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Mmmm, this Cockburn album hasn't particularly impressed me so far as it has you. Maybe because I see it as a step back compared to the previous "Further Adventures of," which I absolutely adore. I'm going to listen to it again tonight... there's always something to dig into in a Cockburn record. Nice review.

Formulaic, eclectic to compensate for the complete absence of conceptual inspiration. Our Dream Theater. They sound good, but who cares.

I would really like to be Nancy Wilson's husband!
The two talented sisters are here relying on Toto (at the time considered the State of the Art of commercial and quality rock) to finally break through. In short... and then Keith Olsen (the producer, here) is skilled but cold.
Ultimately, it will be their eclectic guitarist/keyboardist Howard Leese who will find the right way to play for them and for those years, in the subsequent album.
I think there will be few comments; Heart in Italy is truly niche food, so I care about this contribution.
Best regards.

He is gone.
What a voice. What words. What a person. What beautiful melodies.
He was the best.

Hi Fede. I only have Firewater by Whiskey Myers, which I found last year at the Bologna Fair. I still need to get a better sense of it... I'm on the fourth or fifth listen. My feelings are good, excellent... not enthusiastic. Great cover, by the way. I will get more of their albums as soon as possible (it's not easy).

Well, insults are no longer free when referring to the bold assertion that the Elton of 1973 cannot hold a vocal comparison with LaBrie! This would be sheer ignorance... but I prefer to think of it as a complete clouding of judgment caused by an overwhelming crush on the five not-so-substantial New Yorkers. Surely the reviewer must have reflected on this later, especially now that DT are somewhat out of favor and the elderly Elton continues to sail along (and without a voice anymore...) releasing a good album every now and then. Elton's high-pitched voice from the seventies, his deadly falsetto, is a joy to hear. Unfortunately, it has faded away. Yet, his fluid and skillful piano playing and his still decent desire to compose remain, no longer influenced by trends, synthesizers, or heavy indulgences in unhealthy substances. God bless him.

As a generic enthusiast of vocal harmonies, and a fond fan of all those in this field who have expressed themselves with skill and authority (Yes, Eagles, Manhattan Transfer, Crosby Stills & Nash, Simon & Garfunkel, Gentle Giant, Quartetto Cetra, alpine choirs, and so on...), I am also very interested in Bulgarian choirs, which work in an Eastern style on quarter tones, with an exhilarating naturalness and skill. Your initiative is beautiful.

A just one.
Seen in 198whatever, in Bologna. The theater came down from the applause.
Always in a battle with Joni Mitchell for my personal title of best Canadian songwriter (yes, Nello Giovane and Leonard Cohen included).
Excellent guitarist, by the way, which doesn't hurt.
He just needs a more significant voice.
Great review.

Excellent.

There are only two things I completely like about Dire Straits: 1. The touch of their guitarist, the personal and rich nuances he is able to give to his phrasing and sound, and 2. The fact that when the big toy Dire Straits became enormous, cumbersome, exposed to a thousand pressures, its creator wisely decided to dismantle it forever and move on to quieter, more heartfelt and completely uncommercial things.
For the rest, I am convinced that Dire Straits is the epitome of an overrated band. Maximum respect, of course, because they have always made music for the joy of making music, and this album, surprisingly counter to the previous one with its strong Springsteen-like odor, is the most striking example of that: anti-commercial, almost progressive, atmospheric, and as boring as ever.
Dire Straits bore me. The Dylan-esque, mumbling voice of the leader bores me, the melodic laziness associated with the (deliberate) lack of drive. I have pretty much all their works, and I hardly ever listen to them again. Dignified, sure, respectable as I've already said. This album is much better than the acclaimed previous one, anyway, the one that was so little Dire Straits and so much "Americana."