1) an Italian avant-prog band; <… Read Full Bio ↴Area is a name shared by many artists:
1) an Italian avant-prog band;
2) an American '80s dream pop band;
3) an American techno house producer;
4) a Norwegian rapper;
5) a Macedonian pop rock band;
6) a German power metal band;
7) a British indie band;
8) a Japanese singer.
1) Area international POPular group, most commonly known as Area, is an Italian avant-prog and jazz fusion band formed in the end of 1972. They are known for being one of the most important and astonishing combos in their genre of all times. They have been compared to Gentle Giant for the extreme complexity combined with an elegant and debonair use of polyrhythms; but they had a stronger attitude in managing middle east musical structures and elements, from odd rhythms to the use of tone fourths. And any of these elements are always jointed by a free-jazz attitude and even electronics.
They were left-wing fine intellectuals and coupled their very high level compositions with poetical and elegant lyrics, criticizing conservative model with metaphors and rhetorical figures, avoiding gross and bold attacks such as left-wing punks usually did; or joking about philosophical statements, again with a lucid and brilliant style.
First asset was: Demetrio Stratos (singer and lyricist), Giulio Capiozzo (drums and percussions), Patrick Djivas (bass, later leaved for Premiata Forneria Marconi and was substituted by Ares Tavolazzi) Eddie Busnello (saxophone, flutes), Johnny Lambizzi (guitar, later was substituted by Paolo Tofani), Leandro Gaetano (piano).
2) Area was an Illinois-based dream pop band, formed in 1985 with a lineup of Steve Jones, Lynn Canfield, and Henry Frayne. After the band went on hiatus in 1990, Canfield and Frayne formed another band, Moon Seven Times. Frayne is currently in Lanterna, and Canfield has been a member of Shotgun Wedding. Four of the band's albums have been reissued by Projekt Records.
3) Area is the deep ambient house and techno recording alias of Chicago-based DJ m50. Has released on labels like FK's Wave Music, echospace [detroit], steadfast, Mathematics, and his own label Kimochi.
4) Area is a rapper from Bergen who has worked a lot with producer Hkon and rapper Ovelution. He was previously a member of the groups Rejects and Vågard's Hollaback crew.
5) Area is an alternative rock band from Gostivar, Macedonia.
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Their name is written as Ареа on all of their releases except for compilation Macedonian Document Step 4 (The Final One).
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6) Area was a power metal band from Germany that released two albums namely, Twilight and The Falcon.
7) Area was a London, UK-based indie band fronted by Kiwi songwiter vocalist Curtis Bartlett. A four track EP On A Good Day was released in 1989.
8) Area is a Japanese emo singer.
9) AREA is a rapper from the suburbs whose mixtape 2 Fingers was featured on Hotnewhiphop.com
10) AREA is a post rock band from Bordeaux, France.
L'abbattimento dello Zeppelin
Area Lyrics
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viaggiava nel cielo gonfiato dal vento
sembrava ubriaco di un grande potere
Un rumore d'acciaio lo ha fatto cadere
piombare nel fango senza più stile
Dicono tutti che è colpa mia
giocano tutti con il corpo sgonfiato
dal vento che è senza memoria
il vento mi ha detto che morirò.
In "L'abbattimento dello Zeppelin" by the Italian progressive rock band Area, the lyrics talk about the downfall of the Zeppelin and how everyone blames the singer for it. The song starts with everyone accusing the singer that it is their fault that the Zeppelin fell. The singer tries to rationalize that the Zeppelin was traveling in the sky and seemed to be drunk from its power. However, it fell due to the sound of steel breaking, crashing into the mud ungracefully. The second verse continues with the blame on the singer and people playing with the deflated Zeppelin, mocking its forgetful wind. The last verse is the culmination of the song where the singer admits that the wind whispers to them about their impending doom.
The lyrics speak about how people tend to look for someone to blame when things go wrong. The singer, in this case, is blamed for the downfall of the Zeppelin, even though they had nothing to do with it. The drunk Zeppelin symbolizes the arrogance of power and how it can lead to disastrous consequences.
Line by Line Meaning
Dicono tutti che è colpa mia
Everyone says it's my fault
viaggiava nel cielo gonfiato dal vento
It traveled in the wind-inflated sky
sembrava ubriaco di un grande potere
It seemed drunk with great power
Un rumore d'acciaio lo ha fatto cadere
A steel sound made it fall
piombare nel fango senza più stile
Plunging into the mud without style
giocano tutti con il corpo sgonfiato
Everyone plays with the deflated body
dal vento che è senza memoria
From the wind that has no memory
Dicono tutti che è colpa mia,
Everyone says it's my fault
il vento mi ha detto che morirò.
The wind told me I will die.
Contributed by Aubrey T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Alberto Lev
Virtuosos, Maestros, Emperadores del Rock Progresivo Italiano
mattjhonson72
Pezzo grandioso! Irripetibile! Ciao Demetrio!
Davide Brunelli
Io spero di incontrarlo, Demetrio, ovviamente in un'altra dimensione
Francesco Nardin
E' la più grande e musicalmente ricca parodia ai Led Zeppelin con "Stairway to Heven",considerato il top del rock. Gli AREA erano 2 kilometri sopra già allora. E Demetrio almeno 10. Confrontate i brani e poi ditemi.
Alberto Lev
Area eres superior a Zeppelin en mucho, musicalmente unos virtuosos del rock
Massimo Di Gaetano
Il confronto che proponi è un'idiozia da bimbi delle elementari. Alla musica serve il cuore, non il tifo da squadra.
Marco Pesenti
Non c'è intenzione da parte dei Led Zeppelin di fare la stessa musica degli Area, siano capaci o meno...si può dire la stessa cosa degli Area. Con ogni probabilità, non avrebbero fatto hard rock tanto bene quanto i Led Zeppelin; paragonarli significa solo dire che si preferisce l'uno all'altro.
Francesco Nardin
@Italia Classics gli Area sono stati un fenomeno musicale irripetibile, inimmaginabile per allora ed anche per ora.
Italia Classics
@Francesco Nardin I led zeppelin gli allacciano le scarpe musicalmente agli area. E plant vocalmente si sa non è all'altezza di stratos
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