Logic Probe

I can't keep up with you guys! To the holy inquisition: historically, the Muslim religion tends to lack artistic symbols except for architectural ones. This experience is not new to Christianity either (which has employed paintings and artistic symbols alongside the art form that brings us closest to God: architecture, the art form that most resembles perfection = geometry = God). Everything would be based on a story considered in the Old Testament: the story of Hiram (let's not go into details). From here would spring a series of symbols that are even suspicious. Doesn't the church inquire? Of course it does! Not through physical violence, mind you. However, there exists a form of psychological violence and dependency that is very influential and insidious. It's foolish not to see it. And the other religions? Well, they're the same thing. Don't misunderstand me, guys. Everyone is free to believe in higher entities, but it's the politics created by man surfing on such beliefs that shocks me (and this process is far from exhausted. An example? Do you remember how the last referendum ended?). As for the Quran, another victim of man and his power to distort, IT IS WRITTEN IN BIG LETTERS THAT VIOLENCE TO ATTACK AND CONVERT IS NOT PERMITTED! Don't believe it? Educate yourselves. The question is why push to create violence at all costs? FOR F***'S SAKE: yes, I'm not referring to the texts, but rather to the fact that it made Ozzy famous, namely the decapitation of the dove with his teeth (a symbol that is absolutely discordant with Catholic ideology). I’m referring to these examples. Then, if I come across a Black Widow record, well, I listen to it and buy it too :).

Sorry Caz, but Bogus's intervention is, in my opinion, correct. For a "fragile mind," even the pseudo-satanism of Sabbath is symbolic and dangerous (perhaps even more so than the hammer and sickle). On an unconscious level, everything creates a "conditioning" (as behavioral psychologists would say), and this conditioning becomes, insidiously, part of us. There are no treaties just on symbols, but also on esotericism (and look, the trend is spreading and Ratzinger is shitting himself out of fear!) and so on. It’s up to people to have the curiosity and intelligence to discover where the right path lies, if there is one at all, and what is best for my personal growth.

Surely an aesthetic of music who has somewhat gotten bogged down on tubular bells (or rather on the success of that record and on the soundtrack of "suspiria" (or so it seems to me, I don't remember for sure)). I agree with our excellent Hal, excluding the ending!!! For Kosmo: didn’t you record any ballet? If so, pass it to the dwarfs so they can put it up on the site....C'MON I BEG YOU :). Rece, frankly a bit skimpy, come on you can definitely do better. :)

Let me understand, do I have to sue this DJ Logic for damages? EHHHHH!!! I don’t know, this review intrigues me quite a bit. Any little samples?

well Caz, surely many are the people who hide behind a symbol, dry of its meaning (for example: I heard Jews singing "against the system the youth strikes back"!!!!! CRAZY!!! ahh blessed ignorance). On this, I completely and 100% agree with you. If you think about it, we do this all the time: Roma fans and Lazio fans, communists and fascists, Guelphs and Ghibellines, Catholics and Muslims, Dr. Eng. Adv. Cav. We all seek to "belong" to something to avoid feeling lonely, excluded, marginalized. Aren't we all just the logo of debaser? Sure, you need the intelligence to understand, the desire to discover, and the wisdom to perpetuate ("nati non foste per viver come bruti ma per seguir virtute e canoscenza" Dante-Inferno-Ulisse). What did I want to say? BHOOOOOOOOO! :D

Well, I believe that Italian music is much more developed than they want it to appear. This is a cute little record, nothing more. It’s something you can listen to carefree. I find, for example, the Punch & Judy (a sort of Italian Jeff Buckley) much more interesting. The Negro fall under that category like: Deasonika, La Sintesi, and so on. Pleasant, but far from the more precious Italian works. A very passionate review... it really shows that you like them. :)

Uhm, I have quite a bit to say about the fact that Peter Gabriel is considered the leading European figure in World music. Don’t get me wrong, he is undoubtedly an excellent artist, but he’s not the only one. In Italy, there are people making stratospheric world music... the problem is always the same: if you do something different from Negrita or Cremonini, they won’t produce you!! Try to listen to Segesta by Lino Cannavacciuolo (I know I keep insisting on this artist, but it’s worth it if I do). Ciauz :)

Regarding symbolism, I find the symbol of the hammer and sickle absolutely beautiful, just like the swastika and the Celtic cross. Within symbolism lies a culture; mankind has always sought symbols that could explain its philosophy, thus simply with a "visual impact." Think of the symbolism of cathedrals, of the femurs under the skulls of pirates (Masonic symbolism), of road signs, of the trowel (Masons), of the Templar cross of the Knights Hospitaller of Saint John (now known as the Knights of Malta), and so on. The hammer and sickle highlight the fundamental role of the worker, considered today to be the last link in the constitution of GDP. Personally, I find it brilliant. Just as esoteric and fascinating is the swastika, which means well-being and fortune (depending on the cultures); just like the Celtic cross, which serves as a protection against evil. It is not the symbols that should be incriminated, but the use and abuse that has been made of them. In the case of the CCCP, there is a palpable irony in the use of such symbolism, but also a careful analysis of the marginalization of the common man, of the loss of Italian popular identities (think of songs in dialect... perhaps they are more nationalistic than the fascists themselves) massified and sacrificed on the altar of globalization. Think about how society has changed in just 20 years, how your way of reasoning is already obsolete for the new generations. All of this is present in the music of this group, which certainly did not choose the easiest path to become known. Think Caz that the first CD of the CCCP is called Socialism and Barbarism (it seems to me counter-trend to the promotion of mass communism! Don't you think?

Okay Silver, I'm starting to tune into your thoughts. I'm convinced that Vasco has produced "hermetic" words and I'm sure he's created unforgettable lyrics. I appreciate, however, your refusal to fall into the cliché of "whatever comes from Vasco is wonderful."

Damn, what a mess have you made? I can't seem to finish reading!!! :).
So, speaking of communism: socialist thought (read ideology) is anything but foolish. Being an ideology, it is inevitably interpreted by man who modifies it to his advantage: THEREFORE, we arrive at dictatorship. Dictatorship, whether communist, fascist, castroist, and so on, abolishes "competition" and culture because it is on these assumptions that the population is kept "in check." An idea (dictated by a dictator) is imposed, and it is enforced (and in Italy, we know a thing or two about that!). I reiterate that ideological socialist thought is something else (which is, moreover, comparable to Catholic thought).
2) The CCCP are a group that breaks the mold. The lyrics are pointed fingers against bourgeois respectability, a consumerism of materiality and spirituality. What you criticize, Caz, is what, paradoxically, Ferretti also criticizes (you might not believe it, but it's true; if you do, great, if not, so be it :) ). The consumption of human relationships, of sex, the man who comes out depicted is an empty man, who has lost his centrality by sacrificing himself at the altar of the ephemeral. These are Ferretti's lyrics in all his chameleonic forms, poorly played (after all, "...the bright signs attract the owls..."). Great band, hard to listen to in its entirety, difficult to understand. Don’t take it personally, Caz, but this CD deserves a full 5. Logic :P