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 ("Vengeance" in Ancient Greek) and took part at Descomusic, 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, I 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]
- Pippo Piarulli. TIMORIA - Frammenti Rock. Arcana editrice, 1996. ISBN 8879660713.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Giancarlo Susanna. "Timoria". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
- ^ a b c d e f Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.
- ^ a b c d e Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
- ^ "Le poesie dell'ex Timoria Ghedi sbarcano negli Usa con Hirschman". BsNews.it. 4 June 2017.
