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Can you send me a sample of "Si dolce il tormento" by Monteverdi? I'm curious... And not just that, if you feel like it. Bye.:)

Damn Isidax, you really went all out for this review. The samples are nice, even though it's definitely not my genre. Good job, though.

@Andy66: finally we agree. :-) @Ajeje: I’ve heard the samples. I don’t know what to tell you... As I’ve said before, I can’t imagine another performer for those tracks. It seems to me that Roberto, a nice guy from what little I know about him, took a rather respectful but overly simplistic approach both in the arrangements of certain pieces (and I’m not referring to the reduced lineup) and in the guitar parts. Nick's voice is definitely better. But keep in mind that, having heard little, I could obviously be mistaken. Brave Roberto, anyway...

So Andy, let’s get this straight once and for all. If you tell me that you don’t like Nick Drake’s voice, you’re giving a subjective judgment tied to your taste. Something I have no problem accepting. That Nick Drake isn’t Pavarotti, we all know, and if by saying this you think you’ve provided an original perspective on the artist, you’re very much mistaken. In this sense, your review doesn’t seem crucial to me. The fact is that for Nick’s songs, if you grasp their essence and maybe read the lyrics (a by no means secondary part of his work), you’ll realize that his voice is simply perfect. Or maybe you won’t realize it and will stick to your opinion, which I have no need to convince you otherwise. But as far as I’m concerned, I couldn’t imagine another performer for those pieces. In fact, Nick is one of the authors, to my memory, least covered...

Um, earlier I responded to ajejebrazorf. To Andy, I say that I brought up Drake's mental condition to address the excessive mythologization of Drake. Of course, when I listen to him, I don't think about what happened to him... I also hope I can freely say that your contribution doesn't seem essential to me. It's certainly a personal judgment just as your opinion on Nick's voice is personal. It goes without saying that I would be cautious about the "objectivity" of your judgment...

Yes, I got it that you like Drake, you even wrote it.;-) I have intervened on his excessive mythologizing. As for his way of playing the guitar, perhaps I exaggerated by calling it revolutionary; maybe I should have said personal. I'm not a guitarist, so you'll forgive me if I don’t use the appropriate terms. However, it seems to me that in Nick's way of playing the guitar, there are more overlapping harmonic lines. Repetitive was repetitive, but I don’t think I need to discover the complexity of his accompaniments. Then add his taste for melody and harmony, which in my opinion was worthy of a classical musician.

"The shampoo," when you think about it, is dark and sad? Well...

@ajejebrazorf: I believe it's excessive to talk about excessive mythologization. Do you think Nick Drake is referenced as much as Jim Morrison or Jimi Hendrix? Other reviews may have been too affectionate towards him, but I think the respect for his figure is deserved. Nick Drake didn’t indulge in excesses. He was depressed to a pathological degree, took antidepressants not because he thought it was cool, but because he needed them. Additionally, he was an extraordinary musician. Even revolutionary in the way he played the guitar. Of course, he wasn’t the only one. For instance, I think the Pentangle, in the folk scene, were just as good as Nick. In fact, Nick covered Bert Jansch's songs... As for the review, it's a respectable point of view as much as you want, but if it all comes down to “yes, it's beautiful, but I don’t like his voice,” well, I don't think Andy's contribution is fundamental...

What style!

I heard the piece on your blog: they seem like sad sacks just like good Fausto. Sorry.