G.L.A.S.
G.L.A.S. is one of the
few bands nowadays that continues offering and sharing emotions with their
music. Their compositions might be calm and melodic, but they have nerve
and an inner passion for everything that is true and honest! If you are
fans of dark and melodic hard rock music or you like AOR, then see what
Alex told us about this band and their aims...
1.FIRST OF ALL GIVE US A SHORT BAND BIO AND
PRESENT THE CURRENT LINE UP TO THE READERS…
HI CHRISTINE! HELLO TO ALL THE READERS
OF BEHIND THE VEIL! WELL, WE EXIST SINCE 1986 BUT WE HAVE DISBANDED 3 TIMES
DURING ALL THESE YEARS. BETWEEN 1986 AND 1991 WE HAVE PUBLISHED ONE EP,
2 DEMOS AND ONE SONG APPEARED ON AN ITALIAN HEAVY METAL CD COMPILATION.
THEN THE FIRST SPLIT IN 1993. THEN THERE ARE TWO MORE SHORT CHAPTERS IN
OUR STORY IN 1997 AND 2002 BOTH WITHOUT LUCK. IN 2004 WE DECIDED TO COME
BACK AND RECORD OUR NEW CDR “18”. THE LINE UP IS THE FOLLOWING: ALEX “MIDNIGHT”
MOSCHINI (VOCALS, BASS), ALESSIO VIANI (GUITARS) AND SERGIO LEONETTI (DRUMS).
MASSIMO CAPPELLI THE OTHER GUITAR PLAYER HAS JUST LEFT THE BAND AND NOW
WE ARE SEARCHING FOR A KEYBOARDER AND A SINGER.
2.WHICH ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU PROUD OF
IN G.L.A.S. AND WHICH ARE YOUR AIMS WITH THIS BAND? ARE THERE ANY THINGS
YOU’D LIKE TO CHANGE OR CORRECT IN THE BAND?
I AM PROUD BECAUSE G.L.A.S. IS THE FIRST
BAND THAT I FORMED AND I LOVED IT FROM THE FIRST TIME LIKE NO OTHER BAND
IN WHICH I PLAYED. OUR NEXT AIM IS TO PUBLISH A FULL LENGTH ALBUM IF A
LABEL GIVES US A CHANCE. WE HAVE BEEN VERY UNLUCKY IN THE PAST BUT OUR
DREAM IS STILL ALIVE AND WE BELIEVE IN IT. CERTANLY THERE ARE THINGS I’D
LIKE TO CORRECT IN THE BAND BUT I THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO IT AS WE
HAVE UNDERSTOOD WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
3.WHAT DO THE INITIALS STAND FOR? DOES EACH LETTER
OF YOUR MONIKER MEAN SOMETHING SPECIFIC? HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THIS
NAME?
THE INITIALS STAND FOR GIUGNO, LUGLIO,
AGOSTO, SETTEMBRE (JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER) AND THIS WAS AN IDEA
THAT MASSIMO CAPPELLI HAD WATCHING INTO A CALENDAR WHERE THE SUMMER MONTHS
WERE WRITTEN IN RED. WE LIKED THE IDEA AS SUMMER IS OUR FAVOURITE SEASON
AND SO WE DECIDED TO KEEP THIS NAME FOR OUR BAND.
4.I THINK MUSIC ABOVE ALL AND FOREMOST IS FEELINGS,
EMOTION, THOUGHTS, IDEAS… HOWEVER, I THINK THAT FEW ARE THE BANDS THAT
CONTINUE “TREATING” MUSIC THIS WAY. YOU BELONG TO THOSE FEW. WHY? WHAT’S
MUSIC FOR YOU? HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO YOUR LIFE?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMPLIMENTS.
WE ARE VERY HAPPY WHEN LISTENERS LIKE AND UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF OUR
MUSIC. IN MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE MUSIC IS MY FIRST PASSION SINCE I WAS
A LITTLE CHILD. I REMEMBER MY MOTHER LISTENING TO THE RADIO OR RECORDS
OF ITALIAN SINGERS OF THE 60S.
THEN I BOUGHT MY FIRST BASS WHEN I WAS
16 WITH THE WEEKLY MONEY OF THE JOB THAT I DID FOR MY FATHER DURING THE
SUMMER AND I STARTED PLAYING. MUSIC FOR US IS THE MAIN WAY TO EXPRESS OUR
FEELINGS. EVERY MUSIC EVERY LYRIC THAT WE WRITE IS A LITTLE PIECE OF US.
IN OUR LIFE, MUSIC IS IMPORTANT AS EATING, SLEEPING AND BREATHING.
