Reviews by Time Bomb

The approach to the disc is not the most promising. A cover really bad, and the attack of "Be a boy" based on tastierone and a sax that seems to come from a disk by Fausto Papetti (if you do not know who he is, look for it on Google ...). Robbie Williams really wants to recover so the crown of the king of pop? Good start ...
It 'a blowhard, dear old Robbie. Nearly 40 years of living dangerously, with ups and downs, outputs and returns, depression and euphoria. The return to Take That was a "vacation," he says, and certainly has been good: the tour was celebrated as a king, had the place of honor when he came, they came down the steps. She put a little 'to put his ego after the last flop, without loading it with too many responsibilities.
Today, Robbie is being euphoric - we saw it in person when we interviewed him and he feels the disc. A pop record, dichiaramente thought to send songs on the radio and in the charts. It's working, "Candy", a song more cheerfully caciarone of his career, written with Gary Barlow, gave him the first number 1 in the UK for almost 10 years.
Learn the art and put aside: the net figure is that Robbie has realized that this must be done. Pop a little epic 'sprinkled with rock. Mica trials "Rudebox", fun for him, much less to the public. In "Take the crown" there are still some traces: "Hey wow yeah yeah", divertissment successful. But the model is "Shit on the radio," which is always rock but definitely more popular.



Yes, because behind this record has been made by Jacknife Lee, one of the most respected producers in recent years, known for his guitar sound and compressed (Editors, the last REM) The value of production is to give a layered dress the songs that move in all that is in between the pop-new wave '80s "All That I Want" and ballads like "Losers". Jacknife unable to insert some guitar here and there, without running the whole thing for a hard rock too - not randomly inserting references to U2 in "Into the Silence" and "Different".
Although in the end this was a rock album, what matters is the personality of Robbie. That, musically, says he does not have one. Inhomogeneities in homogeneous, bipolar, a little 'schizophrenic in music. Just sing songs in deeply allowing him to make a scene in a video or on stage. "Take the crown" has it all: a pleasant drive as only knows how to be the pop of excellent workmanship. Does not have the piece chain, the "Angel" or "Let me entertain you", the "Rock DJ", so to speak. But everything else is there in abundance. We are not sure that these are the tools to take a crown of pop. But surely it is enough to spend an hour of great music and to promise a great show for the tour this summer.
"Be a boy"
"Gospel"
"Candy"
"Different"
"Shit on the radio"
"All That I Want"
"Hunting for you"
"Into the Silence"
"Hey wow yeah yeah"
"Not like the others"
"Losers" (feat. Lessie)

Tokyo Jungle has attracted since the first announcement of the attention of all fans of a certain way of making games of clearly Japanese, thanks to the absurdity of the concept and a style bold.
The last production of Japan Studio, the team that we have become accustomed to particular titles, so it was published before the summer at home, in a double retail edition that has been achieved a good success.
The curiosity of the Western media did the rest and convinced European and U.S. divisions of Sony to take on the burden imposed by the localization and adaptation, before opting for digital distribution through the PlayStation Store, which will take place at the end of the month.
After Ape Escape, then returns you to have anything to do with animals but in a totally unexpected.
End dell'uomoNell'immaginario Tokyo Jungle he has disappeared from the earth and nature has slowly reclaimed its spaces, subtracted advanced cement imposed by the authorities of the Japanese capital.
It is a setting that has already been explored in the past by different media: Enslaved just mention, to stay within the video game even though Western-style, or Shangri-La, anime produced by studio Gonzo aired for the first time in of 2009 on Japanese television.
The peculiarity of Tokyo Jungle, however, is to put the animals in the spotlight, transforming them from mere extras in an abandoned city in real actors, able to shape the gameplay based on race and survival mode for each.

