Since I’ve Been Loving You: the pain of love portrayed by Led Zeppelin
Every Led Zeppelin song is able to touch a chord with us. Capable of being hard but at the same time very sweet, Led Zeppelin know perfectly how to embody the essence of rock as…
Wild is the Wind: rediscovering David Bowie’s representation of love
Wild is the Wind has always ben one of the most emotional love songs I’ve ever heard. Originally composed by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington for the soundtrack of the homonymous movie, it was performed…
Astronomy Domine: How Syd Barrett invented Pink Floyd
A masterpiece composed by Syd Barrett, initially titled Astronomy Domine (An Astral Chant), begins with the voice of the manager of Pink Floyd back in the days, Peter Jenner, who reads in a megaphone the…
Men of Good Fortune: when Lou Reed sang the hypocrisy of the lucky ones
Jealousy, passion, indifference, hypocrisy and fragility: these are the ingredients of Berlin, the album released by Lou Reed in 1973. A hard and obscure masterpiece, as was the life of its author at that time.…
Quadrophenia: the meaning of The Who’s universal tale
The sound of the sea: That’s how Quadrophenia, The Who’s sixth album, begins. A sound collected by Pete Townshend with a tape recorder. A sound that can already give us an hint about the real…
Thank You: Robert Plant’s declaration of love to his wife
In the world of music there are declarations of love often hidden behind characters and styles that you wouldn’t expect. The one following is signed by Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant, a man who has repeatedly…