Zarathustra

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The Who Quadrophenia

9 jul 07

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Wonderful review. The album is one of the most beautiful things ever produced, but I might not be completely objective: I love the who.

Alan Parker Pink Floyd - The Wall

9 jul 07

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Children ground down by school and teachers: doesn’t that seem a bit exaggerated? Yes, education in England has long been puritanical and prim, but as an image it still seems disproportionate to me. However, I don't like the scene visually either; I can't explain it better than that, it might be a matter of framing, I just find it poor quality... I don't pretend to have the absolute truth, though...

Deep Purple Live At Montreux 2006

9 jul 07

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Great review anyway.

Deep Purple Live At Montreux 2006

9 jul 07

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Bah, I've always thought that Deep Purple's music was more of a technical exhibition. It seems to me that the vast majority of their songs are just an excuse to bombard us with the usual tons of guitar, keyboard, and drum solos, etc. I can't complain about the technical skills, but listening to minutes and minutes of improvisation becomes exhausting in the end. It's fine to give space to fantasy and creativity in some pieces, but in every piece (I'm talking about live performances, of course)... I don’t know, I guess it’s a matter of taste.

Alan Parker Pink Floyd - The Wall

7 jul 07

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The children in the meat grinder is one of the most horrifying scenes - in the cinematic sense - that I have ever seen in a film. I find it to be extremely poorly done, with a quality that borders on amateurism. In my opinion, the main virtue of this film is to facilitate the exegesis of the album. I really can't see any cinematic depth in it. Do you remember the film Quadrophenia? Well, for me that already has some decent depth, in any case far superior to this.

Alan Parker Pink Floyd - The Wall

6 jul 07

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Giving this film a five means considering it a cinematic masterpiece, and honestly, that seems a bit exaggerated to me. The album, on the other hand, really is a masterpiece.

Alan Parker Pink Floyd - The Wall

5 jul 07

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Well, I completely agree with the reviewer. The film is too claustrophobic, and many scenes, in my opinion, trivialize the depth of the texts (but this unfortunately happens often..) However, it is indeed very useful for better understanding the plot of the work, even though, it must be remembered, there are some small modifications compared to the audio version. For example, for a long time I believed that the coup d'état and so on had actually taken place and not just in Pink's mind. The film clearly shows that everything is merely a hallucination of the protagonist: to say the least, brilliant!!!!!

The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

5 jul 07

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Is it really that difficult to provide a balanced comment on this album? It is certainly historic, undoubtedly an essential record – let’s not forget that it predates nothing less than The Piper by the Floyd, which is generally considered the manifesto of a certain approach to music. However, I think it’s quite undeniable that there are albums, artists, and musicians better than the Beatles (read Who). If you listen to The Who Sell Out, you'll find an embarrassing amount of brilliant ideas that have nothing to do with Sgt. Pepper, starting with the basic theme.

Yes Close To The Edge

5 jul 07

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Lethe, don’t take it the wrong way, but I can’t think of another singer who could be compared to Anderson: he has such a thin and unique voice that I truly believe it’s one of a kind. Geddy Lee from Rush has a high voice, but it's shrill, light-years less pleasing and I would say expressive than Anderson’s. If you have any examples, at least we can counter that. I agree that his voice may not be to everyone’s taste—I myself am not crazy about it—but to say there are millions out there like it is quite a stretch. As for the album, nothing to say, it might be the most beautiful in progressive rock and certainly one of the high points of their discography (along with The Yes Album and Fragile).