Own survival, so it is at the center of the story, and Tokyo Jungle gives a representation of raw, live, from the artwork that introduces the particular situation, based on abandoned buildings, roads become flooded by debris and expanses of asphalt now cracked, cracks from which the vegetation grows luxuriantly.
Tokyo Jungle is no exception even a representation of the violence that follows the laws of nature, not hiding it the blood of the behaviors that invariably lead to the end of a life to prolong another, without the explicit end and having the 'wary of representations that could be exploited in the now eternal struggle between those who decry the video game medium and who fiercely defends. Follow istintoDopo the rapid introduction you will immediately catapulted through the streets of Shibuya desert, where man is no longer at the top of the food chain for almost a decade, but not before choosing one of the two modes of play : Survival in you will have to live your own copy for as long as possible, while seeking to satisfy the criteria that the game will offer you in the form of targets of increasing difficulty, different for each type of animal chosen.
Rather different story mode, consisting of episodes to unlock individually and offer a glimpse of life in Tokyo in the near future, in which you take control of a specific example, following its evolution, in parallel, one step at a time will reveal what actually happened in the past and, therefore, has decreed the end of man and the return of nature.
Initially you can choose only survival, then participating in a long and elaborate tutorials that explain all the game mechanics, introducing them in a very simple way and put immediately at ease the player, making it available, the two most common breeds in the collective imagination: the dogs and cats.

Will be displayed for the substantial differences between predators and herbivores, carnivores the first hunters and shrewd explorers seconds, giving just a glimpse of the duality of the gameplay, which joins up again in the early stages of territorial control, in coupling and procreation, only way to keep playing even after the passage of years corresponding to the average life of a specimen.
The time, in fact, is accelerated and its flow is dictated by a bar at the top of the screen, to report the passing of the years in order to understand when it became necessary to find a female with which to give birth to puppies , so as to continue with the next generation that also inherit part of the physical attributes relating to the previous.
Always with the bars is identified health status, fatigue and hunger, the latter of which is important as we must necessarily eat in order to maintain the animal in good shape we have chosen. A cacciaProprio to eat will need to hunt in the case of predators, or looking for specific plants, if you opted for a herbivore.
In both cases, however, comes into play the combat system that involves the use of a front button for mild attacks, useful to weaken an opponent and break its guard, with the dorsal upper right which is instead deputy to lunges normally critical attacks or death if done with the right timing, reported thanks to an indicator in the form of bite that gradually assumes a red tint on.
During the defense, however, you can dodge quickly tilting the right analog stick, trying to find a predator that too impetuous, going blank, will fight back quickly, putting him in trouble.
Most important however is the tonnage of the animals involved and their number is hard for a dog manages to get the better of a zebra, an impressive and dangerous, although herbivorous, as well as a wild boar will dash attack on a cat but will have to assess whether the use a strategic retreat if the call for reinforcements, involving several of his companions in the battle pack.
The combat system is therefore very dynamic and responsive, well tailored to the various races and very rewarding, especially when there is the opportunity to sneak exploiting the environment and close a comparison even before it is officially started.
Just after a flight, then stealth elements emerge which will make it possible to break eye contact moving in a alley or entering a building collapsed, then use large areas of overgrown grass and shrubs to hide, complete with indicator the danger is clearly visible on the screen, expressed as a percentage based on the success of the screening. Flat fur shadingTecnicamente Tokyo Jungle is presented in a functional way and not at all flashy: the visual is very reminiscent of that of Disaster Report in HD series symbol of Irem, which, however, never arrived on the PlayStation 3 as the fourth chapter is been canceled due to the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the coast of Japan in 2011, sparking the now famous collaterally crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
Despite a limited amount polygonal resolution stop the now canonical representation is 720p but worthy animals not entirely convincing: the animations are top quality and reach of reproducing movements that are not part of various breeds, but are intended slightly to humanize the various specimens, especially after the collection of specific bonuses that are scattered within the various districts of which is composed of the game map; in texture layer, however, the yield of the coat is less than optimal with a flat affect very evident especially in close-ups, when the camera linger on special events. A shame, as other titles in the past have been able to offer very realistic simulations of the hair, although purely choreographic.

