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Well, at least one person admits to having written a bullshit once. I can't give myself one, but I wrote one too; I forgot that Sister Ray has no bass. P.S.: next time, let’s avoid yet another review of Velvet, thanks, they make me nervous.

It's interesting to note that in order to write something new about the Velvet, the thousandth review, people are now coming up with unbeatable nonsense. A few months ago, someone managed to write that the third Velvet album is an acoustic record. Here, I discover that the second one has no one playing the bass. I mean, can we have two simple notions of rock'n'roll before writing a review? The difference between a guitar and a bass? There are even two bassists here, in some tracks Cale, in others Sterling Morrison, but above all, there isn't a single track without bass. Congratulations on the hearing!

Great album, not essential, but for those who love The Who, a must-have. And if you have a turntable, the vinyl edition with a stunning booklet is even better. I've always found Big Nose's joke at the beginning of My Generation to be one of the best lines in rock history. Also because one of the major strengths of The Who seems to be their ability to poke fun at themselves and act like fools. Finally, it’s one of the epitaphs, in a way, of the great sixties bands, after Moon’s death. In 1980, Bonham and Lennon will pass away, and in 1981, the Stones will release their last great album.

Above all, I would say Nancy Boy. Cute, repetitive, a bunch of great songs, a bit annoying (Without You, their best album, practically overlooked), and seeing them live, you understand why they are popstars. 3.5.

Yes, I agree with Don (what a surprise), I forgive you for the jab at CSNY :-). And also for the one about Santa Patti. Faith is not up for debate (and besides, that album has Dancing Barefoot, which says it all). Anyway. Yes, we built an altar for Chris D. But, when we were kids, also for the Lizard.

You don't remember wrong at all, Mocampo, "Yesterday's letter/Stomeage Cinderella." In my copy, it wasn't there :-(. I had to borrow a copy from a friend of mine, someone who thought Destroy All Monsters were the best band on the planet, and record it onto a cassette...

Hey, hi to the other seniors too, we’re all here, just missing Vortex. Yes, copy Citadel, French distribution, Closer. The two EPs are instead What Goes On:-). If you confirm the 5th, then I’m still in:-).

Good evening everyone, and thank you for stopping by. I will only respond to the perplexed ones, there are too many of you; to the others, a kiss, but only to Gabri and Tè on the lips. @ Psycho, I don't hate you, I still care about you, but what do the eighties have to do with this? This is truly timeless; it’s perfect rock, ageless. If I played this for an aborigine, he wouldn’t say it belongs to that decade. It’s something that no one can do anymore; if only it were, we would be shouting miracle. Five guys playing together, thinking only about expressing what they have in their hearts. @ Odra, I may be exaggerating with the five, but a 3.5 really doesn't do it justice. You know the unfathomable reasons of the heart too (the same ones I believe Lewis has). P.S. @ Don, in total, the Thin are better; of course, the comparison is fair, but a complete album like this the Thin have never made (pour moi).

Beautiful film, one that I adore. The final long take is one of the most intense scenes from the last 15 years of cinema. It remains the masterpiece of his filmography, with "The Hole" and "Il fiume" being very beautiful as well, while "Che ora è laggiù" and "Il gusto dell'anguria" didn't convince me. I don't completely agree with the claim that it’s cinema like we've never seen before: it seems to me that it has a huge debt to our Antonioni. P.S.: the film, if I remember correctly, won the Golden Lion in Venice.

Nice review, Carlo. However, they never drove me crazy @Bartle: they are the French band I was talking about Saturday night, whose name I couldn't remember and with whom Egle from MV used to play, look at the coincidences.