5.MUSIC IS OFTEN A WAY TO HEAL YOUR WOUNDS OR
COMMUNICATE YOUR FEELINGS TO OTHERS. AREN’T YOU AFRAID THAT YOU BECOME
VULNERABLE THIS WAY?
HONESTLY I’VE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT. OF
COURSE YOU RUN A RISK WHEN YOU SHOW YOUR NAKED SOUL TO THE OTHERS BUT WE
DON’T KNOW ANY OTHER WAY TO EXPRESS OUR FEELINGS. WE CANNOT SHOW WHAT WE
AREN’T.
6.“18” IS A GREAT PIECE OF DARK AND MELANCHOLIC
MUSIC AND LIKE I WROTE IN MY REVIEW IT MIGHT BE CALM, BUT IT’S THE FEELING
OF CALMNESS MAINLY CREATED BEFORE A STORM BREAKS LOOSE. DO YOU AGREE? LET’S
SUPPOSE THAT YOU WERE ASKED TO WRITE A REVIEW ABOUT IT. WHAT WOULD YOU
SAY TRYING TO BE AS OBJECTIVE AS POSSIBLE?
I AGREE BUT IT’S AN INTERIOR STORM. AND
AFTER THE STORM YOU ARE REBORN. LIFE IS INSIDE AND I FIGURE THE STORM LIKE
A MEAN TO ERASE NEGATIVITIES INSIDE YOU AND GIVE WAY TO IMPORTANT POSITIVE
CHANGES. IF I WERE ASKED TO WRITE A REVIEW ABOUT IT I WOULD WRITE THAT
THIS CD IS FULL OF TRUE EMOTIONS.
7.YOUR SINGER IS VERY EMOTIVE AND HAS A GREAT
VOICE AND GIVES AN EXTRA SCENT TO THE SONGS. HOW DIFFICULT IS IT FOR HIM
TO COLOR HIS VOICE WITH ALL THE FEELINGS CREATED BY YOUR MUSIC? DOES HE
INTERPRET SPECIFIC ROLES WHEN HE SINGS?
ALEX WROTE ALMOST ALL THE LYRICS INSIDE
“18” AND HE SINGS HIS FEELINGS. EVERY LYRIC HAS A PERSONAL MEANING THAT’S
THE REASON WHY HE INTERPETS EACH SONGS LIKE HE’S LIVING THE SCENE IN FRONT
OF HIM LIKE IN A MOVIE.
8.COULD YOU PLEASE NAME SOME OF YOUR MOST BELOVED
BANDS AND ALBUMS? WHO WERE THE MUSICIANS THAT HELPED YOU REALIZE THIS IS
THE KIND OF MUSIC THAT EXPRESSES YOU THE MOST?
WE LOVE SO MANY BANDS THAT IT’S IMPOSSIBLE
TO MENTION THEM ALL BUT WE WILL TRY TO DO A SELECTION: FOREIGNER, BOSTON,
JOURNEY, BAD ENGLISH, DARE, DOKKEN, RATT, VAN HALEN, DEF LEPPARD, WHITESNAKE,
KING’S X AND SO ON. AS FOR ALBUMS I'LL MENTION 3 OF THEM “BACK FOR THE
ATTACK” (DOKKEN), “1987” (WHITESNAKE) AND “OUT OF THE SILENCE” (DARE).
9.WHAT’S THE BEST AND WHAT’S THE WORST PART IN
YOUR MUSIC, ACCORDING TO YOU?
I THINK THE BEST PART IT’S OUR INSTINCT
AND OUR SINCERE SONGWRITING BUT WE WOULD NEED TO FIND A SINGER THAT TAKES
CARE ONLY OF SINGING WITHOUT PLAYING ANY INSTRUMENTS.
10.ARE THERE ANY ELEMENTS YOU’D LIKE TO ADD IN
YOUR MUSIC OR EXPERIMENT WITH IN THE FUTURE?
WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD A KEYBOARDER AND BESIDES
WE WOULD LIKE TO WRITE AN AOR CONCEPT ALBUM. WE HAVE GOT A PAIR OF IDEAS
ABOUT IT…BUT WE WILL TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE FUTURE.
11.TELL US A FEW THINGS ABOUT YOUR LYRICS. WHAT
KIND OF THINGS INTRIGUE YOU TO TALK ABOUT? WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM?
WE TALK NORMALLY ABOUT OUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
MIXING FEW FANTASY ELEMENTS OF POETRY. NORMALLY IT’S ALEX THAT TAKES CARE
OF THE LYRICS.
12.WHY DID YOU NAME YOUR DEMO “18”? WHAT DOES
THIS NUMBER STAND FOR TO YOU?
