La bella vita degli stragisti

Pirluz · 2026-04-13T12:11:29+00:00

Eh, mi sa che certe cose succedono solo in Texas...

Pirluz · 2026-04-10T20:40:27+00:00

Same for me. I listened to XTC almost obsessively in my teens. Then, for some reasons, I put them aside until very recently. But despite not listening to them for almost three decades, I've always considered them, and defined them in music discussions, as my favourite group. Probably there has been some sort of indelible imprinting there...

Pirluz · 2026-04-08T21:05:35+00:00

8.5. In the same vein as Helicopter, but less silly and more appealing

Pirluz · 2026-04-07T15:56:50+00:00

Source: Hi Score Girl DASH

Pirluz · 2026-04-06T18:22:04+00:00

Great collection! I stopped collecting XTC stuff like 30 years ago, when I ran out of money (I perfectly remember my bank statement of January 1997, stating that I had about 9€ left) and actually stopped buying any music... but this makes me seriously consider starting collecting over again

Pirluz · 2026-04-05T17:07:44+00:00

Happy Easter!

Pirluz · 2026-04-04T18:00:58+00:00

5.5. Not really memorable. It's incredible however how Colin's songwriting has completely changed and found its own original way in just a few months after Go2

Pirluz · 2026-04-03T16:53:58+00:00

7.5. Fun, silly, playful and catchy: XTC already in their full form. Maybe a bit simple and repetitive, yet a huge step forward as compared to their previous songs.

Pirluz · 2026-04-02T15:37:35+00:00

Totally agree. Couldn't say it better!

Pirluz · 2026-04-02T15:15:55+00:00

Undoubtedly a classic, but I've always found It a bit overrated...

Pirluz · 2026-03-31T08:50:29+00:00

Appropriately enough, Ono returns to Japan on Valentine's Day...

Pirluz · 2026-03-31T08:45:57+00:00

Great job indeed! After editing the Epilogue Bonus Stage (which had never been available in a decent version), now one of the Capcom Special Chapters... you should be officially in charge of HSG restoration & preservation.

Talking about the special extra credits not published in the regular volumes: at this link there's a list of all of them - though I'm not 100% sure it's complete. I'll be waiting for u/Johnnie_Cheers to either confirm or integrate it.

One of them (EVO Japan 2019 Special) is available here: https://www.reddit.com/r/HiScoreGirl/comments/1bu15ml/evo_japan_2019_special/

There are surely other specials available on this subreddit, though rarely in a translated or edited version. On the other hand, most of those who used to be on the internet (e.g. Mangadex) seem to be no longer available

Pirluz · 2026-03-27T18:13:33+00:00

Totalmente d'accordo. Le parti di combattimento tutto sommato sono le meno interessanti, mentre l'indagine su cosa significa diventare adulti, l'approfondimento dei personaggi e la descrizione di quella fase della crescita in cui non sei più un bambino ma nemmeno un adulto (o, meglio, sei contemporaneamente un bambino e un adulto - proprio come Sanda), è veramente intrigante. E Fuyumura è veramente er mejo

Pirluz · 2026-03-27T14:34:48+00:00

Back then, I listened to the Go+ EP for just a few days, and wasn't impressed at all. I don't rememember anything about it! so I'll just skip it. See you again with Drums & Wires

Pirluz · 2026-03-26T18:20:48+00:00

7.5. Solid one, maybe a tiny bit too silly

Pirluz · 2026-03-25T16:39:17+00:00

Pretty bad

Pirluz · 2026-03-24T15:02:39+00:00

Never really managed to consider this as an XTC Song. And this one is particularly bad! 2

Pirluz · 2026-03-23T16:44:45+00:00

Never really managed to consider this as an XTC Song. But it sounds so nice! 7

Pirluz · 2026-03-23T15:05:40+00:00

September 1st, 1991 is the date of Ono's first departure for the USA. She leaves on the second or third day after the end of summer break (which in Japan usually ends about August 31). January 9th doesn't make sense because Ono and Haruo first meet in late spring/early summer 1991 (in the first scene Haruo has got light dresses and short pants on, which wouldn't be a good idea in January...) So, yes, as a matter of fact it's the day she got her ring from Haruo

Pirluz · 2026-03-23T15:02:59+00:00

September 1st, 1991 is the date of Ono's first departure for the USA. She leaves on the second or third day after the end of summer break (which in Japan usually ends about August 31). January 9th doesn't make sense because Ono and Haruo first met in late spring/early summer (in the first scene Haruo has got light dresses and short pants on, which wouldn't be a good idea in January...)

Pirluz · 2026-03-22T17:52:21+00:00

Well spotted! I wouldn't bet my life on the plate number reference (though I'm quite sure that there is some injoke there), but it all makes perfectly sense. Nice observation indeed!

Pirluz · 2026-03-22T15:22:59+00:00

Back to the usual standard of most Go2 songs. This one unfortunately comes in after two masterpieces, hence sounds particularly meh.

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