matteowolf

I meant "less vivid"....damn

The discourse on punk is undoubtedly one of the most controversial yet intriguing, and should definitely be taken with a grain of salt... more than a thousand socio-political, financial, and economic analyses, I’d like to get straight to the heart of the matter: PUNK was a rejection of everything; it was vomiting on everything that until recently was revered, it was being AGAINST and never being FOR, no matter what it was all about... but there are many bands that committed to social issues, that rightfully spoke out against wars, that tackled important themes, without hiding behind an attitude that only made sense SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY during that time, in that context, in the period of 1976, 77 if we want to be precise. But punk was so counter that when it became a cultural phenomenon it was already no longer punk; in intent, I would say almost pop (which derives from POPular, famous, popular, not necessarily with a positive connotation). A striking example is the Sex Pistols. I don’t mind hearing their excellent "Never Mind the Bollocks," nor do I mind seeing them in videos and reading stories about them, but the very moment they went to give a defined form (as crude as it may be) to their idea of rebellion with the release of an album, they were no longer punk; they had already exhausted their charge. Even Queen, Genesis, and Pink Floyd released albums during those years but had nothing to protest about, at least not closely. What’s certain is that period changed everything; without them, there wouldn’t be my beloved Guns (at least the ones from the best period, 1987-88), nor many others, nor would new significant figures have emerged, who, starting from the positive side of punk "musically speaking" (the immediacy of sound), developed new techniques.

And it’s another matter that I don't mind this album and that I listen to Green Day if I must, but I can't swallow the label of PUNK (in all its alternatives) being applied to all modern artists (EVERYONE CLEAR? AND AVRIL LAVIGNE IS POP, FOR GOD'S SAKE!), since today "punk" is just another word, one that can even be vivid in pop – and yes, pop has always existed; punk died the moment it was conceived, or, if we prefer, the moment it reached its peak… and what is a peak for an artist if not fame, glory????

This is my thought dedicated to all the fake punksters of the earth...

Stipe the only showman that history has handed down to us????? Mmmmmm let's see, he's surpassed billions of times by:
Freddie Mercury
Robert Plant
Mick Jagger
Axl Rose
the one from Depeche Mode
Piero Pelù(!)
the one from Le Vibrazioni

Not to say that I don't like him, because I like him a lot, but I would say that your statement is exaggerated... what do you think? And then consider that what Stipe does with a thousand gestures, Ian Gillan was doing at the beginning of the 70s while standing still, glued to the microphone, with just the aid of his incredible voice...!

"a music that sweeps away the stylistic preconceptions of the average song" and "sessantasettine": just for these two expressions I would have given a 5 to this review... which, however, is rather simplistic and says very little that is interestingly personal about what I have always considered THE BEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME (you don’t have to respond, I know it’s not true, also because I don’t think there can be an album that unites everyone, it’s a provocation, it’s simply my favorite... damn!)

<<He has his own opinion, and even if he writes that Mozart is the biggest fool in the history of music, you can't go after him because, even if it's a worldwide nonsense, it's what he thinks. I find it ridiculous to sit there and give everyone a 1 and point him out as ignorant.>> But also no.
For this: when I read "but also no," me ssò celat (in Abruzzese dialect: I couldn't stop laughing so much)!

OlEinar has officially become one of my idols.

paloz am I mistaken or did you mention me? I also talked about the making-of DVD... great!

I'm a big fan of Pink Floyd, and on Debaser there's also my review of Roger Waters' concert (which, by the way, is called "The Dark Side of the Moon Live"!!!) at the Olympic Stadium in Rome on June 16th... Actually, Dark Side also annoyed me at times... there are qualitatively superior works by the band... but a while back I went back to watch the DVD of "The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon" and I was amazed once again... and while I prefer a slow song like "Set the Controls..." over a long time to a slow like "The Great Gig...", it's just a matter of taste: at the time, The Dark Side of the Moon managed to summarize everything there was to say and do in a single album of just 42 minutes (forget about the way too lengthy The Wall.. which I still love) was incredible: after the psychedelic phase, few expected a new Atom Heart Mother, and that didn't happen; but if a band gets labeled in a certain way and sticks to that label for their entire life without ever refreshing themselves musically, well, sorry, but that's not a band that interests me: in Dark Side, there's so much melody, the greatness of having created a concept album (the thematic sound recordings serve this purpose, YOU STUPID IDIOTS!), the beauty of certain songs that you can't say are ugly or poorly done—apart from "On the Run" (which I LOVE!), which can be loved or not, the fabulous "Time," the great "Money" (I'm sure half of you have understood what that song is about), the vocal solo in "The Great Gig"... in short, music of a certain level.

What has diminished this album over time is the incredible number of copies sold... but come on, there were no Britney Spears or Spice Girls, and if it sold, there must have been a damn good reason......... Pink Floyd managed to give their best when they abandoned themselves to the "splendor of humility"... songs made of solid yet melodic and innovative rock; I’d like to know you critics who pride yourselves on your 0 chords that you can play on guitar (or at most the mangled riff of "Smoke on the Water") when you will ever create something like this... and what’s more genius than songs like "Time," "Money" (is it obvious? yes, but beautiful, and with perfect lyrics for the main theme of the concept) and "On the Run" to talk about MADNESS??? Listen to "On the Run" 10 times in a row like I did... YOU WILL GO CRAZY AND FINALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS FREAKING ALBUM IS ABOUT!

And go listen to "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn," assholes!

I am a love-struck fan of Radiohead, and despite the criticism, I plan to download this album as soon as possible... even though I don't expect a second OK Computer... which, by the way, I have an original copy of...

RIDE MY COWBOY THIS LAND WE'RE GONNA ROCK IT!-EEEEEEH WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SAYING?????

fabulous tex n duet

fabulous album but unfortunately marks the last appreciable work of the band…sigh!