Os Resentidos
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Os Resentidos was a Galician rock band founded in the year 1984 by Antón Reixa, Alberto Torrado, and Javier Soto. Javier later left the band, being replaced by Xabier Debesa. Os Resentidos disbanded in 1994.
They always sang in Galician
--except for their hit "Rockin' Chair", in English--claiming the use of this endangered idiom all over Spain. . Their influences ranged from funk
, Caribbean
, African, and classic rock
music to traditional Galician folk songs and period Hip hop
, of which they were considered pioneers in Spain. The singing technique of Reixa, a well-known Galician poet and filmmaker, was similar to that of Old school hip hop
, perhaps because he never was taught to sing. The instrumentation ranged from traditional Galician bagpipes (gaita
s) to synthesizers, electric guitars, and bass.
Their most recognizable hit was "Fai un Sol de Carallo" (1986), a folk-inflected politic-danceable rock song. Other famous songs included "Galicia Sitio Distinto" and "Galicia Express", criticizing the state of Galicia with surreal lyrics. Their 1990 album Jei (the title song parodying the form of singing of Julio Iglesias
) was critically acclaimed and was declared the best national album of the year by Rockdelux
magazine.
They always sang in Galician
Galician language
Galician is a language of the Western Ibero-Romance branch, spoken in Galicia, an autonomous community located in northwestern Spain, where it is co-official with Castilian Spanish, as well as in border zones of the neighbouring territories of Asturias and Castile and León.Modern Galician and...
--except for their hit "Rockin' Chair", in English--claiming the use of this endangered idiom all over Spain. . Their influences ranged from funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
, Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
, African, and classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
music to traditional Galician folk songs and period Hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
, of which they were considered pioneers in Spain. The singing technique of Reixa, a well-known Galician poet and filmmaker, was similar to that of Old school hip hop
Old school hip hop
Old school hip hop describes the earliest commercially recorded hip hop music , and the music in the period preceding it from which it was directly descended . Old school hip hop is said to end around 1983 or 1984 with the emergence of Run–D.M.C., the first new school hip hop group...
, perhaps because he never was taught to sing. The instrumentation ranged from traditional Galician bagpipes (gaita
Gaita
Gaita may refer to:Musical instruments*Various types of bagpipes common to Spain and Portugal such as:** Gaita asturiana, a bagpipe used in the Spanish provinces of Asturias, northern León and western Cantabria...
s) to synthesizers, electric guitars, and bass.
Their most recognizable hit was "Fai un Sol de Carallo" (1986), a folk-inflected politic-danceable rock song. Other famous songs included "Galicia Sitio Distinto" and "Galicia Express", criticizing the state of Galicia with surreal lyrics. Their 1990 album Jei (the title song parodying the form of singing of Julio Iglesias
Julio Iglesias
Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva , better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 15 best selling music artists in history,...
) was critically acclaimed and was declared the best national album of the year by Rockdelux
Rockdelux
Rockdelux is a popular music magazine published monthly in Spain.Rockdelux was first published in November 1984, and since then has accumulated over 200 editions, celebrating its 200th in October 2002, when it released a list of the 200 greatest international albums of all time, according to the...
magazine.
Discography
- Vigo, Capital Lisboa (Grabaciones Accidentales [GASA], 1984).
- Fai un Sol de Carallo (Gasa, 1986).
- Música Doméstica (Gasa, 1987).
- Fracaso Tropical (Gasa, 1988).
- Jei (Gasa, 1990).
- Delikatessen (Gasa, 1992).
- Xa Están Aquí (Gasa, 1993).
- Made in Galicia 1984-1994 (Gasa, 1994) (greatest hits collection).