Hardrock92

DeRank ™: 2,02

DeAge™ : 7213 days • Here since 10 september 2006

Fine Before You Came Ormai

24 jan 12

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I haven't listened to this yet, and right now I'm not really in the mood to do so, it's a matter of taste. Anyway, they might not have invented anything, but Sfortuna is a nice album for me. The lyrics are indeed embarrassing at certain points ("...you never pass by"), but placed in the context, both musical and "conceptual" (I'm not sure, but I believe the album tells some sort of personal story), they work great. I watched the live videos from Miami and I didn't like them at all; they just mess around the whole time, Jacopo instead of singing dives into the crowd and I don't know... that stuff makes me cringe. In any case, find me an Italian band that isn't overrated by indie-hipsters-(s)fichi. It's stuff to forget, for me.

David Foster Wallace La Ragazza Dai Capelli Strani

24 jan 12

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This, among Foster Wallace's books, I'm missing, it's always there in the bookstore, but I still haven't picked it up. For now, the best remains Oblio anyway.

Skrillex Bangarang

22 jan 12

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The problem is that when you say you like dubstep, everyone nowadays means THIS dubstep. And it's pretty terrible.

One Dimensional Man A Better Man

13 jan 12

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I admit that I had only listened to this album a couple of times, just the preview that was on Rockit. You kill me is a really great album, I like Take me away a lot too... but this one left me quite disappointed, I mean, it didn’t sound like them, I expected something different. And I had actually enjoyed them live, finally a concert without (or almost) preachings.

Opeth Heritage

16 nov 11

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@radioactive: I think Akerfeldt was familiar with progressive long before he came into contact with Steven Wilson; the albums prior to Damnation are proof of that. This Heritage could have been a... I wouldn't say diversion, but almost, you know. I mean, as a standalone thing separate from Opeth, I would have definitely seen it in a better light.

Opeth Heritage

15 nov 11

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It's that "are we sure it's Opeth?" that hits the point, not convincing me at all :-)

Opeth Heritage

15 nov 11

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Well, it's not a bad album, but it's all pretty much standard progressive stuff. I've listened to it maybe two or three times, and I can't really give a fair judgment on the whole thing; the problem is that I'm not at all motivated to dig deeper into it. The uniqueness of Opeth was to perfectly juxtapose death (or heavy sounds) with prog; a work like Damnation fits that, but I don't know... It seems to me that, in some way, they've lost their way.

Jane's Addiction The Great Escape Artist

9 nov 11

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Well, this album has been talked about terribly by everyone, and when I decided to listen to it, I expected a piece of crap of biblical proportions... instead, it’s actually a pretty nice little record; nothing compared to Nothing's Shocking, it definitely tilts towards a "catchy" rock, thus a bit commercial, but hey, in that field, it does its job. I won’t listen to it again because it’s just not my thing, but when I say "piece of crap," I mean something entirely different. And the voice is still the same. Definitely better than this album are the U2, just to give you an idea.

Lou Reed & Metallica Lulu

6 nov 11

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Sorry, but how the fuck can you criticize Lou Reed for "talking"? Isn’t that pretty much what he's always done since the Velvet Underground? I mean, come on, everything else is fair game, but not this. The album sucks for me too, but "banal" doesn’t seem like the right adjective at all.

Dente Live @ Twiggy Club, Varese 29.10.11

4 nov 11

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I couldn't care less about teeth, they suck and that's it; but I really liked you a lot in this review, that "artsy way of doing things" referring to this gang of new hipsters is beautiful. Those who, just to be considered "artists" by someone, try everything: writing, video, photography, music, and a ton of other bullshit, it's continuous recycling.