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@sickman_84
what nostalgia for the Pilar... my first time was in '97... in Zaragoza, however, it doesn't count for the heroes, they are true national heroes there!

Good review. I have only listened to a few tracks from this album, but I must say that Howe has always proven to be a great musician.

A great album, still very relevant today both in terms of sound and lyrics (which are really well written).

@lux
perhaps we misunderstood each other: I don’t want to offend anyone, I just thought your intervention was self-serving, merely polemical. I enjoy listening to music at 360°, from Zappa to Miguel Bosé, from Iron Maiden to Pink Floyd, from Aqua Fragile to Vasco Rossi. That’s all. Your attitude of pretended moral superiority leaves me indifferent and, above all, I find it to be a bewildering close-mindedness, typical of someone used to looking only at their own little garden.
But what does it have to do with talking "about the results achieved by rock in the last 50 years"? Results? What are we talking about? Come on, please, to speak of "results" in musical terms is quite out of place... I mean, it seems to me that you are deliberately polemical when you say that "the diarrhea that I have when my stomach is upset is 'geographically and culturally' marked, but it's still diarrhea, and you should smell it," or do you consider this a sensible musical argument? Not to mention the personal insults with which you conclude your last intervention, which demonstrate an unparalleled richness of arguments... The bad thing is that conversations of this kind on Debaser sadden me, given that, as someone pointed out earlier, they lead nowhere...

@lux
you're funny, but you should grow up a bit and realize what's happening in the world, otherwise you'll end up being just a caricature.

@Lux
I didn't talk about art, but about professionalism: Americans, and the Anglo-Saxons in particular, are culturally much more pragmatic than we are. That's all. Then remember that, just as we adore the Zimbabwean percussionist because he makes ethnic music, they similarly respect and admire a Gigi D'Alessio because he creates a specific type of music, geographically and culturally defined. It's a fact; you just need to look a bit beyond your own nose to realize it. 99% of the musicians out there are first and foremost professionals; only a few, very few, can be considered artists. And even here, the parameters are much more complex than you might imagine, as I deduce from the tone of your comments (I wouldn't want to offend, so I might be wrong.)

@fili
I fully agree.

@Atianatte_Orsi
I wanted to say that Vasco is often criticized based on hearsay, arrogance, and prejudice. Let's look at the lyrics, for example: 99% of English artists write lyrics that make no sense at all, but since no one understands them, they are considered awesome. Just to be clear, I’ve never asked rock & roll for great depths. Even from a musical standpoint, Vasco has been important in Italy, but as long as we limit ourselves to the usual clichés, we won't go anywhere. That said, I completely agree that Vasco is highly critiquable, but at least do it with some intelligence. I myself am very critical of certain productions of his, but at least I realize the context in which they were born and why they were made in a certain way. In short, I'm talking about a bit of musical intelligence, a minimum of objectivity in criticism. If we want to joke around and tell everyone to shove it, that’s perfectly fine…
As for the great foreign musicians, let's not say bullshit: Americans are professionals, so you just pay them, and they'll play. Which means if one day Gigi D'Alessio wants Colaiuta or Slash on his album, he just needs to agree on the price.

I had the chance to see him play in Trezzo (opening for Satriani) and I have to say I wasn't disappointed: a nice dirty and badass heavy metal. Great band. He is truly rock & roll, with an incredibly big belly and full of energy; after the concert, he downed a hundred beers and acted like a buddy with everyone. In his own way, a really interesting character.

But can we just say that we can't take any more of Naomi Watts after Mulholland Drive?!??!?!

A bad review for a great album. And enough with the clichés about Vasco, a bit more musical objectivity wouldn’t hurt. It makes me laugh to see Vasco being (sometimes rightly) slaughtered for the same reasons that those same people idolize English or American musicians. Oh well...