Blind Fool Love

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Blind Fool Love
Origin Grosseto, Italy
GenresPost-hardcore, alternative rock, emo
Years active2007–2012
Labels Sony Music
Members Tommaso Sabatini
Piero Cini
Marco Ronconi

Blind Fool Love were an Italian post-hardcore band founded in Grosseto in 2007. In 2011, they released their debut EP Il pianto. The first studio album, La strage di Cupido, was released on 27 September 2011. The band split in 2012.

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Career

The band was formed in Grosseto from an idea by Tommaso Sabatini, known as "Scary" (vocals and guitar), and Piero Cini (bass) during their high school years. Although the band's origins date back to 2005, it was officially formed in 2007 with the arrival of Marco Ronconi on drums and the release of their first songs. The name "Blind Fool Love" is taken from William Shakespeare's Sonnet 137 . [1] After initially producing songs in English and performing covers, the band began writing original songs in Italian, drawing inspiration from the tradition of Italian singer-songwriters while maintaining a post-hardcore and emo style. [1] [2] At the end of 2007, they released their first demo, Incubi di maggio. [3]

In November 2009, they launched their first official single, "Vampiro", produced by Kikko De Luca and Marco Barusso, and distributed digitally via iTunes and Nokia Music Store. [4] [5] The single achieved moderate success, and its music video gained airplay on MTV, reaching high positions in the TRL (third place) and Music Box (second place) charts. [5] In May 2010, Blind Fool Love performed at the TRL Music Awards. [6] The following month, they released their second single, "Saranno giorni", with a music video directed by Roberto Cinardi. [3]

In 2011, the band signed with Sony Music and released a new single, "Il pianto", which debuted on the radio on 11 March. [7] The track anticipated the EP of the same name, which was released on 3 May 2011. [8] The EP debuted at second place on the FIMI Albums Chart, but the ranking was quickly revised due to a rule violation, as the physical album had been sold exclusively through a single retail chain. [9] [10] [11] The album then entered the chart two weeks later at fifth place. [12] [13] This led FIMI to review its sales ranking rules, resulting in a new regulation introduced in October 2011.

On 27 September 2011, they released their studio album La strage di Cupido. [1] [2] [14] In November, the music video for "Com'eri un tempo", directed by frontman Tommaso Sabatini, was released. [15] In January 2012, they embarked on a national tour to promote the album. [16]

The band disbanded at the end of the tour. Sabatini began working as a record producer, composer, and music video director, under the pseudonym of Tommaso Ottomano, often collaborating with singer-songwriter Lucio Corsi. [17] [18] Ronconi later joined Corsi's live band as a drummer. [19]

Members

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum details
La strage di Cupido

Extended plays

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
ITA
[21]
Il pianto
  • Release date: 3 May 2011 [8]
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
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Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Vampiro" [4] 2009Il pianto
"Saranno giorni" [22] 2010
"Il pianto (Il madrigale)" [7] 2011
"La ballata della farfalla melitaea" [23]
"Com'eri un tempo" [24] La strage di Cupido

References

  1. 1 2 3 Frezza, Antonella (20 October 2011). "Intervista ai Blind Fool Love". XTM. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 Rigamonti, Fabio (5 October 2011). "Blind Fool Love (Tommaso Sabatini)". Spazio Rock. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Blind Fool Love". Live Nation. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 Braghiroli, Eleonora (4 February 2010). "Il morso del vampiro". Newsic. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Biografia Blind Fool Love". Musictory. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  6. ↑ ""Trl Music Award". Al Porto Antico i big della musica giovane". Il Giornale . 28 April 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Il pianto (Il madrigale) - Blind Fool Love (Radio Date: 11-03-2011)". EarOne. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Blind Fool Love, è 'Il pianto' l'Ep d'esordio". Rockol . 20 April 2011.
  9. ↑ "Il giallo Blind Fool Love". Corriere della Sera . 13 May 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Lo sfortunato 'caso' Blind Fool Love: cancellati dai vertici della classifica FIMI". Soundsblog. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Blind Fool Love, un successo che viene da lontano". Rockol . 17 May 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Classifiche Italia, FIMI album chart: Blind Fool Love subito quinti". Rockol. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Il Pianto by Blind Fool Love - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  14. ↑ "Blind Fool Love - La strage di Cupido - La recensione". Rockol . 10 October 2011.
  15. ↑ Wongher, Renzo. "Occhio ai "Blind Fool Love" Dall'Argentario all'album Sony". Il Tirreno . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  16. ↑ "Blind Fool Love in partenza per il primo tour". La Stampa . 15 December 2011.
  17. ↑ Capitani, Andrea (17 January 2023). "Tommaso Sabatini firma il video dei Maneskin". La Nazione . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  18. ↑ Lanza, Alessandra (21 September 2023). "Tommaso Ottomano - Chi troppo vuole, spacca tutto". Wu Magazine.
  19. ↑ "Lucio Corsi - La gente che sogna. Lucio Corsi torna dal vivo con un tour invernale". Rai Cultura . 20 November 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  20. ↑ "Tornano i Blind Fool Love". Newsic. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  21. ↑ "Italian Charts - Blind Fool Love - Albums". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  22. ↑ "Blind Fool Love: esce oggi il nuovo singolo "Saranno Giorni" in anteprima su MySpace". Mondomusicablog. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  23. ↑ "La ballata della farfalla melitaea - Blind Fool Love (Radio Date: 03-06-2011)". EarOne. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  24. ↑ "Com'eri un tempo - Blind Fool Love (Radio Date: 02-09-2011)". EarOne. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
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