History Creator / PieroScaruffi

In the blogosphere, he's infamous for, and [[{{Flanderization}} partially reduced]] on, his controversial essay about English rock band Music/TheBeatles (see opening quote). Because of his frequently contrarian opinions on otherwise acclaimed music, as well as his praise for more independent and experimental music, he has acquired a [[CultClassic cult following]] among internet music fans... for all the [[HePannedItNowHeSucks wrong reasons]]. For the same reason, some have cited American rock critic Lester Bangs as an influence on Scaruffi's approach to rock music. These claims, however, have never been confirmed by Scaruffi himself.

* StrawCritic: Frequently accused of that, since he prefers DarkerAndEdgier [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible experimental]] music.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[EightPointEight Rated a solid 7/10.]]]]

In the blogosphere, he's infamous for, and [[{{Flanderization}} partially reduced]] on, his controversial essay about English rock band Music/TheBeatles (see opening quote). Because of his frequently contrarian opinions on otherwise acclaimed music, as well as his praise for more independent and experimental music, he has acquired a [[CultClassic cult following]] among internet music fans... [[EightPointEight for all the]] [[HePannedItNowHeSucks wrong reasons]]. For the same reason, some have cited American rock critic Lester Bangs as an influence on Scaruffi's approach to rock music. These claims, however, have never been confirmed by Scaruffi himself.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his polemic opinions, he [[http://scaruffi.com/charity.html recommends charity]], is a Free-Tibet activist and has friends all over the world due to his extensive travelling.

In the blogosphere, he's infamous for, and [[{{Flanderization}} partially reduced]] on, his controversial essay about English rock band Music/TheBeatles (see opening quote). Because of his frequently contrarian opinions on otherwise acclaimed music, as well as his praise for more independent and experimental music, he has acquired a [[CultClassic cult following]] among internet music fans... for all the wrong reasons. For the same reason, some have cited American rock critic Lester Bangs as an influence on Scaruffi's approach to rock music. These claims, however, have never been confirmed by Scaruffi himself.

In the blogosphere, he's infamous for, and [[{{Flanderization}} partially reduced]] on, his controversial essay about English rock band Music/TheBeatles (see opening quote). Because of his frequently contrarian opinions on otherwise acclaimed music, as well as his praise for more independent and experimental music, he has acquired a [[CultClassic cult following]] among internet music fans... mostly for all the wrong reasons. For the same reason, some have cited American rock critic Lester Bangs as an influence on Scaruffi's approach to rock music. These claims, however, have never been confirmed by Scaruffi himself.

In the blogosphere, he's infamous for, and [[{{Flanderization}} partially reduced]] on, his controversial essay about English rock band Music/TheBeatles (see opening quote). Because of his frequently contrarian opinions on otherwise acclaimed music, as well as his praise for more independent and experimental music, he has acquired a [[CultClassic cult following]] among internet music fans. For the same reason, some have cited American rock critic Lester Bangs as an influence on Scaruffi's approach to rock music. These claims, however, have never been confirmed by Scaruffi himself.

* BilingualBonus: His website is largely written in both Italian and English. Sometimes the English version is only, however, a short summary rather than a full translation of the Italian text.

-->-- '''Piero Scaruffi''' on ''Music/TheBeatles''

* BiasSteamroller: A noted example. He ranks jazz, classical music, and avant-garde miles above any other musical genres, particularly pop/rock.

[[http://scaruffi.com/ Piero Scaruffi]] (born 1955) is an Italian cognitive scientist but also a [[http://scaruffi.com/service/about.html self-described]] [[RenaissanceMan author, poet, cultural historian, music historian, film historian, political commentator, visual artist, lecturer, software consultant and entrepreneur]]. He is recognized among internet music and film buffs for his [[ArchivePanic insanely comprehensive]] database that features biographies and ratings for [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill 8,000 musicians]], some hundred film directors, writers and visual artists.

'''[[http://scaruffi.com/ Piero Scaruffi]]''' (born 1955) is an Italian cognitive scientist but also a [[http://scaruffi.com/service/about.html self-described]] [[RenaissanceMan author, poet, cultural historian, music historian, film historian, political commentator, visual artist, lecturer, software consultant and entrepreneur]]. He is recognized among internet music and film buffs for his [[ArchivePanic insanely comprehensive]] database that features biographies and ratings for [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill 8,000 musicians]], some hundred film directors, writers and visual artists.

* RuleAbidingRebel: His beef with Music/TheBeatles is that everyone proclaims how innovative they were while they stuck to standard pop song structures.

* StrawCritic: Frequently accused of that, since he prefers DarkerAndEdgier [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible experimental]] music.

* HeAlsoDid: While being known as a cultural critic on the internet, he's in fact a successful entrepreneur and neuroscientist.
** He also loves travelling and is a political commentator.

* HeAlsoDid: While being known as a cultural critic on the internet, he's in fact a successful entrepreneur and neuroscientist.
** He also loves travelling and is a political commentator.

* OnlySaneMan: His attitude towards himself with respect to professional music criticism (or just anyone who disagree with him).

* OnlySaneMan: His rants on professional music criticism.