Francesco De Gregori

A true giant of singer-songwriter music. No ifs and buts. I’ll add something to the previous definition. He is one of the "three crowns" of the Italian singer-songwriter tradition along with De Andrè and Guccini, and for me, all three deserve 5 stars. The albums from “Alice non lo sa” to “Q Disc” and “La donna cannone” are impeccable and represent the history of the singer-songwriter genre. Some gems with extraordinarily high lyrical and melodic quality. From “Scacchi e Tarocchi” to “Prendere e lasciare,” there’s a different yet equally interesting second phase. From “Amore nel pomeriggio” to today, without infamy and without praise. And then, well, like many (but not all) he has lived off the royalties from the first 10 years of his career.