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 ("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. Giancarlo Susanna. "Timoria". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
  2. Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.
  3. 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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