Summary
Timoria were an Italian rock group, active between 1985 and 2003.
Career edit
The group formed in Brescia in 1985 with the name Precious Time.[1][2][3] In 1986 they adopted the name Timoria (Ancient Greek: τιμωρία, romanized: timōría, lit. 'vengeance') and took part at Discomusic, a festival organized by the newspaper Giornale di Brescia, winning the competition.[1] After winning another festival, "Rock Targato Italia", they were put under contract by PolyGram and released their first single, "Signornò".[1][2]
Produced by former Litfiba member Gianni Moroccolo, in 1990 the band released their first album, Colori che esplodono, which was both a critical and commercial success.[1] In 1991 they entered the Newcomers competition at the 41st edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "L'uomo che ride", winning the Critics' Award.[1][2][3]
In 1997, after the release of the album Eta Beta, following irreconcilable conflicts with the songwriter of the group Omar Pedrini, the lead singer Francesco Renga left the band and started a successful solo career, being replaced as lead singer by the same Pedrini and by newcomer Sasha Torrisi.[2][3]
In 2002 the band came back to the Sanremo Music Festival, entering the main competition with the song "CasaMia".[2][3] In 2003, following the release of the live album Timoria live: generazione senza vento, they announced a five-years hiatus which eventually resulted in the dissolution of the band, with Pedrini pursuing a solo career and Diego Galeri and Enrico Ghedi founding a new band, Miura.[2][3] In 2017 Marimbo published its first American book of Enrico Ghedi: his poems are translated in English by the poet Jack Hirschman.[4]
Personnel edit
- Omar Pedrini – vocals, guitars
- Diego Galeri – drums
- Enrico Ghedi – keyboards, vocals
- Carlo Alberto 'Illorca' Pellegrini – bass guitar, vocals
- Pippo Ummarino – drums (from 1998)
- Sasha Torrisi – vocals, guitars (from 1998)
- Francesco Renga – vocals (1985–1998)
- Davide Cavallaro – bass guitar (1985–1988)
- Pietro Paolo Pettenadu – bass guitar (1985–1987)
Discography edit
Albums
- 1986 – The Precious Time Demo (EP)
- 1988 – Macchine e dollari (EP)
- 1990 – Colori che esplodono
- 1991 – Ritmo e dolore
- 1992 – Storie per vivere
- 1993 – Viaggio senza vento
- 1995 – 2020 SpeedBall
- 1997 – Eta Beta
- 1999 – 1999
- 2001 – El Topo Grand Hotel
- 2002 – Un Aldo qualunque sul treno magico
- 2003 – Timoria live: generazione senza vento
Further reading edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Susanna, Giancarlo (1990). "Timoria". In Castaldo, Gino (ed.). Dizionario della canzone italiana (in Italian). Vol. 2. Rome: Curcio. ICCU IT\ICCU\IEI\0628171.
- ^ a b c d e f Deregibus, Enrico (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della canzone italiana (in Italian). Florence: Giunti. ISBN 978-88-09-75625-0.
- ^ a b c d e Anselmi, Eddy (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana (in Italian). Modena: Panini. ISBN 978-88-6346-229-6.
- ^ "Le poesie dell'ex Timoria Ghedi sbarcano negli Usa con Hirschman". BsNews.it (in Italian). 4 June 2017.