Grasshopper

Well, the beauty of Debaser is its variety. There's a guy named senior86 who horrifies at the thought of comparing "his" Ramazzotti to people like Masini and Pausini. Now I've found Marco, who claims that Masini is a true singer-songwriter and it's nonsense to compare him to types like Pausini and Ramazzotti... At this point, all that's missing is a fervent defender of Pausini to give me the final confirmation that these three characters, along with many others and their fans, truly belong to the same world. A world called show-business, market, system of suckers, or however you prefer. My concept of a singer-songwriter is quite different and includes artists who are independent enough from this system, like De André was, and like Guccini, De Gregori, Conte, Fossati, etc. are today.

The fact that he is my countryman is not a good reason to defend him; on the contrary, I am more vehemently against Masini than, for example, against Pausini or Ramazzotti. This is precisely because he is from Florence and, as such, contributes in his small way to tarnishing my city’s reputation. Regarding the first statement, I must say that my knowledge of the subject in question is a bit patchy, as his type of music has never interested me. Among the songs by Marco mentioned as evidence of the existence of a better Masini, I only know "Ci vorrebbe il mare" and "Malinconoia," and honestly, it doesn’t seem to me that they stand out much from the rather low standard, to say the least, of the Masini most (sadly) known to the public.

I agree with psychopompe, but I think that at least Punisher has an original style and (most of the time, a bit less in this case) can make us crack up, which isn’t bad. However, there’s really useless and bland stuff floating around: sextuplets of reviews of Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin, satanic metal rubbish, and lately even some enthusiastic defense of characters like Ramazzotti or Masini (one is actually out today) complete with 5-star ratings for such artists. Let’s hope that one of debaser's greatest merits, the absolute freedom for each individual to voice their opinion, doesn’t end up sinking it irreparably, but I fear the process has already begun. A year and a half ago, when I entered this magical world, there was room for free-style and cabaret-like reviews (there was ...caz... who was a master in the genre) and thus for Punisher’s style as well, but there was no trace of all the ballast that has arrived lately, and it truly hasn't been missed.

Well, it's not the only one. There's another song of his that perhaps represents the artist even better for what he's worth. It's called "Vaffanculo."

It's true that the musical content of this album isn't exceptional, "Blowin' in the Wind" aside, but its historical significance (essentially it's the birth certificate of the singer-songwriter genre) and the beauty of the lyrics (some are true poems) make it a masterpiece nonetheless.

I’m pleased to see that someone still remembers this artist, who was underrated even in his time. This isn’t exactly one of his best albums, but it’s not among the worst either. "Firenze" alone is worth a passing grade.

How did I become gray too? I used to say: of course you can. Sometimes even the grays are nice. After all, Mr. Nobody (X) was a gray.

No, there's at least one more, and it's me. "A pillow of winds" in my opinion is overshadowed by the musical journey (and not only) called "Echoes," but it is one of the two gems of this album, which I consider a masterpiece. Decent review, although very brief.

For Antonio Salieri: it seems that the real one (Antonio Salieri in uppercase) was less of a jerk than how biographies have portrayed him, and he even helped Mozart on several occasions and, later, the young Beethoven. What is certain, however, is that he knew his music, so he would never have dreamed of giving a 2 to these symphonies if debaser had existed at the time.

Heartfelt thanks to all the "loggione" and also to its occasional visitors. You couldn't have welcomed what should be my review n° 100 in a better way, if I counted it correctly.