Music: The Empty Legs (TEL)
In 2011 I begin to jam with a friend of mine, Pierpaolo Letizia, with no precise intention more than play some blues and rock tunes.
He play bass, but - having studied a lot as tenor singer - wanted to perform just as rock singer. But I know he studied also Double Bass and English Horn for a lot of time. So I keep on asking him to play bass also. He hesitate in the beginning, but an undeniable good outcome made us absolutely confident about his skill.
After a comic/tragic quest to find a drummer, Pierpaolo introduced me his friend and brother-in-arm Francesco Russo. It was love at the first note. It remains only to find a name. We went to a traditional roman tavern ("Osteria"), but after a pantagruelian dinner the name didn't come up. So we order a new dishes of meat, bread and another liter or wine. The waiter commented ironically our neverending food desire, asking if we put food in some other place other than in our stomach. In roman slang it goes: "Ma che c'avete le gambe vuote?" (Have you some empty legs? In the sense: have you got some artificial limbs in which you are hiding the food I deliver?). We saw one each other: "the Empty Legs"! Yes, we found the name!
He play bass, but - having studied a lot as tenor singer - wanted to perform just as rock singer. But I know he studied also Double Bass and English Horn for a lot of time. So I keep on asking him to play bass also. He hesitate in the beginning, but an undeniable good outcome made us absolutely confident about his skill.
After a comic/tragic quest to find a drummer, Pierpaolo introduced me his friend and brother-in-arm Francesco Russo. It was love at the first note. It remains only to find a name. We went to a traditional roman tavern ("Osteria"), but after a pantagruelian dinner the name didn't come up. So we order a new dishes of meat, bread and another liter or wine. The waiter commented ironically our neverending food desire, asking if we put food in some other place other than in our stomach. In roman slang it goes: "Ma che c'avete le gambe vuote?" (Have you some empty legs? In the sense: have you got some artificial limbs in which you are hiding the food I deliver?). We saw one each other: "the Empty Legs"! Yes, we found the name!
All the photos in this page were made by Antonio Scalia.
The Crew
Pierpaolo Letizia
Someone said "Singer + Bass Player = Heart Slayer" ... When Pierpaolo begin to relax and to put the gasoline in his voice, gigs lift off. He don't have a cloud of groupies behind, but - when jump everywhere on stage and shout to the crowd - he truly deserve it (forgive me Laura)!
In addition, he is a leader and he studied to become a leader: how many bands can show a leader with a Sociology degree and an academic social research curriculum? His nickname "Pier Anke No" have a resemblance with his diplomatic skill. We want Pierpaolo for president!!!
Someone said "Singer + Bass Player = Heart Slayer" ... When Pierpaolo begin to relax and to put the gasoline in his voice, gigs lift off. He don't have a cloud of groupies behind, but - when jump everywhere on stage and shout to the crowd - he truly deserve it (forgive me Laura)!
In addition, he is a leader and he studied to become a leader: how many bands can show a leader with a Sociology degree and an academic social research curriculum? His nickname "Pier Anke No" have a resemblance with his diplomatic skill. We want Pierpaolo for president!!!
Francesco Russo
Pictured here as seen through the eyes of his best friend (Alien), Francesco is a greedy and greasy character: speak, smoke and sweat without any apparent order, but there is an order... or it is supposed to be! His best human quality is that his stomach can digest everything (so the nickname "Frank Pancia di Cane" (errr.... "Dog Stomach Frank"?).
Solid drumming, flames and thunderbolt: poetry on woodsticks. A great man, a great friend, a great musician. Shine on you crazy diamond...
Pictured here as seen through the eyes of his best friend (Alien), Francesco is a greedy and greasy character: speak, smoke and sweat without any apparent order, but there is an order... or it is supposed to be! His best human quality is that his stomach can digest everything (so the nickname "Frank Pancia di Cane" (errr.... "Dog Stomach Frank"?).
Solid drumming, flames and thunderbolt: poetry on woodsticks. A great man, a great friend, a great musician. Shine on you crazy diamond...
Claudio Sciamanna
Well I cannot speak about myself more than I already did elsewhere in this web site. At the moment my nickname in the band is "Claudio Er Boccia" ("Claudio the Bald", more or less...). I prefer "Claudio the brain", because of my limited (ahem..) recourse to technology, but the nickname issue is up to my band companions. They can be more bastards than you can imagine, but they refuses to share other nickname of mine on web: such a pretenders!
Well I cannot speak about myself more than I already did elsewhere in this web site. At the moment my nickname in the band is "Claudio Er Boccia" ("Claudio the Bald", more or less...). I prefer "Claudio the brain", because of my limited (ahem..) recourse to technology, but the nickname issue is up to my band companions. They can be more bastards than you can imagine, but they refuses to share other nickname of mine on web: such a pretenders!
TEL Gigs & Live concerts
During our gigs we play mainly covers. At the moment, we play a lot of Sixties blues-rock. Some of the tunes can be find below:
Are You Ready? (GrandFunk RailRoad) covered by TEL *
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My Generation (The Who) covered by TEL *
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Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix) covered by TEL *
(The Lady in between the scenes is my wife, excuse the cameraman for the digression...)
(The Lady in between the scenes is my wife, excuse the cameraman for the digression...)
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(*) MP3 Tracks are intended just for a listening experience in the context of this website. Songs copyright owned by the relevant authors.
(*) MP3 Tracks are intended just for a listening experience in the context of this website. Songs copyright owned by the relevant authors.