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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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.
La mela di Odessa
Area Lyrics
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Cavalca, cavalca, cavalca
insieme attraversarono il mare.
impararono a nuotare.
Arrivati in cima al mare, dove il mondo diventa mancino, la mela lasciò il suo vecchio vestito e prese l'abito da sposa più rosso, più rosso.
La foglia sorrise, era la prima volta di ogni cosa.
Riprese la mela in braccio, e partirono.
Giunsero in un paese giallo di grano pieno di gente felice, pieno di gente felice!
Qui altra gente si unì al coro.
"Ma dove siamo? ma dove siamo?"
Chiese la mela.
"Se pensi che il mondo sia piatto allora sei arrivata alla fine del mondo. Se credi che il mondo sia tondo allora sali, e incomincia il giro tondo!"
E la mela salì, salì, salì, salì, salì.
La foglia invece salutò, salutò, salutò.
Rientrò nel mare e nessuno la vide più.
Forse per lei, mah, il mondo era ancora piatto.
....Vicino al mare dove il mondo diventa mancino....Se credi che il mondo sia tondo, allora sali,sali! E incomincia il giro tondo!
The Apple from Odessa
Once upon a time there was an apple riding a leaf
(it) rode, rode, rode
together they crossed the sea
(they) learnt to swim.
Once arrived by the sea
where the World becomes lefthanded
the apple left its old dress
and took the wedding dress
the reddest, the reddest....
The leaf smiled
(it) was the first time of everything
(it) took again the apple in its arms and left.
(They) arrived to a country coloured of yellow by grain
full of happy people
full of happy people
(they) joined those people
and went down singing
until the big square
here other people joined the chorus
"Where do we are
where do we are"
the apple asked...
..."If you think that the World is flat
then you arrived to the end of the World
if you think that the World is round
than come up, and start a ring-a-rosy"
and the apple went up, up, up, up
the leaf instead greeted, greeted, greeted
(it) entered back into the sea
and nobody saw it again
maybe for it the World is still flat.
Close to the sea where the world becomes tiny
if you think that the World is round
than come up, come up! And, start a ring-a-rosy!
The lyrics of Area’s song La mela di Odessa tell the story of an apple and a leaf traveling across the sea and arriving at a land full of happy people. The apple leaves behind its old dress and puts on a red wedding dress. The leaf takes the apple in its arms and they continue their journey. They arrive at a yellow country full of joyous people and sing until they reach a big square, where more people join in on the song. The apple asks where they are and is told that if they believe the world is flat, they have reached the end of the world, but if they believe it is round, they should come up and start a ring-a-rosy. The apple goes up while the leaf stays behind, then returns to the sea and is never seen again. The song ends with the lyrics, “Close to the sea where the world becomes tiny, if you think that the world is round, then come up, come up! And start a ring-a-rosy!”
Line by Line Meaning
Once upon a time there was an apple riding a leaf
The story goes that there was an apple riding a leaf like a horse
(it) rode, rode, rode
Together they traveled, riding the waves
together they crossed the sea
(they) learnt to swim.
Traveling across the sea, they had to learn to swim in order to survive
Once arrived by the sea
where the World becomes lefthanded
the apple left its old dress
and took the wedding dress
the reddest, the reddest....
Upon arriving at this special place where everything is different, the apple shed its old skin and donned a new red one, as if preparing for a special occasion
The leaf smiled
(it) was the first time of everything
(it) took again the apple in its arms and left.
The leaf was happy to be part of this new experience with the apple and embraced it before moving on
(they) arrived to a country coloured of yellow by grain
full of happy people
full of happy people
(they) joined those people
and went down singing
until the big square
here other people joined the chorus
The duo arrived in a new country where everyone was happy and singing. They joined in the singing and dancing, and more people joined them
"Where do we are
where do we are"
the apple asked...
The curious apple asked where they were
"If you think that the World is flat
then you arrived to the end of the World
if you think that the World is round
than come up, and start a ring-a-rosy"
They were told that if they believed the world was flat, they had reached the edge of the world. But if they believed it was round, they should go up and dance in a circle
and the apple went up, up, up, up
the leaf instead greeted, greeted, greeted
(it) entered back into the sea
and nobody saw it again
maybe for it the World is still flat.
The apple went up to dance in the circle, but the leaf returned to the sea. The apple was never seen again, and the leaf wonders if it still thought the world was flat
Close to the sea where the world becomes tiny
if you think that the World is round
than come up, come up! And, start a ring-a-rosy!
This special place is close to the sea where the world becomes small. And if you believe the world is round, you should come up and join in the circle dance
Contributed by Ella V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@RicardoStrani
lyrics
C'era una volta una mela a cavallo di una foglia
Cavalca, cavalca, cavalca
Insieme attraversarono il mare
Impararono a nuotare
Arrivati in cima al mare
Dove il mondo diventa mancino
La mela lasciò il suo vecchio vestito
E prese l'abito da sposa più rosso, PIÙ ROSSO!
La foglia sorrise, era la prima volta di ogni cosa
Riprese la mela in braccio, e partirono
Giunsero in un paese giallo di grano
Pieno di gente felice
Pieno di gente felice!
Si unirono a quella gente
E scesero cantando fino alla grande piazza
Qui altra gente si unì al coro
"Ma dove siamo? ma dove siamo?"
Chiese la mela
"Se pensi che il mondo sia piatto
Allora sei arrivata alla fine del mondo
Se credi che il mondo sia tondo
Allora sali, e incomincia il giro tondo!"
E la mela salì, salì, salì, salì, salì
La foglia invece salutò, salutò, salutò
Rientrò nel mare e nessuno la vide più
Forse per lei, mah, il mondo era ancora piatto
....Vicino al mare dove il mondo diventa piccino
....Se credi che il mondo sia tondo, allora sali, sali!
E incomincia il giro tondo!
@perpetualburn7991
Questo brano è la prova che l'Italia musicalmente non ha nulla da invidiare a nessuno!
ORGOGLIO.
@MrNarcan
Un tempo...
@guenthergoller815
@@MrNarcan beh .. adesso fanno schifo anche gli altri ..
@123prova
@@guenthergoller815 devi cercare meglio. Ti auguro di trovare.
@pierobuffa3549
se penso alla musica che gira adesso, mi viene da piangere.....grande gruppo! è stato un privilegio aver visto i loro concerti..ed ascoltare la loro musica immortale. Sentirla adeso ti da la misura di quanto erano straordinari.
@rcessari1456
Progressivi anche se fossero odierni.
KTM 125... Eskimo verde... la tosa con il maglione a V e niente sotto... bottiglia di Merlot... il Pioneer che sfornava la musica più coraggiosa di sempre!
Felice di esserci stato...
@tizianoorsellini159
Dei veri geni. Più si ascoltano e più si rimane estasiati. Area e Demetrio rimarranno immortali.
@MusiKarmada
Sempre MERAVIGLIOSI!!!!
@davidecarbonai
musicalmente imbattibili. culturalmente ricchissimi. erano e rimarranno unici
@Burt472
Esatto...E' cosi'.....