Rooftrampler92

Well done, Uncle, a spectacularly quotes-filled review. I still have to listen to the album, even though it sounds quite tempting. Great links (except for the salmon one, which is a bit uninspired), and the wonderfully evil castle is amazing. See you around!

Nice review, they listened to a bit, but they are too defaced. Polluted and black.

Absolutely right, except for the horrible metal quotes on Rhapsody of Fire and Portnoy (which, aside from the mannerism, have nothing to do with it at all) that deduct two points each from you.

Interesting.

The three Queens here, needless to say, took advantage of their companion's death by putting together the finest works (if you can call them that) done by the band so far and adding three unreleased tracks. As expected, they took the loot, played the victims in front of fans who still mourned their beloved Freddie, and vanished. It’s not a sincere work as much as it may seem; on the contrary, it's quite the opposite. In my opinion, it's one of the worst by Queen, better only than the pop disco rubbish they released in the '80s. As I always say, Queen was already in the gutter by '77, just when with "News of the World" their work had already satisfied their desires. The remaining career is more about living a good life than working. The sincere fruits, albeit gaudy, were given by Queen in their pre-75 works. My favorites are precisely those labelable with the mythical glam-rock genre (which isn’t really a genre; it’s more of a costume attitude), the more baroque ones, almost excessive, but still of fine craftsmanship. One above all, the usual "A Night at the Opera," and "Queen II." The rest is no less, but the Queens of the '80s should be forgotten, except for the memorable duet with Bowie in "Under Pressure" and "Innuendo," an album that, while reflecting the sad and painful circumstances of Freddie's impending death, has an expressive quality. Works like "Miracle" or "The Works" only make one lament the good times when Queen had a blast filling their songs with all sorts of virtuosic effects and instruments. For me, Queen after '75 is scandalous, barring a few good performances. As for the review, it’s more or less all correct, even though I don’t agree with you on the judgment, but we already knew everything and there’s nothing new.

The review is good, although I prefer the part with Patton on vocals when it comes to Faith. I like Introduce Yourself much more, still with Mosley; that’s where the real Faith lies. Angel Dust with Patton is not bad either, and especially The Real Thing. This one, however, I find a bit immature, but it’s still a good piece of work.

@geenoo: are you the same geeno from ondarock?

Certo, invia pure il testo e procederò con la traduzione.

I read Novecento, and I liked it; it's a fluid book, yet it maintains an elegant and atmospheric style. The last passage is beautiful. I also had the chance to read some other snippets by Baricco ("Next," "Castelli di Rabbia"), and there I noticed the citationism from many other authors. While reading them, I got the feeling that Baricco wrote them intentionally, but they felt like stuff that was already overused. For heaven's sake, I'm not saying that Baricco is an easy writer, but he could have spared us some bits, whereas I find Novecento to be an excellent monologue. As for Parente, I don't know him (lol), but I like the review (well, it's branded Zaireeka).

Look, more or less I'm in agreement with you, except for some exaggeration. It's an interesting opinion, but just thrown out there it doesn't say much to me.