Don_Pollo

By the way, regarding the debate "originality-personality-innovation -let'salwayslookatthepast," I also wrote an editorial about it, but apparently, they didn't publish it.

I was advised to read Infinite Jest. I looked for it at the bookstore, and there it was, a brick of a book, but that wasn't the issue. I check the price: 27 euros. I still haven't read it for that reason.

I hear many say they don't like the voice. In my opinion, it’s perfect. The voice is how it should be. Without this voice, I don't want it; with another voice, I don't want it. Something that fundamentally doesn't matter a damn: then, willingly or unwillingly, his voice is unique in the Italian landscape alone. You won't find another who sings like him.

Anyway, welcome the divergence of opinions, but sometimes the best thing to do is to put your dick back in your pants and think about what we like. What's the point of discussing the fact that at MiOdi everyone was in front of them and no one was in front of Psychofagist? Assuming I was one of those in front of both, but maybe people just like the visceral nature of the former rather than the "brainy" aspect of the latter? It seems legitimate to me, sorry. Lately, in the underground scene or even just midstream, it seems almost that to support the scene, you must force yourself to like everything, just because it sounds a certain way and/or because no one pays attention to it. Who cares if you don't like powerviolence? There’s an Italian underground band playing it, so to support the scene you should make yourself like powerviolence. I repeat, let’s put our dicks back in place and mind our own business.

My two cents. As I already mentioned in the playlist, they are a band I love, just like I love this new album. The fact that when Sfortuna came out, everyone was there to praise it, is true to some extent. When it was released, everyone considered it their weakest album; better Cultivation Of Ease, better the self-titled album, and better cazzonesò. There were few of us, including me, who found it beautiful. I saw them in Ravenna on August 8, 2009: seven people counted in front of the stage, two of whom were my sister and me. Another two were a friend of mine and his sister. I saw them live in Dauntaun a few months later with Crash Of Rhinos: a slightly better situation, there were people and the noise too. I’ll skip a few shows and go straight to MiOdi 2010: Half the crowd in front of the stage. Legnano in March 2011? There too, a sea of people. July 2011 with Gazebo Penguins? Plenty of folks, even if most were old and kids since it was kind of a village festival. In my opinion, they simply built a name for themselves over time; I don’t know why exactly with the release of Sfortuna and not before, but that’s how things stand. They can be liked or not, and apparently many do like them, why not. I’m not always against these discussions a priori, but it also depends on the context and the band being talked about. I mean, in Italy we have a thousand more famous and crappier things, and we’re worried about Fine Before You Came? Symbolic votes.

This album is the metropolis at night.

Oh come on, stop being such a pain with your reverse hipster talk. I still listen to the first album, like once a quarter, but I do it. And I couldn't care less. This though is, more than anything, unbearable. They've already done their time.

But I didn't even read the review, nor the headlines of the pieces. I read "Black Sabbath" and cast my vote. And I double down.

Great that someone pays attention to them; I had suggested them in a playlist a while ago, but I don't think I received any feedback, either negative or positive. I mean, nobody seemed to care. The idea is definitely atypical, and the execution sounds great—let's face it, it's impressive—but it’s such an unusual take that I can't bring myself to rate it. You keep pushing forward, though compared to others, I found it a bit lacking. But I don’t blame you; it’s not easy to talk about things like that.

Absolutely splendid, ziocchèn. Mea culpa that I'm only getting it now.