Mike76

I don't have much of them, also because I prefer another type of new wave, but every essential band and heartfelt review counts.

Congratulations on the review; at times, you sounded like Marinetti. I too find the past-oriented, nostalgic, defeatist, obtuse, and lazy speeches of so many people tedious—those who only see glory in the past and nothing in the present. Like many, I don't have the money or the time to keep up with everything new, but it just takes a bit of an open mind to find a lot of good and innovative stuff. However, we should be careful in claiming that rock from the '60s and '70s is dead (and don’t touch me emotionally because it's music I’ve listened to very little and has never particularly attracted me) because you can still find plenty of ‘60s psychedelic rock as an influence in new bands like Oneida, which you mentioned, that are signed to Jagjaguwar. These Kay Dot should appeal to me, I really enjoy the "tzadikate." Thanks for the recommendation.

The Toto? I remember they were masters at creating great music for soap operas.

Good job Galak, a review of Zu was needed, although for that reason you could have spent a few more words on the music. They are a valid and current Italian band, which in itself is already a miracle, and you’re right to say they deserve our support. I know that John Zorn likes them too, and they were close to signing with Tzadik. This record is an excellent example of instrumental jazz-punk, a whole different thing compared to the crap they made under the name Gronge. Too bad about the cover above that has been scanned too dark and doesn't do justice to the beauty of the original.

Plagiarized or not, the review is excellent. Still, for me, "Pornography" is not entirely a masterpiece; it's a bit too monolithic and melodramatic. I much prefer the more austere "Faith." Regarding the above controversy of fashion versus anti-conformism, I can only say that this record is undeniably creative, and it doesn't really matter if it is also fashionable or calculated.

Wow! Alexander77, this time incredibly we agree on our tastes (but upon closer inspection, we also found common ground with Santana):D

It sucks! (after all, he himself suggests it in the song titles) but in a few years it will be reassessed in a trashy light just like the albums from "Non è la RAI" by Gabibbo and Jordi.

Donjunio, I also prefer "Come As You Are" over "Eighties," but the plagiarism seems quite blatant to me, and Cobain, if what you say is true, was rather brazen not to admit the obvious (unless the copying was the result of Novoselic). Nirvana had a certain musical culture, and it's hard to believe they were unaware of Killing Joke.

Esattamente!

At the time, it annoyed me, but then I changed my mind and now I consider it a great album, even though it has a few lackluster tracks (like "One Caress," which is too polished). My favorite is "In Your Room." Good review.