Bares y Fondas
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Bares y Fondas Released in 1986 is the first studio album
recorded by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
of Argentina
. In it the principal genre was the Ska
. The music just like the wardrobe in the concerts was influenced by bands like Madness
and The Specials
, things that being unusual in the Argentine rock bands made of the band an interesting artistic proposal.
The album was originally going to be called "Noches Calidas en Bares y Fondas" (Warm Nights in Bars and Fondas), based on the places and environment in which the band hang out and played, but in the end decided for a shorter name, with the same meaning.
The singles of the album were the Hymn "Yo Quiero Morirme Aca", the nervous "Silencio Hospital" and the Ballad "Basta de Llamarme Asi" (A song composed by Vicentico
to her defunct sister Tamara).
replied:
Nonetheless, In recent years Vicentico accepted to some extent the criticism:
The Allmusic review by Victor W. Valdivia awarded the album 2 stars stating "Their first album... was barely an embryonic precursor to future glories... This is definitely a tamer, gentler Fabulosos Cadillacs... There's even a sensitive love ballad, "Galapagos," the kind that they would never even come close to again. It's obvious that at this point the Cadillacs are not much more than the sum of their influences. It's a pleasant enough listen, but hardly representative of their music, and would really be worthy only for diehards.".
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
recorded by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs is an Argentine ska band from Buenos Aires. Formed in 1985, they released their first album, Bares y Fondas in 1986...
of Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. In it the principal genre was the Ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
. The music just like the wardrobe in the concerts was influenced by bands like Madness
Madness (band)
In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
and The Specials
The Specials
The Specials are an English 2 Tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Their music combines a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude", and had a "more focused and informed political and social stance" than other ska groups...
, things that being unusual in the Argentine rock bands made of the band an interesting artistic proposal.
The album was originally going to be called "Noches Calidas en Bares y Fondas" (Warm Nights in Bars and Fondas), based on the places and environment in which the band hang out and played, but in the end decided for a shorter name, with the same meaning.
The singles of the album were the Hymn "Yo Quiero Morirme Aca", the nervous "Silencio Hospital" and the Ballad "Basta de Llamarme Asi" (A song composed by Vicentico
Vicentico
Gabriel Julio Fernández Capello is a musician and composer better known by his stage name Vicentico. Co-founder and vocalist of the band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs along with Flavio Cianciarulo...
to her defunct sister Tamara).
Reception
The album was coldly received by the press, accusing the band of having simple-minded lyrics to which VicenticoVicentico
Gabriel Julio Fernández Capello is a musician and composer better known by his stage name Vicentico. Co-founder and vocalist of the band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs along with Flavio Cianciarulo...
replied:
Nonetheless, In recent years Vicentico accepted to some extent the criticism:
The Allmusic review by Victor W. Valdivia awarded the album 2 stars stating "Their first album... was barely an embryonic precursor to future glories... This is definitely a tamer, gentler Fabulosos Cadillacs... There's even a sensitive love ballad, "Galapagos," the kind that they would never even come close to again. It's obvious that at this point the Cadillacs are not much more than the sum of their influences. It's a pleasant enough listen, but hardly representative of their music, and would really be worthy only for diehards.".
Track listing
- "Vos Sin Sentimiento" ("Thou Without Feeling") (Flavio CianciaruloFlavio CianciaruloFlavio Oscar Cianciarulo , aka Sr. Flavio, is the electric and upright bass player from the reunited Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs....
) – 4:38 - "Yo Quiero Morirme Acá" ("I Want to Die Here") (VicenticoVicenticoGabriel Julio Fernández Capello is a musician and composer better known by his stage name Vicentico. Co-founder and vocalist of the band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs along with Flavio Cianciarulo...
) – 2:35 - "Galápagos" (Cianciarulo) – 3:45
- "La Forma Correcta de Gritar" ("The Proper Way of Scream") (Cianciarulo) – 3:20
- "Tus Tontas Trampas" ("Your Foolish Traps") (Cianciarulo, Riggozi) – 2:20
- "Bares y Fondas" ("Bars and Fondas") (Vicentico, Cianciarulo) – 3:41
- "En Mis Venas" ("In My Veins") (Vicentico) – 2:57
- "Silencio Hospital" ("Hospital, Silence") (Vicentico, Siperman) – 1:58
- "Noches Árabes" ("Arabic Nights") (Rotman, Vazzano) – 3:08
- "Estamos Perdiendo" ("We are Losing") (Vicentico, Cianciarulo) – 5:24
- "Belcha" (Cianciarulo, Giugno) – 2:49
- "Basta de Llamarme Así" ("Stop Calling Me In That Way") (Vicentico) – 4:16
Personnel
- VicenticoVicenticoGabriel Julio Fernández Capello is a musician and composer better known by his stage name Vicentico. Co-founder and vocalist of the band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs along with Flavio Cianciarulo...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Flavio CianciaruloFlavio CianciaruloFlavio Oscar Cianciarulo , aka Sr. Flavio, is the electric and upright bass player from the reunited Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs....
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Luciano Giugno – percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
- Serguei Itzcowick – trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Aníbal Rigozzi – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Fernando Ricciardi – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Mario Siperman – keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
. - Naco Goldfinger – alto saxophoneAlto saxophoneThe alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...
- Sergio Rotman – saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
External links
- Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Official Web Site
- Bares y Fondas at MusicBrainzMusicBrainzMusicBrainz is a project that aims to create an open content music database. Similar to the freedb project, it was founded in response to the restrictions placed on the CDDB...
- [ Bares y Fondas] at Allmusic
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