sylvian1982

DeRank ™: 0,65

DeAge™ : 7767 days • Here since 4 march 2005

Rain Tree Crow Rain Tree Crow

17 apr 08

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I bought it on vinyl as soon as it was released. In truth, it didn't excite me at all. Listening to it again today leaves me with a sense of incompleteness. It feels more based on improvisation than on careful study. You are less, less. The solo Sylvian, as far as I'm concerned, is a whole different thing.

Evoken Antithesis of Light

16 apr 08

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It's not my cup of tea, so I won't comment on the CD. However, regarding the first half of the review, I find myself in complete agreement with the reviewer, who is very attentive and rightly critical. It’s probably a trend, this tendency to review and overly praise albums that you would call cult seems reductive, which hasn't escaped just my notice.

Echo and the Bunnymen Porcupine

9 apr 08

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Come on Captain, don’t get worked up over something so trivial. After all, we’re here to have a good time and not to take ourselves too seriously. I bought that record and gave it away within a week. But back then I was young and maybe today I would think differently. However, I like the previous ones, and the self-titled album from 1987 doesn't seem too bad to me either.

Lloyd Cole Music In A Foreign Language

4 apr 08

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@CaptainHowdy...I think Rattlesnakes, his debut album from 1984, is a record that should be in every "democratic" music collection regardless of personal taste. By the way, for the twentieth anniversary a deluxe edition was also released. At the very least, Rattlesnakes is a must-have.

Lloyd Cole Music In A Foreign Language

3 apr 08

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A heartfelt thank you to those who attended. @therealramona...Lloyd Cole unfriendly?!? Losers are never unfriendly. @northernsky...I really don't know the De Rosa. I will do my research. A possible ranking of bands and/or solo artists overlooked by the crowd I suppose would be quite long. It's only right that everyone keeps them in their hearts.

Bruce Hornsby Harbor Lights

28 mar 08

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A review that goes down like a sip of mountain water. Very pleasant. I belong to the group you mentioned at the beginning, and I remember The Way It Is very well, having it alongside the two subsequent albums, which are actually just barely sufficient. Then, faced with a noticeable decline in inspiration, I completely lost track of him. But if the jazz turn is as sensitive as it seems to me, I don't think I'll be able to catch up.

Portishead Third

16 mar 08

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@farmit. And what do you think would be the human price for CDs? I believe CDs wouldn’t sell even if they cost 5 euros. Currently, with a little discernment, they can be found online for around 14/15 euros (I’m talking about current CDs because much of the catalog is also available for under 10 euros) which isn’t unreasonable or at least not more than the old 20,000 lire, the price at which the last vinyl records were sold in 1993/94 (so about 15 years ago). The price of CDs has become a facade that doesn’t hold. Young people don’t even think about spending money on music when the internet offers everything practically for free.

AA.VV. Great Expectations - The Album

16 mar 08

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Duncan Sheik is one of my protégés, but strangely I don’t know that track. Life In Mono, on the other hand, is from Formica Blues, which is a decent trip-hop album that arrived a bit too late. Good job as always.

Portishead Third

16 mar 08

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Nothing much, Captain. In fact, two weeks more or less don't change much in substance considering the nearly eleven years of waiting and an overly premature review. It was just my excessive meticulousness.

Portishead Third

15 mar 08

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@CaptainHowdy, it’s not my intention to fuel unnecessary and sterile controversies, but even on the official website (www.portishead.co.uk) it says "The new album, Third will be released on CD on April 28th" and there's the tracklist following it. It's also stated on Amazon and cdbox that the release date is April 28th. This is what I read, but it could also come out on the 14th. Cheers!