GustavoTanz

Sorry if I made mistakes, I am in a hurry...

"Why must we necessarily praise and defend these three questionable musicians from Siena?" Well... as I said, Baustelle are not without faults, but that doesn't mean they lack merits, and if I defend them, it's not because I feel COMPELLED to, but because they deserve my defense. Of course, Moltheni, Zu, Julie's Haircut are not to be underestimated (and in fact I like them a lot), I certainly don’t doubt that, and I agree that in Italy there are not only the Bau. But I don’t think it's fair to equate Bianconi and company (who have indeed paid their dues, with admiration from Fiumani, as someone pointed out before me) with certain pseudo-defilippian sideshow phenomena. In the '80s, there were Prince, Battiato, Simple Minds, and others who had a certain notoriety (even in the charts, see "La Voce Del Padrone" by Franco) not for their aesthetics, but for their substance. Similarly, I could say the same about Baustelle, or about Caparezza, just to stay on topic. But, you know, I don’t set the standard.

Regarding the alleged arrogance of Bianconi: I don't know him personally, but among all the musicians and singers I've had the chance to talk to, I can say that no one is more arrogant than Daniele Sepe (who, musically speaking, is a MONSTER of skill).

So far, I've only heard scattered songs, but it really sounds convincing. The global vote will come sooner or later...

"the indie snob who gets annoyed when he sees an 'established' indie band" Geb, Baustelle never claimed to be indie. At most, they were indie, but not anymore... unless your point was more general.

I expected it too, Alfredo, and obviously I don't agree with it, but I had already spoken to him about it years ago...

@teenagelobotomy: I haven't heard it completely yet, even though I've always been a fan of Toffolo's group. However, I really like the single; it's an atypical track compared to what they've always done, and at the same time, it's captivating.

As for live mishaps, it's worth mentioning that even the Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti have had their share...

I hope the bombardment of duplicates for this beautiful album doesn't start... @Alfredo: do you know Estra too? I liked them a lot; I hope they reform soon, Giulio Casale writes beautiful lyrics and they know their stuff musically as well... @dlf: it seems to me that the mayor of Follonica made the same blunder with that song as the League did with "Padre Nostro" by Teatro Degli Orrori. Basically, it would have been better to stay quiet.

*but he HAS NOT EXCLUDED TAKING his written texts for others