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But how can you compare Bruce Springsteen to Dylan (!!!!)..... Let's not exaggerate.
This record seems to me one of the ugliest musically speaking.
Apart from the fact that making an album on this subject is a cowardly move because it takes courage to say it's bad; everyone will get emotional or pretend to because not doing so seems bad, or worse, it seems like you're a criminal sympathizing with terrorists.
Well, I won't hold back; I'll say what I think, as Fantozzi would say: "This record is an outrageous piece of shit." And it's also in poor taste to make a concept album about a tragedy like this (and profit from it).

Quite interesting...

It's about time someone reprinted this material! Almost everyone associates Morricone with spaghetti-western soundtracks, but that will be hardly 2% of his output.

I confess that Gaber smells a bit of populism and light anarchism to me. It seems like he abuses a certain kind of rhetoric that is easy and, at times, irritating. He seems like someone who enjoys shocking old ladies outside the church. I don’t know, he has always convinced me only at times. Anyway, it’s a good review.

But we can't blame Capossela for borrowing a lot from Tom Waits (even from Vlad Vissosky, actually...). Just as, in his time, De Andrè borrowed a lot from Brassens... even Dylan wasn't shy about plagiarism on his first album...
Let's enjoy the finished product, which is quite remarkable, indeed. What a genius our Vinicio is.

I haven't listened to the album yet, so I'm not voting for it. Anyway, I have the impression that Belle & Sebastian have lost some of their luster since Isobell Campbell is no longer there... Is it just my impression?

I don't know this one, but it seems really interesting. I really like "Virtuoso 3" by the good old Joe Pass; anyway, well done Symbad, thanks for the suggestion.

Gainsbourg has indeed used a lot of different styles across his various albums, starting out with a jazz style, then shifting to pop (the Brigitte Bardot era), touching on the progressive rock of "Histoire de Melody Nelson," and landing in the '80s with reggae ("Aux armes et caetera") and then to dance sounds with electronic keyboards (see "Love on the Beat") and the rap of "You are under arrest." In this, the arrangements are in a '70s rock style, with an interesting use of percussion; one of the most beautiful tracks, "Variations sur Marilou," is practically voice plus piano.
The atmosphere of the album is completely hallucinatory, reminding me of the story of a damned soul from Dante’s hell. As usual with Gainsbourg, the cultured part merges with pop culture, featuring daring rhymes like that between Levi's jeans and the name of Carrol Lewis. Phrases in almost archaic French blend with neologisms and street French.
The album was inspired by a modern art statue (reproduced on the cover).

For my part, I also recommend "Souvenirs." The discography is quite extensive, but the problem is that often the quality of the recordings is not good.

.....which is the same as your link, DanteCruciani. Anyway, the violinist is Grappelli.