Riff

There are at least 3 bands with this name: 1. A Romanian Rock Band; 2. An Argentinian Heavy Metal Band. 3. An R&B/new jack swing group of the early 90's. 1.Riff (fost? Sonic) este o forma?ie rom?neasc? din Sibiu de muzic? hard rock ?i blues rock, cu o activitate de patru decenii, fondat? ?n anul 1970 de liderul Florin Grigora?. Grupul a fost ?nfiin?at ?n 1970 la Sibiu de c?tre Florin Grigora? ?i ?n primii ani de activitate s-a numit Sonic. Sub acest nume au fost efectuate primele ?nregistr?ri la Radio ?i primele apari?ii la TVR ?n cadrul emisiunilor Club T.

1. A Romanian Rock Band;
2. An Argentinian Heavy Metal Band.
3. An R&B/new jack swing group of the early 90's.



1.Riff (fost? Sonic) este o forma?ie rom?neasc? din Sibiu de muzic? hard rock ?i blues rock, cu o activitate de patru decenii, fondat? ?n anul 1970 de liderul Florin Grigora?.

Grupul a fost ?nfiin?at ?n 1970 la Sibiu de c?tre Florin Grigora? ?i ?n primii ani de activitate s-a numit Sonic. Sub acest nume au fost efectuate primele ?nregistr?ri la Radio ?i primele apari?ii la TVR ?n cadrul emisiunilor Club T. Componen?a ini?ial? Sonic era: Florin Grigora? ? chitar? bas ?i voce, Gabriel Tudor ? chitar?, Radu Voicu ? baterie ?i Ninei Pop?a ? solist vocal. Din anul 1980 membrii grupului decid schimbarea numelui ?n titulatura actual? Riff, deoarece direc?ia muzical? a trupei ?ncepe s? se ?ndrepte din ce ?n ce mai mult c?tre hard rock. ?ncepe o perioad? de lungi turnee ?n ?ar?, ajung?ndu-se ast?zi la peste 3000 de concerte.

?n to?i ace?ti ani forma?ia a participat la numeroase festivaluri ?i gale, ob?in?nd multe premii sau sus?in?nd recitaluri: Gala Pop, Rock & Folk ? Craiova, Constela?ii Rock ? R?mnicu V?lcea, Trofeul TOP '86 ? Bucure?ti, Festivalul Rock ? Buz?u, Galele Rock de la Costine?ti, Rock '92 Bucure?ti, S.O.S. Castelul Hunedoara, Rock um Knuedler Luxemburg, Sommerfest N?rnberg ?i multe altele.

De asemenea, ?n anii '80, forma?ia a efectuat numeroase ?nregistr?ri audio ?n studiourile centrale de Radio Bucure?ti, piese apreciate de public: ?Ochii t?i?, ?C?nd sunt cu tine?, ?Ploaia?, ?Aurora?, ?Cercul vie?ii?, ?Genera?ia nou??, ?Povestea lor?, ??n loc de bun r?mas? ?i altele. Tot ?n anii '80, Riff sus?ine mai multe turnee na?ionale ?mpreun? cu celebrul grup rock Semnal M din Cluj-Napoca.

Riff debuteaz? discografic abia ?n anul 1989, la 19 ani de la debutul ca forma?ie, cu discul de vinil ?Primii pa?i?. Albumul con?ine 8 piese ?i este editat de Electrecord. Discul trebuia s? includ? ?i piesa ?Povestea lor?, dar acest c?ntec a fost interzis de cenzura comunist? din epoc?, deoarece primul vers con?inea un presupus mesaj subversiv. Componen?a trupei care se reg?se?te pe acest prim material discografic este: Florin Grigora? ? bas ?i voce, Gabriel Orban ? solist vocal, Lucian Fabro ? baterie, Mircea Bunea ?i Marius Dobra ? chitare. Maestru de sunet este regretatul Theodor Negrescu, cel care ?i-a adus contribu?ia la ?nregistrarea celor mai importante albume rock rom?ne?ti ap?rute ?n anii '70 ?i '80.

