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I wanted to comment, but after the tragedy that happened in MAH, I think it's better to declare a day of mourning on Debaser, observing the strictest silence and respect for the drama this boy is facing.

Well psycho, if Lush Rimbaud sound very little Italian, it’s up to them to fight against internationalist fascinations, don’t you think?

But with Landreth, we are already on another level; he is primarily a guitarist, very skilled, a great session man who has made excellent solo albums of absolute value, but I don't think he belongs to the circle of the great "singer-songwriters" like Earle, Petty, Ely, Van Zandt, Terry Allen, Willie Nelson, etc.

...coincidentally, Franco Franchi has always imitated Totò’s neck movements and has openly admitted that he was inspired by him in his gestures. After all, just watch the episode "Che cosa sono le nuvole," directed by Pasolini, in which Franco Franchi plays the puppet of Othello and Totò plays a greenish Jago. Guys, I’ve already told you before that you need to think before hitting the "comment" button.

Melissa, Lubbock is fantastic, but now I'm really getting into the album released in October by a young artist who has Terry Allen as a guest and who mentions all the outlaws we love, Petty, Earle, Ely, in a classic yet personal style. I think I'll send the review soon; I recommend it to you.

@hugoniot, here we all need to take a deep breath, reflect, and then write while trying to take off our donkey blinkers. There have been some absurd comments comparing Villaggio and Totò. No one is arguing that Fantozzi might be more liked than all of Totò’s films combined, but here we have a madman putting Franco Franchi on the same level of genius, while the other tom traubert says that Villaggio is more of an artist because he is also a writer. And these, dear hugoniot, are a load of nonsense at an ABSOLUTE level; if I click Wikipedia, there are two pages of quotes and sayings from Totò that have become public domain, from "siamo uomini o caporali?" to "ogni limite ha una pazienza," there's a poem called "'A livella" that would do you good to read, maybe getting it translated, which makes you understand how pointless it is to squabble even on this site when we are all doomed to be biologically programmed machines with an expiration date. Lastly: I listen to the album of the excellent rockabilly hero (American) Tav Falco (which I reviewed) and I find "Malafemmina" by Totò, I watch "Mean Streets" by Martin Scorsese (my review coming soon) and what do I find among the music? "Malafemmina." In the end, I’m sick of this Villaggio and Totò story.

@azzo: did I like Thee Hypnotics? Damn, "Come down heavy" wore out the laser lens of my player... anyway, I recommend the Filipinos, who for me were maybe even better, but you know, that’s the ENGLISH music I love: the Yardbirds turned to the psychedelic word! And don’t forget the Walking Seeds. @bjorky the next one is a manly yet passionate review, just like only country rockers know how to do... (and even in 2007, rare stuff)

Tom Petty, Neil Young, Jackson Browne, and we’re in agreement... but I click on "search in reviews" for Joe Ely and I see nothing, Billy Joe Shaver neither, Terry Allen and who is he, Dirk Hamilton, forget it, maybe something from Steve Earle... we're not there, guys...

Bjorky, I knew it would end like this baby, from the first time I saw one of your posts!

@odradek: listen to, for example, "All the love" (but also other tracks like "Like Music"...) from this album and don’t tell me it’s not the spitting image of Sylvian from Brilliant Trees with a trumpet just like Mark Isham’s, because if you don’t tell me that, I’ll be disappointed.