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Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here

29 jun 07

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Poetic review, entirely played on emotions (and this album offers plenty of them). Well done, even though it would have been worth spending a few more words for those who have never listened to the album. In my opinion, this album is the last flash of true greatness from Pink Floyd, played impeccably and intensely. The heartbreaking elegy for "Crazy Diamond" Syd Barrett sends shivers down the spine, especially in Wright's final solo, and the rest provides a worthy frame, unwavering, with the peak of the song that gives the album its title (a deep and melancholic reflection on absence, the central theme of the album). After this, Pink Floyd, while continuing to make great music, would never be the same.

Sergio Leone Giù La Testa

29 mar 07

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Surely Sergio Leone's most mature western film, with its reflections on violence and revolution. The only drawback is a certain slowness after the halfway point, but the craftsmanship of the director and the excellent actors, as well as Morricone's sublime soundtrack, make it a masterpiece, even though I find "Faccia a faccia" more enjoyable, with the odd couple Volonté-Milian (the Cuban deserves reevaluation; he was not just "Monnezza").

Vasco Rossi Vado al massimo

29 mar 07

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Eeeeeeeh, from this album, which is quite decent (compared to the horrors that will follow), begins the inexorable decline of Vasco Rossi, who unfortunately is not only the one from "Albachiara."

Riccardo Cocciante Concerto Per Margherita

2 mar 07

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Probably the only Cocciante album that's beautiful and moving from start to finish (I'd say the second half is better than the first, with the trio "Ancora"-"Quando si vuole bene"-"Quando me ne andrò da qui", not to mention "Violenza", a few words that give you goosebumps). The idea of a bucolic concept album is quite original, and you can sense Vangelis's magical touch; the lyrics by Luberti are also good, a dignified author but not immune to lapses in style. Listening to this album again, I regret that Riccardino has fallen so low.

Bernardo Bertolucci Ultimo tango a Parigi

28 feb 07

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Never been able to stand Bertolucci (except for "Tragedia di un uomo ridicolo" and a bit more). Better Nando Cicero with Franco Franchi.

Pink Floyd Pulse

27 feb 07

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"Pulse" neither adds nor takes away anything from what the Pink Floyd have shown and heard. The performances are excellent, although quite predictable (the '60s and '70s, when tracks were stretched and distorted, are far behind). However, considering the masterpieces performed (especially on the second disc), it is not such a serious flaw.

Dire Straits Love Over Gold

24 feb 07

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In my opinion, this is the most complete, fascinating, and multifaceted album by Dire Straits. I especially love "Telegraph Road" and "Love Over Gold" for their captivating sound chemistry and the variety of musical landscapes that evoke intense emotions, but the other three tracks are also among the best works by Knopfler & Co. The lyrics are remarkable ("Industrial Disease" is a concentration of English humor, while "It Never Rains" is quite reminiscent, in its expressive richness, of Bob Dylan and early Bruce Springsteen).

Inoki Sentimento Reciproco

22 feb 07

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Ridiculous.

Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield Again

15 feb 07

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Among the many masterpieces released in that magical 1967, this is one of my favorites. This album lacks nothing; each track showcases a different facet and a possible variation of rock; in particular, "Expecting To Fly," after many listens, still moves me, and "Broken Arrow" is a magnificent closing. But the contributions from Stills and Furay are also noteworthy. Congratulations on the review, which shows passion and expertise.

Franco Battiato Battiato

14 feb 07

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For paloz: I believe that Battiato's genius (who innovated a lot even if he didn't invent anything) lies in the combination of lyrics and music, experimentation and emotion; in my opinion, the first four albums (especially "Sulle corde di Aries") and the first three from the Battiato-Pio era can be considered genius precisely for this reason. Here there is more courage than genius: the first studies on sound that we find in "Za" were done in Germany already before 1920, and "Café-Table-Musik" adds little to what had been heard in the previous works; his merit lies in having recorded these compositions in such a provincial context as Italy.