coolermaster

Yes, you're right Horizons.... I forgot about Persifal, which ideally concludes the trilogy of the second period made up of "opera prima," "alessandra," and this last one, really beautiful! The most prog album by the Pooh with the title track and "L'anno il posto e l'ora" from Urlo.... :-))

You're mistaken, it's the masses that create the Myth! Not the other way around... I imagine you're one of those who believe that at Mussolini's oceanic rallies, the crowd was intimidated or threatened into shouting: "Duce, Duce!"? If you believe that, you have an academic/conservative view of history... If 500,000 people shout "Vasco Vasco!" or "Heil Hitler," it's because they are aware of what they are doing, enchanted, mesmerized by the current totem, but aware... Vasco means something to many; whether you like it or not is fine... I share your disdain for the masses (I've always hated the concept of the crowd), but if you look at history you find that the MASSES made it, and the credit has always been taken by the elite! Just look at the French Revolution, the October Revolution, '68, etc... etc...

Lux, when I judge a review I try to be "super partes": I look at how it’s written, not its content or whether the author shares my views... yours is well written.
Then explain to me what’s revolutionary about Warhol's banana… that other 100 groups didn’t have. I don’t know, I think of "Surrealistic Pillow" by the Airplane, the "Piper" by Floyd, the debut of the Doors... and I could go on with another 10 bands that maybe only you and 10 other people know....
Is there a history of rock?? Which one? Scaruffi's? Goodness.... thank goodness the self-proclaimed critic doesn’t also deal with History with a capital "H"… otherwise we’d be ruined :-))
Anyway, nothing personal, of course… I just don’t agree...

Well, I consider Stephen King one of the greatest writers of the 20th century... you decide if that's a compliment ;-)

One of the masterpieces of Rock altogether, with "cinnamon girl" and the "cowgirl on the sand" that set the standard... I remember listening to it on loop between '90 and '92... what a great time :-))
The only thing that pisses me off about those idiots at Neil's record label is that it hasn't been remastered yet, for crying out loud... nowadays they remaster everything, except for him... how sad (I say this because I'm an audiophile... and the sound is a tad lousy)
Cheers

Bertè unleashed a handful of albums of rare intensity and rage in the latter half of the '70s: with the help of Fossati, Lavezzi, and many others, Bertè didn’t just ride the waves of trends, she imported them (Funky, Disco, Reggae, but also plenty of Rock) into Italy, with that magnificent voice... haha, the mistake with Billy Holiday made me laugh, but... but... yeah, forgive the blasphemy, but Bertè had that voice, those roots... Not a polite Fitzgerald, but an angry Holiday... coarse, biting... And speaking of blasphemy, I hope the fans won’t take it the wrong way, but I’ve always considered her far superior to the (overrated) sister Mia Martini, who often fell (from the very beginning) into the most mediocre pop... Up until “Non sono una signora”, Bertè demonstrated an aggression in her demeanor, in her singing that was unique if not rare (I can only think of Nannini) in Italy... There have been many excellent female singers, from Mina to Patty Pravo to Vanoni, but none with that rage in the voice, that rock violence typical of the Anglo-Saxon world... great Bertè! Today she just makes me feel sorry for her, poor thing... and I regret that... even though I have to say that “Luna” is her last comeback.

The best of one of the greatest and most "international" Italian singer-songwriters... but why this stupid name? Singer-songwriter? In America and England, singer-songwriters are only considered the folk singers from Dylan to Simon & Garfunkel or Nick Drake... the others are either "Pop Stars" or "Rock Stars," depending... even if they write their own lyrics and music... What the hell does singer-songwriter mean? Ivan was a Rock (and unfortunately, I can't add) Star who demonstrated an unmistakable, personal style, but above all, his greatest merit was telling the adolescence of simple boys and girls like no one ever has before. Listening to his songs is like taking a dive into the past, filled with all the "sensucht" and "sturm und drang" of that magical period: the discoveries, the fairy tales, the street stories, the experiences... maintaining the lyrics in their disarming simplicity of a typical Teenager's lyricism...
"Signora bionda dei ciliegi," "Firenze," "Il lupo e il bracconiere," "Dada," "E sei così bella," "Canzone per Susy" are timeless pieces, infused with rare sensitivity and constructed à la mode anglosassone.... Why didn’t he break through? He was too international for a country that has always had a disdain for true Rock'n'roll.

What can be said about this album by the Scorpions from Hannover? A record much more influential than one might think, a genre I would dare to define as Hard Folk rather than Hard Rock, ennobled by the Title Track, which is one of the great epics in rock history, with that psychedelic and apocalyptic ending à la Atom Heart Mother, featuring a Fender that unleashes piercing screams and a background that could very well belong to some Tangerine Dream on LSD... A milestone, no bullshit.

I go against the tide, but I have always considered this the "true" masterpiece of HEEP and one of the masterpieces of Hard Rock in general! "Echoes in the dark," "Tales," "Magician's Birthday" are spine-chilling...

Don't worry, LongLive... The mistake isn't in "Long Live," after all... in English, it's "Long Live" and not "Long Life"... The mistake is in "To"... It should be "Long Live Hard Rock!!" Um, sorry for the linguistic clarification... Now, regarding the review, no, I don't agree (with the others)... The dear, old Uriah were great, introduced to me by my English teacher in high school... :-)) I remember it was love at first listen... I definitely listen to them more than the Zeppelins. As for individuality, I can only confirm what Paolo says: excellent musicians, all in relation to the type of music they played... they weren't the Mahavishnu Orchestra of McLaughlin nor Steely Dan... but who cares... Wetton was one of the greatest session men in the history of Rock... Byron an extremely underrated singer with a voice that managed to be metallic, but not in a falsetto, delicate and aggressive... Kerslake played the drums... Period.