Timoria were an Italian rock group, active between 1985 and 2003.

Career

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

  • 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

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

  • Pippo Piarulli. TIMORIA - Frammenti Rock. Arcana editrice, 1996. ISBN 8879660713.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Giancarlo Susanna. "Timoria". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
  4. ↑ "Le poesie dell'ex Timoria Ghedi sbarcano negli Usa con Hirschman". BsNews.it. 4 June 2017.
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