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In my opinion, "La pulce d'acqua" is one of the most beautiful and well-arranged melodies in Italian music of the seventies. So beautiful that I can tolerate its lyrics... The rest are the usual somewhat mannered ballads by Branduardi. 5 only for the title track... actually 5 for the title track and the "ballo in fa diesis minore," come on...

@Enciclopedia Poletti: "I crafted a character with care, I poked a bit of fun at you and you fell for it." Honestly, you didn't need to tell us that you don't know a thing about music. We all realized that a long time ago... But hey, if you're happy...

Isis reviewing Faust'o Rossi, what a lovely surprise... :)

Yes, the review is good even though the Music doesn’t seem to me to be “a compromising staticity.” To me, the music seems quite dynamic. Anyway... The album is beautiful, but the story has always seemed like nonsense to me. And even Mariaelena’s interpretations seem a bit questionable. But it’s true that a story like this can be interpreted in various ways...

Great page, full of charm and good-natured jibes... But I owe a response to ajejebrazorf: perhaps I misinterpreted the tone of your comment last night, but I don't think I gave you such a sharp reply. :) Regarding the lower tones: I'm reminded of "You and I" from "Sketches..." or the vocalizations (speaking of using the voice as a musical instrument) that Jeff used to do live to introduce "Mojo Pin." He almost always started from the lower tones and then climbed up to the high notes, blending in with the arpeggio of the guitar. Besides, the first verse of "Mojo Pin" doesn’t seem to me to be in falsetto. You didn't bring up mediocrity, Burns did, but I've already stated my opinion on this topic: I just stick to voting for the album. Bye.

The sentence: "Jeff, don't worry, he can do it on the low notes, he can definitely do it" is to be translated like this: "Don't worry, Jeff can do it on the low notes, he can definitely do it."

Thank you Ajejebrazorf for the clarification on the continuation of life on Earth... You've taken a weight off my mind... Jeff, don't worry, he can handle the low notes, he really can. But I’d say let’s not go further because we risk sounding like a couple of children... About Tim's bad albums: I know very well why and how he made them. But around here, Tim's great compositional ability has been highlighted (which remains unquestionable, by the way) and the "mediocrity" (which is yet to be proven) of Jeff. With my comments, I only wanted to restore a bit of balance. Bye.

I don’t understand this talk about vocal range: Tim and Jeff had the same vocal range. Jeff was more comfortable with high notes, but he didn’t mess around with the low ones either. Jeff also had a more graceful, almost feminine voice that allowed him to sing soprano arias. Quite a bold “experiment” for a boy... And it seems logical to me that Tim experimented more: in the sixties and seventies, there was more experimentation than in the nineties, that’s a given... For example, Tim knew Frank Zappa, having opened some of his concerts; they shared the same producer, Herb Cohen, and some members of the Mothers played on Starsailor. It seems obvious to me that he was encouraged to experiment. And regarding the compositional abilities of the two, it’s worth noting that Tim wrote some nonsense in the later part of his career as well. And soon, I believe, Stoopid will tell us about it. :)

No Godbowl, I haven't read the book you mentioned. But maybe that article can be found there too, who knows... The article is titled "L'inventore di Godard." and it was originally published in l'espresso. I found an excerpt in Piero Arlorio's book "Il cinema di Buster Keaton." The edition I consulted at my city’s public library was quite old. I have no idea if it's available in bookstores. If nothing else, you could also try in a library. P.S. have you happened to take a look at my review Bill Frisell - Buster Keaton? Bye.

Well, I've heard everything about Tim and everything about Jeff. I even have all the episodes of Jeff. Making comparisons is useless and misleading. They both excelled in completely different ways. Both blessed with great voices. Both skilled in the songwriting process. For those who have doubts about Jeff's voice, I recommend listening to "Live at sin-è". There's a cover of Led Zeppelin where Jeff certainly doesn't make you miss Robert Plant, and even a piece by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. I believe Jeff is the only one who has even attempted to cover Nusrat, and he succeeded brilliantly.