Vinsex

CHARMINGLY DEMENTED

Psycho...your apology for Manson clashes with an irrefutable procedural fact... namely that before the Bel Air massacre, he and his Family had committed other murders, one of which, if I'm not mistaken, was the very day before (Charlie's material participation in these has been established). Furthermore, I recently read a fantastic manual on Serial Killers written by two psychiatrists (De Luca) where, in the chapter dedicated to Manson, they explore (in my opinion, with great brilliance) all the clinical references of his testimonies...first and foremost his unconscious desire (but not that unconscious, in my view) to offload his existential dissatisfaction onto the external society...In short...it’s one thing for a person like Manson to be fascinating, fine... (in fact, I can easily say that I found him quite interesting myself...), but to go so far as to suggest his mental health and even his innocence, absolutely not.....

...in truth, the "very likeable" Charles loved to consider himself the "fifth" Beatle... It is no coincidence that the soundtrack of his life was Helter Skelter by the Beatles (among other things, the eponymous book in America, on the topic of Charles, has now become a bestseller...). In reality, if you think about it, this artist, quite against his will, has truly influenced entire generations of musicians and others... Think of Marilyn Manson or the hidden track on the Guns N' Roses album "The Spaghetti Incident"… where a song written by Manson is actually played... or the beautiful "Forever Failure" by Paradise Lost, where the opening voice is indeed Charlie's... or even "Bloodbath in Paradise" by Ozzy... In short, this character, in my opinion, demonstrates one thing, right or wrong... Goodness seems to be taken for granted and thus often appears to go unappreciated... Evil, on the other hand, as an event outside conventional morality, attracts precisely because of that... An interesting character, nonetheless, Manson... obviously from a clinical perspective... as a musician (and not only) rather a sad example of someone who, failing in their artistic vocation, thinks they can substitute it all with the exaggeration of provocation...

I do not disagree with the reviewer; in fact, let's say they really hit the nail on the head. This is an album where a musician with "superhuman" talent often wanders into compositions that are truly too experimental to be considered "listenable." At this point, I much prefer an album like Surfing with an Alien by Satriani. That one truly manages to balance the technical moments with the more basic needs of sound harmony. For the Love of God is indeed beautiful; it shows that if he had played the whole CD in a "normal" way, then this Vai album would really have deserved 5 stars. Let it be clear that the experimental aspect always denotes a certain grandeur and artistic versatility, but there are ways and ways... For that matter, the experiments of Porcupine Tree alone are worth 10 stars... In short (and I believe many will agree on this), one must respect basic needs of communication; otherwise, you end up composing only for oneself...

I notice a slight resonance, as far as intentions go, with my review on Biagio Antonacci... of course, you could have put in a bit more effort.... the idea was good.. you should have developed it and then maybe it would have been a nice review/ joke...!!!

Unfortunately, I notice that on this site there is a strong focus on the "sacred monsters," while the current musical landscape (prog) is often overlooked, which, at least in my opinion, still has something to say... (think of PAion of Salvation ((which I reviewed)) or IQ (completely ignored here..), or Porcupine Tree ((fortunately they are here)). Anyway, congratulations on the choice of the band... it is a great Band.. as I said, not very original, but absolutely valid... impossible to deny it!

It's not clear what your relationship is with this artist... Maybe he's your father's idol and so, in the persistence of your Oedipus complex, you still haven't managed to make sense of an ambivalent feeling? Well... When a review brings psychoanalysis to a stalemate...

There are some inaccuracies. The respective former singers of Genesis and Spock's Beard were not "replaced," because the two "substitutes" predated the replacement itself. Collins and D'Virgilio were already members of the band. Moreover, the comparison of this group with Genesis ends here, because the successors of Snow do not hold anywhere near the value of Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering. These are good works by Spock's Beard, but they should absolutely not be considered "great albums," fundamentally because they are not original. This also applies to their masterpiece; SNOW. An excellent concept, to be sure... and yet absolutely permeated by the "already heard." Morse's work is great... however, the experiments that he (and the whole band) allow themselves date back to about 30 years earlier. Not to mention the marked "inspiration" from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway... in some parts it almost seems like fragments of that album come alive in the notes of Spock's. If all these "analogies" are considered, well, then I can also accept the comparison of this album to Seconds Out... but the mere fact that a comparison is made takes away 100,000 points from everything.

Your nostalgic and objective spirit convinced me... I could easily see such a review in some critical magazine... No complaints about the content of the review either... because that of the T.T. was nothing but the idealizing mercantilism of the souls of young maidens... in short, music made of images... and nothing more... 4, but not 5... because the overall tone you used conveyed a certain narrative coldness to me.

You’re not entirely wrong about Clapton's compositional skills; there’s a lot to discuss... Gilmour, as a solo artist, is like Paganini in comparison... I confess I know very little about this guitarist (I only have the passable LP "BEhind the sun"), but I have the impression that he has been somewhat overrated in the Rock scene. If he had joined a band (like Gilmour, indeed...), he might have achieved so much more! The review makes sense, but it's not well-argued... just a manifestation of gratuitous disdain and nothing more.