Dopesmoker

Truly stunning album, but here Hannet lays it on too thick and the Joy Division lose that material and tangible touch present in "Unknown Pleasures" (their undisputed sophomore, for me), where they managed to combine sacred and profane and be physical in their twilight. I may be ignominious, but I like it less than many illustrious second albums (in the sense that they followed real monuments) from that English period.

There was also a lot of emotion in these Polvo, in the sense that they really know how to write Songs, they are craftsmen unlike other related stuff (also beautiful, huh) that is more angular and rhythmic.

A review that gives zero credit to the legend Pil, this part almost scares me: "From this fusion comes a sub-genre called 'Post-Punk', but be careful: to say they were the inventors is a joke, like saying the Beatles invented heavy metal." In any case, an amazing band, capable in three albums of both opening and closing the concept of intelligent punk and out of catalogue like few others. In the first, they invent the guitars of America in the Eighties, remaining anchored to the songs; in the second (the absolute zenith of all Post Punk), they are totally elusive, a rattling machine of atonality, dub (there's still someone today who wonders about the wonderful coexistence of these two faces: see the Funk Police), kraut, and primordial electronics. In "Flowers Of Romance," it was 1981, aided by the release of Wobble, the sound becomes completely stripped down, a significant detail since at that precise historical moment, Post Punk was adding layers upon layers to the color palette (see Scritti Politti becoming New Pop, Gang Of Four becoming increasingly pompous from the second album onward, The Fall getting richer in arrangements and so on). In two words: they invent Liars and that whole echo of tribalism and less current Punk third-worldism. After oblivion, a couple of good singles then only crap. My favorite Post Punk band, if it wasn't clear.

Do you realize that they write books about this stuff? BOOKS. I'm scared.

From the way you talk about them (an Indie Rock version of the Residents), you make me think of those crazy guys, the Thinking Fellers Union Local 282. I have to check them out.

For the record, I had heard the single and it seemed to me like a very mature piece, and from a certain point of view (see Dylan's cover), I imagined that he could really excel in this stuff. We'll see.

Is it out already? Send me the link, I'm curious. I've always liked Ranaldo more than the other non-young soloists; I even have one of his EPs on Table Of Elements which is quite good.

The Blur were a badass band, especially when they were less Blur, just take their self-titled album: a Pavement record. Anyone who compares them to Oasis doesn’t understand a damn thing about music, technically speaking.

The praise for "Nevermind," which is a generational album, and then moving on to the commendation of these (a nice) Abc of Psychedelia linked to Rock (and not even the more free and cosmic side) doesn't seem contradictory to you?