Zarathustra

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Francesco De Gregori Alice Non Lo Sa

3 apr 08

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Great artist, immense album. Unrivaled lyrics, refined music. Beautiful review.

Dream Theater Train of Thought

29 mar 08

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This album is PACKED with quotes from other bands, but that's how it is with Six Degrees... You can't technically call it plagiarism - since the songs are 15 minutes long and therefore borrow a bit from here and there - but we really are in that territory. The only tracks that, in my opinion, deserve attention are Vacant and Stream Of Consciousness.

Dream Theater Train of Thought

28 mar 08

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this album is a real pain in the ass!!!! However, I like Stream Of Consciousness; I think it's very well done. Technically, there's no argument about their musicianship, except for LaBrie, who is currently unbearable and inferior to many metal singers on the scene. But compositionally, they had some fairly innovative ideas only in the two albums that are always praised. After that, they more or less repeated themselves, often copying from here and there, even from bands that, for heaven's sake, shouldn’t be copied.

Lenny Kravitz It Is Time For A Love Revolution

27 mar 08

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I find that Kravitz's songs lately have become too formulaic in their rhythmic lines and guitar solos: I still don't understand why, instead of playing everything himself (including conducting the orchestra!!!), he doesn't hire a real drummer, a dedicated bassist, and a keyboardist as one should, and while he’s at it, a prominent lead guitarist as well. I am convinced that the songs would be so much better and not just the usual verse-chorus-bridge-chorus. Moreover, he barely plays the guitar anyway, so I really don't find it acceptable for him to assume he can play all the other instruments. It's obvious that a drummer would add much more color, creativity, and dynamics to the rhythm section, just as a bassist could enrich it melodically. As it stands, the songs would be from another planet. Humility please!!!!!!!!

Dream Theater Falling Into Infinity

26 mar 08

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Splinter is right! However, this album is terrible, in my opinion; Scenes From A Memory is much better, while still acknowledging that Image And Words and Awake remain unmatched.

Lou Reed The Blue Mask

24 mar 08

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Sublime album. With Lou Reed, unfortunately, it's hard not to repeat oneself. But why not review albums that haven’t been reviewed yet? There are many from the great Lou. This is Lou's best album of the 80s. The review, damn it, could have been a bit longer...

Queen A Night At The Opera

23 mar 08

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Endless review... Bohemian Rhapsody, You're My Best Friend, and Love Of My Life are the best tracks on the album. The rest, in my opinion, feels like filler just thrown in to make it an hour long.
However, I read a big load of nonsense: Bohemian Rhapsody the first rock opera. Apart from the fact that I don't consider it an operetta, there have been "such" Who who in 1966 composed the first example of a mini-rock opera: A Quick One (While He's Away). I don't want to be pretentious and know-it-all, but I like to remember this latest milestone of Townshend and company.

Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium

23 mar 08

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If they had made just one album, in my opinion, it would have turned out to be a great work. For goodness' sake, if only there were more pop-rock like this—because that's what the Red Hot have become, and I'm fine with that—but two albums seem excessive to me. Few bands can afford to make two albums these days. To name the White Album as a benchmark seems out of place, not to mention outrageous...

Lou Reed Take No Prisoners

22 mar 08

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Rock'n'roll skater animal? I don't think there's anything dirtier and rawer than that live performance. The solos are simply fantastic... what can I say about the intro of Sweet Jane? Speechless..... Live In Italy is nice too, but it's not at that level in my opinion.

Lou Reed Take No Prisoners

22 mar 08

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Lou Reed is the greatest rock artist of all time. The personification of Andy Warhol's pop-art concept. Reproducible art accessible to everyone.
Lou Reed has explored every possible creative artistic path. The latest instrumental album is something shocking in its genius.
This album revolutionizes the cliché of the live record: it does not exalt the technical skills of the musicians, but is a continuous and unstoppable stream of consciousness from Lou. A man who lays himself bare before his fans. However, I would reserve the 5 for Rock'N'Roll Animal among the live albums: in every sense, this is an unattainable record.