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Good job, Marc Bolan. Because if we have to be honest, I don't think Renato Zero has much in common with Bowie; rather, he has a lot in common with Marc Bolan, who represented our homemade version in Italy, starting from the costumes and makeup. There's a photo in the booklet of Tank (2004 version) where Marc Bolan looks exactly like Renato Zero. I mean, exactly the same. Anyway, "Ciao nì" was a great artist and above all a tremendous performer.

I almost forgot. I also need to read it with a bit of calm. Today has been a tough workday, tomorrow.

I have lived almost exclusively on Italian music for many years. Now, I don't know why, but when it comes to getting close to authors I'm not familiar with, it takes me a while and I'm very reluctant. Testa is one of these. Sooner or later, I'll give it a try. Bye Hal

the vote

If I forget all the images that have filled my eyes and memory all these years, I see those shop windows displaying the first color televisions, and above them GOLDRAKE in technicolor... Beautiful review, I would have put it on the other side. And that ending...

I have tried several times to listen to "69 Love Songs" in its entirety, their (supposed) masterpiece. I've never been able to manage it...

Yesterday, at Fazio's, Aria Argento (former friend) destroyed him...

In short, I must admit that my heart is anti-modernist while my brain tries not to be.

I, like Dave, love the music of the 70s much more, or rather the bands of the 70s. Years ago, I dedicated myself to filling some of my gaps, you know, by listening to more "modern" music (e.g., Beck's Odelay). I must say that I really liked it, especially for its great creative and referential imagination. Then I also caught up on 80s music (I was a teenager during those years and always hated the prevailing musical hedonism of that time). From that period, besides the historic bands (e.g., U2), I would be crazy not to recognize that there was some really good stuff. However, right now, if I had to choose between a CD of Genesis and Beck's Odelay or one of Echo & the Bunnymen, I would definitely stick with Genesis (with great sorrow AT HAVING TO THROW AWAY BECK AND THE ECHO). In truth, I’ve realized that the post-70s things I like are things that echo the sound of 70s music. That's how it is. But these are my personal tastes. Dave tries to say it, perhaps without too much conviction, that it's the same for him.

I, like Dave, love the music of the 70s much more, or rather the bands of the 70s. Years ago, I dedicated myself to filling some of my gaps, you know, by listening to more "modern" music (e.g., Beck's Odelay). I must say I really enjoyed it, especially for its great creative and citation-driven imagination. Then I caught up with 80s music as well (I was a teenager during those years and always hated the dominant musical hedonism of that time). From that period, besides the historic bands (e.g., U2), I would be crazy not to recognize that there was some really good stuff. Right now, though, if I had to throw on a CD between one of the Genesis albums and Odelay by Beck or one of Echo & the Bunnymen, I would definitely go for Genesis (much to my dismay). The truth is, I've realized that the post-70s things I like are ones that draw on the sound of the 70s music. That's how it is. But these are my personal tastes. Dave tries to say it, perhaps without too much conviction, that it’s the same for him.