WE EXIST 18 YEARS NOW. THAT’S THE REASON
WHY WE NAMED OUR DEMO 18. IT IS THE CELEBRATION FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY. IT
WAS IMPORTANT TO US TO HAVE A NEW BEGINNING WITH A STRONG SIGNAL OF OUR
ROOTS.
13.WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK HAVE YOU RECEIVED TILL
NOW? WHAT WAS THE MOST FLATTERING AND WHAT THE MOST UNFAIR COMMENT YOU
HAVE RECEIVED?
WE HAVE RECEIVED MANY GOOD REVIEWS AND
SOME BAD REVIEWS BUT IT IS NORMAL. YOU CANNOT PRETEND THAT EVERYBODY LIKES
YOUR MUSIC. THE BEST REVIEW WE HAVE RECEIVED IS THE ONE THAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN
ON BEHIND THE VEIL. AS FOR THE MOST UNFAIR COMMENT SOMENONE SAID THAT WE
DO NOT HAVE THE MATURITY IN OUR SONGWRITING AND MY ANSWER IS THAT WE PLAY
AOR AND EVEN IF WE LIVE IN THE PROG METAL ERA AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE
THE EXPECTATION TO FIND PROG ELEMENTS IN OUR MUSIC THINKING THAT AOR AND
PROG METAL ARE THE SAME THING THIS ISN’T OUR POINT OF VIEW. AOR AND PROG
METAL HAVE NO POINT OF CONTACT AT ALL.
14.HAVE YOU SENT YOUR DEMO TO ANY LABELS? ARE
YOU IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF THEM FOR A POSSIBLE CONTRACT? WITH WHICH CRITERIA
WILL YOU SIGN TO A LABEL?
AT THE MOMENT WE HAVE SENT “18” ONLY TO
THE MEDIA. WE HAVE NO CONTACT WITH ANY LABEL. WE WILL THINK ABOUT IT IN
THE FUTURE. WE WILL SIGN ONLY TO A LABEL THAT WILL RESPECT OUR SOUND.
15.IF YOUR MUSIC WAS AN EMOTION, WHAT WOULD IT
BE? IF IT WAS A PAINTING, WHAT WOULD IT SHOW?
IF OUR MUSIC WAS AN EMOTION IT WOULD BE
LOVE IN EVERY MEANING AND IN EVERY WAY. IF IT WAS A PAINTING IT'D BE “DER
KUSS” BY GUSTAV KLIMT.
16.WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THERE WAS NO MUSIC IN
THE WORLD? HOW WOULD YOU CHANNEL ALL YOUR CREATIVITY?
I CANNOT ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION BECAUSE
I CANNOT IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT MUSIC. IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO ME TO THINK
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
17.WHAT NEW DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE TO OFFER TO
THE SCENE YOU SERVE? WHY SHOULD THE LISTENERS TAKE THEIR TIME TO LISTEN
TO YOUR MUSIC?
WE HAVE TO OFFER OUR MUSIC DONE WITH OUR
HEARTS AND OUR HONEST EMOTIONS. WE PRETEND TO BE TRUE AOR DEFENDERS. MAYBE
THESE ARE ENOUGH REASONS TO LISTEN TO OUR MUSIC OR MAYBE NOT BUT THAT’S
WHAT WE OFFER.
18.DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS FOR LIVE SHOWS? WHAT
DO YOU HAVE TO OFFER TO THOSE THAT WILL ATTEND IN ONE OF YOUR GIGS?
WE HAVE TO OFFER 2 HOURS OF GOOD MUSIC
IN OUR SHOWS. OUR TRACKLIST IS A MIX OF OUR SONGS WITH MANY SUCCESSFUL
COVER SONGS OF BANDS OF OUR GENRE THAT HAVE INFLUENCED US. AS FOR OUR PLANS
PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.glasweb.it
TO FIND OUT ABOUT OUR NEXT GIGS.
19.THANK YOU! IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE
TO MENTION AND I FORGOT TO ASK YOU? LEAVE A MESSAGE TO ALL THE READERS…
WE HAVE COME BACK AFTER 14 YEARS AND OUR
INTENTION IS NOT TO VANISH FOR THE NEXT 14 YEARS. WE ARE HERE WITH THE
INTENTION TO STAY. SO WE HOPE THAT READERS WILL READ MORE ABOUT US IN THE
FUTURE. A VERY BIG GREETING TO YOU CHRISTINE AND TO ALL THE READERS OF
BEHIND THE VEIL. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING! STAY TUNED AND ROCK ON!!!!
Christine Parastatidou
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