Grasshopper

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DeAge™ : 7972 days • Here since 11 august 2004

Vinicio Capossela Da Solo

11 nov 08

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How strange life is... you listen to the same record and have totally different feelings. For me, this latest Capossela is like a tender and cozy refuge to shelter in after the emotions that were too strong from the previous Ovunque proteggi. But even stranger is that I find myself in disagreement with primiballi (I believe it's the first time) and in agreement with Biancoenero, with whom I (civilly) clashed just yesterday about Sergio Endrigo. The quality of the review, however, is not called into question by the fact that I do not share its meaning.

Sergio Endrigo Ci vuole un fiore

10 nov 08

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It's nice to think differently, as long as we don't end up "insulting each other like idiots," as Gaber used to say about politicians before elections. Far be it from me to compare (especially musically) the downtrodden and almost forgotten Endrigo to the overly talked-about Spears. It was just a way to say that the interest in music should be independent of the visibility of the artist, and that maybe record companies should consider this as well, of course continuing to focus on catchy hits, because otherwise, how do they survive?

Vinicio Capossela Da solo

10 nov 08

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I was left with a judgment pending. Well, now that I’ve heard it, I can only agree with Blechtrommel, who in my opinion has perfectly hit the nail on the head by calling it "the return home from that long, frenzied journey that was Ovunque Proteggi." A comforting, delightful return home.

Sergio Endrigo Ci vuole un fiore

10 nov 08

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I think that record labels, in addition to focusing on the "current phenomena" to cash in, should also devote themselves to reevaluating what some call "loser artists." As powerful as television brainwashing is becoming, there will always be a "dignified minority" possessing critical sense and therefore capable of having their own tastes, who might find knowing who Sergio Endrigo was much more interesting than the gossip about Britney Spears (just to make an example). I don't know the record in question, but from what little I know about Endrigo, I deduce that he was a valid singer-songwriter, whose grace and calmness, so outdated for some, are instead quite precious as an antidote to a continuous and unnecessary racket.

Vinicio Capossela Da Solo

10 nov 08

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(which connects it to "Canzoni a manovella") goes in parentheses

Vinicio Capossela Da Solo

10 nov 08

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The other side of "Everywhere Protect": just as listening to that one risked leaving you skinned alive by the brute force of emotions, with this one you curl up peacefully and blissfully in a fairy-tale world, sheltered from triumphant idiocy. It's meant to be listened to all alone in your room, perhaps to reconcile with humankind after a frantically pointless day. Without excessive delay in the nursery rhyme, which brings it closer to "Manovella Songs," it would be a masterpiece. Nonetheless, it’s still an excellent album, reviewed as it deserves.

Edoardo Bennato Così E' Se Vi Pare

10 nov 08

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P.S. The title seems rather self-deprecating to me, doesn’t it? "Let's save what can be saved," better than stuff like "The Greatest Hits of Edoardo Bennato."

Edoardo Bennato Così E' Se Vi Pare

10 nov 08

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Oh well, if that's the case... It’s clear that the conspiracy syndrome has caught him too. Anyway, as a summary of his career, it seems valid to me (always excluding the cover, of course) precisely because, apart from "Viva la mamma," there's almost no trace of the delirious and declining phase after the '80s.

Miles Davis Amandla

10 nov 08

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In my area, there's a saying that even a slipper is good when fried. This is to say that the sound of Miles Davis's trumpet can enhance even compositions that are not memorable for their inspiration. It seems to me that with "Amandla" we are precisely in one of these cases. Excellent review.

David Bowie Let's Dance

10 nov 08

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Of course, nothing comparable to the historic albums of the '70s, but back then I found it enjoyable: a decent mix of pop, disco, and typical '80s rock, commercially respectable. However, the very fact that I haven't listened to it since those good old days means it passed through my ears without ever truly sinking in. Better off with the review.