RAIN
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IN MY OPINION
SUMMER IS A GOOD PERIOD TO LISTEN GOOD HARD ROCK MUSIC. AND ON THIS FIELD
RAIN FROM ITALY IS A GREAT PROPOSAL FOR YOU. THEY PLAY HIGH QUALITY HARD
ROCK MUSIC IN THE OLD '80'S STYLE. THANK GOD THAT STILL EXIST BANDS THAT
PLAY THIS MUSIC IN THE TRADITIONAL WAY.DON'T KNOCK THEM, 'TILL YOU TRY
THEM!!!
1.GIVE US WITH A FEW WORDS THE MOST
INTERESTING PARTS OF THE BAND HISTORY AND THE CURRENT LINE-UP.
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Well, current line-up: Alessandro Tronconi,
vocals; Luciano Tattini, guitar;Alessio Amorati, guitar; Gianni Zenari,
bass; Andrea Baldi, drums; Edo Di Palma, sound & rec. & much more;
Jacopo Ghisolfi, lyrics, art cover & more than a lot... About history...Born
in 1980 as a punk band, jumped into heavy metal in '82, some good reviews,
some good dates with famous italian bands of that days, a long, obscure
period of crisis during the grunge dominion ( we refused to change our
music to follow the trends) and a great come back in the year '99 with
the new album when the world re-discovered heay metal & hard rock...To
cut a long story short..
2.HOW DID YOU CHOOSE THE NAME RAIN
FOR THE BAND? IS THERE A STORY BEHIND THE NAME?HOW IMPORTANT DO YOU THINK
IS THE CORRECT CHOICE OF A NAME?
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Choosing a good name is of the most
important, I think...We decided for Rain...well, without any particular
reason. We simply liked it, it has its evocative strength, it's easy to
remember and, in that days, was quite a new: no demons, no blood, no warriors,
no trip...just rain.
3.YOUR MUSIC IS HARD ROCK WITH HEAVY
METAL ELEMENTS, DO YOU THINK THAT TRADITIONAL METAL BANDS HAVE A CHANCE
TO BECOME FAMOUS IN OUR DAYS THAT PEOPLE LIKE TO LISTEN TO MORE MODERN
METAL STUFF?
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It's really hard...If you don't have
a well known name ( such as the worldwide rockstars, that can play whatever
they want ), I doubt that you can become really famous playing old stuff...
4.WHEN I SAW THE COVER OF THE ALBUM,
I THOUGHT THAT I HAD TO DO WITH ANOTHER POWER METAL BAND FROM ITALY. WHAT
DOES THE COVER SHOWS? IS IT A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE LYRICS AND THE COVER?
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There is no connection with the lyrics.
The cover shows the attack to a Marshall-shaped castle, carried on by some
weird beings. Five of them are into (or by) the castle's ditch, and that
is the links with the CD title (see forward)
5.HOW DO YOU COMPOSE YOUR MUSIC? ARE
THERE SOME SPECIFIC STEPS YOU ALWAYS FOLLOW?
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Generally the 2 guitars players bring
on an idea, some riffs, and all together we try to make them become a song.
At last, when the vocal melody is fixed, here come the lyrics...
6.WHAT ARE THE LYRICS TALKING ABOUT?
WHAT GIVES YOU INSPIRATION?
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The inspiration comes from everywhere.
We talk about music, sci-fi stories, drinking, social problems, grandpa'
spells....
7.WHAT KIND OF FEELINGS DO YOU HAVE
WHEN YOU PLAY YOUR MUSIC?
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I remember an interview to K.K. Downing
( Judas P.), where he said:"when you're plugged in, you're plugged in,
and that's it". I think that this can resume quite well the situation.
8.WHICH ARE YOUR INFLUENCES?
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From Blackmore to Rammstein. Some still
listen to Elvis...
9.YOU EXIST FROM THE 80'S BUT YOU HAVE
RELEASED THIS ALBUM IN THE YEAR 1999? WHY IS THAT?
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We released: Bad Situation (promo )
in 1984; The Rain's coming in 1986; Ten Years After in 1990; Red Revolution
in 1993 and Bigditch in '99
10.YOU HAVE ENTITLED THE ALBUM "BIGDITCH
4707"...STRANGE TITLE! WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
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Well, our studio, where we try, we
record, we drink and play table football, watch TV, B- mov...well, it's
near Bologna, in a place called Fossatone, that in italian means ( literally
) big ditch. 4707 is the number of the warehouse where the studio is in...
11.HAVE YOU LISTENED SOMETHING INTERESTY
LATELY FROM ITALY? WHICH ARE YOU 5 MOST BELOVED HARD ROCK AND METAL ALBUMS
OF ALL TIME?
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Yeah, some new bands are really good,
and I'm talking about Prophecy, Listeria... Top five (random): Highway
to hell, Defenders of the faith, Another perfect day, Innocence is no excuse,
The number of the beast.
12.HOW DID THE PRESS AND THE FANS RECEIVED
THE ALBUM?WHICH IS THE WORST THINK THAT YOU LISTEN ABOUT THE ALBUM?
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Generally we didn't expect all this
interest for our work. As time goes by, we receive more and more congratulations,
and this can only be a great pleasure....But the worst thing I've read
is that " the band is ok, except for the singer, who has not that good..."
( the singer is the only one, among us, that is professional: he is an
opera tenor )
13.MANY METAL MUSICIANS ACCUSE POP
STARS FOR THEIR LIFE STYLE, YET WE SEE SUCH BEHAVIOURS IN THE METAL SCENE
AS WELL (BANDS PAYING TO MAKE A COVER FOR SUCCESFUL MAGAZINES, HAVING A
GOOD REVIEW, METAL LABELS PROMOTING SPECIFIC BANDS AND GENRES EACH EPOCH,ETC).IS
IT MAYBE AFTER ALL TRUE THAT THE METAL INDUSTRY DOESN'T DIFFER FROM THE
POP? WHICH ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT?
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Industry is the same for all. I think
that only indies and a very few big names are sincere...
14.DO YOU LIKE READ BOOKS? WHICH ARE
YOUR FAVORITE BOOK?
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We all like books, but with differences:
Tolkien, William Blake, Traditional redskins writers, PCtricks, Hot Pussy
Forever...
15.IF SOMEDAY YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO
MEET THE CREATURE THAT CREATED THE UNIVERSE, WHICH WOULD YOUR BIGGEST QUESTION
BE?
16.OK! THE INTERROGATION HAS FINISHED!
YOU CAN LEAVE,BUT... BERORE LEAVE A MESSAGE TO THE READERS OF THE WEBZINE
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God bless you all.....RAIN CREW RULES
;-) thank you and goodbye, take care !!!
CHRISTINE
PARASTATIDOY