Alexander77

And if Magnum P.I. gives me the thumbs up, it means I'm right...hahaha...you go back to listening to Santana and Corazon espinado...

It's pointless for you to insist; you've brought up the definition that suits you (and then you come to tell me that you don't need a dictionary... Well, you contradict yourself in two words), and guess what, I went to check on Treccani myself (think about how you've driven me...) and I discovered that the main definition is this: "quality (ant. qualitate) s. f. [from the Latin qualitas -atis, derived from qualis ‘which’ according to the model of the Greek p???t?? ‘quality’ from p???? ‘which’ (the borrowing is due to Cicero)]. – 1. a. PROPERTY THAT CHARACTERIZES a person, an animal or any other being, a thing, an object, or a situation, or an organic set of them, AS A SPECIFIC MANNER OF BEING, especially in relation to particular aspects and conditions, activities, functions, and utilizations. b. REFERRING TO PEOPLE: p. physical, intellectual, moral, and G. GOOD OR BAD, positive or negative, etc. (if no specification is given, it usually expresses positive intellectual and moral qualities)...
Oops, YOU ONLY QUOTED THE PART OF THE DEFINITION THAT SUITED YOU!!!! Now, there was a specification; of a record that I speak poorly of, what specification do you want there to be?????? Now I have quoted 2 definitions from dictionaries... how many do you want?
Now let’s see what you latch onto... OOooooooh, I've only followed your reasoning and used your same parameter (definition of quality), I've simply reported the complete definition! You only took the part that suited you... then, if you want to insist, go ahead, you know how much I care?! Less than zero... I'm just having fun... I don't doubt you know the meaning of directly proportional, perhaps you overlook that it can be used for negative values.
One last thing: "And in addition, they are arrogant and insult those who make correct and incontrovertible observations"!!! True, I insulted you, I had a laugh, I don't give a damn about any Pollyanna optimism, debaser is entertaining even for this nonsense, but to continue considering your observation ("giving 1 to Santana is really ridiculous, regardless") correct and incontrovertible makes you an even more ridiculous individual than I thought, as well as someone who finds themselves with their ears stuffed with ham...

Look, I find myself doing like Nick and consulting a dictionary (how sad, for a matter of stubbornness)... I admit without any problem that if I had written the sentence as you suggested, it would have been much more straightforward, but the point is that the sentence, even as it is written, makes perfect sense, as both you and the other person understood it. From Sabatini Coletti (see Corriere della Sera): "qualità [qua-li-tà] s.f. inv. 1 Characteristic, requirement, property..."
As you can see in the first definition, unlike what Nick says, there is no connotation, whether negative or positive. The word quality has a neutral value; a quality can be negative or positive. Now, if I say "His imbecility is directly proportional to the quality of this record," referring to the obvious poor quality of the record in question, and the dictionary states that quality does not necessarily have a positive connotation, can you explain to me where the mistake is?! There isn't one, it's a direct proportionality between increasing negative values... you could say that I could have expressed the concept in a more straightforward way, but nothing more, and anyway, it was clear to you right away because the negative connotation of quality was evident.

Alright, last post, I can't be bothered to dot the i’s on such useless matters.
@Paola: there’s no need for forgiveness, I said myself that this review is crap... obviously I’m not angry with Santana, I find the album abominable, despite dear Nick claiming that "giving a 1 to Santana is really ridiculous, regardless." For me, this album, with its concept, the numerous guest appearances, and the usual masterful guitar interventions from Carlo, is genuinely one of the worst things I've heard in recent years. Can I say that for me it’s worth less than a 1, or is it ridiculous to give a 1 to Santana regardless?! Can I argue that after having written great albums he has become a parody of a musician?!
Second point: I should have said what you wrote, or you could have read it as I meant, that is the poor quality of the album is directly proportional to the poor intellectual qualities of dear Nick (a direct proportionality between increasing negative values, indeed in comment 97 "No no, directly proportional: the worse this album is, the more obtuse you are")... funny enough, Nick understood and hurried to consult the Treccani to clarify that quality has a positive connotation and not a negative one... as if by quality of this album I meant positive qualities...
Anyway, yes, if I had used the word intelligence the concept would have been much clearer and more straightforward, but to be completely honest, you know how much I couldn’t care less about all this?!

Uhhhhhhh, the pun for clueless kids, that's just what you were missing!! And you even went to consult the Treccani dictionary... You're not an idiot, you're impaired, or maybe you need some counseling. I recommend ParlaconBartolo, I'll let him know! Anyway, you've annoyed me, you can't be that normal, I'm bringing you a relationship of direct proportionality that's clearly ironic and dialectical (unless you really took a MATHEMATICAL relationship between your stupidity and the quality of this album seriously... and you respond to me "no no, it's inversely proportional...) and what do you do?! You consult Treccani! All of this is splendid... Adios, and have fun.

@bonzo: just because I say he’s overrated doesn’t mean I don’t recognize his past value and that of some of his albums. I don’t see a contradiction here. Even Reznor is overrated to me, yet he remains a great musician. Do we understand each other?!
@nick: idiot, your ignorance is obscene!!! It’s a relationship of direct proportionality, and you talk to me about grammar and connotations... Ahahaha!!!! Where did you come from?! Here’s another one: your idiocy grows in direct proportion to the increase of Italy's public debt, or to the rising number of hairs on Silvio's head. Let’s see if you catch that; if you want, I can send you a primary school teacher for tutoring. Ps: don’t be like Luttazzi, always denying the obvious isn’t a sign of intelligence or cleverness, but only of stubbornness! Peace and love...
@Manolis: what did I study?!
Improved?! I’ll never know, I won’t get close to a new Santana album even under torture. But you keep buying them, especially the latest ones, and make sure to master the tremolo picking... you know what I’m talking about...

Hmm...this is going to trigger a crisis of chronic dissatisfaction in me...I will seek advice from my favorite de-psychologist, ParlaconBartolo! Bartolino, on Monday, December 3rd or 4th, the Deftones are playing (OH MY GOD) live in Trezzo, if you don't come, I'll tell everyone that as a kid you used to masturbate thinking about Cristiano Malgioglio! Feel free to let emo Tartufino know!

Rather...bartolino, did I win that damn t-shirt or not?!

Sorry, but I found it very vague... apart from the fact that fusion means everything and means nothing, given the different interpretations that various musicians have given to the term: take Greg Howe, and you probably have what you're talking about, but not Metheny, for whom one could speak of world music (ethnic influences from every corner of the earth...)
...three years later Letter came secret story, and I believe it was one of his peaks...

@bonzo: Maybe you added that yourself, you can't change what someone says at your convenience, I've never denied that in the past I made great records. Period. Then, tell that to Santana and his masterful tremolo picking, not to me; I couldn't care less about speed. And then I didn't get it, in the end you agree with what I say... whatever.
@nick: Besides being an idiot, you're as ignorant as a goat... No, no, it's directly proportional: the worse this record is, the more obtuse you are. And you keep proving it... I'll draw you a little picture. Cheers, until next time, really, you're a riot.