Just the frame, then, is fully automated, because the second analog is deputy to the shots and dodging, with some problems that arise when one enters the building, and then travel the roof, due to some angles that do not allow legibility of the environment, especially in times when the dynamic weather system unleashes a storm of water at night, limiting even more visibility.
Tokyo Jungle, therefore, is a title in the visual media, however, stands for the technical aspect, focusing all his cards on the particular concept and gameplay never before seen.
The latest work by Japan Studio is a very special title that accompanies the player with a particular progression, at the cost of achieving moments of monotony because of alternation forced its two modes: Survival is necessary to continue in the years and generations in order to unlock the chapters of the story, which instead are much more driven and binding force as the use of a specific breed and raise consecutive goals.
The presence of several extra, however, is the real engine of the game, which led him to continuane to deal with the environment, even when, over the years, pollution gradually exterminate many forms of life, forcing the player to survive groped the limits of its possibilities, while pointing to unlock the trophy that requires one hundred years of consecutive dynasty animal.
The large number of different breeds, with the opposite types ranging from chick to feline predator of large size, numerous unlockable items with which to dress his specimens and, above all, the plot background to discover, contribute to a game that is based on a particular and successful gameplay, which combines mechanical action and fighting with others which approach the stealth setting, with unusual and fascinating shows the side only from the point of view of technical and musical themes support invasive and out of context, that annoy rather than accompany the action.
A title definitely recommended for those looking for a game outside the box, with the taste that the Japanese lost some ground in this generation of consoles but has still a very large crowd of fans.

Gli Swedish House Mafia hanno annunciato lo scorso mese di giugno la loro intenzione di cessare ogni attività discografica in questo 2012 e di iniziare un ultimo lungo tour che li porterà in giro per tutto il mondo fino all'ultima esibizione nel marzo del 2013 a Los Angeles. Una scelta compiuta da Steve Angello, Axwell e Sebastian Ingrosso per dedicarsi esclusivamente all’attività di studio come solisti e di conseguenza passare anche più tempo con le loro famiglie. Due anni esatti dopo l'uscita di “Until one”, ecco quindi l'ultima pubblicazione a nome Swedish House Mafia “Until now”.
Si tratta ancora una volta di una compilation in pieno stile electro-house ed include dieci brani, tra cui alcuni episodi inediti come il singolo “Don’t you worry child” (con John Martyn alla voce, già balzato al primo posto della classifica dei singoli nel Regno Unito), un remix di “Every teardrop is a waterfall” dei Coldplay, un remix di “Euphoria” di Usher ed una nuova versione di “Miami 2 Ibiza” con Tinie Tempah.

Other than red. This disc is chameleon. Indeed, it is her chameleon-like Taylor Swift
The (former) queen of country pop. "Ex" in the sense that the country might seem a thing: if one feels the single "We are never ever getting back together", the impression is that girl from water, soap and acoustic guitar was transformed overnight into the new Rihanna or new Katy Perry. Why, do not forget, his championship is. And there is a seeded. Indeed, it is THE seeded.
Instead, the transformation is inevitable but partial. It 's the obligatory path for singers who come from the country and who want to consolidate their rule outside that fence huge in America but elsewhere baby. Taylor Swift that road has taken some time, and in a few moments un'accellerata gives very precise. The dance-pop of "I knew you were trouble," so to speak. Then take a step back and go back to doing his romantic songs such as "All to well." Then change again in "The Last Time" sings Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol and - guess what - the song sounds exactly like Snow Patrol. Sing with Ed Sheeran and the two shove quite a few songwriting in "Begin again" turns up the violin that does so much country. And so on.
The fact is that "Red" is an album intentionally ecumenical perfect (too much) as the perfect must be a record of this level, which generates these expectations: The U.S. is the most anticipated album of the year; marketing plans in place for months the highest safety barriers - so that the disc is not over the network in advance, if now rare if not unique, it is not on Spotify, as it was not done listening to journalists - so people will buy the same, and must do so in the "old" way. Paying.
She has "22" years, as the song says. To paraphrase Dylan (God forgive me for using his words to explain an album of Taylor Swift): She was so much older then, she's younger Than That now. Ie: pop songs sound like those of a girl of that age who thinks to have fun, so the video showing well, away a bit '- but not too-clean from the image and too adult who had teenage novice.

