Scholar of literature, music (rock-blues-soul-folk), and cinema (Lang-Kubrick-Hitchcock-Ozu-Kurosawa-Fassbinder-Truffaut-Guédiguian-Ozon).
Omnivore, except for death metal, which I simply cannot tolerate.
I judge very critically those who do not know the lyrics of popular music songs on which they express an opinion. The lyrics are a key element of artistic expression, when they exist. But I also realize that the majority of "experts" are unable to assess the quality of lyrics, and on Debaser people of this kind are 99%. Great De Andrè for "La guerra di Piero," despite the overused music; terrible Bono when he doesn't produce any remarkable music despite lyrics that have literary dignity. But naturally, the Gianni and Pinotto of our crowd are right. Not to mention those who appreciate the messes of Queen or Prince, or the post-1975 Rolling Stones, untouchable no matter what; or those who mistake toxic and alcoholic tantrums for revolutionary stances. The bad guys must always be praised. Perhaps you should inform yourself about PEPFAR, the fruits of Jubilee 2000, the album "Africa celebrates U2." Meanwhile, U2's songs from the last 20 years are thrown in the trash, but stuff like "Fire" is beautiful because it's old (read: linked to when we liked each other, when we were younger). I've seen people attack the authors of "Magnificent" and "Ordinary Love" while praising Ivan Cattaneo. I've seen people bow before the carbon-copy Depeche Mode, the wooden Metallica, etc. I've seen the acolytes of Net-Zerocalcare-Flix attack the U-Apple-2... I've seen things that...
Unfortunately, among rock enthusiasts, a right-wing anarchism dominates, which clashes with political commitment, Don Quixotism, and other things that I, on the contrary, greatly love because they are left-wing.
In short, patched-up parameters, lacking clarity. Not for me.
As for the rest, the site is full of trolls and various duplicates.
For all these reasons, between 2022 and 2023 I left these circles.
Favorites: a flood of soul and blues artists, primarily Buddy Guy; Rory Gallagher; Velvet Underground, Ten Years After, Led Zeppelin, Roxy Music, Bruce Springsteen, Sonic Youth, Nick Cave, Bob Dylan, U2, De Andrè, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Jacques Brel, Dead Can Dance, Battiato presgalambro.
Favorite Debaseri: hellraiser and imasoulman.
