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@mien: essentially yes, I am a no global who would impose order and discipline on the many fools who cross this desolate land with impunity. Of course, I would never dedicate a chamber of Montecitorio to Berlusconi, nor to Carlo Giuliani... Maybe to Moretti, yes...

@alessioiride: wow, what a comment... Truly a great thinker. For the record (I won't get into the reasons for not playing the part of someone who's full of themselves) I guarantee you that I've read, studied, and known the Italian constitution far more than you likely have. If you want, we can also have a political discussion, but only if you can get rid of the poor banality of the instrumental and categorical debate of the second half of the twentieth century. Otherwise, amen.

Thank you all, even to Poletti whom I challenged (poor me, miserable me) by writing about a film he had already written about (the same things...?).

I see Deb only today and I appreciated both the quantity and quality of the contributions. Politics: bah. I repeat, judging Moretti on "political grounds" is ontologically wrong, and comes from either no knowledge or a poor understanding of his films. I have no problem revealing myself, and I have always been of DSNR (unrepresented social right, and please, don't mention Storace...) that is, an unknown right in our Poor Country, so according to the "schema," Moretti shouldn't appeal to me. Instead, a non-trivial reading of films like "Ecce Bombo," "Palombella Rossa," or "Sogni d’oro" should lead to serious anger more to the left than anywhere else...

Anyway, we are talking about cinema and not politics, and Moretti is a great filmmaker, even if Monicelli is still alive (for his past, a genius, but the existence of one does not exclude the greatness of the other, right?) and a few others. He invented a language and has a distinctly recognizable style, after two shots. Anyway, I repeat, thank you all. Kisses. link rotto

And if we are here saying that one of the most beautiful songs (and I agree...) is roughly on its thirtieth anniversary of career... well... this says a lot... (by the way: what happened to the duke? this pause is looong...)

Yes... a definition that left me a bit puzzled as well...

Let's clarify: I consider Miles from the '50s and '60s to be superior, perhaps, to anyone, including his previous and subsequent selves. That said, his interest in experimentation and the concrete application of the golden principle of "never being satisfied" makes him a giant who has -perhaps- no point of comparison in the history of music (a history in which, often, even the greatest have, sooner or later, comfortably rested on their laurels...).

Concise yet well-crafted review. Supreme notification: starting tomorrow, I will search obsessively.

@tom: I’m a divorce lawyer... I’m telling you... just in case...

@thirdeye: well... I've always thought that Punitore's position on doo-bop was fundamentally too harsh... The album itself isn't that bad, it has a great basic idea, and it probably would have influenced (more) things. Of course, it's true that we'll never know how it would have turned out with Miles' seal while he was alive. One thing is certain, though: the Man was never tamed, even at the end, and this is a hallmark of greatness: never being satisfied. In the eighties, I love, in order: tutu, hot spot, siesta, amandla. The others after, even if aura, is indeed beautiful. link rotto

nothing, amen, we just don't understand each other. Substance: I believe that today's stupidity (mass and market-driven, with much of the audience in a vegetative state) is incredibly worse than the stupidity of 20, 30, or 40 years ago. I don't believe that Pausini is helpful; in fact, I think she is very harmful, and I don't think listening to Fossati could lead a simple mind (or one that is assumed to be simple or made to be simple, perhaps by television...?) to uxoricidio. On the contrary, I believe that Pausini contributes to the deterioration of national tastes and that listening to more Fossati would help many brains function better and more effectively. However, said with respectful conclusion, I think the discussion really should end here. On the other hand, understanding each other is not mandatory. Cheers.