Comments for Riccardo Curzi

Comment on Photos – The Wizards Black Sabbath Tribute LIVE in Reggio Emilia, IT – Oct 31, 2024 by Hänna Stine

Hänna Stine — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:35:35 +0000

Thank you gentlemen for a great and memorable performance! You could have done a standard version but I am sure you wanted to give your audience more then other bands, in the past playing the venue… especially on Halloween night! All of you just have a way of pull a unique rabbit out of your hats and making it look like one your hard-core fans will never see again. Thank you for all of the time, rehearsals, attention to detail and more which is put in all of your shows. It definitely is all of the little things which makes the music played memorable. Now take a little time to breathe, relax and the plan where the next future project for your band will be. Again guys, thanks for the opportunity to show us all how unique all of you are. Hope to hear this greatness, on Black Sabbath, Dio, OZZY and more songs in the future. Goodbye for now.

Comment on Halloween 2024 by Hänna Stine

Hänna Stine — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 04:15:47 +0000

Ce la farete a creare una gran performance con una componente spettrale adatta all'occasione. Non scriverò: "Spero di essere con voi nello spirito", perché sono già lì nello spirito. Il velo fra il mondo fisico e spirituale si sta già assottigliando e continuerà a farlo nei prossimi 13 giorni. L'energia delle canzoni che eseguirete contribuirà a rendere lo spettacolo un successo memorabile. Credo che a seguire sarà più facile aggiungere un altro locale alla lista e continuare a sfornare esibizioni uniche. Abbiate cura di voi, signori... La spiritualità nell'aria porterà le anime dei trapassati fra di voi per una notte in cui le strade della vita e della morte si incroceranno. "La miglior sorte per ognuno di voi quattro questo Halloween!"

Comment on Speak of the Devil by Hänna Stine

Hänna Stine — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 06:31:57 +0000

This should the biggest challenge for you guys to overcome. *Playing in a new area and making your music come to life.* I am positive that all of you gentlemen will put on such a great performance that it will even OZZY and Dio very proud. Let’s see you guys knock their socks off, so greatly, that it will even make the most hard core Black Sabbath fans proud of you. Make those rehearsals worth all of the sweat, time and pain all of you go through, so the evening when you hit the stage, you will hit their souls too! “Break a leg guys”… Wel not literally.

Comment on Heaven and Hell LIVE video by Hänna Stine

Hänna Stine — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 01:44:14 +0000

It is a very unique experience in a musical video. There has been so much care put into the sound, vibe and experiences, from the performance (on that particular evening). You are able to feel the rhythm and warmth of this music, flowing out to the audience from every band member. Yes… honestly this unique sound (from this classic song) has even touched me. I truly thank all of you gentlemen, for pouring your hearts and souls into making this video (of this song) so truly memorable. May all your future endeavors, on stage, be as wonderful and fruitful as well.

Comment on We Are Electric by Hänna Stine

Hänna Stine — Sat, 03 Feb 2024 04:28:25 +0000

I enjoyed this project and I hope your next leap forward will bring more positive vibes and great success. I’m just astounded by the tenacity and the strength of your heart and soul you put into this. Riccardo, if anything, I will see you achieve your goals and be proud of whatever you do. As long as I have known you, you’ve been a man of many impossible but very important feats/talents. I don’t even think I would have been as sane, as you are, even now. I know it will take time but if your willing, then your soul will open up many venues for you to perform with your gift at. I give your heart over to God… he will help you achieve the rest.

Comment on Photos – The Wizards Black Sabbath Tribute LIVE in San Benedetto del Tronto, IT – Nov 04, 2022 by Hänna Stine

Hänna Stine — Sat, 24 Jun 2023 03:47:25 +0000

I love how you incorporated all the different sounds of the different areas of Black Sabbath. This video was a real tree to watch. And not only shows the evolution of the band, but also the different singers that they had in it. The changes of the costume and different eras, along with the music, show the differences in tone, styles, and the way that the band held up, throughout many years. Now, if we had decent hard rock like that these days, I’m pretty sure we wouldn’t be looking towards our past to find any decent, heavy rock music. Thank you for bringing it up here. I hope there’s more to come in the future. Many thanks to you and the guys!!!

