pier_paolo_farina

DeRank ™: 9,02

DeAge™ : 7265 days • Here since 20 july 2006

Amon Duul II Vive La Trance

8 nov 15

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I love "Mozambique" and I prefer this transitional period of the group, between the ramblings of acid-smoking folks in the early days and the clichés from '75 onwards.

The Eagles Their Greatest Hits, 1972-75

5 nov 15

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Yeah, this is my most ridiculous review. I did like the Americans, who think that the world is their nation and that the rest doesn’t matter or even exist. I’m also convinced that one day the album sales of the Beatles, the Floyd, and a few others will eventually surpass that exaggerated anomaly called Thriller, a respectable and well-crafted pop rhythm & blues album unworthy of such fame. Thankfully, its protagonist has been gone from this world for a while, and I hope his myth fades with the years.

Dream Theater Octavarium (la suite)

5 nov 15

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I still love the grand finale with Petrucci’s glorious and vibrant solo; the rest is a throwaway. It’s just disposable Dream albums, to be revisited every couple of years. To cite, even with the utmost admiration and deep respect, is not to create, and they are certainly citationists. When they stop being so, in the tightest, most twisted, and virtuosic phases, they become full of themselves, no longer copying anyone, but still full of themselves—therefore, not very effective and especially not enduring over time.

Depeche Mode Ultra

5 nov 15

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But where did the bus finally take you? You look around on the road, but what place are you in?

Dixie Dregs Bring'em Back Alive

5 nov 15

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Young people or even somewhat older folks have no idea how much the fusion genre, like that of this album, drove everyone crazy in the late seventies. Bands like the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Chick Corea's Return to Forever, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham alone or with George Duke, Larry Coryell, Al di Meola... but above all the best, the most consistent, the objectively excellent and original Weather Report, were on the lips of all the aficionados, collectors, know-it-alls, and those who played something in a way more decent than the crude singer-songwriter scene (Dalla excluded). Now it feels like discussing angels. And back then, they even took you along because you were still hanging behind the Led Zeppelin while they were paying attention to Miroslav Vitous or Brand X. In this case, time has served justice.

Dan Reed Network Slam

5 nov 15

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A solo album by Dan Reed has also been released for some time; it's called Signal Fire and is much less sparkling and captivating than the trio released with his Network in the late eighties and nineties. The former long-haired twenty-five-year-old, now a bald fifty-year-old, Dan has turned to a less rhythmic and loud pop, although still of great class.

Lucio Dalla Futura

5 nov 15

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I made a phone call to the girl who had made me happy one summer night many years ago. I hadn’t heard from her in over twenty years. She told me she had separated a few years back and then, unfortunately for her ex, she became a widow. I have been happily married for a long time, but at the time of our liaison, she was very much in a relationship and I was single, just like she is now... Oh well, maybe in another life.

Cry Of Love Diamonds & Debris

5 nov 15

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Freed ended up being the guitarist for Sheryl Crow... Some talents deserve so much more, let's hope to hear his perfect guitar again in tougher and murkier situations.

Buck Dharma Flat Out

5 nov 15

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One solo album in forty-four years of career is a crime for such a talented musician! There are rumors that the second one is about to come out (a brand new track is available on his website)... Let's hope for the best, I adore his guitar and his voice.

Black Country Communion Afterglow

5 nov 15

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There are many albums/exercises in style like this one... impeccable but lacking substance, disposable. Unfortunately, rock is somewhat old-fashioned music, and its rehashes from the 2010s struggle to resonate with fans. Music by the pound.