Mike76

Often Scaruffi says things that are motivated and reasonable, the problem is that sometimes he is ridiculously contradictory. For example, it might be acceptable if he gives 5/10 to pop albums like "Revolver" by the Beatles or "Speak and Spell" by Depeche Mode because, in his opinion, they are too "easy," but then he can't give 7/10 to Aqua (yes, the ones who made "Barbie Girl"...) otherwise it becomes a joke. He uses double standards.

You are my idol.

But with that look, does he want to resemble Che Guevara?

You're talking about the Righeira in a reductive way; they also made "No tengo dinero ho ho ho...".

One of the most overrated albums in the history of rock. It’s always the same old hard-rock blues shake, based on Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Van Halen, and whoever else you can think of. If it had come out in ’77, this music would have still been old; instead, being released in ’87, it was downright anachronistic: true grandpa rock’n’roll, with the added insult of passing it off as rebellious music; many gullible kids fell for it anyway. This little disc pales in comparison to other works from that era (just think of the Pussy Galore's "Pussy Gold 5000," the Ministry's "The Land Of Rape And Honey," the Sonic Youth's "Sister," the Metallica's "Master of Puppets," the Jesus and Mary Chain's "Darklands," or even the Nirvana's "Bleach"). The only thing that surprises me is that even a prepared critic like Piero Scaruffi rates such a pointless album 8/10.

One of the most overrated albums in the history of rock. It’s always the same old hard-rock blues shake, based on Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Van Halen, and whoever else you can think of. If it had come out in ’77, this music would have still been old; instead, being released in ’87, it was downright anachronistic: true grandpa rock’n’roll, with the added insult of passing it off as rebellious music; many gullible kids fell for it anyway. This little disc pales in comparison to other works from that era (just think of the Pussy Galore's "Pussy Gold 5000," the Ministry's "The Land Of Rape And Honey," the Sonic Youth's "Sister," the Metallica's "Master of Puppets," the Jesus and Mary Chain's "Darklands," or even the Nirvana's "Bleach"). The only thing that surprises me is that even a prepared critic like Piero Scaruffi rates such a pointless album 8/10.

One of the most overrated albums in rock history. It’s always the same old hard-rock blues shake based on the likes of Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Van Halen, and whoever else you can think of. If it had been released in '77, this music would still have been old; coming out in '87, it was downright anachronistic: true grandpa rock’n’roll, with the added insult of being passed off as rebellious music—plenty of gullible kids bought into it. This little disc pales in comparison to other works of the time (just think of Pussy Galore's "Pussy Gold 5000," Ministry's "The Land Of Rape And Honey," Sonic Youth's "Sister," Metallica's "Master of Puppets," the Jesus and Mary Chain's "Darklands," or even Nirvana's "Bleach"). The only thing that surprises me is that even a knowledgeable critic like Piero Scaruffi would rate such a pointless album 8/10. Rating 1.5 for the album and review.

I was lent Barrett's box set a few years ago. I must say that without a band behind him, his creativity loses a lot. In the end, the result of his solo albums is no more genius than folk played by a drunk.

You caught my malice, odra! :-) But let me ask you a question: did Sonic Youth actually pillage "Helen Fordsdale" by Mars, or is it just that my eardrums are now in terminal phase?

All orchestral fluff and boring. Just like Foxtrot.