IlConte
IlConte
26 apr 23

DeRank™: 13,50

The Vietnam Veterans : Crowfish for the notary - 1984 Full Album From The Vinyl.

There was a strange alchemy in the records of the Vietnam Veterans, one of the many French bands that accidentally tried to intersect the Sixties while happily strolling through the Eighties. Virtuosity at zero but great aspirations. One eye on old tricksters like Donovan and Roky Erickson, the other aimed at an imaginary and imprecise point of the Sixties. An out-of-tune harmonica and a spectral organ, as if the Seeds had stuffed themselves into some orifice of the world and had dug their way out into a foggy Basque valley. The recording was also rough, so much so that the entire album sounds like a kind of demo tape from Baby Woodrose.

And then there was also the fact that there weren't even any French veterans of the Vietnam War, just as there were no French soldiers during the conflict.

In short, On the Right Track Now was a completely wrong record that only needed to be square to end up on the record shows. But the cover, that was square. And it was a perfect reproduction of the debut album cover of the Ohio Express. Just to add further confusion.

And yet the music of the Vietnam Veterans had its own charm, as there wasn’t even a whiff of Baby Woodrose and On Trial in the very early Eighties.

The band was born right at the dawn of the Eighties, put together by a record shop owner (Mark Enbatta) gathering some "veterans" from small local bands. He gathered so many that in the end, eight of them played on the album, although it wouldn't seem that way. Because the songs of the Vietnam Veterans, as crooked as they are, seem to be a kind of acid and disordered garage singer-songwriter vibe, as if they were a homegrown and awkward version of those Green on Red who had just debuted. Yet, as they roll out, we realize that songs like Don’t Try to Walk on Me, Back from Hell, Out from the Night, Dreams of Today, You’re Gonna Fall, That’s Love have already become familiar to us before we had the time to put the record back in its paper sleeve. From which, I admit, I still find great pleasure in pulling it out today, even if few know what I am about to listen to.

Trank Rev
 
G
G
26 apr 23

DeRank™: 88,34

Ingrandisci questa immagine

Embrace the change as inevitable.

It’s been an overwhelming period. Between revamping the graphics and trolls throwing numbers around. I’m exhausted and my vacation is slipping away.
Right now, there are still a few things floating around that aren’t working (whether due to the new graphics or because they didn’t work before).
I’m listening to everyone’s advice and I thank you all for your valuable suggestions and reports. Nothing is set in stone and everything can always be changed; luckily, this isn’t real life.
I would ask you to bring your reports back to me here even if you’ve already written them elsewhere, because I’ve kept track of some, but others may have slipped through the cracks.
Less useful are generic criticisms like “it sucks, change everything, it was better before.”

Regarding the graphics, I want to point out that the most important thing isn’t the aesthetic change, but the change in the underlying framework, which should now make modifications more flexible. Revisiting twenty-year-old code has been a trip through time and sometimes a dialogue with a fool (“But why did I do it this way?”).

Now I’m going to try to focus on other things for a while.
 
IlConte
IlConte
26 apr 23

DeRank™: 10,50

The Ugly Ducklings - Nothin'

Canadians, an album and a handful of KILLER singles…
 
Battlegods
Battlegods
26 apr 23

DeRank™: 3,00

Modern Eon - Child's Play
There are one-hit-wonder post-punk bands that have simply produced masterpieces... take the Names with Swimming, Blitz, who despite their hardcore punk debut have that second album (Second Empire Justice) which is a gem, and Modern Eon with Fiction Tales.
 
Marcorock
Marcorock
26 apr 23

DeRank™: 32,63

The Dream Syndicate ''Merrittville''

I could listen to it for hours and hours... just like the whole album, for that matter.
 
rotodareius77
rotodareius77
26 apr 23

DeRank™: 12,81

Lucio Battisti | Cosa Farà Di Nuovo #danzandoeballando A lovely night that of Lucio in this song... CSAR 1992, a legend!
 
Almotasim
Almotasim
26 apr 23

DeRank™: 15,00  JukeBox

Nicola di Bari - Dammi Fuoco (Light my fire) 1970
@[IlConte] you will forgive me, #maybe yes, #maybe no. But I couldn't resist this temptation...
 
Relator
Relator
26 apr 23

DeRank™: 0,00

Lucie Antunes - LNM (Official Music Video)

A bit unsettling but very beautiful, thank you Vibration
 
rotodareius77
rotodareius77
26 apr 23

DeRank™: 18,00

Lucio Battisti - Questo amore (Still/Pseudo Video) #lunchpieces Let's go with a nice norcina!
 
Valentyna
Valentyna
26 apr 23

DeRank™: 6,00

BASTILLE The Anchor

cause when it feels like I'm lost at sea you're the song I sing again and again all the time
 
vibration
vibration
26 apr 23

DeRank™: 3,00

song ULLA
among my most interesting listens of the past year
 
musicalrust
musicalrust
26 apr 23

DeRank™: 21,00

Questo Amore - Lucio Battisti ... #pezziminori ... farewell album by Mogol Una Giornata Uggiosa, often treated a bit poorly, and always remembered for the usual 2 tracks ... let’s give a chance to something cute like this as well...
 
Relator
Relator
26 apr 23

DeRank™: 21,74

This Mortal Coil "It'll end in tears" HD

I align with the 4AD vibe Stanlio, nice title too.
 
Relator
Relator
26 apr 23

DeRank™: 6,00  Enigmatico

Dee Giallo Carlo lucarelli racconta Fabrizio De Andrè
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Fabrizio De André - Amico fragile (Live)

It’s a mystery that I discovered De André so late, (Battiato aside) I was only listening to English indie music from Velvet in Rimini or occupied social centers.

None of this matters, since now I can get to know him more and more every day with you.

The turning point was that box set of "in direzione ostinata e contraria" with a triple CD that contributed to my initiation.
Actually, to be honest, it was also "Crueza de Ma" sung by Cristiano in an episode of "Che tempo che fa". Then it was love!

As I’ve already written, De André enjoyed creating songs like puzzles to be understood, studied, and translated like "La domenica delle Salme".

The podcast talks about Hotel Supramonte! About the kidnapping of De André and Ghezzi. And I’ve just added another piece to the puzzle or riddle that the music of this singer-songwriter represents, right now as I am writing to you.
 
Relator
Relator
26 apr 23

DeRank™: 9,00  Enigmatico

Dee Giallo Carlo Lucarelli -Anna Magnani
Anna Magnani - Mamma roma. Stornelli provocatori

Pasolini, Magnani, and Rome.
The enigma, in the winning combination itself!
 
zappp
zappp
26 apr 23

DeRank™: 27,46  BarNecchi

"L'Avventura", Michelangelo Antonioni (1960) - Monica Vitti

"The Adventure"
by Michelangelo Antonioni (1960)

#35mm