Comment on Electric Guitarlands on TOPGUITAR.PL by Hänna Lori Stine

Hänna Lori Stine — Wed, 03 May 2023 22:58:31 +0000

Here’s the article in English: Article translated by: Hänna Stine
Bochnia Rocks! Is a series of concerts organized in a charming town near Krakow, Bochnia, so far famous mainly for its historic salt mine. But enthusiasts who have been organizing meetings with excellent guitar virtuosos for years make this place famous on the musical map of Poland and the world.
Surely all guitar lovers associate the G3 series, in which Joe Satriani has been inviting two guitarists for years and musicians embarking on a joint tour. As part of Bochnia Rocks, this time the great Joe was missing, but the concert entitled “Electric Guitarlands” surpassed Satriani’s project – on the tiny stage in the intimate and cozy Regis cinema fit as many as four griffin masters. Anyway, when you look at the list of participants in Satriani’s project, for example Uli Jon Roth or Paul Gilbert have already given concerts in Bochnia, and bassist Stu Hamm probably already has the title of “honorary resident” of the series, because he has already appeared there several times.
Andrea Martongelli from David Ellefson & Arthemis’ band was the first to check in on stage. The guitarist based his set mainly on original material, he also reached for compositions from his latest album.
The second hero of the evening was Rowan Robertson. The musician was recruited into the band Dio when he was only 17 years old. This experience gave the young guitarist international fame almost overnight. And there were also references to cooperation with the Great Singer – of course, the best received tribute to Ronnie by the audience was the energetic performance of “Holy diver”.
Greek guitarist Gus G is one of the modern guitar virtuosos. He was the lead guitarist of the Prince of Darkness – Ozzy Osbourne from 2009-2017, and at the same time became an acclaimed solo artist thanks to albums such as “I Am the Fire” and “Fearless”. He has also toured around the world with such different bands as Arch Enemy, Dream Evil and his own band Firewind. Gus filled his part of the evening with original compositions, mainly from the latest solo album.
Michael Angelo Batio is a legendary shredder from Chicago, at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s. In the 1960s, he was the lead guitarist of the glammetal band Nitro from Los Angeles. He currently gives concerts as a guitarist for the American heavy metal band Manowar. During his “quarter” concert, this picturesque guest recalled his friend Dimebag Darrel, interestingly told Eddie Van Halen about his fascination by performing a bunch of legendary Master’s riffs and quotes from memorable solos. And of course the Batio magnum opus, a number with a tapping game on two telecasters connected by bodies. Not only is it spectacular, but also Mr. Michelangelo is a really funny and self-ironic type, so the enthusiasm of the audience during this circus trick reached almost its zenith.
And I write “almost”, because the volcano of joy finally erupted when the other three virtuosos returned to the stage and all at the culmination made the monumental Blacksabbath “Paranoid”, accompanied, of course, with a thousand solos and guitar dialogues.
The work of the rhythm section deserves the highest recognition. The perfect, joyful and energetic drummer Roberto Pirami brilliantly collaborated with the thoroughbred rock bass operated by stoic Francesco Caporaletti. I appreciated the professionalism of the basman especially when the A string broke during the first issue played with Michael Angelo Batio in his Stingray. But Francesco did not stop playing, although there were a lot of riff unison in this issue, somehow he got out, but without interrupting the game he called a technical one and during the number the men began to change the string. The composition was made to the end without a technical break, and during the next announcement Caporaletti quickly tuned the freshly established “string” and continued to do the excellent job of it. And Mr. Riccardo Curzi sang very racially, he did very well both in the author’s editions of Guitar Masters present on stage, and the spirit of the Great Ronnie James Dio probably smiled somewhere hearing the version of “Holy diver” played that evening.
The concert took place on April 27, 2023 at the Regis cinema. It was organized by Kubicki Entertainment, Piotr Lekki with his wife Ela and friends, Municipal House of Culture in Bochnia and Studio Leonardo 24. This is my “guitar” evening in Bochnia and all the time I am fascinated by the fact that a group of enthusiasts manage to invite such excellent musicians to a small town. And at the same time, it is surprising that in an intimate audience more visitors than “premises”. On the other hand, it is good that such a cyclical event attracts fans from Krakow, Tarnów, Tarnobrzeg to the city. It seems to be quite a promotion of the area, and the series of concerts with the name of the city in the background is already a really well associated brand in the world of guitar fans. Maybe it would be worth it for the city authorities to be more interested in what is happening with them and support the organization of concerts?
We present a photo report from a crazy Thursday evening in Bochnia.

Comment on Photos – Electric Guitarlands LIVE in Bochnia, PL – Apr 27, 2023 by Hänna Lori Stine

Hänna Lori Stine — Wed, 03 May 2023 02:18:59 +0000

In reply to Hänna Lori Stine. Wish there was a way to edit these messages too… just saying.

Comment on Photos – Electric Guitarlands LIVE in Bochnia, PL – Apr 27, 2023 by Hänna Lori Stine

Hänna Lori Stine — Wed, 03 May 2023 01:57:14 +0000

Honestly… I feel this is one of the better shows of the whole the whole tour, so far. This is the point where all of you started to gel together. Where your momentum and moves had started to mature. Where your voice had started to awaken. Where the guitarists and singer were melting together, getting more acquainted and are finally getting to become one with each other. Also… were all the souls of everyone from drums, bass, rhythm, lead guitars and the singer… have finally made memories and melodies, to even make heaven’s angels weep for joy. This is what I am hearing right now, yet I bet others are hearing music (coming from you guys/this tour), being played a little bit more sweeter, as this tour will progresses. Again, thank you gentlemen for letting me share my raw but very honest thoughts. Just tell me if I am wrong and I’ll retract this whole thread of thoughts. Until later…

Comment on Electric Guitarlands on tour by Hänna Lori Stine

Hänna Lori Stine — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 11:45:35 +0000

This tour, I know, will be one which will test your wills, fatigue your minds, tire out your bodies and wear on your souls. But… I would not of encouraged you (and all of the guys) to go on, unless I didn’t have so much faith in you! You can and will do (and compete) this and at the end of it all (the touring, pain, long hours , lonely days and etc.) you will be so much more confident, enriched, wise and powerful too. I know inside of you, there’s a heart of a master musician, who wants to be the very best version of you out there, sweetheart. So you go out there, every time (you perform) and ‘knock the crap out of that ball into the right field’, to leave your audience wanting so much more. Again, I will say this over and over, till it sticks with you: “How very proud of you, I am!” So brother, you and the rest of the guys are simply amazing (yeah, please don’t let this encouragement, inflate your head) and deserve all the best, out there to be given. May all of the sacrifices of the Saints and Angels, be with you, always. I am always praying for a very safe return, when you’re done. Mis besoes y amo mucho de ti. Hänna.