pier_paolo_farina

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King Crimson In The Court Of The Crimson King

8 sep 06

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Of course, I lean towards Haikara's judgments, dear Antonio. Surely, rather than nothing, it's better to be rather. It would have been better if Bertoncelli had gone straight to writing it. He has a very incisive prose, but perhaps he doesn't like the progressive.

Brian Eno Apollo: Atmosphere & Soundtracks

8 sep 06

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None of you take offense, but this is a space for personal opinions, and mine can be summed up as follows: Brian Eno bores me perfectly, and this review is the typical mental wank of one of his disciples.

The Alan Parsons Project Eye In The Sky

8 sep 06

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No, this time I'm not following you; I have much less enthusiastic opinions about the Project, basically a derivative group that always scores six and a half and never eight or nine. It gives me the Dream Theater effect; at first, it intrigues me, there's class, elegance, and intelligence, but then by the fourth or fifth song, the coldness of the inspiration leaves me unimpressed.

Blue Öyster Cult Fire of Unknown Origin

8 sep 06

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Great review. I prefer the parts, and the voice, of Roeser.

Blue Öyster Cult Tyranny and Mutation

8 sep 06

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Great band, I'm personally attached to the "central" period, from "Mirrors" onwards, when Buck Dharma's melodic compositional style "rounds off" the sound: I don't vote for the album because I don't know it well enough (despite owning about ten CDs from the band).

King Crimson In The Court Of The Crimson King

7 sep 06

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There's nothing to delve into in Rizzi's book on Progressive! Just a few lines for each group, a little more for the "big" names, and the rest is (pleasantly) filled with photos and album covers. It’s a book about “approaching” progressive, not an in-depth exploration, in short. Furthermore, and here’s where I share my personal opinion, it dishes out judgments and gives arbitrary “dots” to records. Here are some gems: “Atom...” the first progressive album by Pink Floyd..."..."Thick As A Brick" (two dots) contains a flute riff that recurs cyclically and little else... bah.

King Crimson In The Court Of The Crimson King

7 sep 06

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What do you mean by rock? For me, it's all rock, from Nick Drake to Sepultura. If you're talking about what Americans call rock'n'roll, then a lot of music falls outside that definition. Anyway, "Skizoid Man" is some seriously heavy rock for those times (1969) of unheard-of violence.

Led Zeppelin Stairway To Heaven

7 sep 06

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My favorite guitar solo is Ollie Halsall's with Tempest from the album "Living In Fear" in the track "Dance To My Tune." My favorite Gilmour solo is the one in "Astronomy Domine" on "Ummagumma."

King Crimson In The Court Of The Crimson King

6 sep 06

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Cofras, I think you've hit the nail on the head. Let's be clear that we’re not in a barracks and anyone here can write whatever they want, perhaps just for the pleasure of "being there," without overthinking it too much. For rock lovers, a review of a "classic" such as "Court" should contain something less generic than colossal band, epic track, stunning majesty... even if all of these are agreeable points. There must be, and there needs to be, an original and flavorful way of communicating simple enthusiasm and passion for a saying, a music.

IQ Ever

6 sep 06

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I know new progressive groups where the musical influences are much more indirect and mixed up. Example? Magellan. If I want to refer to the "majority" of the site's visitors, whom I (and you) consider completely lacking in IQ, I've set up a "popular" review, so to speak, providing a well-known reference point, perhaps annoying for the cultured but useful for the uneducated. Why don't you dive into "...Comfortably?" for example, giving me the pleasure of commenting on your review?