
    Much better this one than the current "Miss World 99" actually
Luciano Ligabue: Mondovisione
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Luciano Ligabue: Mondovisione
22 jul 11:53
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 00:58
    Yes, for me this is also enough. But we are light years away from his first albums...
Lucio Battisti: Emozioni
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Lucio Battisti: Emozioni
19 jul 11:02
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 21:02
    Another absolute masterpiece, even though it's kind of a collection...
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 12:06
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 20:59
    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: canzoni
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Lucio Dalla: Canzoni
24 jul 14:59
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 21:01
    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 17:59
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 01:34
    Beautiful and not even a single misstep!
  • Stefano2010
    22 jul 01:55
    Fully agree with @[withor]
  • Stefano2010
    22 jul 01:57
    The sixth moon was the Luna Park one, more genius than that... I find it superior to the next one,
Lucio Dalla: Com'è profondo il mare
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Lucio Dalla: Com'è profondo il mare
21 dec 24
Mango: Sirtaki
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Mango: Sirtaki
15 jul 15:26
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:
Mango: Disincanto
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Mango: Disincanto
24 jul 10:28
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.
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.
oasis: (what's the story) morning glory
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Oasis: (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
16 jul 11:27
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 11:36
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 14:44
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:
  • withor
    17 jul 09:08
    I agree with everything
Renato Zero: Tregua
CD Audio I have it ★★
Renato Zero: Tregua
20 jul 08:54
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 18:27
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 10:29
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 09:07
    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 18:46
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.
The Police: Syncronicity
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
The Police: Syncronicity
24 jul 23:14
Farewell step of one of the most influential bands of all time. With their spirit cast in the 1980s, they string together one gem after another: "King of Pain"; "Every breath you take"; "Mother"; "Wrapped Around Your Finger", but (perhaps) the spontaneity of their early days has been lost.
  • withor
    yesterday 17:50
    (Unfortunately only) Five albums, each more beautiful than the last!
The Verve: Forth
CD Audio I have it ★★★
The Verve: Forth
25 jul 20:38
They’re back, after almost a decade. Years go by, and so do trends. They, after all, have never really been fashionable: here they are again with an (almost) classic album featuring some subtle experimental streaks. Nothing major, but all very enjoyable. stati:
Tiromancino: La Descrizione di un Attimo
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Tiromancino: La descrizione di un attimo
20 jul 12:49
Extremely light (almost ethereal) pop that, surprisingly, works like clockwork: "Due destini" and the title track are huge hits on the radio and, as a result, sell like hotcakes. At Sanremo with "Strade" they hold their own: well done, bravo, encore. orologeria: sfigurano:
Tiziano Ferro: Alla Mia Età
CD Audio I have it ★★
Tiziano Ferro: Alla mia età
11 jul 10:01
Third work by the artist from Latina, the first not produced by the Salerno/Maionchi duo. The previous album ("Nessuno è solo") already sounded like a step back compared to the r&b that characterized the first two albums (Canova's production helped a lot), this one is an unbearable whining in which our guy tells us, through music, all his little and big existential dramas almost as if the audience were his psychiatrist. There’s Fossati ("Indietro"), there’s Battiato ("Il tempo stesso") but there’s (a lot) little substance, only the curious "La traversata dell'estate" and the big single "Il regalo più grande" save the album. Not much, Mr. Ferro.
Vasco Rossi: Vivere O Niente
CD Audio I have it ★★★
Vasco Rossi: Vivere o niente
22 jul 12:23
Miracle: the album isn't bad. Weakened by an illness that forced him into a long hiatus, he returns with a sorrowful, definitely autobiographical record. Nothing exceptional, but it's his best since 1993. Miracolo:
  • withor
    23 jul 01:01
    No, it doesn't suck and "Manifesto futurista della nuova umanità" is, in my opinion, one of his best tracks ever.
