Grasshopper

DeRank ™: 5,88

DeAge™ : 7973 days • Here since 11 august 2004

Emerson, Lake & Palmer Pictures At An Exhibition

23 jan 06

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For me, it's not quite right, as I would give it a 3: excellent interpretation from a technical standpoint, but far from being musically genius, given that the themes from many other scenes of the original work (Bydlo, Catacombae) have been ignored, while too much emphasis has been placed on a few scenes, with a few overly sung interventions (Promenade second, The great gates of Kiev). However, it must be considered that the project was truly ambitious and difficult, so I wouldn’t completely dismiss this album, nor would I overly praise it.

Franco Battiato La Voce Del Padrone

23 jan 06

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As already mentioned in the sister review of this one, great album, but immensely overrated due to its massive commercial success.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer Pictures At An Exhibition

23 jan 06

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That is, in reverse: 3 to ELP and 5 to Mussorgsky

Emerson, Lake & Palmer Pictures At An Exhibition

23 jan 06

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3 (I've already given it)

Emerson, Lake & Palmer Pictures At An Exhibition

23 jan 06

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There's no comparison. I complete the shopping advice: the Mussorgsky album I mentioned is from Deutsche Grammophon, but from an affordable series (Eloquence) that is usually found in shopping malls and even in supermarkets (perhaps in the same basket as Iva Zanicchi, Mino Reitano, and Nino D'Angelo: all for 4.90, no difference!)

Bill Evans Waltz For Debby

23 jan 06

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And two, after Paolo Conte, now Bill Evans! Mullah, if you keep stealing the reviews I want to write, next time I’ll give you a 4! (Just kidding, of course). A true light in this sad metal: sacred words, 5 also for Lello's comment. Long live real music!

Emerson, Lake & Palmer Pictures At An Exhibition

23 jan 06

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The original can be performed by various pianists (in the original version) or orchestras (in the best-known orchestral version by Maurice Ravel, yes, him, the one from the Bolero). In my case, the pianist is Lazar Berman, a great Russian virtuoso, and the orchestra is the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert Von Karajan, who needs no introduction. Moreover, the record in question costs 4.90 euros (classical music, as we know, has no market).

Emerson, Lake & Palmer Pictures At An Exhibition

23 jan 06

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What I wanted to say has already been said by Music Man. A good review for a very flashy album that is beautifully performed, especially considering it was recorded live, but it's full of naïveté and blunders that do not do justice to the original work (for which I am about to send a review). One example: Lake's voice in "The great gates of Kiev" is pathetic. You can tell he can't even convey a small part of the grandeur of the original painting.

Francesco Guccini L'isola non trovata

20 jan 06

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He’s also a writer, in fact, and sells quite a bit, always considering the country of potential illiterates in which he sells. The voice is powerful, an excellent baritone; among the same intelligent singer-songwriters, there is much worse, not to mention all the yappers and yappers that infest Sanremo and its surroundings. A few notes can be made about the music, which in the early albums (including this one) is a bit sparse and full of naïveté. After all, I also said that it’s more of a "reading" album than a "listening" one. As for Bertinotti’s speech, there are 4 - 5 "political" songs that have unjustly marked Guccini's life as "committed," while in reality, almost always, and this album proves it, they are "existential" songs that make you think, and there’s nothing wrong with that, even if it’s not fashionable.

Eros Ramazzotti Calma Apparente

19 jan 06

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Piergiorgio, I hope you’re not too excited about them for different reasons, like for example that you find Ramazzotti too foolish and Fossati too intellectual (as happens to some, especially because of the lyrics that can be somewhat too enigmatic at times) because these two really have very little in common apart from their Italian citizenship.