La Biblia is the name of the second album recorded by the Argentine

Argentina

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Argentine rock

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 band Vox Dei

Vox Dei

Vox Dei is an Argentine rock band credited for recording the country's first concept album, The Bible. Its most prolific years were the 1970s, having recorded 10 albums.-History:...

, generally regarded as the first Argentinian rock concept album

Concept album

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Recording and Release

"La Biblia" is considered by Argentinian rock fans to be Vox Dei's indisputable masterpiece; it has been called "magnificent for both its music and lyrics" (The Magic Land). Guitarist and vocalist Ricardo Soulé did a terrific job summarizing in just a few lines the most important stories of the Christian

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 Holy Book. Musically the band adopted a hard psychedelic direction, with chiming 12-string guitar and overdriven solos alternating with folky acoustic passages and harmony vocals sometimes reminiscent of The Moody Blues

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The Argentinian Archbishop

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, while at first requesting to review the lyrics, ended up recommending that young people purchase and listen to the album. During the recording sessions, "Yody" Godoy left the band. To promote the album live, guitarist Nacho Smilari (formerly La Barra de Chocolate) joined the band.

This album was released earlier than provided, which caused two editing errors, "Apocalípsis" was without voice and "Libros Sapienciales" was identified as "Profecías". It was then clarified and corrected in the 1986 edition of La Biblia En Vivo.
The songs were part of the following performances were "Genesis", "Libros Sapienciales" and "Las Guerras".

Songs

• All lyrics by Ricardo Soulé, music by Willy Quiroga, Juan Carlos "Yody" Godoy and Ricardo Soulé.

1. "Génesis" - 6:38
2. "Moisés" - 7:26
3. "Las Guerras" - 13:10
4. "Profecías" - 7:34
5. "Libros Sapienciales" - 2:17
6. "Cristo y Nacimiento" - 3:14
7. "Cristo - Muerte y Resurrección" - 10:34
8. "Apocalípsis" - 4:47

Band

• Willy Quiroga (Bass and vocals)
• Juan Carlos "Yody" Godoy (Guitar and vocals)
• Ricardo Soulé (Guitar, harmonica, piano and vocals)
• Rubén Basoalto (Drums)

Sources

• Vox Dei discography (Spanish)
• The Magic Land

External links

• Vox Dei's official webpage (Spanish)
• Vox Dei at rock.com.ar (Spanish)