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Bartle: I'm browsing True Metal but I can't find references to what you mentioned (maybe I'm just inept with the site in question). Instead, I found this page link rotto also from TM where they confirm that the album is selling like crazy in the States too (and I don't know how long it's been since that happened there). If you want, I can link you to the various positive reviews I was talking about earlier.

Bartle: you linked to the wrong address because the page redirects to the press release for the release of "El Dorado." I'm confidently waiting for the correct link ;-)

PPS: "The Final Frontier" not Last, obviously. Slip-up :-D

between "I think that" and "the wrong sources" there should be a "you"

"TEENAGELOBOTOMY the problem isn't the Maiden (have you at least seen the reviews and comments, or are you just talking nonsense? You would know that no one, not even the fans) Ehm, my friend, if you're talking about the new Maiden album I think you have some wrong sources: "The Last Frontier" is driving the world crazy. English-speaking music magazines are giving it praise ranging from positive to enthusiastic, and even Rolling Stone Italy gave it 5 out of 5. The fans are ecstatic (today on FB, the Maiden asked to choose their favorite song from the album, and in less than half an hour, a thousand comments came in citing almost all the songs, with everyone showing enthusiasm), in two days it reached the top of the UK chart (it hasn't happened since '88, and it didn’t happen at release for Harris and the others) and it's already gone gold in almost all of Northern Europe. Honestly, the only negative and/or doubtful reviews I've read are here on Deb, but I believe that’s a whole different world. Bye."

"Also Byrne and that other one in the slum. Naked." :-D Damn, how mean Kosmo ;-) Greetings to S4, Aries, and Jack

Maybe I didn't explain myself well: I would do what you just said at Marcos, but I was talking (or trying to do so) on another level, namely how interesting stories can arise from questionable characters to tell (of course, it depends on how they are told: in this case, in an ethically correct way, it seems to me. If someone made a film about Hitler defending his ideas, it’s obvious I would think differently) and therefore I defend the artist's right to use them according to their sensibilities. Regarding Lady D and Rania, they were two "extreme" examples of how the "popular gut" tends to be enchanted by a certain way of presenting oneself, and it's quite obvious that in terms of aberration I place them in second (even third) place compared to Marcos here (even if I doubt the Jordanian people are actually better off than the Philippine people were during Marcos's years, even if the West tends to think otherwise). That said, I don't want to delve further into political discussions :-D and come on, don't get mad ;-) Bye K.

Memorable page. If I find it, I'll get it.

Thank you all for stopping by (Alia, I linked something on your FB page). I see that the comments are focused on the character and the appropriateness of creating a musical about her: the first thing I can say is that, from what I've gathered, it is very critical and ironic (even though the story about the shoes, for example, is not mentioned), and another is that the British and Americans have always been very intrigued by this type of woman (and Evita, all things considered, wasn’t, in my view, any more “civilized” than this one: perhaps more glamorous, that’s for sure) hence many “embellishments.” On the other hand, it’s often ethically questionable characters that create interesting stories (and I could think of dozens: I think of you too), and talking about them doesn’t necessarily mean "sanctifying" them (what should we say about the various novels and dramatized films about crime, more or less common, more or less organized, more or less politicized that have been popping up in Italy in recent years: one thing that strikes me is that generally, the Anglo-Saxons are more elegant and objective than we are when telling aberrant stories). Anyway, it’s obvious that this is a matter of personal feelings, and I see nothing wrong in recounting (and perhaps even joking about) the life of Imelda Marcos (at least not more than the sanctification that the media have done or are doing with figures I find odious, perhaps more politically correct but certainly not "immaculate" like Lady Di or Rania of Jordan...)

Thank you for the comments. @Fenni: Yes and no. If you’re interested in avant-garde Lyrical, then yes; otherwise, if you want to delve into the group, I’d say this is a rather unrepresentative work, and I recommend starting with the one mentioned, Moody's "Silent Shout." @Kosmo: I was indeed indecisive whether to review this or "Fever Ray" (which, oddly enough, if I’m not mistaken, hasn’t been reviewed here even after more than a year of its release). I opted for the more "current" one :-D. Maybe one day I'll also review the solo project of Drejier (which I really liked a lot too) @Fusi: the album is quite varied in mood; at the bottom of the review, you’ll find the link to stream it all for free: maybe you’ll find something interesting ;). I greet all the other "attendees" not mentioned so far (Alia, Jargon, Steve, Ciccio, Andrew).