Larrok

I'm talking about my case: if I were to buy the originals of all the albums I like, I would have to spend at least 20,000 euros, and this is only buying CDs at low prices, not to mention if I were to get all (or at least 30%) on vinyl and if I needed to acquire a high-level audio system... those would be amounts, unfortunately, really out of reach considering the meager salary I make and that I prefer to save up during these times of crisis for when I really need it (think electricity, gas, phone, condo bills, taxes + various mortgages, car insurance, etc... that I'll have to pay for life). Let’s say I purchase a few every now and then when I feel it’s truly worth it (for example, classics like "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain" by Pavement or the self-titled Velvet Underground, just to give two random examples, I feel it's only right to have them in original), if I find good deals (I wouldn’t spend 20 euros on a CD even if it were the last copy of "Spiderland" on the face of the earth) and if I manage to find it in the shops I frequent, which are not always stocked with what I'm looking for; I don't think that to save niche bands each of us should drain our resources buying everything that’s available... that said, being able to get an idea of the album to know whether to buy it or not is, in my opinion, an opportunity for those emerging bands. The important thing is to get known, to ensure that their art is shared and appreciated by as many people as possible, then if the product is good, eventually a profit will come, and if it doesn’t, well, it’s not like music dies because a genius doesn’t have the means to finance an album; there will be others...

"...any port will do in a storm..." in this film, there is an extraordinary direction, a very original choice of frames, editing, narrative solutions, soundtrack... then it reaches pure evil. One of the best horrors of the past decade (which, to be honest, is not particularly rich in masterpieces, quite the opposite...)

I'm always skeptical about criticizing a horror film for not being scary... for a genre enthusiast, but even for someone who isn't completely clueless, it's practically impossible to feel disturbed or terrified by any scene or context, given that throughout the history of cinema, every theme, idea, and archetype related to the supernatural, violence, etc., has been thoroughly explored... there’s nothing that hasn't already been seen in the realm of horror. As far as I'm concerned, I've been disturbed only a handful of times in recent years, always due to the claustrophobic atmosphere created by the director, not because of the content itself... this "Drag Me to Hell" has a good dose of black comedy, as is in Raimi's style, and it's in that ironic key that the film should be viewed. All in all, I feel like giving it a 4; it's not a masterpiece, but considering the dismal average quality of recent horrors, it stands out.

this is one of those works that, even in 50-60 years, will retain its charm and intent unaltered, light years ahead in terms of improvisation/experimentation...tot ally alienating...I raise my rating.

What music and what lyrics! Mark Kozelek is one of the best songwriters of the last 10-15 years.

a couple of pretty badass tracks ("final solution" and "destruction overdrive") + the title track, otherwise a mediocre album

"Smashing" and "Muse" literally have nothing to do with Aerogramme...it's an album that's nothing special; I definitely prefer Craig B in his previous project Ganger, that's a whole different music.

the '90s are my favorite decade, there are at least 200 albums worth mentioning, let's say that if I had to choose 25, they would be those, for their importance, originality, and my personal tastes... I don't consider Jeff Buckley an essential artist, but Grace is outstanding.

maybe not the best album of the 90s (but then again, it's hard to assign such a label to any album)... however, in a hypothetical selection of the 25 milestones of the decade, it would fit in perfectly: June of 44 - Four Great Points, Massimo Volume - Lungo i bordi, Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, Slint - Spiderland, Talk Talk - Laughing Stock, Alice in Chains - Dirt, Jeff Buckley - Grace, Dinosaur Jr. - Where You Been, Gastr del Sol - Upgrade & Afterlife, Hash Jar Tempo - Well Oiled, Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun, Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley, Low - I Could Live in Hope, Melvins - Bullhead, Melvins - Houdini, Mercury Rev - Yerself Is Steam, Mogwai - Young Team, Nirvana - Nevermind, Pearl Jam - Ten, Primus - Frizzle Fry, Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese, Supreme Dicks - The Emotional Plague, Tool - Ænima, Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die, Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One

It is rare, indeed extremely rare, for an album to remain not only fresh and satisfying after 7-8 years of listening, but to even improve over time... perhaps that is the defining characteristic of classics...