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Happypippo, I call upon you to move. What do you think of Michi Dei Rossi from LE ORME? He was one of the first, if not the very first in Italy, to use non-standard drum kits; let me explain: two timpani, cymbals galore, at least 5 toms, and two bass drums (all without counterweights). Already in 1973 he had this kit, so he was definitely a forerunner. He didn’t seem like a show-off; his contributions were always very measured (although the solo in "Truck of Fire pt.1", apart from being recorded poorly, isn’t exactly memorable; I still like it though...). Listen to him in his prime on Contrappunti: for better or for worse, he has a unique style. Hey, Giovi, I’d love to know what you think...

The Cream are a blues rock group, proto-hard (these definitions are ridiculous), the Black Sabbath are the natural evolution of the Cream, the Priest of the Sabbath. "Sad Wings of Destiny" is a fundamental album for metal, while still being firmly anchored to hard rock (Victim of Changes, Deceiver, The Ripper, Tyrant, and apart from the ballads, the others too). Moreover, there's another band that contributed significantly to the birth of metal, the Scorpions: the dual guitar solos, the gloomy and slow ballads, the voice (powerful), dual guitar riffs... For instance, in 1976 (with the album "Virgin Killer"), the Scorpions were already more metal than Judas Priest. In 1973, Nazareth released "Razamanaz," the title track is just a breath away from metal, with powerful guitars, drums (with double bass, another characteristic of metal) like a pneumatic hammer, a voice like sandpaper, while the lyrics are the only ones that don't have any metal characteristics. Then, in 1974, Sweet composed two tracks, "Set Me Free" and "Sweet FA," which seem almost to be released from 1980 or thereabouts, so metal they are: compared to Sad Wings of Destiny, they are light-years ahead (in terms of metal, not quality). In 1976, QUEEN composed songs like "Tie Your Mother Down" and "White Man," which in their heavy and catchy progression, despite being hard rock, have many points in common with metal. Sad Wings of Destiny, while being an excellent album, still lacks the rhythmic and guitar heaviness (in a good sense, heavy) of these two tracks. That said, I acknowledge that Sad Wings blah blah is very important for laying down some of the main frameworks of metal (as already mentioned, two guitars, slow and relentless ballads...), but I believe (and I am not alone) that it is still a hard rock album. But then again, metal is a natural evolution of hard rock, so I don't see why there should be such a fierce debate about it. By the way, in 1976, "Rising" by Rainbow was released, perhaps the only album among all those mentioned earlier that was closest to metal at the time.

The first part of the film is cinema history, the second is already more cumbersome. Still a great film, shot as it should be (without computer effects and other gimmicks), and with atmospheres almost reminiscent of Bava.

I was unaware of its existence.

Speaking of great music, do you know Antonius Rex and Jacula? Wow, what music those guys make!

"<<the decrease in quality is also due to the fact that too much stuff is being recorded.>>...congratulations. you’ve said it all and it’s the most intelligent thing I’ve heard since I’ve been on debaser. take a vinyl… it contains at most 40 minutes of music. if today you make a 40-minute record (I’m speaking from personal experience as an emerging band) they tell you to add another 20 minutes. it has to be an hour or more, that is, a double vinyl, with massive music. the problem is all here! " true words. I have Geek the Girl and I’m ready to do the test that I did with the Trip Ajeje. but be quick, because at 8:00 PM I’m out.

Yes, but in the '70s he definitely played the drums. There are many others above him, like Furio Chirico, Di Cioccio, Dei Rossi, but you can't say he's a 'shoe'. The fact that his production is terrible, that's another story...

Come on, I listened to Geek the Girl on Riccardo’s advice, it’s crap, or rather, nothing spectacular. Ordinary false-classical administration typical of the '90s. Everything very ethereal, all almost whispered, violin, to add a touch of originality, but come on, better than Vibrazioni, but nothing to write home about.

I'm almost 20 years old.

Last thing. De Piscopo is a great drummer, but unfortunately he has never had a real band.