883 (band)
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founder | Max Pezzali, Mauro Repetto |
| Defunct | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Italy |
| Products | Pop music albums and singles |
883 (pronounced otto otto tre) was an Italian pop band that operated between 1989 and 2003.
History
The group 883 was created by vocalists Max Pezzali and Mauro Repetto following their involvement in the 1989 television program 1,2,3, Jovanotti. Enthusiasts of motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidson models, they selected the name 883 inspired by the 883cc engine of the Harley-Davidson Sportster. They submitted demo recordings to DJ and producer Claudio Cecchetto, who had collaborated on 1, 2, 3, Jovanotti. Their initial single "Non me la Menare" gained significant popularity in Italy. The debut album, Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno, achieved the top position on Italian music charts. Their sophomore album, Nord Sud Ovest Est, featured chart-topping singles such as "Sei un Mito" and "Come Mai". After releasing a third album, Repetto departed from the band; Pezzali continued with a refreshed lineup. The track "Un Giorno Così" from the 1997 album La Dura Legge del Gol! also reached number one. In 1998, they produced a film named Jolly Blu. That same year, a compilation album titled Gli Anni was released. Subsequent albums included Grazie Mille (1999) and Uno in + (2001), after which Pezzali pursued a solo career starting in 2003.
Under the combined name '883/Max Pezzali', eleven out of their fifteen albums secured the number one spot on Italian charts. This collection includes titles such as Hanno Ucciso L'Uomo Ragno, Nord Sud Ovest Est, La Donna, Il Sogno E Il Grande Incubo, and Max 20. The band sold more than ten million records and earned three awards at Festivalbar: best album in 1993 and 2005, and best song in 1995.
Members
- Founders
- Max Pezzali – lead vocals (1989–2003)
- Mauro Repetto – lead vocals (1989–1994)
- Supporting musicians
- Roberto Drovandi – bass guitar (1995–1996)
- Leandro Misuriello – bass guitar (1995–1996)
- Roberto Melone – bass guitar (1997–1999)
- Matteo Bassi – bass guitar (1999–2002)
- Ivan Ciccarelli – drums (1995–1998)
- Eugenio Mori – drums (1998–2000)
- Emiliano Bassi – drums (2001–2002)
- Jacopo Corso – guitar (1995–1996)
- Piero Cazzago – guitar (1997–1998)
- Fabrizio Frigeni – guitar (1999–2000)
- Daniele Gregolin – guitar (2001–2002)
- Roberto Priori – guitar (1995–1999)
- Matteo Salvadori – guitar (1998–2002)
- Massimiliano Pelan – guitar (2002–2003)
- Sandro Verde – keyboards (1995–1996)
- Alberto Tafuri – keyboards (1997–2002)
- Stefano Cecere – keyboards, programming (1997–1998)
- Daniele Moretto – keyboards, backing vocals (1995–2000)
- Michele Monestiroli – saxophone, guitar, backing vocals (1995–2000)
- Gabriel Nuzzoli – percussion instruments (1997–1999)
- Claudio Borrelli – percussion instruments (1999–2000)
- Chiara Iezzi – guitar, backing vocals (1995)
- Paola Iezzi – guitar, backing vocals (1995)
Studio albums
| Album Title | Release Year | Highest Chart Rankings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA FIMI |
ITA MD |
AUT | EU | SWI | ||
| Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno | 1992 | 19 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nord sud ovest est | 1993 | 89 | 1 | – | – | 17 |
| La donna il sogno & il grande incubo | 1995 | 1 | 1 | – | 23 | 5 |
| La dura legge del gol! | 1997 | 1 | 2 | – | 18 | 12 |
| Grazie mille | 1999 | 5 | 4 | 14 | – | 35 |
| 1 in + | 2001 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 32 |
Compilation albums
| Album | Release Year | Top chart placements | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA FIMI |
ITA MD |
SWI | ||
| Gli Anni | 1998 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Love/Life: L'Amore e La Vita al Tempo degli 883 | 2002 | 6 | 8 | – |
Singles
| Song Title | Year Released | Highest chart rankings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA FIMI |
ITA MD |
AUT | SWI | ||||||||
| "Non me le menare" | 1992 | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| "Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno" | 1992 | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||
| "Sei un mito" | 1993 | – | 1 | 21 | 32 | ||||||
| "Come mai" | 1993 | – | 2 | – | – | ||||||
| "Nord sud ovest est" | 1993 | – | 4 | – | – | ||||||
| "Nella notte" | 1993 | – | 9 | – | – | ||||||
| "Chiuditi nel cesso" | 1994 | – | 2 | – | – | ||||||
| "Ma perchè" | 1995 | – | 10 | – | – | ||||||
| "Tieni il tempo" | 1995 | – | 22 | – |
– |- |
"Gli anni (singolo)" | '95' | '–' | '20' | '–' | '–' |
| "La regola dell'amico" | '97' | '–' | '15' | '–' | '–' | ||||||
| "Un giorno così" | '97' | '1' | '12' | '–' | '–' | ||||||