interview
Two words on the name of the band, reminding the one of notorious bandit Renato
Vallanzasca: I can imagine that at the beginning you choosed it as a joke, and yet in
the end it has become almost a flag, since
you also have collaborated with the bankrobber in the course of your career...
You are right: it wasn’t a joke, but we are a
group of Milan and I was looking for a name
that had the ending in -ska, which then they
made many other groups and we ourselves
have taken from the French scene. In the
world of ska there are always references to
gangster, from Al Capone on, also in the look,
even if we have always presented with a casual look. I choosed Vallanzasca, well known
bandit Milan. If Vallanzasca was called “Rossi” we surely weren’t called Rossi...
It was a provocative issue, not the exaltation of his gestures. Then it happened that
we have known him.
At the time you were a cover band Madness and Specials. Today among cover
bands and original bands does not run
very good blood ... Do you want to say a
word about it?
We have done a piece that tells our point
of view, and it is even called Cover band.
The cover band is fine to begin to compare
yourself with your running ability. Then
it is true that there are cover bands that
take their name and look from the original
band. I’d say go to hear groups that make
original music should be more interesting
than to hear of renovations, although there
are cover bands who have their dignity.
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What are your favorite record and your favorite song of Vallanzaska?
Hard question! They are all very different... I
really liked Thegenerazione, which contained
two songs that I liked as a Generazione di Fenomeni and Bicchiere. But perhaps the records
that have had more feedback were Cheope
and Sì sì sì no no no.
What will be the characteristics of the concerts of this tour?
Playing for 25 years it happened several times
to make celebrations, but we did not want to
“lp of the 25 years”, we prefer to publish new
pieces when we release the new album. But
many times we are asked in concert songs
that we can not always do. So this time we do
a good lap in which redo many songs even 20
years ago, taken from records like Otto etti di
ettagoni netti and Cheope, pieces such as Divano, Ere or Skipass. We do a tour almost in
black and white, very vhs, we have adapted by
changing the structure, but there was a nice
job of rearrangement.
Who is attending your concerts today? Most
nostalgic or more kids, maybe children of
the same nostalgic?
Everyone you said, there are those nostalgic,
sometimes with their children with the ridge.
It depends a bit also by periods, basically there are university students, 20 year old, sometimes of kids, a lot of new fans.
What are the tips that you give to those who
put together a band today?
The first thing is the commitment: it is not
you pick up the guitar and the success comes
quickly. And originality pays.
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