Argentinean Rock

[scotttswan]

Not "rock" but i liked this after hearing it in an advert

 

[kemer84]

That's nice. It steps away from the typical national rock I hear blasting from home stereos which has a particular quality I find annoying, that the singing is more like shouting at a futbal game. I'm curious, as classic/alternative rock fan (e.g. Santana, SRV, Led Zeppelin, Audioslave, Mana), are there some local bands along those lines? Also I'm a guitar player, so I enjoy a good guitarist.

Glad you like it!

Yes, Cerati was good, very different to the kind of music people do today. Unfortuneatly We had a lost generation due to the crisis (Cumbia Villera) and the quality of the rock bands in these days are really bad! Not all but most of them.

If you want to hear good Argentinean Rock you have to go back to the 70's, 80's and the begining of the 90's

For example I love Spinetta, and in my opninion this is the best album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=boEQ0owEGJg

Then you have vox dei and la biblia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=oFHAzEIcc3k

and Manal, the first Blues band in Argentina (I think):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=K3kRsOT1EJo

All of them form the 60's and 70's.

And from the 80's:

Patricio Rey and Oktubre, their best album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obOcwz84Jbc&feature=player_detailpage

Sumo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=jEYr9CJfSn8

And Soda Estero (Cerati's band):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=pF4Jg9gAhx8

The 90's:

Divididos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WWdA9CJh84Y

Fito (more pop than rock I think...):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0d3nBKn7clY

Ant the only album worth listening in the 2000's dacade is Jessico:

(sorry but I do not have the Link)

Sorry for the list, a bit long.

Good argentine guitarrist: Pappo, Ricardo mollo, Walter Giardino, David Lebon, Julio Salinas...

Saludos!

 

[EricLovesBA]

Glad you like it!

Yes, Cerati was good, very different to the kind of music people do today. Unfortuneatly We had a lost generation due to the crisis (Cumbia Villera) and the quality of the rock bands in these days are really bad! Not all but most of them.

If you want to hear good Argentinean Rock you have to go back to the 70's, 80's and the begining of the 90's
...

Sorry for the list, a bit long.

Good argentine guitarrist: Pappo, Ricardo mollo, Walter Giardino, David Lebon, Julio Salinas...

Saludos!

No need to apologize, and indeed thank you for the detailed answer! I'm long long overdue for an Argentinean rock music appreciation class.

 

[EricLovesBA]

Checking out kemer's list, I discovered I especially like Divididos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrGLUIkA4dk

 

[dennisr]

Thanks to everyone for the links.

Some of my favorites, not rock, if that is OK Frenchie?
Oscar Aleman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_1-rp-F-UE&sns=em

Walter Malosetti: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKR_X834CNY&sns=em

 

[Chicaargentina]

Soda stereo is (was ) amazing and poor Cerati was very good too

Indie rock bands now, i like "El mato a un policía motorizado"

 

[Borracho Britanico]

Soda stereo is (was ) amazing and poor Cerati was very good too

Indie rock bands now, i like "El mato a un policía motorizado"

Not rock but indie
Los Coming Soon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE6V0tB2byo

 

[StuckLikeGlue]

Great bands listed so far. I have to add Andres Calamaro and PAPPO!!

 

[Ries]

Although there are dozens of Argentine bands I really like, I find most "rock nacional" to be recycled bad FM american bands from the 80's.

But if you like Santana, then you might like Morba y Mambo, a band from Mar de Plata. Live, they rip the roof off the place. The chica is muy fuerte- she reminds me of Andy Gill from the Gang of Four in her fierce guitar attack live- and the horns, drums, and electronics make for a Miles Davis/ Fela Kuti type wall of sound.

http://vimeo.com/17821176

 

[thomasb]

Great thread!

I am going to add two that I like though they are (mostly) Uruguayan;

No te va gustar
- Seen them live 5-6 times and got all their albums.
Some videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/ntvgtv

A few good ones:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke5wwsz9t5w
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScpU4WK2Om0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BCZnQ7xuVA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2g4Cwy6QUM

El cuarteto de nos
I think they have amazing lyrics
Videos: http://www.youtube.c...r/cuartetodenos

A few good ones:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7XcO81TckU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9LlnLTH87U
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEmc_8i6GeU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtTLYbn8PJU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmyqGvCSvrM

Cheers,

-Thomas-