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Country Comfort is not a reinterpretation. Elton John’s version was released a year later, on the album Tumbleweed Connection. Elton wasn’t famous yet and was offering his compositions left and right. As I’m told many people do here in Banana country with Vasco Rossi (with his producer who, however, imposes a contractually binding prohibition against using them for oneself and even the acceptance to have them passed off as all great Vasco’s pieces, eh eh). Going back to Elton, the same thing happened with Your Song, snatched by the crafty Three Dog Night and taken to the charts in America a few months before the release of the album "Elton John," of which it is the opening track.

Yes, their best album. A mix of Genesis and Pink Floyd, lacking genius but full of passion, humility, and strength. In my opinion, there's too much lead guitar: Barrett doesn't have the inventive and expressive stature to adorn almost every track with three minutes of spotlight, a dose that would overwhelm anyone if you think about it, even Gilmour. Maximum respect, a hard-working band, great sounds, beautiful atmospheres. Nothing groundbreaking, tedious music unless you set it aside for a while before picking it up again.

Trend? What is it? An elastic?

Sadness, the only comment is that of a poor soul lacking in many things.

A great one. The best with Talisman, but even solo it's a pleasure to listen to. Hard pop with a funky vibe and nice ideas. A "light" yet captivating approach. Howie Simon, an '80s guitarist with a great personality in his solos. Live, he tends to overdo it; on record, Jeff is more enjoyable. By the way, he holds up well in his forties, almost fifty. I love Jeff.

In addition to Immigrant Song and Since I've Been Loving You, there are other masterpieces: Friends and especially Gallows Pole are anything but cheerful folk ballads; they are... heavy folk, with the same heaviness as the electric episodes. Then there's Celebration Day, which has a killer rolling rhythm, never imitated by anyone: Plant floating with his siren voice over a tight guitar-bass loop that sounds like an mp3, it makes me want to cry just thinking about it. I've never particularly liked Tangerine; it has a rather uninteresting chorus, and neither have I liked Out on the Tiles, which is cumbersome, the only part I enjoy is Bonham's incredible thuds. Superb album: song ratings I=10 and praise, II=9, III=10, IV=10 and praise, V=7, VI=10, VII=7, VIII=10, IV=9, X=6. Star ratings for the eight albums of the Zeppelin: 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3.

Dignified disco, the funky rock rhythm this time somewhat dilutes the virile rockblues of the monumental Rodgers and Ralphs. They were trying to ride the trends; in America, disco was all the rage back then... Certainly the worst of the group's early phase. @Superboia: cheesy the 38 Special? I wouldn't say so; in fact, I find them a measured and tight band. Their flaws (which I personally tolerate very well, as they are among my favorites) are mostly repetitiveness, the crossover between pop and southern that ends up making them unappealing to both southerners and AOR fans, and the fact that at a certain point Carlisi left, who was, among the two guitarists, the one with an extra gear.

Thrill of it All is a common British saying: artistically, besides being a track by the Sabbath, it is also by Roxi Music, as well as a 1960s American film.

I still don’t own the 2009 album The Human Condition with the new singer; after all, I don’t like to download the music I listen to from the internet. Sooner or later, I will buy it, and I will review it. Yes, the Saga is over. Thank you for your attention.