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03-12-2014, 07:14 PM | #691 (permalink) | |
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03-12-2014, 07:41 PM | #692 (permalink) | ||
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It's not that I don't like either album, I listen to both. So far, from Seconds Out on I haven't come across an album that I absolutely hated... so far. And if Seconds out was a greatest hits instead of a live album I would rate it 7+ on a scale of 0 to 5. Funny thing that there was a Italian Prog album up for review because I was listening to live performances from Italian Prog bands on YouTube, a day or two before I saw it up for review.
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03-12-2014, 07:45 PM | #693 (permalink) | |
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Incidentally, for those interested I am now listening to my first ever Miles Davis album (also my first ever jazz album) and really enjoying it...
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03-12-2014, 08:01 PM | #694 (permalink) | ||
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"it counts in our hearts" ?ºº? “I have nothing to offer anybody, except my own confusion.” Jack Kerouac. “If one listens to the wrong kind of music, he will become the wrong kind of person.” Aristotle. "If you tried to give Rock and Roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'." John Lennon "I look for ambiguity when I'm writing because life is ambiguous." Keith Richards |
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03-13-2014, 02:13 PM | #695 (permalink) | |
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But why are you overly influenced by what you read? I always read album reviews and just take that on-board what they've said, but I still make up my own mind in the end. Also this is not some elitist club, anybody can participate whether they feel comfortable writing reviews or not. In my opinion it takes more constructive ability to write a negative review over a positive one.
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03-13-2014, 10:42 PM | #696 (permalink) | ||
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03-13-2014, 10:43 PM | #697 (permalink) | ||
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03-13-2014, 10:46 PM | #698 (permalink) | |
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You do music reviews to get laughs? I think you are doing it wrong buddy.
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03-14-2014, 06:53 AM | #699 (permalink) | |
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Yes but that's not constructive criticism though, that's a just casual slag off of the album What I meant was to actually stand back a bit from the album and examine why you don't like it and tackle it from that angle, I did it on my own journal with the Ozzy album and found it a lot more demanding than doing a positive review.
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03-14-2014, 01:45 PM | #700 (permalink) | |
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Album title: Arbeit macht frei Artiste: Area Nationality: Italian Year: 1973 Subgenre: Rock Progressivo Italiano, though I would say more jazz fusion (ugh) Player(s): Demetrio Stratos (Vocals, Organ, Steel Drum), Giampaolo Tofani (Guitars, Synth), Patrick Djivas (Bass)Guilio Capiozzo (Drums), Eddie Busnello (Sax), Patrizio Faraselli (Piano) Familiarity: None at all Favourite track(s): The whole thing to me seemed to come off as just one long jazz influenced piece. Why? N/A Least favourite track(s): N/A Any preconceptions prior to listening, whether good or bad? Trollheart had given it such a terrible review it left me intrigued to hear it, but before that I was intrigued, as I always like to indulge anyway into European bands. Factoids you'd like to share? A noted highly socialist band....well it was trendy and cool back then. End impression: A somewhat enjoyable experimental jazz effort with an Italian tinge to it and yes I'd listen to more material by this band. Comments: This is one of those experimental albums that carries over elements of the 1960s experimental scene, it has a big druggy acid-psychedelic influence as well and I also hear the Canterbury scene in there too and these are all scenes that I really like and were well executed here. I wouldn't call this a classic album but I enjoyed the somewhat distinctive feel of the album and also the heavy jazz score (and I'm not really much of a jazz fan either) When he sung I thought Demetrio Stratos was actually very good and the album's experimental idiosyncrasies both in the vocals and music was quite refreshing as well, overall I'd say this was actually a very good album if the listener is keen on any of the above mentioned influences by me. To be honest I never noted the left-wing focus of the band here and maybe it's more obvious on their other material. Remember too that this was the early 1970s and violent communist revolutionary movements were very en-vogue especially in Italy with the Red Brigades and in Germany with the Baader-Meinhof Gang, so the band would've been very politically clued up as well. Rating: 4.0 An enjoyable 30 odd minutes with an Italian identity
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