Timoria

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 (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

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

References

^ ^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.

External links

Timoria at AllMusic
Timoria discography at Discogs

[curcio-1] Susanna, Giancarlo (1990). "Timoria". In Castaldo, Gino (ed.). Dizionario della canzone italiana (in Italian). Vol. 2. Rome: Curcio. ICCU IT\ICCU\IEI\0628171.

[Deregibus-2] ^ ^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.

[music-3] Anselmi, Eddy (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana (in Italian). Modena: Panini. ISBN 978-88-6346-229-6.

[4] "Le poesie dell'ex Timoria Ghedi sbarcano negli Usa con Hirschman". BsNews.it (in Italian). 4 June 2017.

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