trickykid

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must-have record. A heartfelt review. The best for this page....("infildes" and "oh mercy" for the '80s are essential).

WALKIN' CRYYY WALKIN'CRY.....FROM HERRRRRRRRRRRR TOOOOO ETERNITYYYYYYYYYYYYYyyy

I’ll jump on the bandwagon with MUFFIN. The soundtrack of THE DEADMAN is, without a doubt, the best solo guitar album of the 90s. Not to mention the essential soundtrack of PARIS, TEXAS: here COODER gives it his all (and lays the groundwork for future cult bands like CALEXICO). In this latter case, it seems—according to esteemed critics—that the FILM was inspired by the sonic document. Anyway, I don’t know ZORN and perhaps I should remedy that starting from here, who knows. I’m looking forward to your suggestions. In the meantime, the reviewer deserves a full ** because they wrote some good stuff.

"Hey you, are you mad at me?"
(TAXI DRIVER)

@Primiballi. And once again, in perfect harmony: I meant exactly what you explained. Pop/rock music is a generational thing, whether we like it or not... The sad thing is seeing people who, after 10, 20, 30 and even 40 years since the release of a record they considered good at the time - a judgment often influenced by hormones, age, the "fashion" of the moment, etc. - continue to stubbornly claim TODAY that it’s still a valid work and blah blah blah... as if time had not passed at all and we, having perhaps matured, aged, and listened to other things of different genres that have refined our "taste" and redefined the "judgments" that are always confined to the era in which they are made; especially for pop-rock music, which is always young music, thus "generational," belonging specifically to that age group stepping into life at that particular historical moment. Now, this long and convoluted discussion cannot apply to a Carmen Consoli, as she was crap even in the eyes of those - with a moderate musical culture - who were the infamous 17 years old at the time of the release of her first album.

In principle, a work is valid as long as it is considered complete in itself and not compared with others. Now, there's no need to go searching for 100,000 better albums contemporary to this half-baked piece, which is such in itself, without requiring any comparison. The list of these albums mentioned above (especially those by De Andrè and Fossati) can instead be useful to those who consider this record by the Cantantessa a MUST. Listen to them, and you will change your mind (or at least, you will increase your limited musical culture and refine your "taste," which cannot be ALL YOUR LIFE that of pimpled 17-year-olds to whom this album referred...)

Primiballi, I agree with you entirely if you consider it a bluff...

Of course, BEST WISHES to all De-Users...(I spend less and less time here because I listen to less and less new stuff...).

of course *****, no ifs or buts...