Before starting the review, a brief introduction is necessary.
In the pop-rock music, there are artists who can create around them a kind of Indian reservation of fans (including, incidentally, the writer of music). The names are always the same: brucespringsteen, bobdylan, neilyoung, petergabriel. Do not artists but totem icons. Santini. So when it comes out their new album is always difficult to make a review without falling into the trap of exegesis of the artist, the more so when it comes to one who, as a solo artist, he was able to make only four albums in three decades.
Here, this writer is a fageniano doc that this time will try to get out of the Indian reservation for groped to see things from the right distance (TZE).
Second, and last, premise.
If the reaction to DonaldFagen name was "Donald who?" Then read the next two lines, not to lose too much time if you love music lo-fi, all that sweat-tears-blood or you passionate experimentation of all kinds, here, then save yourself the next few lines, for DonaldFagen is not for you (... and this is a service to the reader, a few stories!).
We come then to the disc. "Sunken condos" ("Condominiums sunk") comes after the trilogy ended with "Morph the Cat" in 2006 (by the way what do you think of a beautiful moratorium on the evil practice of trilogizzare any set of records, films, novels, avoiding at all so to find forzatissimi red wires?) and the first impression is that the old Donald is much more fun and free to write what he wants, even if, let's face it, Fagen is always equal to itself. E 'useless diligent editor of the press writes that the new album "marks a new stage in the evolution of this innovative creative artist", because evolution and innovation are not exactly the first words that come to mind while listening to the disc (" luckily "screaming from those far from the Indian reservation).
Take the first notes of "Slinky thing" that open the disc: meandering groove of a line of acoustic bass, electric piano vintage, wah-wah guitar and then those precious touches of vibraphone. Stuff your mouth water, pure Fagen trademark. The disc is, like his previous work - even more than the discs reformed Steely Dan, whose DonaldFagen remains the clear leader - a collection of elegant and sophisticated mix of funk, jazz, R & B and blues. But there is a difference.
The presence of co-producer Michael Leinhart - trumpet on tour with Steelys, multi-instrumentalist and studio author of a remarkable and little-known disc ("Seahorse & The Storyteller" in 2010 to be recovered) - makes the disc if possible even more sophisticated and precise the previous ones, with special attention to the groove. Listen to the single that has anticipated the album, "I'm not the same without you" funk grooves, sinuous piano chords, inspired trills adenoidal Fagen and ending with a harmonica solo accompanied by a masterful phrasing brass .




Lovers of Steely Dan more blues (those of "Pretzel Logic", for instance) can enjoy listening to "Wheater in my head", and those of the courageous funk reworking of "Out of the Ghetto" by Isaac Hayes, only cover the disk.
Even the pieces easier as "Memorabilia" or those who have the impression that the outtakes of "The Nightfly" as "Miss Marlene" reveal a refined and perfect chemistry between the musicians (the best session musicians in the square, of course).
Lack of soul, you say? Too much perfection? Ok, re-read the introduction and then decide what to do.
Last note on the texts. Fagen's lyrics have always been among the cryptic and ironic humor and sarcasm here are even more evident and serve to mask the pain or old age. In the aforementioned "Weather in my head" Fagen sings "They may fix the weather in the world, but what can be done about the weather in my head?" ("They can decide on the weather conditions in the world, but what they can do for the time in my head?), In" The new breed "- for the writer, the best part of the disc - Fagen is grappling with a young geek presented to from an old flame who now is in love with him, while the individual above is an ironic story of abandonment and rebirth, a sort of "I Will Survive" for men.
In short, if "The Nightfly" (1982) represents the unattainable model, this "Sunken Condos" is the one that comes up to him.
That said, I return to Indian reservation to enjoy this masterpiece.
TRACKLIST
"Slinky thing"
"I'm not the same without you"
"Memorabilia"
"Weather in my head"
"The new breed"
"Out of the ghetto"
"Miss Marlene"
"Good stuff"
"Planet Rhonda D'"

Gods are bored ", they proclaim the opening of Their latest album (released on the label staff Hellsquad) New Zealanders Datsuns. And if the gods are bored, imagine how it can be ordinary mortals ... Fortunately, every so often, there's so hard. pulverize That boredom, even if only for half an hour, but it works as a good analgesic When the head will burst: allow you to move forward.
The Datsuns, born from That cauldron delirious and brilliant at the same time That was the revival of garage rock of late nineties and early millennium, as to the fifth work in the long run and it is clear from the first track as little has changed in Their sound - and Their way of thinking / present Their Music. No concession to the coveted "evolution" (ace in the hole like a boomerang poisonous cure for many bands "gender"), but consistency and loyalty to a sound That bastard always mixes garage rock, rock zeppeliniano, Sixties psychedelia and hard rock primordial. All with a touch typical Northern European, perpetually poised between the tamarrata to stand and stab lethal, certainly accentuated by supervision, During production, Nicke Andersson, former Hellacopters.




