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J.K. Rowling Harry Potter e la maledizione dell'erede

27 jul 18

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I followed the saga intermittently, because it's not my genre and then I found the author's tendency to write increasingly longer books worrying. However, the plot seems interesting.

Ramin Bahrani Fahrenheit 451

20 jul 18

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I am very fond of Truffaut's film, which I appreciated for its visual solutions that emphasize the contrast between widespread well-being and the total absence of written words, as well as for the excellent actors (with the enchanting Julie Christie in a double role). On paper, this work by Bahrani (whom I consider a complete stranger, and I believe any comparison between him and Truffaut would be merciless) seems like yet another demonstration that the film industry, lacking original ideas, rehashes previously proposed content, with questionable results. I can gladly do without it.

Eugenio Finardi Diesel

27 jun 18

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A strong album, both in terms of content and musically (Finardi was certainly following his own personal artistic path, which is hardly comparable to that of his colleagues, and he had at his disposal some of the greatest musicians of the time). I know few songs from the album (the sublime "Non è nel cuore" is one of the most beautiful love songs of those years), but I feel I can evaluate it based on what I've written above and also because Finardi seemed to realize the excessive politicization of those years.

Kevin Ayers Singing a Song in the Morning

20 jun 18

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Unfortunately, I don't know much about Ayers, but this review is an excellent business card. The song, once it gets into your head, never leaves, making it a formidable pop track. However, Barrett's wild solo (which gives the song originality without making it less enjoyable) didn't please the record labels.

Vanilla Fudge Near the Beginning

13 jun 18

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Great job, which confirms the impressions I had while listening to "Some Velvet Mornings" (the only track of theirs I know): Vanilla Fudge were excellent performers and had a strong impact (and I can only imagine the faces of the Venetian audience at the "Gondola d'oro"), but at the same time, they were somewhat cloying. In a way, they encapsulate the most striking qualities and flaws of the progressive music that followed (although, fortunately, the latter had a conceptual depth that makes the virtuosic excesses forgivable).

Jack White Boarding House Reach

21 may 18

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"Here is a jam of genres and styles that cross over, sweetening each other too much and leaving a discomfort in the mouth. This record wants to know a lot of things, and in the end knows nothing: it doesn’t have a true flavor." Two good reasons to listen to something else.

Lucio Battisti L'apparenza

20 apr 18

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I find the correspondence you had with the arranger Robin Smith really interesting, and I thank you for sharing it, as it gives an insight into how Lucio Battisti worked (and it is a valuable testimony, given the extreme reserve of the artist). Regarding this album, I only know the instrumental of the track "La pace" (which was later discarded) that pleasantly surprised me, as I did not find at all the coldness that many attribute to Battisti's later works.

Lou Reed The Bells

13 mar 18

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An interesting divertissement. It deserves at least one listen.

Pooh Parsifal

9 mar 18

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I have always heard this album described as the best demonstration of the Pooh's musical preparation. This review rekindles interest.

The Vaselines Enter the Vaselines

8 mar 18

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I know them too through a third party and I’ve only heard “Jesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam,” which I appreciate especially for Frances’s voice. This excursus is much more than a review and encourages me to delve deeper into the sparse discography of the Vaselines.