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Yes, it's true, the cover is beautiful, and it perfectly captures Wyatt's spirit.

The stuff with Soft Machine is definitely more cerebral than Wyatt's solo records (even though Wyatt was always the most spontaneous and "human" one in S.M). Anyway, Dondestan is from '91... perhaps, or rather without the perhaps, it's not as varied and musically refined as Shleep, but there are some tracks like "The Sight of the Wind" that make me melt, something that doesn’t happen to me in Shleep, despite the very prestigious guest appearances and the more polished production.

No, I'm not heartless, and the fact that I give "low" grades compared to many doesn't mean I think I know more; it's just a matter of the meaning I attribute to the grades. It only means that I don't want to undervalue the stuff I like the most, that's all.

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Great review, dear shark, but I can't be as broad as you and the others. For me, it's a nice record, but I don't consider it among his best works, although I've always really liked "Marian" and "Free Will and Testament." Without counting the stuff with Soft Machine, Matching Mole, and various collaborations (some truly beautiful), when it comes to his solo albums, besides two monstrous ones like "Rock Bottom" and "End of an Ear," I still prefer at least "Pure Animals" and even a humble record like "Dondestan." It's half past six.

On the contrary, I’ve given out too many 5s and high ratings in general, and sometimes even a bit haphazardly on the wings of enthusiasm. It depends on which side you look from: for me, a 5 is a T O N A N T 10, it’s not a “thank you and goodbye” for every album I like; giving out tons of 5s is like not giving any at all. For the nothing that counts this, but since Debaser is “you can also play at being the little know-it-all critic (not know-it-all, the user, whom I greet),” voting and creating a small scale of values is part of the fun, as well as allowing others to understand what you like and whether to trust you for some advice or, conversely, mentally and calmly tell you to go fuck yourself when you say, “wow, this is beautiful.” And speaking of which: I usually give Italian albums an extra point; I don’t consider any Italian album that gets a 5 to really be a 5.

big dick, I'll get these for myself, even though I've got a ton of backlog to listen to. But would you have a little sample or are you still at 56 k(b)?

Dante, in addition to the link that cptgaio posted, I’d like to share another one from an excellent Italian site: link rotto If you have to choose where to start (I don't know what you've seen), I would say "Spirited Away," followed closely by "Princess Mononoke" and "Castle in the Sky." Nausicaä is also among the best, but it has the limitation of being an adaptation from a comic, and as such feels a bit like a summary (if you've seen and read The Lord of the Rings, I think you'll understand what I mean). Absolutely don’t forget "Whisper of the Heart," also from Studio Ghibli, where Miyazaki's input is less but it feels like it’s entirely his. It resembles the less epic and more everyday life stories like Totoro and Kiki. By the way, if you like these and the rest of Miyazaki's works (it's hard not to like them all, from the first to the last) and you're not sure how to continue, there are also "Ocean Waves" and "Only Yesterday" from Studio Ghibli, with various input from Miyazaki (the animation is very beautiful and indistinguishable from his works at 100%). The second is quite unique and may not appeal to you, as it glorifies rural life, marriage, and the true values of the past, possibly even reactionary if viewed solely through that lens (the "message," which is quite popular here on Debaser). However, if you watch it considering that it represents a slice of, if you will, Japanese culture, it can be interesting. Oh, to wrap up, there's also the six-minute short "On Your Mark," which you can also watch on YouTube (but it's a crime to watch it there, given the quality of the video, buy it or download it, it's small enough). It’s the video for a pointless song by a Japanese pop group. Very cute, it’s a shame he didn’t create a feature film from it. Curiously, the song and the video have nothing to do with each other; it seems Miyazaki was totally disinterested in the audio part :)

But seriously, Kosmo? I don’t really know them, I remember hearing something about them several years ago, and I recall a bunch of charlatans (musically speaking)... wasn't it their song about beer?

>>>Well: so it seems that's the way it is, and who cares if thousands of people are still buying it after thirty years, and if Gilmour and Waters filled stadiums playing it in 2006 all over the world.<<< Look, though, out of all the arguments you could have found, this is the worst: without always pulling out that legendary line from "Cuore" about certain majorities that can't be wrong, the fact is there are well-known good bands and well-known bad bands, well-known beautiful albums and well-known terrible albums, unknown brilliant artists and unknown terrible artists. Being famous means nothing. Britney Spears is more famous than Albert Ayler, Ligabue is more famous than Luciano Cilio. The fact that often people speak well of barely acceptable stuff, as long as it's unknown, is absolutely true; on this point, I completely agree with you; and it's a dreadful thing (dreadful for a passionate listener trying to navigate the jungle of endless things to listen to and should be able to choose). But that doesn't prevent one from having a serious, and not just snobbish, opinion that differs greatly from the majority about the classics, which are classics not so much for their value (sure, sometimes they are), but for their popularity. Bye :)