donjunio

Well, Rage were a great live band, but their records were a bit too monotonous.. that said, the first album is a classic. Better to stay silent about the following albums, and especially about Audioslave.

I apologize to everyone... the piece I was referring to is "wake up," not "freedom"... "freedom" has nothing to do with "kashmir"... 1 to 0 for you!

I believe this is a rather pointless discussion... you would at least agree that anyone listening to "Freedom" by RATM knows very well that the effect Morello wanted to create was the same as that of "Kashmir"... that it's a reference, much like Madonna openly citing Daft Punk's funk in "Music," doesn't really change the substance... the notes may not be exactly the same, but the EFFECT he wanted to create was that... that said, I certainly didn’t mean to belittle the nice Tom—by the way, "Freedom" is a great piece—but simply to provide an example of how "Physical Graffiti" was one of the fundamental albums in hard rock... it's also worth noting that Morello himself, commenting on Page's remake of "Kashmir" with Puff Daddy (or whatever the hell his name is), acknowledged the influence of that piece in the writing of "Freedom"... if you follow Tom so much, you should do a complete press review of his interviews... the fact is that every time someone touches a sacred cow, legions of alternative Hindus rush to defend their idols. Thus, discussions drag on infinitely...

just one fact to remind you of the importance of this record: kashmir features the most copied riff in rock history, starting with rage against the machine's freedom.

For me, Aenima was the most beautiful metal album of the 90s: the way Tool managed to combine psychedelia, the precision of certain prog rock, and the tight, claustrophobic rhythms of nu metal shaped an absolutely monumental record.

I also arrived at Neil Young starting from Nirvana... I think this is something common to everyone who, at 14 or 15, was struck by Nevermind... then you start to dig, in search of everything that can give us similar sensations.

the review is really excellent......weld is one of the most beautiful live shows ever

After a first album that was just decent, and a sequel that was nothing short of insignificant, the chickens have come home to roost... upon reaching the fateful third album, The Strokes demonstrate that they have been a colossal bluff, excessively hyped by the British press and by Italian magazines like Rumore (which cited a statement from their guitarist describing Room on Fire as a cross between Pixies and Velvet Underground as if it were an incredible and undeniable truth, while anyone with a minimal understanding of those bands should have laughed in his face) that obediently relay their squawking. Aside from the single "Juicebox," which recycles the same idea as "Take It or Leave It" and "Reptilia" but at least leaves a mark, the rest of the album is uniquely shoddy. Pop songs without backbone, supported by dull and completely bland guitars (but surely there will still be some bootlicking journalist who will bring up Tom Verlaine... a bit like comparing Ligabue to Bob Dylan) as in "Heart in a Cage" or "15 Minutes"... the worthy nadir of this authentic sonic crucifixion is the ballad "Ask Me Anything," a pretentious piece in its attempt to broaden the band’s stylistic horizon, in which Casablancas mumbles with his usual pompous tone, "I've got nothing to say"... for once we agree with you, Julian!