History Music / Verdena

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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Nothing explicitly states it, but given the title, "Onan" ''might'' be about this.
** According to Alberto, "Castelli Per Aria" is about a guy "thinking" about his lover.

* MindScrew: Their lyrics, more often than not. "Stenuo" turns it UpToEleven with a completely nonsensical chorus where the made-up words are treated like legit ones. [[ItMakesAsMuchSenseInContext Yeah]].

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The video for "Luna" alternates between the band playing and shots of random objects. One of them is a ''rubber penis''. "Balanite" is a fairly obscure term for an inflammation of the glans. In "Angie", Alberto says "Dio è gay" ("God is gay" - a shout-out to {{Music/Nirvana}} in "Stay Away").

** "Sorriso in Spiaggia pt 1 & pt 2" ("Smile on the Beach") is a shout-out to the TheBeachBoys album "Smiley Smile", a personal favorite of Alberto.

* ShoutOut: Several song titles, especially early on: the band is quite fond of acknowledging the various influences and inspirations behind their music; as a result many titles reference other bands ("Cara Prudenza" is a shout-out to "Dear Prudence" by TheBeatles), movies ("Solo Un Grande Sasso" is a translated quote from the movie "TheThinRedLine") or novels ("Glamodrama" references "Glamorama" by Bret Easton Ellis).

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* OldShame: Alberto isn't too fond of their first three albums because he considers them a growing phase for the band; the things he's most unsatisfied with are the production and the vocal style, which admittedly embarrasses him (he once quipped in an interview "how the fuck did I use to sing back then!?"). He also said he's ashamed of the lyrics he wrote for ''Solo Un Grande Sasso'', which he considers sub-par since they usually took him around two minutes to write.

* OldShame: Alberto isn't too fond of their first three albums because he considers them a growing phase for the band; the things he's most unsatisfied with are the production and the vocal style, which admittedly embarrasses him (he once quipped in an interview "how the fuck did I use to sing back then!?"). He also said he's ashamed of the lyrics he wrote for "Solo Un Grande Sasso", which he considers sub-par since they usually took him around two minutes to write.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The video for "Luna" alternates between the band playing and shots of random objects. One of them is a ''rubber penis''. "Balanite" is a fairly obscure term for an inflammation of the glans. In "Angie", Alberto says "God is gay" (which is a shout-out to {{Music/Nirvana}} in "Stay Away").
* GratuitousEnglish: All of their songs are sung in Italian, but that doesn't stop Alberto from putting random English words or sentences here and there. For example, "Razzi Arpia Inferno E Fiamme" begins with him saying "Hello, Miss Jane", and "Il Gulliver" has him randomly screaming "Everybody let's rock!" and "Everybody get drunk!".
** Then there's "Caños", with "it's true" and "seven, seven".

* CarefulWithThatAxe: Alberto generally ''loves'' this. His bloodcurling scream in "Was?" is probably the best example, but "Don Calisto" and "Fuoco Amico Parte I" don't fool around either.

Formed in 1995 when they were teenagers under the name Verbena, [[OneSteveLimit they eventually changed its spelling when they found out an American band was already called like that]]. Their first, self-titled album was released in 1999, and showcased a heavy grunge and alternative rock influence ({{Music/Nirvana}}, Motorpsycho and Placebo being the main inspirations for their early sound) and, unusual for an Italian band, a fondness for [[WordSaladLyrics mind-screwy lyrics]] which hardly, if ever, made sense - the focus being mainly on the sound and images provided by the words, often leading to bizarre results, though they've gotten a bit less abstract with time.

Throughout the years their music has evolved enormously and unpredictably, going from a bare-bones "ThreeChordsAndTheTruth" approach to an increasingly layered and complex sound which [[NewSoundAlbum bloomed with ''Wow'' in 2011]], a double album that arguably marked a transition from being an alternative cult band to reaching a wider audience without selling out.

* CarefulWithThatAxe: Alberto generally ''loves'' this. His bloodcurling scream in "Was?" is probably the best example.

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''Requiem'' is a much bleaker record than the previous ones.
** Both volumes of ''Endkadenz'' are this compared to ''Wow''. ''Endkadenz Vol. 2'' also contains some of their heaviest stuff ever.

* ShoutOut: Their song titles are positively loaded with them: the band is really fond of acknowledging the various influences and inspirations behind their music; as a result many titles reference other bands ("Cara Prudenza" is a shout-out to "Dear Prudence" by TheBeatles), movies ("Solo Un Grande Sasso" is a translated quote from the movie "TheThinRedLine") or novels ("Glamodrama" references "Glamorama" by Bret Easton Ellis).

Formed in 1995 when they were teenagers under the name Verbena, [[OneSteveLimit they eventually changed its spelling when they found out an American band was already called like that]]. Their first, self-titled album was released in 1999, and showcased a heavy grunge and alternative rock influence ({{Nirvana}}, Motorpsycho and Placebo being the main inspirations for their early sound) and, unusual for an Italian band, a fondness for [[WordSaladLyrics mind-screwy lyrics]] which hardly, if ever, made sense - the focus being mainly on the sound and images provided by the words, often leading to bizarre results, though they've gotten a bit less abstract with time.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The video for "Luna" alternates between the band playing and shots of random objects. One of them is a ''rubber penis''. "Balanite" is a fairly obscure term for an inflammation of the glans. In "Angie", Alberto says "God is gay" (which is a shout-out to {{Nirvana}} in "Stay Away").