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DeRank ™: 7,00

DeAge™ : 7456 days • Here since 11 january 2006

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Jane's Addiction Nothing's Shocking

13 feb 06

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this record is beautiful

Shudder To Think Pony Express Record

13 feb 06

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To me, there doesn't seem to be much difference between the indie records and this major debut, except for Wallace's production. After all, it hasn't gone on to sell in droves, and there's not a single catchy track for MTV. I think they've managed to not completely lose the dischord impact, while branching out to new sounds. For me, it remains a classic. Alex, let me know what you think.

Tindersticks Tindersticks

13 feb 06

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It's charming the reference to "solipsistic dream masturbations"! The review is very captivating. I have never fallen in love with Nick Cave, nor with his epigones, no matter how talented like Staples and the others. Nevertheless, it remains a classic in its genre.

The Distillers Coral Fang

13 feb 06

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The review is good, although generally I prefer those who can describe beauty rather than those who tear it down. Dalle is a lovely little mouse, but musically her band leaves much to be desired.

Shudder To Think Pony Express Record

12 feb 06

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Sfascia, I also really like get your goat. I think this is a more varied album, and it seemed more interesting to present it to the debaserian community. I don't agree with dpasp that SST have been overrated. Pony express record was released in the autumn of 1994, at that time there were very different bands - at least in the Italian specialized press - on the cover or authors of the "albums of the month."

Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

11 feb 06

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As always, I agree with alexander77. I thought that certain hyperboles like "they are the Sex Pistols of the 2000s" could only be found on the NME Express website, but evidently there are followers here too. Aside from the fact that we need to stop referring to the Strokes as if they were some kind of cornerstone - they've made 3 albums, one decent and two awful - these 4 Albion clowns are really harmless. They play a boring genre on which everything has already been said. This isn't rock; it's energetic pop where guitars are mere accessories. For young Brits, this music is like rap is for African Americans, which explains their success. The avenues of marketing are endless, and Perfida Albione sells them to the gullible who, even in Italy, hang on the lips of the NME.

Korn Korn

11 feb 06

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Dear, you could have put in a bit more effort... the comparison between Jane's Addiction and Helmet is intriguing, but did you really have to go into depth on such an important album?

Depeche Mode Songs Of Faith And Devotion

11 feb 06

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I didn't particularly appreciate Depeche Mode's journey in the 90s, and this work is no exception: it seems to me to be neither remarkable nor unworthy. The sound seems devoid of that hypnotic urgency that shaped masterpieces like "to have and to hold" - aside from "in your room," which is a small classic in that sense - in favor of an "arena rock" approach: on "try walking in my shoes," for example, it feels like listening to the more rhetorical and soporific U2.

Nirvana Nevermind

10 feb 06

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Of course, I never had the pleasure of asking Cobain personally: I quoted a phrase I read in a magazine, so take it with a grain of salt. However, Cobain has always been very honest about these things. He candidly admitted, for example, that "smells like teen spirit" came to him while he was playing a Pixies song (probably "gigantic" from Surfer Rosa). I don’t see why he would have lied about "come as you are." "Eighties" by Killing Joke wasn’t really famous, especially in America. The situation with the Flaming Lips regarding the plagiarism of their "the fight song" from "father and son" by Cat Stevens is different: they said they had never heard it, but that was clearly a lie because that was a hugely popular song.

Nirvana Nevermind

10 feb 06

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Mike, surely the riff of "Eighties" and "As You Are" are practically identical, even though Cobain claimed he had never heard that song. I think you can believe him, considering that everyone knew only the first album of Killing Joke, undoubtedly one of the best and most influential debuts of all time (just ask Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction among many others). The others - including Night Time - were not that great. Even "Eighties," despite the catchy riff, is drowned in a sea of '80s clichés. Massimo, your comment about the boss was funny, reminding me of our discussion about "Purple Rain"!