Alluded to Led Zeppelin, just above, That in some way - and bizarrely, if you will - REMAIN important to the tutelary deities Datsuns (not for nothing That Their second album was produced by John Paul Jones, the team's own airship), which However can balance a Certain philology Seventies with outbursts lo-fi/garagiste and drug inserts rock (rock and psychedelic drug addict) creepy. Forgive me parenthesis free to Lester Bangs, but the image comes to mind That is That of a series of outtake Zeppelin Rearranged by a handful of dangerous gibbons drunk potato schnapps. And, what may seem repulsive the idea at first, I assure you That the result is entertaining, engaging and rock'n'roll, Stuff That moves the head and everything else That frees the mind from thoughts and - if in case you have a guitar at home - makes me want to grattarne the strings in plastic poses.




"Everything changes, nothing changes" Tomasi di Lampedusa wrote in "The Leopard" and this fits like a glove reflection for the Datsuns. Demonstrating the courage to persevere in Their choices, as well as a trade undeniable. Of course, if you are looking for a hard rock'n'roll content, intellectual depth, experimentation and avant-garde poetry, for sure you will be very badly with Datsuns, since they are the very antithesis of everything. On the other hand, if what you crave is rocking and rolling, this is your lucky day, Because in "Death rattle boogie" There are 14 tracks atto reconcile all lovers of rock blood, breaking down barriers and distrust between genres and Subgenres.
Say goodbye to the shock on the road to Damascus, but fortunately there is still room for groups and Work That grind rock without asking too many questions and - most importantly - without getting lost in drifts weird.

At five years after their last album of unreleased "Boom" and three years after their first greatest hits "Endless 98-09. Greatest hits "returned the Twins DiVersi. Cry, Thema THG and Strange present their sixth album "All over," a work created in their new studios in Cologno Monzese, composed and arranged completely independently. The songs range from R & B, dance and even turns dubstep and reggae, with the support of guests such as DJ Steve Forest, soul singer Moroccan Ahmed Soultan, the former Article 31 (and brother of Scream) J-Ax (in single "Spaghetti funk is dead") and the group of reggae BoomDaBash.
With regard to the title of the new album Gemini Several have said: "It 'a title that indicates the attitude that we still have on the skin, or that they did not feel there. Not absolutely deny our past, but we start with the same energy and the same desire to make the early years. Then, in Milan, is used, speaking in slang, the phrase 'you're a boss' when someone does things right. A title, therefore, which has a double meaning: not only are we here again, but we want to do everything in the best way. "

I would say from a simple consideration, but important: Deadmau5 has become a pop star. Quarrels with 'gentlemen' illustrious Madonna, declarations over the top ("if I had time to stop, I would like to make a record like 'The Wall' by Pink Floyd"), a public that is greatly expanded (aggregating in recent years, many teenager) and live shows mammoth.
The Canadian producer, born Joel Zimmerman, has long since crossed the border of the club then, and now two years away from his latest album "4x4 = 12", is back with this new work entitled "Album title goes here", which the United States has reached the top of the standings dance (and sixth place in the album) and in Canada the second position among the best selling records ever.
Let's get it: his record sixth chapter is a work without infamy and without praise. The positive notes are the pieces that maintain a high concentration danceable as "Superliminal", "Channel 42" (with producer Wolfgang Gartner just entered the family Ministry Of Sound), "October" and especially the excellent and gloomy "Take care of the proper paperwork. " Songs that move the buttocks, but that if we are there to do the fleas, maintain virtually unchanged formula electro debtor in France (see Daft Punk) by Deadmau5.
The negative notes come instead from the collaborations. All of that with Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance in "Professional griefers", a song that would describe electro-emo and exclusively dedicated to the young, not even enhances the prestigious collaboration with Cypress Hill in "Failbait" that could easily be a song of the latter, so low is the contribution of the Rat to the track. And the same goes for "Telemiscommunications" with the good Imogen Heap, a song that highlights the beautiful voice of English singer-songwriter and nothing more. Or even "The veldt" (with Chris James to voice) is another example of pop pure state. Well done for charity, but nothing more.
The commercial success of "Album title goes here" is guaranteed (in fact shown), but the good Deadmau5 you are directing too much in that direction is another fact. They dance is true (and not cheap), but lacks the 'punch' of previous work, it lacks the freshness. Perhaps, sandwiched between long tour and more, this time in Zimmerman seems to lack the desire (and even this is not much).

