Hal

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The God Machine Scenes From The Second Storey

18 nov 05

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Certo! Inviami pure il testo che desideri tradurre.

Edoardo Bennato E' arrivato un bastimento

18 nov 05

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Perhaps this record was released at the wrong time; it wasn't a period of great attention to these themes, so all things considered, one can understand the lack of success back then. It begs the question of how it would be received today.

Black Moses Royal Stink

18 nov 05

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Black Moses... yes, it was them in Platamona, a concert in an impossible venue. Kappa, you might really like these guys :)

Angelo Branduardi Branduardi canta Yeats

17 nov 05

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But these are not closed discussions; anyone can chime in or start discussions elsewhere. If you want, you could do it too; you could do it right here, maybe by talking about Yeats. I can only say that I don't know this album, but Grasshopper's review yesterday inspired me to pick up his poems again. That's not a small thing.

Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii

17 nov 05

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oh well, now it's too late to continue, I'm craving some cassata :) I’ll stop by the pastry shop then, but first it seems only right to apologize to Aniel who had to endure all these emails. Sometimes discussions take unexpected turns Aniel, be patient. Bye :)

The Bevis Frond Miasma

17 nov 05

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I rarely know your suggestions brotha, this review confirms the rule. But is it easy to find?

Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii

17 nov 05

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Certainly, comparisons must be made based on parameters and should have the character of homogeneity. What I meant to say is that these discussions are not necessarily just mental exercises and that de gustibus is not the only way to critically interpret things (ps I'm rooting for Palermo).

Francesco Guccini Quello che non...

17 nov 05

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I initially dismissed Guccini for his voice, but then listening to him, I learned to appreciate it, connecting it to his words that can paint situations like few others. This is a really great album for me.

Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii

17 nov 05

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However, excuse me... we are confusing different levels here, damn it. The fact that Beethoven's Piano Sonata op. 106 represents the highest evolution of this musical form, condensing within it all the elements developed by Viennese Classicism, is not just mental masturbation. It is based on a precise analysis that compares the sonata form over time. Then, if someone doesn't like it (de gustibus), that's their problem, but we are talking about different planes. Discussions about musical forms and their evolutions are possible even beyond classical music. Coltrane didn't just innovate the sound of the sax, for example. Miles Davis with Kind of Blue made a musical revolution, for instance. What does all this have to do with de gustibus?

Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii

17 nov 05

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You keep mixing two planes that don’t necessarily have to be united. I mentioned Bernstein, who back in the 60s recognized in free jazz and the works of Brian Wilson important values of musical innovation; these were his analyses. This isn’t about "de gustibus," there isn’t only "de gustibus," you can’t generalize everything with the phrase "they're all bullshit," it’s the banality and the presumptuous lightness of this phrase that is bullshit. I think that without Bach and without Mozart, all the music we know would be different. Saying that "classical" "doesn't have the variety of sound that music composed with electricity can have" is another bullshit. But what does that even mean? Have you ever heard a real orchestra live?