Ghemison

Look, Primi, my opinion is worth as much as yours (perhaps even less since you have more experience, and as I mentioned earlier, my genre is different), and no one has stated their opinion as absolute (at least I haven't). As for "a total attachment to your own little modern world as the only and the best," I would say the same about you and your (big?) old and outdated world. @Manu: before insulting others, develop a bit of critical thinking.

beautiful lysergic mini-review.

Before writing that comment, I checked your reviews just to see if I remembered correctly, and 80% of my comment is the truth (you reviewed the latest albums of Paoli, Battiato, to whom you even gave a 5 for Il Vuoto, which definitely does not deserve a 5, Dalla, Ligabue; the youngest Italian artist you've written about is Capossela), try to deny it. As for the rest, have you read somewhere that I support democracy in art? Never said that; in fact, I’ve often expressed the opposite opinion (perhaps jokingly and deliberately exaggerating). Aside from that, you are the one who says that everything has an end, but wouldn’t it be dignified to end one’s career when the ideas run dry rather than moving forward just by recycling oneself because many people think that "an old person, even if not in shape, today, is often better than a young person at their peak" and often those who express these thoughts have not listened to the young? Correct me if I'm wrong.

I’ve never seen this, I’ll take care of it as soon as possible... but I have seen the magnificent Ninotchka by Lubitsch, and I could almost be tempted to give it a 5 on trust.

In my opinion, PrimiBalli, you should first listen to these "youngsters... flat and without personality." And what does it matter if they record for a small indie label or a major? The future of our music has long been far from the majors (at least in the early stages of a career). It's only natural for a major label (whose main goal is to make money) to invest in an old artist who, although not doing anything interesting, is guaranteed to sell, rather than a young talent with an uncertain future. It should also be noted that when someone has nothing left to say, it would be right for them to retire... unfortunately, as long as there are people like you ready to praise them (more or less what Mollica does) or even just to pay them attention (and I've noticed there's no shortage of releases from old-timers) they won't feel the need to stop.

The fact that De Gregori is at the top of the charts is not a sign of an intelligent market, but of a lazy market that settles for always recycling the same things, that doesn’t seek anything new. And then, where is it written that a work has to be mainstream? Just take a moment to notice, but all the good things that come out almost never end up on the charts; instead, as soon as a record from the usual well-known names is released, there it is, struggling for the top spots. Regarding the quote from Il Cielo è Sempre Più Blu placed at the end of Nei Garafe A Milano Nord, well, it seems to me just a tribute (LLDCE itself is probably aware of sounding vocally similar to Rino, so why not joke about it?!). Accusing him of being a copy of Gaetano seems to undermine the true value of an artist just out of bias. As for the football discussion, Odra is right (and he's the only one who noticed, but I had left a clue above): I don’t understand a damn thing about football. However, the Baggio VS Del Piero debate is one of my dad's strong points, and he’s a Juventus fan and an avid supporter. Whether he's right or wrong doesn't concern me; I just wanted to stir up a little controversy.

Come on, Baggio at Del Piero's age was a shadow of his former self... he was the top scorer at Bologna (and believe me, I support Bologna, but there's a big difference between a mid-table team like Bologna back then and the Juve of today) and then a benchwarmer at Inter... Del Piero carried Juve almost by himself and never experienced the quality dips that Baggio had; in fact, with age, he seems to improve. Closing the football chapter. Oh, and for the rest, I’ll also close the musical one since everything I wanted to say has been said by Azzo, thank you: I agree with you on everything.

Aside from the bullshit about soccer (I don't like it at all, but Del Piero easily outshines Baggio), your argument makes sense. But here we're not talking about technique; we're talking about emotions. So give me just one album by Le Luci and keep all the Gaetano, De Gregori you want... I’m not interested.

but who the hell cares how or what it sounds like (I like the unz-unz!), it's the singer that matters. The albums by De Gregori or whoever else might be gods, but they don't speak to me at all. LLDCE speaks to me a lot, they sing about me and I couldn't care less about everything else. And then what does it mean that Le Luci is just Le Luci, damn if it were De Gregori I wouldn't be so happy.

it's not just Gaetano: I can hear the early La Crus, the CCCP, the more caustic Afterhours... but it’s all blended together and feels personal. And then Gaetano (but also De Gregori) sang about the Italy of thirty years ago; I'm looking for someone who sings about the Italy of today... about what happens every day to me and people like me. well, LLDCE does this and no one has done it before. And on top of that, they do it magnificently.