Luca-LJ

I would have a chip on my shoulder if you took something negative that I said personally, especially when it has nothing to do with me and shouldn't affect me. But in fact, you were directing it at me, so I don't have a chip on my shoulder. I know I’m not at fault, but at the same time, I’m sure that you were targeting me. Why shouldn’t I have responded to you? You’re the one who doesn’t understand what it means. I didn’t say those things because I was offended, but because you treated me like a presumptuous, arrogant bully when it was you who acted that way (at least I wasn’t saying anything about you; my discourse was limited to music). I mentioned the size of my CD collection to help you understand that you’re not talking to a pimple-faced metalhead or a snooty free jazz enthusiast, but to someone who loves music in all its forms, as long as there’s a catchy melody. There’s no inconsistency in what I said. I have a certain knowledge of the bands I mentioned. Until not long ago, I only knew one album by Faust, but now I’ve delved deeper, and unless their albums turn to gold on the three-hundredth listen, well then, I won’t change my opinion about them.

I stop here. Misunderstand every syllable that comes out of my mouth. If I wasted time explaining everything you didn't understand, I don’t know how long it would take. Anyway, keep it up! I have the entire discography because a friend of mine who's a fan of the band passed it to me. I don't dislike them, it's just that it's not particularly interesting stuff (only from a historical perspective). I never said that the KC are unknown. I said "And stop feeling like a professor just because you listen to unknown progressive bands" (speaking in the plural should have made you understand that I wasn't picking on King Crimson) because I think I've figured you out: how many albums do you have by Magma? But aside from that, just to make you understand that I get what kind of person you are, I bet you like Tim Buckley. I bet you also like real jazz, right? Probably on that we would have similar tastes. It's obvious that you’re also a fan of Frank Zappa (me too), although you probably appreciate him for reasons I would consider silly. If I wanted to feel important, I would choose an interlocutor of my level. I'm just trying to help you understand something since decades of progressive rock have made you dull. Anyway, I’ve never contradicted myself here; it’s you who overlays your prejudices onto what I say. In any case, since you hold such a low opinion of me, don’t waste your time insulting me. I've wasted my time because I evidently don’t have such a low opinion of you, as evidenced by the fact that I've only resorted to insulting you after you’ve called me all sorts of names a dozen times ("little cock", "ignorant", "mr. codadipaglia", etc.).

The KG are not unknown, but people who talk like you usually get off (metaphorically) with Andrea Neumann, Magnetic Loom, and other unbearable stuff just because "this is experimental, oh!" People like you kill melody, remember that!

I gave it a review. Innovations are useless if you don't know how to use them. King Crimson are of the same ilk as Faust or the 13th Floor Elevators: bands that appeal to intellectuals who want to put on airs or to people who love a certain tonal mixture (a bit like me listening to the sound of the toilet flush because it relaxes me). If you really knew me, you wouldn't say that I'm being cocky or that I'm ignorant. I don't have a guilty conscience; you explicitly had it out for me since I was the only one to say that Fripp is overrated. You know what? Go listen to those idiots David Sylvian, Brian Eno, Porcupine Tree, Tool, Opeth, and all that bunch of semi-incompetent groups that only impress the naive who get excited by hearing a lopsided polyrhythm or a theremin making nothing but noise. And stop acting like a professor just because you listen to obscure progressive bands; if there's no melody, you can do whatever you want, your music will always suck to me. Vai invented nothing. Fripp did. Vai doesn't bore with hypnotic litanies but indulges in very lively melodic phrases, even if they aren't innovative. Fripp puts you to sleep.

It's not because he played with Vai, since I've said that I admire Vai more than Fripp (as a composer and not just as a guitarist!). Yes, think of me as ignorant, if you saw my collection of CDs you would faint: over 600 CDs of rock, classical, jazz, folk, and electronic music from all eras and all countries (including all the albums by King Crimson, just to give you an idea).

Never heard of it, but the review is excellent.

But "NO COMMENT" wrote the same identical comment in the review of a Mondo Marcio album! I must conclude then that this idiot is just a provocateur (also because this comment could have fit the other review, but here it's totally out of place). Or he's so imbecilic that when he went to write the comment he got the wrong review! Anything is possible.

"I HATE PEOPLE WHO TALK AND JUDGE WITHOUT KNOWING." Me too! That's why I consider you an idiot! What do you know about our musical preparation? What do you know about our listening habits? You're judging without knowing too. Anyway, you are an idiot. To appreciate this crap, you have to either be ignorant (musically speaking) or an idiot yourself. In your case, however, there is no doubt; what you've written has enlightened us! By the way, I barely know the ones you mentioned, and especially two of them I've never even heard of, and that's because I keep well away from the musical circuits that promote crap (which you obviously don't do, so shut up). Stop calling Fabri Fibra an artist, or you'll really come off as a fool. And then you wrote "SMIELATA SFIGATA CANZONE ITALIANA," showing that you absolutely know nothing about Italian music, but I say: "You should be ashamed!"
Everyone is free to listen to what they want, but be careful; if you listen to two or three songs by Fabri Fibra because you might like the rhythm, his voice, or the beat, that's fine (after all, physiological pleasure doesn’t have much to do with the actual quality of the music: I might just as easily enjoy the sound of my blender)! But if you are a fan of his and you like other guys like him, considering them great musicians, then I must classify you as a crude listener. Each of us has mediocre tastes (which we might be a little ashamed of), but if there is an awareness of the actual level of what one listens to, there is no problem. But from what you say, it seems you consider certain people "artists." I hope you are 12 or 13 years old (14 at most!), otherwise you have no excuse.

Well, the fact is that unlike all the other bands in the genre, Cannibal were (consciously) much more goofy! They never took themselves seriously, and their music should be taken for what it is, a bit of fun.

"It's not serious music, they're all self-taught without any formal musical training. Classical and jazz musicians define rock 'n' roll as candy for the masses. I love sugar; it burns out quickly and tastes good. The important thing is to recognize its limits, not to want to define it as art. A lot of rock stars should shut their mouths and thank heaven they don’t have to earn a living." Those are the words of Gene Simmons, not mine! I included them on purpose to show that even Kiss is aware of being just a product for the uneducated masses. There’s nothing wrong with the philosophy of "It's only rock 'n' roll but I like it," quite the opposite! But here the reviewer is suggesting that behind the detractors of Kiss there’s only cultural snobbery and nothing more! That’s not the case! Simply, some people like deep music and don't care much for pure entertainment, period! That's the point of my comment. By the way, I really like Simmons for his straightforwardness and humility, despite all the money he’s made. And, for the record, I'm not a jazz enthusiast.