Verdena rehearse every day (when they're not on tour) in their garage, where they have built a recording studio called the Henhouse. The hen-house is their sound laboratory--full many different instruments, like guitars, amplifiers, rhodes, mellotrons, and Korg synths. No digital stuff is allowed to get in!
They view the song like a painter would a picture: to work on by carefully adding more and more layers, yet keeping the big picture in mind. The result is much more than a simple song.
Verdena’s songs, which are stellar in and of themselves, have a new added value since the lyrics are written uniquely. They are not penned in a narrative, logical way. Rather, they follow a stream-of-unconscious style that is closer to the Anglo-American rock language than to the syncope traditions of the Italian language, which are so far from the aesthetics of pure rock. Alberto’s lyrics have always been one of the main characteristics of Verdena that stand out from the usual and reiterated formula of the Italian rock music.
Debut album:
Verdena
The debut album came out on September, 30th, 1999.
The first single went in heavy rotation on MTV.
The album sold 40.000 copies
EPs:
Two EPs were published after the album release: Valvonauta and Viba ep.
In the first one there were two new tracks. In the second one two new tracks and a cover of Sunshine of your love by Cream.
On tour:
The band played in the most important festivals (Imola Heineken Music Festival with Hole and Marylin Manson, Independent Day Festival with Deftones, Limp Bizkit, Arezzo Wave Love Festival with Henry Rollins). Between September 1999 and the summer of 2000 Verdena played more than 100 gigs.
July 2001; Verdena play in Turin before U2 exclusive show in Italy.
Second Album:
Solo un Grande Sasso
Released in September of 2001
The first single, Spaceman, went immediately in the top ten. Same as for the album (sixth in the top ten for three weeks and on the top forty for other four weeks). The record sold 35.000 copies.
Other EPs:
After the release of the second album Verdena published two more EPs in which they made cover of Thirteen Floor Elevator’s Reverberation and Melvins Creepy Smell.
Third Album:
Il Suicidio dei Samurai
Came out on January 31, 2004, two weeks before they played in Groningen, at Eurosonic. At the same time Verdena released the EP Luna. Suddenly it got number two for two weeks on the top ten. Then the album came out and it got to the seventh in the top ten. Made a club tour (30 gigs) most of the times got sold out. On summer 2004 they’ve made 40 gigs all over Italy. Then, once again, a club tour of 20 gigs. Once again sold out everywhere.
Fourth album:
Requiem
Released in 2007.
Nova
Verdena Lyrics
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e so che tu lo fai
bene in lacrime
consumi vuoti blu in piu'
colpisci a fondo e sfiorami
ma resti ancora immobile
distendimi ed inventa un senso
adorami, dudu...
conquistami ed illudimi
respingimi se puoi, di piu'
sai finger bene, e' inutile
ma resti ancora immobile
distendimi ed inventa un senso
per poi sorprendermi
per poi sorprendermi
per poi sorprendermi....oooohh......
mi spremi e vomito
insegui ardori e sudi vento
mi spogli il panico
ti svesti bene giuro e' questo...
mi spogli il panicooooo.....
adorami dudu...
respingi echi in nuvole...
nuvole...
The lyrics to Verdena's song Nova imply a certain level of depth and complexity, with the singer asking the listener to distinguish them if they can, suggesting that there might be more than what meets the eye. The line "bene in lacrime" (well in tears) adds to the emotion of the song, describing how tears appear to be the only outlet for the singer's feelings. The phrase "consumi vuoti blu in piu'" (you consume more blue emptiness) could be interpreted as the listener taking in more and more of the singer's sadness and emptiness, with blue being a color often associated with sadness.
The rest of the lyrics seem to be the singer asking the listener to love and conquer them, even if it means hurting them in the process, so long as they are surprised by it. The phrase "sai finger bene, e' inutile" (you know how to pretend well, it's useless) could imply that the listener might not genuinely care for the singer, but rather know how to manipulate them. The mention of panic in the later half of the song adds to the overall sense of desperation, with the listener and the singer seemingly caught in a tumultuous relationship where it is difficult to distinguish what is real.
