Sanjuro

Live, when they’re stoned, they really deliver. I’ve seen them twice, at cool-party types of evenings. Nothing compared to the Specials, early Madness, Selecter, Toasters, English Beat... basically the real ska revival from the late 70s to early 80s. Here we’re talking about ska punk for pimple-faced takeaways, but live these young ones know what they’re doing. At home, sure, I’d rather shoot myself than listen to one of their CDs!

Olé! It seems to me that the spotlight from Piero Scaruffi's Rock Encyclopedia is shared more by other users than by the butthole-surfing Lady Sniff. The review at times is a bit too hasty and hiccuping, but a lively interest in music shines through, which is rare in the surgical and pedantic universe of the review world. Now I’m going to get the Uzedo. EasyCure, considering the millions of inhabitants in Italy and the thousands of bands that have existed on the peninsula, it seems absurd that there aren't any worth mentioning. 883, Ska-P, and U2, what are they to you if not important national realities?!?!

I preferred some of your other reviews; they seemed more inspired. Like the one on carbonchio Jackson or the Guns n' stronzo zapping Roses... I've always thought Soundgarden were crap, shamelessly pushed on the grunge bandwagon, while filthy bands like Tad were left in the shadows to make room for the trendy nonsense of Cornell & Co. The Jesus Lizard's Head and Goat are wonderful, I respect Fugazi for their integrity and for telling the mainstream to fuck off, and the albums I like the most are End Hits, instrument, and only then the more renowned Repeater: de-gustibus. As for Audioslave: how one can be leftist with videos sparkling on MTV and sucking millions of dollars from acne-ridden kids remains a mystery. Ehhh but Cornell reaches insane pitches, ehhh but Morello has badass effects, BUT WHAT THE HELL DOES IT MATTER IF IN 2006 they're still feeding us this worn-out baby bottle of '70s hard rock and '90s grunge. Damn, a bit of evolution, rock in 2006 can still be so blind to post-punk, post-rock innovations and in general POST Led Zeppelin and AC/DC (with huge respect for these two)?!!? What made AC/DC great? The fact that in 1974 a character as high and flashy as Angus Young didn’t even exist yet, they embodied the rock 'n' roll spirit with a sincerity no one could boast before. Still these hard rock guitars grinding our balls, a random effect thrown in, a couple of ballad breaks on the album, and voilà, the dear Audioslave have told the record label to fuck off for the next 2 years, and they're at ease because the new work (because that’s what it is) is postponed. If this is their idea of music... so sad.

Here comes "Ballate Bastardi," a hardcore hammering, (a joke obviously) that blasts a thum thum thum thum which perhaps (being somewhat connected to the previous track) aims to convey the following message: "You need to be a bit high to feel this kind of shit"................But maybe bands like Germs, Bad Brains, Fear, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Angry Samoans, Saccharine Trust, and the early Misfits had SOMETHING that pushed them to create hardcore music that was explosive and extremely violent instead of spouting the usual nonsense like the EeLST do. What do you know about hardcore? It's easy to hide behind irony and turn every genre into a cliché drained of meaning other than aesthetic and trendy. While in 1979, the hardcore leader of the Germs was passing away after creating a devastating, overflowing, and unique album, dear Elio was probably playing at the conservatory with his 4 hilarious and mischievous little friends to craft pearls of future music. These guys mock around, joke ahaha, but what the hell are they saying? It's easy to take apart others while lying on the floor with the impossibility of falling because for 20 years, NO ONE HAS EVER SAID A DAMN THING. Good.

to wrap up with the crappy my world... why did they include that track????
strawberryNgarlic
Why did they include tracks?
Sanjuro

I also had this idea while watching Godano. Playing with the stereotype of the suffering and serene artist carrying who knows what great message is too easy to trap the kids. The lyrics don’t seem all that wonderful to me, but of course the average fan has never heard of authors light-years more complete and solid like Nick Drake (oh my god, why bring him up for a comparison with Godano) and Leonard Cohen (BRRRRRR WHY BRING HIM UP for Godano!?!?!?!?). Every newcomer to noise will consider this band innovative or who knows what, but the debts to Sonic Youth, Butthole Surfers, and countless others are evident from a mile away. "They are so original!!!" WAKE UP!!! Everything has been done with music, noise has been dissected every inch of the way, between Japanese noise (Boredoms, Acid Mothers Temple, etc. etc. etc.) and the European and American noise of Marlene Kuntz there are plenty of examples. Moreover, if the average fan watches MTV and certain sounds are censored, it's obvious that this stuff will seem like the message of God come down to earth!
I need to listen to the album...

Wow, are we fellow citizens?! My impression is that the largest segment of Nirvana fans is underage and female. And that the interest in Chris, Kurt, and Dave is largely due to reasons unrelated to the music itself (see the aesthetic appeal of the blonde mop), with the highest number of old teenage "fans" of the trio converting around 18-19 years old because, in their musical evolution, they have to seek something more underground, more selective and rare. This cliché is tangible in so many people I know, although fortunately some (donjunio, sfasciacarrozze, me) consider the works independently of any external conditioning.

I understand that you don't write well. You were given crayons at 15, at 30 you deserve to review albums! One of the worst reviews ever written, it even has its charm :) But do you really think it’s a smart thing to end a review with a slogan for a music genre? “If you listen to this band I’m not mocking or offending you, I’m just suggesting you listen to Thash Metal!!!!!!!”
YEEEEE TRASH METALL!!!! YEEEEEAHHHHH. Are you 2 years old? Imagine how bad it would sound if I replaced the genre with “I’m just suggesting you listen to PUNKKKKKKKKK” “I’m just suggesting you listen to TechnoOOOOOOOOO” ahahha not even the least inspired and pimply Kidz would write such banality... You are true metal.

Considering bands like 7 Year Bitch, L7, Babes In Toyland, Bikini Kill, and millions of other top-notch groups that popped up like mushrooms in the early '90s, Hole's work stands out like a watered-down and soporific glass of beer. This album is the work of Courtney Love, who, as self-centered and success-hungry as she is, has churned out a standard pop-grunge album following her fashionable and mainstream nature. A credibility almost nonexistent created by a leader who is almost useless—indeed, useless.

Congratulations Strawberry, you really know this album well. The best hard rock album of the 90s is from 1987. Clap Clap Clap.