Zarathustra

Simply legendary! I’m listening to it again right now!!!

I may be biased, but for me, this is no less than the acclaimed masterpieces The Who Sell Out, Tommy, Who's Next, and Quadrophenia. It is a work very different from the previous ones, just as those were different from each other, but I believe that in terms of musical quality, it is not inferior (however more or less elaborate and brilliant) to the others, not to mention that there are truly original pieces in terms of composition, like "Dreaming For The Waist" and "Imagine A Man." Regarding the lyrics, I think we find some of Townshend's deepest lyrics ever written here. As for the musicians' individual performances, they are stunning as usual. In short, it's not necessarily the case that a less complex and elaborate album, less solid and invulnerable, is automatically inferior. At least, that's my extremely personal viewpoint on this album.

I actually have to correct my previous comment: there are truly remarkable tracks on this album, I completely agree with the reviewer’s rating and with those who said that the album is not just valuable for fans. Great collection of unreleased tracks, an amazing Who, I miss their music more and more every day.

This album is exceptional. At first, I thought it was a bit of a mushy mess, and therefore inferior to the previous ones, but the more I listen to it, the more I’m convinced of the opposite. The Zep are great.

Madonna, it must be an amazing gem!! I'll try to listen to it, but I think it deserves at least 4. 5 is only for masterpieces. Great review and excellent recommendation.

I'm listening to it right now, but it's just incredibly boring... One, two, three songs are fine, but then it gets tiresome. Don't you think? For all that the music is undoubtedly of high quality and Blackmore proves to be a fantastic guitarist.

The Led Zeppelin are finished; they had no more ideas by the late '70s. I don't understand why they don't retire definitively and with dignity. I won't listen to the album; I prefer to keep the original.

Generally, I agree with the reviewer, although I absolutely do not share the disdain shown for the incomparable Rick Wakeman and Jon Anderson. The album is lengthy, boring, self-referential, pretentious, full of arrogance and technicalities for their own sake. The fact that the band members themselves have a poor opinion of this album speaks volumes, even though it cannot be taken as a definitive reference on its own. The best remains The Yes Album, followed by Close To The Edge and Fragile (incredibly overrated). Fortunately, they bounced back with a great album, Relayer, which is quite extremely underrated.

In my opinion, LaBrie's voice has actually worsened since Six Degrees. He no longer hits a high note decently. It's all nasal and with a terribly over-the-top vibrato. I mean, the band's music (given that he's been just a performer for almost his entire career) has also gone in that direction.

Emanuele, I think you should worry less about people's judgments in general, let alone those from virtual ones.... ;-)