Line by Line Meaning
Distinguimi se puoi
If you can, distinguish me
e so che tu lo fai
And I know that you do it
bene in lacrime
With tears, you do it well
consumi vuoti blu in piu'
You consume extra blue voids
colpisci a fondo e sfiorami
Hit me deeply and touch me
ma resti ancora immobile
But you remain still
distendimi ed inventa un senso
Stretch me out and create a meaning
per poi sorprendermi
And then surprise me
adorami, dudu...
Adore me, dudu...
conquistami ed illudimi
Conquer and deceive me
respingimi se puoi, di piu'
Push me away if you can, harder
sai finger bene, e' inutile
You know how to pretend well, it's useless
mi spremi e vomito
You squeeze me and I vomit
insegui ardori e sudi vento
You chase passions and sweat wind
mi spogli il panico
You undress my panic
ti svesti bene giuro e' questo...
You undress well, I swear it's this...
respingi echi in nuvole...
Push away echoes in clouds...
nuvole...
Clouds...
Contributed by Parker S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Kiraz
Distinguimi se puoi
e so che tu lo fai
bene in lacrime
consumi vuoti blu in piu'
colpisci a fondo e sfiorami
ma resti ancora immobile
distendimi ed inventa un senso
per poi sorprendermi
adorami, dudu...
conquistami ed illudimi
respingimi se puoi, di piu'
sai finger bene, è inutile
ma resti ancora immobile
distendimi ed inventa un senso
per poi sorprendermi
per poi sorprendermi
per poi sorprendermi... oooohh...
mi spremi e vomito
insegui ardori e sudi vento
mi spogli il panico
ti svesti bene giuro è questo...
mi spogli il panicooooo...
adorami dudu...
respingi echi in nuvole...
nuvole...
Love Lost
Grazie per avermi accompagnato durante la mia adolescenza. Crescendo in una piccola realtà di provincia, la vostra musica ha sempre fatto la differenza e ha aiutato me, come tanti altri, ad evadere da quel mondo sterile e ottuso che ci circondava.
Stillafuxxinfreak
Il gruppo più sottovalutato d' Italia. Qeesta canzone poi è stupenda, vengono i brividi lungo la schiena ad ascoltarla!
Kiraz
Distinguimi se puoi
e so che tu lo fai
bene in lacrime
consumi vuoti blu in piu'
colpisci a fondo e sfiorami
ma resti ancora immobile
distendimi ed inventa un senso
per poi sorprendermi
adorami, dudu...
conquistami ed illudimi
respingimi se puoi, di piu'
sai finger bene, è inutile
ma resti ancora immobile
distendimi ed inventa un senso
per poi sorprendermi
per poi sorprendermi
per poi sorprendermi... oooohh...
mi spremi e vomito
insegui ardori e sudi vento
mi spogli il panico
ti svesti bene giuro è questo...
mi spogli il panicooooo...
adorami dudu...
respingi echi in nuvole...
nuvole...
Chico Chà
solo a distanza di anni mi rendo conto della portata di questo disco, se solo fossero usciti negli states avremmo avuto una nuova era per il rock
Marco Panichi
grande commento Chico, hai dato parole ad una sensazione che avevo da anni riguardo i Verdena
youtuber tuberyou
verdena leggendari. tra anni si capirà dove sarebbero potuti arrivare. arte.
Simone Sampó
Nova é sicuramente nella top 3 dei Verdena
The Goodb
Si
TheSludger
Io adoro il drumming di questa canzone. Luca Ferrari miglior batterista rock d'Italia.
Mihai Popa
La piu grande band rock d'Italia ch'io conosco! Vi amo, Verdena :) Cheers from Romania.