Grasshopper

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DeAge™ : 7973 days • Here since 11 august 2004

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U2 Rattle & Hum

5 jul 05

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I almost forgot about the poor U2: it seems to me a great album, although a bit too self-celebratory.

Puntinicaz, can you explain to me what "If Grasshopper didn't review Bruss sprinstiin, Massimof wouldn't arrive..." means? In December, after the American elections, I wanted to talk about the America that isn't there, the one of the unfortunate, and "The ghost of Tom Joad" was perfect for my purpose. I didn’t even know Massimof existed, and anyway I don't see what’s wrong with his arrival. Do I need to go make a nice Mea culpa, did I perhaps help create a monster (Massimof) or is your hatred for Bruce Springsteen sometimes, like now, making you go off the rails?

Genesis From Genesis To Revelation

5 jul 05

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To Mantaray: this is not the worst, at least for me. In the declining Collins phase, there are worse things: Abacab and Invisible Touch, especially. And moreover, in those there isn't even the excuse of being 18 years old.

Genesis From Genesis To Revelation

5 jul 05

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A God Hogarth: since progressive (after classical music, of course) is my favorite genre, it follows that the Genesis have also produced the best music that has been listened to in the last 30-40 years. Unmatched in imagination and abundance of melodic themes, among the first also for technique (even though in this field the Pink Floyd surpass them). Light-years away from the banality that has since taken over. But this Genesis album has really little more than its name.

Francesco Guccini Amerigo

4 jul 05

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Too bad about "Mondo nuovo," one of his most anonymous songs (among other things, not entirely his), otherwise it would have been yet another masterpiece by Guccini. Even more than "Eskimo," I see "Amerigo" standing out above all, one of those characters that stick in your mind forever (it seems he really existed, and he was a great-uncle of Guccini who emigrated to the USA). Good but a bit skimpy the review.

Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live/1975-85

1 jul 05

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I would save him from "Born in the USA," a bit too commercial, and the two insignificant "Human Touch" and "Lucky Town." Everything else can do just fine.

Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live/1975-85

1 jul 05

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Just: I propose a Springsteenian rehabilitation program for the puntinicaz. To keep the impact light, I would start with Bruce's acoustic works: Nebraska and The Ghost Of Tom Joad. That way he won't get pissed off because he always thinks he's hearing the old Dylan. Then I would move on to Born To Run, more upbeat but at the same time full of imagination (for me, his absolute masterpiece). If the puntinicaz is still alive and starts saying, “Well, it's not too bad...” it’s time to have him swallow the whole "The River" with its 21 tracks. If he can digest that too, he becomes a bona fide Springsteen fan.

Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live/1975-85

1 jul 05

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Unfortunately, I belong to the second type of people: I've never seen Bruce Springsteen live.

I take this opportunity to say that I'm not a die-hard fan of Bruce. The funny thing is that here in debaser I have to defend him because they treat him like Britney Spears, while in normal life I get lost in endless discussions with a friend of mine, who is a really over-the-top fan, telling me that the Boss is the composer of the century and that in his presence Bob Dylan is a bum. And I'm there saying that if it weren't for Dylan, Springsteen wouldn't even exist. Life is tough.

Fabrizio De André Storia di un impiegato

1 jul 05

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If you listen to "Creuza de mà" (and being from Genoa you also have the privilege of understanding the words), "Le nuvole," or "Anime salve," you will discover that they are much more than "sung poetry"; they are true ethnic music, and of high quality. That the credit is not solely De André's is undisputed. However, in Florence, there is already a Via Fabrizio De André, and the plaque reads: “Poet and musician.” First of all a poet, but also a musician.

Fabrizio De André Storia di un impiegato

1 jul 05

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There’s a lot to say about the musicality of Fabrizio De André. Like many Italian singer-songwriters (a happy exception being Paolo Conte), he placed far more emphasis on words than music. However, he knew how to bridge this gap through collaboration with musicians like Piovani, Reverberi, and later Mauro Pagani and Ivano Fossati. Thus, especially the last albums (but also some of the earlier ones) are by no means lacking in this regard.