Senmayan

perhaps the only prog album made by Queensrÿche is Promised Land (but it's from '94 when prog metal had already officially been born), which is mostly a rock album. Operation: Mindcrime is heavy metal. For the rest, they were a band very ahead of their time, among the first to use electronics in metal, but to talk about progressive, I see it as one of the urban legends of metal. Let's say that the singer's voice and some melodies are strongly influenced by Tate, but to speak of progressive, it takes more than that.

Good job, you see that when you don't act arrogantly and don't try to provoke, you're able to write beautiful and interesting reviews?

In fact, I echo what Hiver said; this is a film, not a documentary, and as such, it’s a romanticized view of reality. It doesn’t seem to me that the film has any real autobiographical intentions, and for that reason, I appreciate it quite a bit.

There are only a few power metal bands I can still listen to, and Sonata Arctica doesn't fall within my preferences, although back when I was really into metal, I considered "Silence" to be a great album. I have to say it's really well made for the genre, with a few excellent songs for that style. Fun review.

I agree that Stone is an overrated director, often pompous and rhetorical. I also agree that, in my opinion, Jim Morrison’s image in this film is ruined, or at least a false and even grotesque image of him emerges. However, I find that Val Kilmer gave his all in this film; his performance, in my view, is excellent. Add an amazing soundtrack, and it's still a film that is technically shot very well. In short, I remember that back then I liked the film!

Leave it be, poletti, vellutogrigio, you can respond too, in my opinion, here the comedy of Celentano, Abatantuono, and Montesano shines. Taddeus is legendary. It's a great comedy film that brings out several laughs; I don't understand why you have to spit so much hate on this film, which, in terms of comedy, moves quite far away from the banality and coarseness of the Vanzina brothers and even the trash of the 70s. It's a film that isn't a masterpiece but makes you laugh; I don't see what's wrong with that. Oh my God, guys, take some Valium!

Great review. Added the CD to the list!

Well, you’re putting Judas Priest outside of metal (I’m talking about those from the 80s). The Judas are light years away from Defenders of the Faith (I’m referring to the only 80s album of theirs that I’ve listened to) compared to 70s hard rock. Someone who isn’t familiar with Judas Priest might get the impression from your discussions that they’re similar to Black Sabbath or Deep Purple. As for their look, album covers, and outfits (if I’m not mistaken, Halford was among the first to incorporate studs), I think we can agree that JP, along with Kiss and Alice Cooper, had a significant influence on metal aesthetics and lyrics. Musically, you can’t tell me that “The Sentinel,” for example, is a hard rock song; okay, many riffs are hard rock, but to say that Judas Priest didn’t play metal until Painkiller is nonsense, because if we go down that path, we’d have to include other bands in hard rock as well. I agree they don’t belong to the NWOBHM, just as I agree with the fact that (according to those bands themselves) JP were among the main sources of inspiration (along with Thin Lizzy, Rush, and various others) for this musical movement. Moreover, many Judas Priest songs have the sounds and epicness of that genre, as well as the flamboyance (as Captain said when discussing their sometimes self-celebratory nature).

I’ll add one last thing: 90 percent of power, heavy power, or something like that groups have many riffs taken straight from Judas Priest songs...

Well, you’re putting Judas Priest outside of metal (I’m talking about those from the 80s). The Judas are light years away from Defenders of the Faith (I’m referring to the only 80s album of theirs that I’ve listened to) compared to 70s hard rock. Someone who isn’t familiar with Judas Priest might get the impression from your discussions that they’re similar to Black Sabbath or Deep Purple. As for their look, album covers, and outfits (if I’m not mistaken, Halford was among the first to incorporate studs), I think we can agree that JP, along with Kiss and Alice Cooper, had a significant influence on metal aesthetics and lyrics. Musically, you can’t tell me that “The Sentinel,” for example, is a hard rock song; okay, many riffs are hard rock, but to say that Judas Priest didn’t play metal until Painkiller is nonsense, because if we go down that path, we’d have to include other bands in hard rock as well. I agree they don’t belong to the NWOBHM, just as I agree with the fact that (according to those bands themselves) JP were among the main sources of inspiration (along with Thin Lizzy, Rush, and various others) for this musical movement. Moreover, many Judas Priest songs have the sounds and epicness of that genre, as well as the flamboyance (as Captain said when discussing their sometimes self-celebratory nature).