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Take the latest from Hellacopters. Now that’s rock n roll... but it’s kind of heard-it-all-before, you know? Nice, I bought it, went to see them live, but I wasn’t exactly screaming “wow, what innovation” :D. At the show, everyone had their horns in the air shouting Rock N Roll, just like in the good OLD days ;-)

Stefano: if you say that someone is making something up, it’s evident that the starting point has run dry and one has to, indeed, invent something else. Music will never die; what has been squeezed to the bone is the simplest and most direct rock. As I also mention in the review, god bless Constellation and those ten guys who one evening are Silver Mt. Zion, the next Godspeed You, and an hour later they are called Exhaust. What they make may also be called post-rock, but honestly, I don’t understand what’s rock and roll in their music: it’s neither direct nor powerful, it has no youthful spirit or rebellion, it doesn’t make you dance, it's sad as bad luck, and it’s made with tons of instruments that are off the rock and roll canon, like cellos, violins, and electronic instruments. I dare anyone to go to a Zion concert, raise their horns in the air, and scream Rock N Roll!... at least the whole room would crack up. This album also starts from a very distant rock and roll root, but you certainly can’t define it as such. There’s an absurd exaggeration of progressive elements; there’s not a straight and danceable beat for even ten seconds. In the end, it comes more from classical and jazz than from rock. It’s new, it’s beautiful, it’s innovative, but it’s not rock and roll. And anyway, the Slint albums are 15 years old; they don’t seem very current to me, in relation to the discussion, eh :D

That it is a historical phenomenon is undeniable. It’s just said: “fuck, what a drag of a historical phenomenon.” Even The Piper is a historical phenomenon, but no one says fuck, what a drag. Even A Saucerful is a historical phenomenon, but no one says fuck, what a drag. Even Led Zeppelin II is a historical phenomenon, but no one says fuck, what a drag. Even Kick Out The Jams is a historical phenomenon, but no one says fuck, what a drag. Even Fun House is a historical phenomenon, but no one says fuck, what a drag. Even Sgt. Pepper is a historical phenomenon, but no one says fuck, what a drag. Even Dark Side is a historical phenomenon, but fuck what a monotonous pain in the ass. Anyway, that phrase is by Cope; I believe it’s the opening line of his book.

Sfascia: you should really like it. // Little gray treasure: the point is not at all "fuck stooges & zeppelin," quite the opposite: it's pointless to try to imitate them. Then it's not "the latest unknown crap," it's Kayo Dot: already present on de-baser, they release with Tzadik, their leader already has 7-8 albums under his belt with various projects. The production is perfect as well as very expensive, and they have their group of worshippers scattered around the world. It's not "the next big thing," they are already a well-established Big Thing for quite some time. That you don't know them is not up for debate, but I believe it's your shortcoming, not my attempt to show off.

If you mean to say that there aren't many people doing these things, yes, they are not many. But even Devin Townsend released an album in 2006 under his own name, still very much progressive in a broad sense and with the style of the 2000s. I didn't listen to it very well (it's something that needs to be listened to carefully), but it seems like a great CD to me. It's called Synchestra, and there's a tree in the foreground on the cover. Just search and the stuff is there; it doesn't go through EMI like in the '70s unfortunately, but it's there. If you meant others, I didn't understand you, Moustache :D

Easy, you're absolutely right, but by now I believe all the simple and humble ways to say something have already been used in rock. If you want to create simple and humble rock, it's almost impossible not to fall into the already heard. If you don't want to fall into the already heard, there aren't many options. Either you avoid rock and dive into genres that are still to be squeezed like rap, similar metallic crossovers, or electronic music, or you complicate rock. Like in this case, very, very complicated. In my opinion, rock has said it all; I'm the last person to be upset about the revival since I follow it extensively, but it is a revival. If I'm looking for rock innovation, I go towards Zorn & Patton, Jagjaguwar & Constellation, and as you say, it's "elite stuff," but there's no other way. Or a nice straightforward rap from Necro: simple, humble, and direct... but not rock.

Finally, a critic who puts it straightforward: Dark Side Of The Moon is fucking Pop. It may be nice Pop, but it's still fucking Pop.

Is it worth it? I only read this sentence last week, and I felt an incredible urge to buy it: << To all the musicians of the primordial Krautrock scene: this is an opportunity to thank all you visionaries, disturbed, gurus, and wizards of Western German Krautrock, who illuminated the early Seventies with your blinding flashes, when all around us there was nothing but the empty saws of Emerson Lake & Palmer, the formless spirituality of Yes, and the absolute worst of all: the lounge mantras of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of The Moon. Thank you for keeping me sane and for the music of the True Genius that becomes ever more pure and sacred every day >> The bit about the Lounge Mantras is fabulous and absolutely correct; the others, not so much, but they still fit and herald the spirit of the book.

Or something of your choice, but the phrase must include "spaccano" and "massa di gay," because they are both great truths. PS: the last video where the third guitarist is dressed as a little sailor is fabulous.

Babbà, these have been around for 13 years and the new one came out a couple of months ago. Okay, now on the site there’s Killgod saying that Pink Floyd & Metallica didn’t innovate and that Radiohead copy from Aphex Twin instead of Autechre. But I won’t allow you to say that, you are our new gem and you shouldn’t be making inaccuracies. Now write again: fuck, Turbonegro, damn it, they’re a bunch of gays but damn if they rock!