Joe Levy, vice-director of Rolling Stone US, has written a review of “Hai Paura Del Buio” (1997) for Rolling Stone Italia.
Here it is:
‘Loud, sludgy, melodic – it’s grunge! And it is, in part, clearly influenced if not shaped by Nirvana, but also by the Chili Peppers in ballad mode, ans various British combinations of guitar noise and string orchestrations.
It’s varied, openminded, creative, ambitious, and above all adventurous (though it’s a little long at an hour-plus).
Free from any of the rules, restrictions and expectations of American punk, they add a cool synthesizer groan to one of their most clearly Nirvana-inspired tunes, “Elymania” (even the title sounds like Nirvana), which is something Nirvana ever got to do.
The roar of “Dea” is impressive, and so is the Chili Peppers-like power ballad “Voglio una pelle splendida”.
Pretty great’.
Joe Levy, vice-director of Rolling Stone US for Rolling Stone Italy n, 47 – September 2007
“Hai Paura Del Buio” (and also the complete Afterhours discography in Italian) is available for download through the iTunes Store.
