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DeAge™ : 7683 days • Here since 27 may 2005

Future Sound Of London Lifeforms

15 jan 07

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The underlying misunderstanding of the reviewer is that they probably haven't realized that, as it stands, one really can't glean much musically from a review like that; thus, the resentment from those who "protested" is understandable. I've known FSOL for several years, and I believe this way of expressing techno-ambient concepts (just to reassure ourselves about a hypothetical label placement) has been among the most original and successful. The experimentation is bold, the blend of synthetic, organic, and natural sounds is harmonious, and listening to these sound vibrations feels like floating in other dimensions. It's an extensive interpretation of Eno's ambient concepts, reflecting the awareness and modernity of the 21st century. In my opinion, along with ISDN, it's a piece of "music" not to be missed.

Pat Metheny Rejoicing

15 jan 07

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Dante, you’re a good guy, I know that, hardworking, willing, ironic... and someone who knows how to take a joke. But the truth is, I really don’t feel like writing during this period (and frankly, neither do I in others)!! Maybe it’s because I’m comfortably browsing the inFernet in my slippers and without a pipe, right??!! It’s definitely better to wait for the urge to come to you, that way if you mess up, I can stab you right away, maybe in my slippers and banging the pipe on the table. What do you think of the idea? Too gruesome? Don’t hold it against me; I’m not a bad person; just lazy...

Pat Metheny Rejoicing

13 jan 07

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Complete and informative review. An instructive and comprehensive work. "Lonely Woman" is chilling and "Story From a Stranger" is memorable. Inimitable Symbad.

Steely Dan The Royal Scam

13 jan 07

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No, Dante; in my opinion, the most ambitious was definitely "Gaucho," which is still wonderful! A warm greeting to you!

Jeff Beck Jeff

13 jan 07

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@renèmartin: thank you for the mention of the great Mingus; I wasn't aware of it: since we're at it, let's also mention the versions by Ralph Towner, John McLaughlin, and sung by Joni Mitchell: it's a real shame that during the finalization of the "Mingus" sessions the bassist had passed away......

Pat Metheny Group First Circle

13 jan 07

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No problem, Symbad; I have to say I've always really liked the sound of Egan (including the solo on "Jaco" from the "white" album, which is so beautiful it feels like it was written). Rodby is a more complete musician and more suited to collective arrangement work and direction within a group like PMG. As a soloist, I find him a bit anonymous, to be honest. About Wertico ("mister Cymbal"), I still remember in '83 his rather inconclusive and confused solo in a PMG show around my area. Over the years he grew quite a bit, but if I have to compare him to the fluidity and lightness of Gottlieb or the geometricity and energy of Sanchez... Regarding the Italian biography of Metheny, are you maybe referring to the one published years ago by Luigi Viva - Franco Muzzio editor?

Pat Metheny & Brad Mehldau Metheny/Mehldau

11 jan 07

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It is a very intimate, romantic, and sometimes haunting work. It is not odd to compare it to the intensity of "Beyond the Missouri Sky"; here, too, the horizons are sufficiently distant. Two strong personalities, undoubtedly, but they blend together in an exemplary and measured way, where the measure lies precisely in not letting one prevail over the other. Remarkable.

Colosseum Valentyne's Suite

11 jan 07

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@Manalishi: If you want, you can look for the DVD that Hiseman and Colosseum (the full lineup, with Heckstall-Smith, Greenslade, Clempson, Clarke, and Farlowe) recorded in front of an ecstatic audience (including me...) a few years ago in Germany. It's truly worth it. There's a version of the Valentyne Suite with moments that are simply irresistible!

Paco de Lucía, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin Friday Night In San Francisco

11 jan 07

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Tell me, Jim, since I’m guilty of ignorance on the subject, have you had a chance to listen to the third chapter of their collaboration? To be clear, the one that came out seven or eight years ago? In exchange, I can tell you (if you care) that I listened again to his latest "Industrial Zen" in the store yesterday and, unfortunately, we just don’t connect. This impression was also coincidentally confirmed by Mr. Paolo, whom I met in the store, who shared some nice things about his work as a promoter for Mc Laughlin in '76/'77, during the "Shakti" era...

Pat Metheny Group First Circle

11 jan 07

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In the end, PierPaolo is right about balance and relaxation as opposed to certain flights of fancy, which can sometimes be frankly a bit gratuitous in the realm of reviews; therefore, I can reconsider giving half a star more to uxo. The so-called "flauto", symbad, I suppose refers to the timbre that the synclavier produces specifically on Praise; for a non-musician, the misunderstanding is certainly possible. I had the chance to have a chat with Gottlieb a couple of years ago ("tournava" with Jeff Berlin) but I haven’t heard anything about the disagreements that led him to distance himself from PMG: enlighten me, if you know more, please. You describe Egan as "esangue": I personally believe he wasn’t at that time. Later, with Elements and the solo projects, largely yes, but only years later, right?