?n 1990, forma?ia lanseaz?, tot la Electrecord, caseta audio ?Riff?, care con?ine 14 piese, dintre care primele 8 sunt reluate de pe ?Primii pa?i?. Solist vocal la piesele noi este Toni Neam?u, iar la chitare evolueaz? Gabriel Nacu, Adi Corlaciu, Emil Ignat. Tot ?n 1990, apare primul videoclip al forma?iei, la piesa ?Zori de zi?, al c?rei nume ?i text sunt inspirate de speran?ele legate de noua societate democratic? din Rom?nia post-revolu?ionar?. Videoclipul este realizat de TVR, fiind regizat de Anghel Mora (folkistul Mihai Diaconescu).

?ncep?nd cu 1992, trupa ??i lanseaz? materialele discografice sub egida propriei case de discuri, RIFF Show-Service. ?Joc perfid? este unul dintre cele mai cunoscute albume Riff ?i al treilea din istoria grupului. Discul este ?nregistrat ?n aprilie 1992 la studiourile lui Adrian Ordean ? Migas Real Compact, ?n componen?a urm?toare: Florin Grigora? ? bas ?i chitar?, Cristi Pivniceru ? solist vocal, Ilie ?Manole? Vlad ? chitar?, Ciprian Oancea ? clape, Viorel ?Pincky? L?c?tu? ? tobe.

Cristi Pivniceru p?r?se?te forma?ia ?i este ?nlocuit cu solistul vocal Adrian Igri?an din Arad. Riff particip? la festivalul interna?ional ?Rock '92? de la Arenele Romane din Bucure?ti, al?turi de toate marile nume din rock-ul rom?nesc, Ian Gillan ?i Uriah Heep (11 septembrie 1992).

?n 1994, apare albumul ?Doi str?ini?, cu Adrian Igri?an la voce. Discul include 12 piese ?ntre care ?i ?Plou? la Woodstock?, c?ntec prin care Florin Grigora? aduce un omagiu muzicii ?i festivalului de la Woodstock, care i-au influen?at ?ntreaga carier? artistic?. ?n anul 1995, Adi Igri?an p?r?se?te forma?ia Riff ?i se al?tur? grupului rock timi?orean Cargo, pentru a-l suplini pe solistul vocal Ovidiu Ioncu ?Kempes?, care suferise un grav accident de motociclet?. Din 2003, Adrian Igri?an devine solistul principal al grupului Cargo, dup? plecarea lui ?Kempes? ?n Australia.

?n 1995 este cooptat? Mihaela Grigora? (claviaturi ?i voce adi?ional?), so?ia lui Florin Grigora? ?i singura prezen?? feminin? din trup?. Urmeaz? noi albume: ?Acul de siguran??? (1997) ?i ?1998 Riff? (1998), al doilea fiind ?i primul material discografic lansat pe suport CD. Tobo?ar este Sorin Scorvelciu, iar partitura vocal? este preluat? de liderul ?i compozitorul Florin Grigora?.

Dup? o pauz? discografic? de trei ani, trupa revine ?n 2001 cu ?Riff 2001?, lansat dup? ?mplinirea a 30 de ani de activitate. Discul con?ine 6 piese mai vechi din repertoriul Riff, reorchestrate ?i interpretate ?n noua componen??, cu Florin Demea la chitar? solo (cooptat ?n grup ?n 1999) ?i cu ?Pincky? L?c?tu?, revenit la tobe.

?n 2003, este editat discul ?S? nu-mi furi visul?, album multimedia ce con?ine: dou? piese noi ? ?E?ti femeie ?i-mi...?, ?Nu-mi pas? de tine?, ?ase piese mai vechi reochestrate ?i dou? videoclipuri ? ??n loc de bun r?mas? ?i ?Regele ?oselei?. Componen?a grupului este: Florin Grigora? ? solist vocal ?i bas, Florin Demea ? chitar? solo, Mihaela Grigora? ? claviaturi ?i voce, Lucian Fabro ? tobe (re?ntors la Riff, dup? ce activase ?n forma?ie ?ntre anii 1975?1990).

?n 2005 apare un ?best of? intitulat ?Pantofii lustrui?i 1.?, cu 12 piese. Piesele sunt ?nregistr?ri originale de pe albumele ?Primii pa?i?, ?Joc perfid?, ?Doi str?ini? ?i ?Acul de siguran???, dar ?i c?teva ?nregistr?ri din anii '80, needitate p?n? atunci pe nici un disc oficial.

