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Even the nonsense of giving five stars to this album cannot be forgiven. I don't know whether to call for the intervention of the Green Cross or five years of rehabilitation in a rice field in China.

I think I'm settling on a four... as I said, I don't find it up to the level of the best Airplane... but let me give it a couple more listens, and then I'll let you know.

I feel that the definition of Lord is correct. Rock-folk-pop-psychedelia-blues and even a bit of jazz. On one hand, the references are those from the California scene that I mentioned in the rec, while on the other hand, the Jeffersons seem so unique that it's a bit impossible to define them without listening to them. For those who are newcomers, I believe that Surrealistic Pillow and Volunteers are purchases that no rock lover can regret. Grace Slick is an extraordinary singer, and it's said that she had a affair with Jim Morrison...God preserve her. If you don't do it, Arnoldlayne, I'll take care of "Blow...", even though I don't love it as much as the Airplane albums.

Thank you antmo, even though I'm an Inter fan, I'm almost moved...

Oh guys, let’s try to be a bit liberal here, which is the beauty of this site. You’re the fifth person who’s bothered because I wrote a review when there were already others. Well, a) when I sent it there weren’t any (you well know it takes a couple of days for them to be published) b) I speak poorly of the album, while the other two speak well of it. So either my review gets dismantled by explaining to me why the album is good, or I get told where to find some good rock 'n' roll. So far, only Beppe has given some reasoning, despite having never listened to the album.

So Beppe, thanks for the unreliable feedback, considering you didn’t even listen to the album... I wasn’t doing an analysis of the complete works of QOTSA, which certainly would require more than fifteen lines, but just stating that a) it’s not worth much in general b) I expect much more from Homme c) I don’t see how they can get out of this swamp. It’s clear that it’s different from "Lullabies": it’s more straightforward, dirtier, but it seems to me that it still revolves around the same two or three concepts. From what many consider one of the best bands of recent years, it really seems too little to me.

Dear frogproduction, I think you misunderstood me a bit. I mean, I wasn't upset with you, but with those who shit on the Arctic just because they’re successful or because they don't care about pop. Regarding Laura Pausini... the issue isn’t about tastes, believe me, there are plenty of people who think Picasso is crap. The matter is: I have a huge admiration for the Arctic because they write songs that I could never write. So, if someone does something better than me, the only thing I can do is applaud them. And if you listen to the album, which I give a polemical eight, because here there are no half stars, otherwise it’s a seven, when "Do me a favour" ends, you can only say "Damn, what a track!" and put it back on. Meanwhile, you don't even mention it. In the end, how many songs do we have left in our hands at the end of the year? Twenty? Thirty? I, in ten years, if I make it, when I listen to the album again, will still have good memories of this rainy late May, when "Do me a favour" played at least ten times a day on my stereo. Sincerely.

I admit it, it’s undoubtedly true that the first album stands apart from the others; it’s a transitional record from Kyuss to what the definitive QOTSA will become. I was just trying to be succinct. But then explain to me what the evolution from R to Era Vulgaris has been. I don’t see it. The sounds and the way of composing are always the same. So either they pull out great songs from the hat (and I haven’t found two on the last albums) or I won’t be buying QOTSA records anymore.

In all this chaos, I’m getting involved too... the problem isn’t about tastes; I can well understand that some people think Verdena sucks, but good faith, when it comes to music on a site like this, should be the starting point. Instead, Verdena get attacked with nonsense like Roberta can’t play (give me a break, it’s a band that has played five hours a day for ten years, and you can tell), that she hooked up with Samuel (which is crucial for judging whether they’re worth it or not), and that they’re sellouts (after selling tons of copies with Valvonauta, they made an album like Il grande Sasso with ten-minute tracks, super boring, that no radio would ever play). I mean, since when do we judge a band by how unpleasant they are? The reality is that they’re three guys playing rock 'n' roll like no one else in Italy. I’ve seen all the bands mentioned multiple times: One Dimensional Men lasted no more than three songs, Super Elastic were simply boring, just like Uzeda. Only Three Second Kiss are underrated: I saw them open for June of 44, and they wiped them out. But come on, if Verdena are derivative, what about those others? Touch & Go and Steve Albini have they ever heard of them? The issue isn’t about saving Italian rock music, who cares. The question is: are there Italian bands that can tour the world without making us look third world? Yes, there have always been, but they’ve never invented anything: Gaz Nevada from the Nonewyorkese craze, Litfiba from the Onda araba, CCCP Borghesiati, Not Moving Crampizzati, After the Nirvana’s Male, Vili Marlene, and now Verdena. Which, honestly, have never hidden all their influences (Melvins, Motorpsycho, Desert Rock, Beatles, Pink Floyd, etc.). Dear Lady sniff, I would expect that, given the name, you would at least understand something about drugs. But I guess even in this the three Verdena outdo you...

The problem is that around here, according to some, nobody understands a damn thing, neither the critics nor the millions of people who buy the album, but only him. I don't have this presumption. As for the Zep, you're saying things that aren't true: in the beginning, they were adored both by the critics (Page was considered second only to Clapton) and they sold millions of records. As for the Queen, no comment: they are in my top list of the 5 most annoying bands in the history of rock...