Sit down and enjoy the show. When a disk Muse you can be sure that you never get bored. Loud singing, sometimes dancing, you are carried away or you are angry. But we can not remain indifferent, that's for sure.
I am not a band by half-measures: it knows. Extreme reactions, and it is their beauty. As is to be appreciated that any time, for better or worse, leave you speechless. "The 2nd law" is no exception, especially in the well, the disc is more varied and diverse that the band has produced.
There are the hallmarks of the group: the bombast, the epic music, the darkness in the lyrics, from the title (the second law of thermodynamics says that in a closed system entropy increases and the energy is lost: we are ergo for the decline), the cover (representation fluorescent energy pathways in neurons of the human brain).
And yes, even in music. Who got scared feeling "Survival" - theme song of the Olympics and perhaps the most grandiose piece ever recorded by the band - has to seek consolation in songs like "Madness" (with that solo that seems to come from "I want to break free" Queen), "Explorers", "Animals", almost a test of understatement to the canons of the band, songs that work well for exactly this reason
There is a pop-rock shamelessly 80s "Panic Station" ("We were able to put the slap-bass and get away with it", told us when we interviewed them, and already own the technique of playing the bass striking him with the thumb, which was popularized at the time by groups like Level 42 and - fortunately - fall into oblivion). There are two songs written and sung by Chris Wolstenholme, which is a respectable figure, especially considering that until a few years ago was lost in the fumes of alcohol. And there is the inevitable final suite, where the Muses put in a bit of everything ', from Skrillex to classical.
It 'a rollercoaster ride, this album: homogeneous in its homogeneity. Recognizable yet different, that you like them or not, Muse have the advantage of not sitting on their laurels, to aim high. Not always the target is in focus. But this time shooting in different directions, targets to each other seemingly distant center and if they are not full, at least come close to a lot.

The Kiss are going to pass through the fateful threshold of 40 years of life. As with people, the question that fans (and, most likely, even themselves) puts it: Kiss will be the beautiful forty morettiana of memory, or one of the many groups protogeriatrici pant with reinforced leather outfit?
In the twentieth studio album, "Monster" in fact, the award-winning firm Simmons / Stanley is pushing hard to prove his form and inevitably feel the pressure of the passage of time, of course, on their side the truccatissimi New Yorkers have a brand that is now history and recognizable in the blink of an eye. But it's the music that needs to talk, mainly ... and from this point of view the Kiss themselves seem to have doubts when - instead of the usual statement about how the last one is their best album ever - when they advertise promotion that "Monster" is one of their three best albums. In short, we do not even believe they have baked IL masterpiece and is a worthy, though subtle demonstration of realism. Why "Monster" is certainly one of the album that the group will be remembered or will break through to new legions of fans: for that is the production of the golden age, that it is enough, makes and keeps everyone thoroughly.




Having said that - that's pretty obvious if you think, in fact, the fact that the Kiss sound since 1973 - our presence we have a hard decent, definitely better than its predecessor a bit 'too patchy, in "Monster" you will find many more echoes of "Revenge" (production early nineties, then) that the Kiss of yore, but it is not necessarily a bad thing. Let's say, off the brain for a while and just drifting from the sensations of the skin, these Kiss are closer to glam metal, the street metal and hair bands that do not rock n 'roll party of the seventies, the first track, for example, it seems a hypothetical (and beautiful, by the way) outtake from "Dr. Feelgood" by Motley Crue. The result, therefore, is undeniably appreciable.
The cliches of genre, and Kiss, above all, we are all (really all), so no one can be said to be disappointed or bitter: the choruses to sing, the second note riffs that you already know how they're going to close, the desire to casino hits rock partying ... just that everything has an imprint sound closer to Guns N 'Roses, Aerosmith to the nineties and to the aforementioned Crue.
Only song that somehow seems to differ from this stylistic feature is "Back to the stoneage," which resembles more closely the MC5 band in contemporary practice to the first stirrings of the musical Kiss vintage, with a riff bearing weight taken from "Kick out the jams" and is a pleasant surprise, I must say.