Al zecelea album semnat Riff, ?Ambuscada?, apare ?n 2008 ?i este promovat printr-un turneu na?ional. Dup? o perioad? ?n care Florin Grigora? a interpretat singur p?r?ile vocale, ?n 2009 este cooptat solistul Cosmin Cru?iu. Riff c?nt? ?n deschiderea concertelor sus?inute la Bucure?ti de Chris Norman (Sala Polivalent?, 15 noiembrie 2009) ?i Ten Years After (Sala Palatului, 22 februarie 2010). Sunt remasterizate ?i editate pe suport CD albumele ?Primii pa?i?, ?Joc perfid? ?i ?Doi str?ini?.

Riff este cea mai longeviv? forma?ie rom?neasc? dup? Phoenix. Cei 40 de ani de activitate sunt marca?i ?n 2010, printr-un turneu na?ional intitulat ?Nerostitele cuvinte ? Riff 40th Anniversary Tour?.

Grupul r?m?ne consecvent stilului hard rock cu nuan?e de blues ?i de asemenea r?m?ne un ?grup de concert?. Pl?cerea de a c?nta pe scen? este aceea?i, forma?ia particip? anual la numeroase festivaluri ?i concerte ?n ?ar?. De-a lungul celor 40 de ani de activitate ?n trup? au c?ntat mul?i muzicieni valoro?i: vocali?tii Gabriel Orban, Cristi Pivniceru ?i Adrian Igri?an, chitari?tii Mircea Bunea, Dan Alex S?rbu (ulterior la Iris), Ilie ?Manole? Vlad (ulterior la Antract), Gabriel Nacu (Harap Alb, Voltaj, Ro?u ?i Negru), Adrian Ordean (Ro?u ?i Negru, Compact B, Schimbul 3, Axa Project). Melodiile ?i textele scrise de Florin Grigora? reflect? maturitatea artistic? ?i profesionalismul unui grup ce a dep??it curentele modelor trec?toare ?i se bucur? de succes la publicul din mai multe categorii de v?rst?.


2.By the end of the 70s Pappo was in Europe, and there he learned about Heavy Metal, a musical genre still in formation.

When he returned to Argentina he decided to play that type of music, but since it wouldn't fit in his solo career (Pappo's Blues), he formed a new band. Cohen, Pappo's Blues' drummer didn't fit with this new style, so he was replaced by Michel Peyronel. Boff Serafine was added as a second guitarrist, and Juan Carlos Garc?a Haymes as the lead singer. Vitico continued playing bass from Pappo's Blues to Riff.

On November 14, 1980, Pappo's Blues separation was announced at Sala Uno, together with the lineup of Riff, so the last performance of one band marked the first one of the latter. It was a total success, but to the audience, a singer like Haymes didn't fit with the band; Pappo was the carismatic figure of the band, wether it's Pappo's Blus or a new band. The audience preferred his voice since they were more familiar with it.

With Pappo as the lead singer, the band's first LP, Ruedas De Metal was released in 1981. This record featured some of the first videoclips in Argentina.

On July 9 of the same year they performed at Obras together with Plus. In that same performance there were chairs installed at the center field, which were mostly destroyed by the audience. The band was so successful that in that same year their next album was released, Macadam 3... 2... 1... 0, also premiered at Obras (this time without the chairs). The band gave spectacular live performances, with the paraphernalia of any international band, way above the local band average.

Their next performance at Obras, previous to the release of Contenidos, had violent incidents. By the end of 1982 they participated in B.A.Rock, a festival that included other national rock bands, which was famous for a violent fight between the band V8 (which was present due to Pappo's mediation) and the public attending to the festival.

In the beginning of 1983 Danny Peyronel (Michel's brother) joined the band as a keyboard player and occasional singer, and they recorded at Obras their live album Riff En Acci?n; this performance was also interrupted because of incidents. Violence was a recurrent problem in Heavy Metal performances back then, due to the country's situation, but Riff got the worst part for being the most notorious band.

Trying to reverse that situarion they performed at Ferrocarril Oeste stadium under the slogan "Riff termina el a?o sin cadenas" (Riff closes the year without chains). But instead of calming the audience, it became even more violent, and the incidents were so serious that the band had no other choice but to break up.

Pappo started other projects, with "Pappo en concierto" (1984), next to Boff, Enrique Avellaneda and Juan "Locomotora" Esp?sito. Vitico and Michel became solo artists, and Danny Peyronell joined the spanish band Banzai, but when they separated he joined his brother Michel in the band Tarzen.

The complete history + discography in: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riff_(banda)