Contemplazione

Fidia, indeed I was just thinking about those titles!! It seems to me that we are on a whole other level here...

I love the old Neil even more... anyway, the cover of this album is unsettling, with that dinosaur amplifier and Neil looking like The Crow.

I think I might be one of the few who's kinda fed up with Asian horror... I find it a bit one-note. And the themes, round and round, are always the same!

Very dreamy and epic this review! In the second paragraph, you seem to evoke an atmosphere reminiscent of "Nuovo Cinema Paradiso," which indeed now belongs to an irretrievable past. Now cinema, like music and the arts in general, is seen by most as a diversion, as a solution to the question: "what shall we do tonight?" Distraction, entertainment, leisure. You’ve made me want to enjoy this film, which I have never seen (experienced?).

EXACTLY MOPAGA. I was there that night, and I even managed to pick someone up! Cheers, George McFly.

Yeah, maybe the little man was pink too, right? DRUGGED! ;-) Anyway, between one puke and another (green), if you find the time, treat yourself to a gift... it's on sale for 8.90 euros. That way you'll have the texts too, as long as you can read them under the influence of hallucinogens...

Of course you wanted to give it a 5, right? RIGHT?? Anyway, these 28 minutes are pure poetry; Nick has the ability to create these melodies of dual nature, bittersweet, sometimes seemingly gentle and carefree, but always with an underlying hint of slight bitterness. The piano notes in the title track are emblematic—are they of liberating joy or tender melancholy? This music can be felt anywhere and in any situation, even in the car, if one wants... they even made a car commercial with "Pink Moon"! I don't actually find that so out of place; the whole album is a "journey." Anyway, folks, you always talk about "Northern Sky" (beautiful), but nobody ever mentions "Things Behind The Sun"! Anyone who loves jazz will surely know the beautiful interpretations by Brad Mehldau, especially of "River Man"... those who don't know them should catch up right away! BLU, Radiohead blatantly copied. THERE IT IS, the cover is this one, right? Porquois?

That was the impression! Anyway, welcome the clarification, and it's nice to see you've widened your horizons. If you want to start buying jazz records, I recommend beginning with the essential foundations of modern jazz: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, and of course, Charlie Parker—though maybe not right away. To help you with your choices, I recommend the big book "The Penguin Guide To Jazz On CD Eight Edition," the international reference point, the most reliable and objective. To find some records that aren't easily available in mainstream stores, I'll pass on the address that the good Muffin suggested: www.suonieritmi.com - they have a nice catalog, fair prices, and you can also pay upon delivery.

Are we putting up this photo, Melissa, or not? Apparently, you don't care to see the marble squares of my abdominal wall...

The delicacy of Chaplin's character manages to bestow dignity and great humanity even to the condition of destitution of the two "companions." One cannot forget the scene of the meal consisting of pancakes, and especially the fight between the two children and finally between Chaplin and the older brother of the little thug... it’s truly laugh-out-loud funny! But above all: SHALL WE SPEND A FEW WORDS ON THE MUSIC of this masterpiece, composed by Chaplin himself? It is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT for the film, accompanying the various situations with a truly superb descriptive ability; it's multifaceted, able to sweep through a thousand different emotions, knowing how to be moving, grotesque, sardonic, unsettling. A testament to Charlie's prowess as a great composer! I rewatched it just last night, after about fifteen years without seeing it, and I remembered every single musical passage by heart, and this is one of the characteristics that only great music possesses!