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@Larrok. Too often you justify Scaruffi's mistakes. The ones that Flinstone and I pointed out (by the way, hi :-) I just saw your profile) are not dating errors; they are conceptual errors. The page I pointed out is not about some obscure figure; it's dedicated to one of the most important singers and songwriters of the nineties. And even on the page about Frank Zappa that you mentioned, there are loads of mistakes. "Absolutely Free" punk rock? "We're Only in It for the Money" New Wave? Conceptual errors, I repeat. The analysis of the albums, moreover, is lengthy and superficial. Scaruffi talks extensively about avant-garde, political satire, and culture without ever getting into specifics. He could have analyzed not an entire lyric, but at least a snippet, and instead, no. A dreadfully boring read. You also have to consider that Scaruffi has an impressive academic background, and he came here on Debaser to flaunt it with the tone of "you don't know who I am..." (unless he was a fake, of course). Data and formal rigor are essential for a scholar. Without those, you can't understand the "great musical migrations, or rather the great earthquakes of music." In short, no one made him create his website. If he decided to do it, he should have done it well. Bye.

Nothing to say. Well done Lesto. This movie is even worse than "Occhiopinocchio" by F. Nuti.

Spaccamascella, When I said "... a passionate person who trusts THEIR taste..." I meant the taste of the passionate person, not Scaruffi's. I must have expressed myself poorly. Then, who said that someone who does a cover must add something to the original? Where is that written? Regarding emotions, we’re delving into a topic that is too intimate and personal, where obviously different opinions are allowed. On Jeff Buckley's talent, you are totally off track. But I have the impression that we could discuss it for hours without getting anywhere. So, I would wrap up this pleasant discussion here also because I have to go out now. Bye.

Exactly, it is ALSO in the name of Lucas. In what exactly do the two covers fall short? Are they poorly made? Are they not faithful to the original? Are there mistakes? An EXPERT in music like Scaruffi, not just an enthusiast who relies on his taste like you (correct me if I’m wrong), should justify these statements. It is owed, if not to Jeff's talent, at least to the intelligence of the reader.

On "live at sin'é," there are only Jeff Buckley and his guitar. On "Grace," there are also bass, drums, and a second guitar. The song in both versions is always the same: the verses are the same, the chorus, etc...

Eh, but that's precisely the point. Scaruffi, I read above in Riccardo's comment, wanted to recapture the encyclopedic spirit... Then he also says some nonsense... Because we're talking about nonsense. If you listen to two identical versions of Eternal Life, differing only in arrangement, and tell me that the second is better compositionally, you're talking nonsense to me. Anyway, happy you, happy all. :-)

Larrok, I come from Scaruffi's page dedicated to Jeff Buckley (read for the first time today). On the EP "Live at sin'e", Scaruffi says: "Life At Sin-e' (Columbia, 1993). The compositional talent is still lacking, as shown by the fact that only one of the songs is his. The covers, moreover, leave much to be desired." ---> In these three lines, there are some blatant errors. The title is not "Life..." but "LiVe...". Typo, it can happen. Moving on. The EP contains four songs: two are his (Mojo Pin and Eternal Life), not just one as Scaruffi says, and two covers (Je n'en connais pas la fin and The way young lovers do). I don't know if you're familiar with this record, but to say that the two covers leave much to be desired is grounds for a complaint to the relevant authorities. The cover of Piaf's song is beautiful, but Van Morrison's is extraordinary, to say the least... Moreover, the version of Eternal Life found on this record is spine-tingling, especially the Hendrix-style intro. To say that Jeff's compositional talent is still lacking is another mistake. Eternal Life and Mojo Pin, on Grace, will only change in arrangement. And these are just three random lines...

@Poet: Safe travels on your pilgrimage. :-)

Second review of Citizen Kane and the second review that doesn't mention even by mistake the man whom the character is based on: William Randolph Hearst. A strange thing considering that this charming fellow played a rather decisive role in Welles’s Hollywood downfall. By the way, Kane doesn’t need to buy that little newspaper since it was already his. At most, he buys the journalists. To be honest, he buys anything that comes within reach. What Welles analyzes is Kane/Hearst's delusion of omnipotence, a delusion in which, according to many of his collaborators, Welles felt perfectly at ease since he himself was, let’s say, a "hothead"...

I also liked "Abacada." The sample is nice too...