Vasco Rossi: Il Supervissuto
CD Audio I have it ★★
Vasco Rossi: Il Supervissuto
16 jul 15:34
A compilation of already well-known tracks plus an unreleased song ("Gli sbagli che fai") of very light (to say the least) craftsmanship. He stars in a TV series, "Il supervissuto," which tells the story of his feats and legends. Despite everything, he’s still going full throttle.
  • withor
    22 jul 01:29
    Album released almost out of inertia...
Vasco Rossi: Gli Spari Sopra
CD Audio I have it ★★
Vasco Rossi: Gli spari sopra
16 jul 15:43
The "new" Vasco is a bundle of fury and anger, but he channels it in a confused way. The album, one of the artist's most famous best-sellers, is too long and inconsistent. "Stupendo" is a generational manifesto that leaves its mark; "Vivere" is the track that moves, and surprises, the fans. But there is also a lot—too much—of unnecessary clutter and here and there there’s a bit of self-pity. The mountain has labored and brought forth a mouse.
  • withor
    17 jul 09:00
    This is still one of his best pour moi. And even if it might sound heretical to you, I prefer it to "Liberi liberi." Vivere, Stupendo, Lo show, Non appari mai, L'uomo che hai di fronte, Delusa, Ci credi, Gli spari sopra—all great tracks.
Vasco Rossi: Nessun pericolo... per te
CD Audio I have it ★★
Vasco Rossi: Nessun pericolo... per te
16 jul 15:25
Now resigned (or satisfied?) to the joys of home life, he loses his anger, inventiveness, and anarchy (but, truth be told, he had already lost them some time ago). He calls Polanski (parbleu) and has him direct the video for "Gli angeli," but his aura does not cross Italian borders. "Sally" is a masterpiece; what revolves around it is (much) less.
  • withor
    17 jul 09:06
    It’s not one of his best, but it includes Sally, Gli angeli, Un gran bel film, and Mi si escludeva. Maybe I’m easy to please, but I also find the title track irresistible.
  • JpLoyRow
    17 jul 09:33
    A great film and Mi si escludeva are, in my opinion, embarrassing for someone who did what he did in the '80s.
  • withor
    19 jul 09:34
    Eh, but I warned you that I’m not picky when it comes to food...
Vasco Rossi: Buoni O Cattivi
CD Audio I have it ★
Vasco Rossi: Buoni o cattivi
16 jul 15:31
It's a sales record: Vasco seems to be totally in sync with his (inexhaustible) audience. But the album is one of the worst in his discography: as monotonous as a flatlining EEG, needlessly frivolous (and stupid) at many points, exhausting in its obsessive quest for any kind of chorus ("Un senso"). It dominates radio and TV, commercials and billboards. But it (seems) to have nothing left to say. vendite: discografia:
  • withor
    17 jul 09:03
    Here it really starts to suck almost tout court, with a few rare exceptions.
Vasco Rossi: Canzoni Per Me
CD Audio I have it ★★
Vasco Rossi: Canzoni per me
22 jul 11:35
Vasco, having shed the guise of the anarchic rocker from the mid-'80s, is (by now) a serene gentleman, satisfied and "intoxicated" by his newfound family happiness. His songs reflect this, sometimes predictable ("Io no"), sometimes "paracule" ("Quanti anni hai"). The delicate "Laura" is spared, but there’s little substance otherwise.
  • withor
    23 jul 00:57
    Here, in fact, it really starts to fall apart, but I would save "L'una per te", "La favola antica" and "Il mattino" rather than "Laura".
Zucchero: Chocabeck
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Zucchero: Chocabeck
today 13:03
It seems unbelievable, but Zucchero’s best-selling album of the last twenty years is this one: dark, moody, sad, reflective, with very few ironic digressions ("Vedo Nero") and prestigious collaborations, from Guccini to Brian Wilson. questo:
  • withor
    today 10:36
    A rather "serious" album, in fact—not like him.
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