aries

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Syd Barrett The madcap laughs

15 oct 15

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An album I love more than "Barrett": its fragmentary and heterogeneous nature, due to the troubled production, gives it a certain charm. Tracks like "Terrapin," "Octopus," "Golden Hair," "Long Gone," and "Late Night," although they feel unpolished, are very evocative in their combination of music and words and in Syd's dreamy interpretation.

Pink Floyd The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

8 oct 15

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I really enjoyed the story, a testament to an era where word of mouth among friends was very important and, to listen to a record, you had to buy it or borrow it and/or record it. This was the last album by Pink Floyd that I purchased, after all the others, already in CD format (I got it at a historic store in Bassano del Grappa, still in existence); I prefer the later albums, yet there are tracks that still captivate me and don't seem aged at all, even though they are very much tied to the atmosphere of the summer of '67 (especially the 2 instrumentals and "Astronomy Domine," but also "Bike," one of the most eccentric love declarations ever set to music).

Paul McCartney Unplugged - The Official Bootleg

3 oct 15

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An interesting and certainly high-quality proposal, given that Macca between the late '80s and early '90s didn't miss a beat; his songs are particularly suited for the "unplugged" treatment. I'm especially curious about the retrievals from the '70 album.

Duran Duran Paper gods

22 sep 15

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The impression is that it can be done without.

Luigi Tenco Se stasera sono qui

28 jul 15

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A good review of a song that has never been among my favorites by Tenco (perhaps because Mogol had a hand in it). In my opinion, the Genoese singer-songwriter was one of the best interpreters of the anxieties of youth in the years immediately preceding '68. In a few years, he had undergone significant maturation and still had much to say (even if, according to his biographer Fegatelli Colonna, he did not rule out leaving the world of music to pursue a career as a documentarian).

Santana Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)

16 jul 15

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One of the last truly captivating pieces by Santana. It makes you want to listen to it again, along with Abrazame, lost in some old cassette tape of my mother.

Carlo Levi Cristo si è fermato a Eboli

15 jul 15

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Carlo Levi's most famous book is a fundamental reflection on the "Southern question," which has more than a few points in common with the almost contemporary "Fontamara" by Silone, another masterpiece that realistically depicts a piece of archaic South, abandoned by God and institutions (except when it comes to paying taxes). Decades later, there is still much work to be done.

Yelle Complètement Fou

2 jul 15

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Welcome these French reviews.

Elio e le Storie Tese Not Unpreviously Unreleased'nt

30 jun 15

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Elii vintage: I remember the cover with the 2 of spades. It deserves cult status, especially for the "Alfieri" version. Vote of confidence.

Eros Ramazzotti Perfetto

29 jun 15

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I only heard the country piece. Musically it's not bad, but the lyrics are very pezzaliano. I suspect it's the classic decoy for the usual ramazzottiano record that says nothing, but where the musicians play so well. The cover is hideous, from every point of view.