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Oneida Rated O

13 aug 09

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It was about time, damn it, Ale. I like it when you get things done. Then someone will come to break your balls, but who cares, right?

Most exceptional cover? Extremely difficult. To pull myself out of the impasse faced with this question, I always mention Hendrix's national anthem at Woodstock. Otherwise, I always waver between All Along The Watchtower, also by him, or I Fought The Law by The Clash. A tie.

Willy DeVille Hey Joe

13 aug 09

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For me, the most beautiful version is Jimi's; any other pales in comparison—no ifs or buts: listen in holy silence please: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLnKUiybiFo . Then I like Winters' version, the most respectful but with its own character: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI9ryq1xSqk . It’s the absolute best. The strangest and most heart-wrenching version that I love a lot (because it's by Patti Smith) is this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6hbb8RHQKc . I adore it. This version by DeVille isn't bad; I would describe it as "nice" at best, clever, perfect for live performances. Anyway, Hey Joe has been covered so many times that it’s pretty much been worn out. I can't stand Battiato, but what does that have to do with anything?? // Just to stay on the theme of Jimi's greatest hits, the best covers of these have been played by Stevie Ray, and the best cover that Jimi played, in my humble opinion, is All Along The Watchtower by Dylan. // Here's a lot of blah blah to say that Super always writes like a god.

Johann Heinrich Fussli L'incubo

12 aug 09

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But to return to Füssli, look at this masterpiece of his, what a wonder www.cutslink.com/titania (I must say that this version of The Nightmare is definitely the most beautiful and evocative)

Johann Heinrich Fussli L'incubo

12 aug 09

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In Switzerland, the little monster is called "Toggeli." Here, it is a very strong symbolic figure; in this regard, I invite you to watch the 12-minute short film, Loading.... which explains this "spirit" and how influential it has been in the imagination of Füssli (the Toggeli can also be sent for revenge...) who, despite being a religious man (Zwinglian Protestant), was inevitably influenced by the magical traditions of his homeland. It's interesting; take a look.

Johann Heinrich Fussli L'incubo

12 aug 09

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Truly unsettling. This version is the one where the mare is only hinted at, while in the others she looms over the scene in all her fury. The mare has white, blind eyes; she sees nothing anymore, she has gone mad. A mare without a rider, therefore not redemptive, announcing emptiness. I've always thought that this one by Füssli was the horror version of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty (she sleeps, the prince arrives on a white horse, and everything ends well...). It seems that Füssli painted it after a bad love disappointment. He wanted to be that knight, but he couldn't, because she married someone else. This painting is a cry of shattered love.

Curzio Malaparte Coppi e Bartali

12 aug 09

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You're being unfair, Ale; there are people who follow and appreciate you. What's with this victimhood? Huh? You've become a bit boring lately. What's going on? Listen, let's make a deal: I'll give you my pioda, and you give me those who talk about cycling. Deal? :-)