Socrates

DeRank ™: 2,30

DeAge™ : 7890 days • Here since 2 november 2004

The Beatles Rubber Soul

10 apr 05

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This is the place of the paranormal...Gabri, I've settled, so to speak, for an album by Rickie Lee Jones (don’t joke around, Grass) and I started right off with a "panegyric" on vinyl. But what old...don't say heresies!
;-)

Traffic John Barleycorn Must Die

10 apr 05

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I wanted to write something about the album because I feel particularly connected to it. "Glad" was the theme of my radio show on a tiny "free radio" in the early '80s. What needed to be said about John Barleycorn has been excellently expressed by Grass. I just wanted to add something about the "must die." The idea that the grain, personified by John, must die in order to be reborn refers to an ancient myth, that of "killing" and "consuming" the deity symbolically to allow the cycle of life and grant fertility to the earth, a primary power in agrarian civilizations. A fundamental myth that, in different forms, can also be found among other peoples and religions, including Christianity.

The Beatles Revolver

9 apr 05

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Let them always be praised!

The Beatles Rubber Soul

9 apr 05

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There are those who think, and I count myself among them, that "In My Life" is the best Beatles song and, therefore, one of the best (the?) songs of all time. From this point on, for me the "bugs" have only released 5 stars, some cum laude.

Traffic John Barleycorn Must Die

9 apr 05

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It's not possible! And then there are those who don't believe in telepathy... I was just writing it. :-) If it were a new album, well, that could happen; but that today we both thought of writing the same review of an album from the '70s is incredible.
I have a couple more things to say about the album, but I need to gather myself.
P.S. I really wanted to get your opinion on the Marvin Gaye review. I thought he was the umpteenth artist we share.

Marvin Gaye What's Going On

8 apr 05

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I thank Gabri, Hal for the wishes and the very kind "dwarfs" for this appreciated gift.

Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones

7 apr 05

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It's an album I've bought three times, I think: first on vinyl and then a couple of times on CD, always at bargain prices (evidently, most people don’t know what they're missing...). For me, it's Waits' best, alongside "Blue Valentine," the one with Ricki Lee Jones on the cover. In this album, the many souls of our man coexist beautifully: it's avant-garde, it's popular, there's Europe (Kurt Weill), the deep America, the roots ("Down, Down, Down"), the incomparable ballad composer ("Soldier's Things"). That's enough, or Eze will reward me with a good punch... ;-)
P.S. For those listening for the first time, I warn you that the most "difficult" tracks are at the beginning. Don't shy away from the initiation.

Archive Londinium

6 apr 05

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I must say that I find myself in the same condition as Jam, although there are a few other interesting tracks in the album he mentioned, which is indeed inconsistent. "Again," however, is one of the most beautiful pieces of recent years. I will look for this one that you have presented so well.

Sting The Dream Of The Blue Turtles

6 apr 05

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Courage should be rewarded... we were about to step on each other's toes again. ;-) Also, "Bring on the Night," the live album, is really nice. I'm off to work...

Danny Wilson Meet Danny Wilson

5 apr 05

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I enjoyed "I Trawl...", even though it's an almost experimental work, a kind of imaginary soundtrack (the title track lasts 22 minutes, it's an instrumental suite). Did you know that the album was written during a time when he was about to lose his sight? He was really unwell.