PERFECT-TIMPURI NOI-- TORONTO 12 Nov 2009

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Timpuri Noi was formed in 1980, and remained an underground act up to 1991. This was mainly due to what was perceived as "subversive lyrical content" in the Ceauşescu era. Incidentally, the name derives from a cliché of the period: its literal meaning is "New Times" (in the sense of "New Age"), used to signify Marxist Socialism. The tongue-in-cheek reference is somehow associated with the Bucharest metro station of the same name (see: Timpuri Noi). The name is also the Romanian translation of Modern Times, the title for Charles Chaplin's classic 1936 film.
In the early nineties, up to around 1995, the band was arguably the top Romanian act. Around the time, they had the opportunity to be the opening act for rather prestigious (albeit musically different) foreign acts during concerts in Bucharest: Ian Gillan and Uriah Heep in 1992, Scorpions in 1993, Saxon, Paradise Lost and Jethro Tull in 1994, Iron Maiden and Kreator in 1995, Eros Ramazzotti, Joe Cocker and Rod Stewart later in the same year.
1994 also signified an important event in both Timpuri Noi's career and Romanian music in general: Timpuri Noi gives the very first unplugged performance in this country, recorded as an album in the same year (see below).
Dan Iliescu (2008)
In 1997, the band was presented with one of the MCM French music television and Radio France Internationale "Decouvertes de Rock a l'Est" (Eastern European New Acts) Awards, performing in a special gala concert. (The previous year, Timpuri Noi had been interviewed for MTV Europe during the Golden Stag Festival in the Romanian city of Braşov.)
The band split in 2001, with members becoming involved in personal projects - Partizan for Artan, ZIDD (sometimes mentioned as "Zid" - Romanian for "wall") for Dan Iliescu. It reunited in early 2005 and is now touring across the country. An album is planned to appear in 2006 - Timpuri Noi, Vechi, Noi si DJ ("Timpuri Noi, Old, New and DJs") containing reedited versions of all songs from the first album (and some remixes).
Silviu Sanda (2008)
Timpuri Noi's early music reflects New Wave influences. Later, the band incorporated a sound that was a mixture of Red Hot Chili Peppers guitars, Led Zeppelin intermezzos, clear vocals (Artan is a classically-trained vocalist, and a member of the Romanian Radio House Choir; he also cites Simple Minds as a personal favorite) and grunge-influenced additional sounds. They are noted for highly original, usually melancholic lyrics - all in Romanian. The songs had anthem-like qualities - most notably the likes of Luca, Perfect, Stan, Emigrant USA, Nămol, Stere, Mistreţul, Malu Valu (Lume care m-a lucrat), Fumatul (all performed on their Unplugged album) or Albele furtuni. Most take the form of social commentary and revolve around past and present cultural stereotypes, authentically depicting the world as seen from inside large peripheral quarters of the capital city.

[@joker66642]

Ii iubesc pe oamenii astia! Sunt bestiali,....cum sa nu ti placa asa ceva?????

[@madalinamargineanu]

ooo, totul e minunaaat..

[@kamadelva1235]

Frumos. Mersi !

[@sorinzx6r]

subscriu... foarte schimbat e artanu. :(

[@lxnch]

a fost bolnav, da.

[@piky2001]

@lxnch droguri nu....dar l-am vazut o data beat intr-un bar (nici eu nu eram prea treaz)

[@lxnch]

@TheRareDevil eu traiesc ca sa ma droghez sau ma droghez ca sa traiesc.

[@cm-fi9fl]

a zbura zburare, din prima conjugare

[@castarseli]

pe cei multzi dar nealeshi artanul ie-a facut de roc.roc a se citi rock.

[@lxnch]

oare artanu ia droguri??

[@cm-fi9fl]

doar miercurea si vinerea

[@lxnch]

@@cm-fi9fl chiar si in vinerea mare, as zice

[@raresneagoe]

artanu e bolnav?...arata foarte slabit

[@AlexDraganOmu]

megaspart omu ca de obicei