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DeAge™ : 7455 days • Here since 11 january 2006

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U2 How to dismantle an atomic bomb

28 jan 06

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dismantling this album is a bit like shooting at the Red Cross...

Neil Young & Crazy Horse Rust Never Sleeps

28 jan 06

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Thank you so much for the compliments: reviewing an album like this is never easy; there's always the feeling of touching on something almost sacred. I also believe that this was Neil's last absolute masterpiece, even though during the period from Freedom to Dead Man he would hit another streak of exceptional works, albeit without quite reaching the heights of the 70s. Weld deserves a separate discussion; it's the culmination of the search for the perfect guitar sound with Crazy Horse. In that sense, it might be his best live album, even though Live Rust, as Emanuel says, is phenomenal: if you pay attention, almost all the tracks on Live Rust are better than the original studio versions, from "After the Gold Rush" to "The Loner." Of course, Neil has recovered from the stroke! He even had the strength to put together a great album like Prairie Wind...

Umberto Palazzo e il Santo Niente La vita è facile

27 jan 06

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Surely Palazzo was underestimated at the time by a specialized press too eager to drool over Prozac+... Thinking back on it makes me laugh! The album still sounds exciting and fresh today, great review.

Rush Hemispheres

26 jan 06

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Of the Rush albums, I believe the best is Moving Pictures, truly splendid. This one has never excited me too much. Lee's vocalizations on "Circumstances," for example, I find a bit over the top. They remain, however, one of the quintessential hard rock bands, despite being mistreated by some arrogant critics. Neil Peart was one of the greatest drummers of all time, and Les Claypool of Primus has always cited them as a primary source of inspiration, not to mention Tool...

Bathory Twilight Of The Gods

24 jan 06

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he he yes, I know it's unpleasant to many... in fact, I wrote that review hoping to encourage someone to listen to his music, because it deserves it.

Bathory Twilight Of The Gods

24 jan 06

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The album by Dave Navarro!

Soft Cell Non - Stop Erotic Cabaret

24 jan 06

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Well, undying, thank you. I can bet my life that Soft Cell's records hold an important place in Trent Reznor's home, much more so than Depeche Mode's "Master and Servant" era... so be sure to get Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret too!

Neil Young American Stars'n Bars

24 jan 06

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One of the thousand legends about Neil tells that the Canadian gathered with a dozen friends listening to Homegrown... but then Neil wanted to listen to Tonight's the Night again and decided that since it had "Greater overall strength in execution and feeling," it should be re-released.......

Neil Young American Stars'n Bars

24 jan 06

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Bruno, Homegrown was an album recorded right after On the Beach and was supposed to be released in early 1975... for reasons only Neil knows, he decided not to release it anymore and managed to put out Tonight's the Night, recorded in 1973, which the record label had blocked as they considered it unpublishable (because it was recorded at night with Neil perpetually drunk). I don't know what the quality of Homegrown is: maybe when Neil dedicates himself to creating the mammoth Archives box set, we will find out. But surely if he had never released Tonight's the Night, it would have been an unforgivable crime. The period from '73 to '75 was certainly extraordinarily fertile for Neil, as the devastating events that happened to him stimulated wonderful songwriting. Whenever Neil has tapped into that period, he has produced masterpieces. Besides the already mentioned Homegrown, think of that absolute peak known as "The Old Homestead" - recorded in '74 - which alone elevates a transitional album like "Hawks and Doves."

Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better

24 jan 06

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The early Royal Trux, the ones from Twin Infinitives, were definitely much more angular, but in my opinion, their path in the 90s was more linear, winding around the fetish of "Exile on Main Street"….. that was true rock and roll! As for the QOTSA, I mentioned their album as an example of how to reinterpret the past with a touch of originality, while still sounding fresh and exciting even in this decade.
Regarding the Strokes-Velvet discussion, I see it as quite simple: they can borrow a few chords - "you talk way too much" is identical to "waiting for the man" just to make an example - but the spirit was something else entirely. If you like them, all the better for you! Cheers.