Soda stereo

jumpin cat rival

Since the band toured South America last year i thought of sharing a bit about the best spanich rock act ever....Soda stereo

here's a review(not mine) and link so u can listen to some song samples from this album as well as searching for other Soda albums for samples too........if u like them i'l l recommend u getting their dvd El ultimo concierto.....you wont regret it......

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000005MLI/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_1/002-2814513-0223235?%5Fencoding=UTF8

This review is for the set of 2 cds, A and B, that by all means should be considered toguether. Soda had to release 2 cd's for contractual reasons but we forgive them for this..)

Set yourself in Buanos Aires, at the packed River Plate stadium, August 1997. It is the last concert of what is without any doubt the greatest rock band to ever have come from latin-american soil. The unforgetable music of La Ciudad de la Furia, a song about the darker side of Buenos Aires itself, blares into the stadium and penetrates deep into the collective conciousness of the thousands of adoring fans. Now fast forward to the last song, De Musica Lijera, pure rock and roll bliss, fans screaming the lyrics like mad and amazing gutar riffs roaring for the last time. Everybody in the stadium knows that is to be the end of it. Soda Stereo is to be no more. They can put the sadness aside, in between these two moments all those present had been treated to an unadultaretad piece of music heaven. It is precisely that what this pair of cd's try to capture.

To overstate the importance of Soda Stereo to latin-american music is impossible. This band which fused elements of ska, new-wave, pure rock and others into music that was remarkably progressive for its time and place has influenced so many others that it effectively has placed itself at the top of the latin rock world. In the 80's they opened doors for what would later become a musical revival not seen in Argentina since the time of the tango. If you have not listened to their music yet, take some time to do it. Listen repeatedly to these cd's and pick up all of their subtlelties, for the music created by Soda is just plain great. Even if you do not understand a word of Spanish you will apreciate what you will be listening to.

Soda has always delivered better performances live than in the studio, feeding off the crowd's energy. The performances in these cd's are no exeption. Listen to classics like La ciudad de la furia, Persiana americana, Zoom, El temblor, Ella uso mi cabeza como un revolver, Cancion Animal, Musica lijera among others and understand what this band was all about.

It pains me to see some of the trash that inundated the american and world markets coming from latin-america and at the same time for there to be no difussion of some great music like the one Soda created. Some gems from latin-america are known worldwide such as Brazilian music, salsa, merengue and other colorful examples. It is time for the rocker side to be known too.

jumpin cat rival

http://www.cerati.com/v6/capitulos/grabacion.htm


picture gallery from the recording session of Soda's former singer....

Pearl Juli

I had their song "De Musica Ligera" playing on my myspace profile for quite a while. They are a GREAT band. They rock. I'll be bold enough and say they are probably the best rock band out of Southamerica

barcoach

Soda Stereo was simply great, one of the most inventive bands to come out not only from Latin America but around the world. Cerati is really close to being a genius, he just synthesizes so many elements of rock'n'roll in a very unique and personal view that turns in pleasure for the listener. If anyone has the chance to grab a copy of Dynamo, don't doubt it, that's a 90's classic and I wouldn't doubt to put it up there with The Stone Roses debut, OK Computer and any PJ, on that record the Manchester sound from the time and the grunge thing come together in the most gorgeous way. Saw them 3 times in my life, and every concert was great and unique, these guys really knew how to move an audience to their pleasure... and fucking knew how to give an unforgettable live show.
Really cool to see the name of this band on this forum this morning. If anyone wants to give Soda Stereo a try, PM me, I'll be more than glad to hook you up and introduce you to their awesome body of work. If you love music you won't be disappointed.
Salud Soda!!!

jumpin cat rival

Pearl_Juli wrote:

I had their song "De Musica Ligera" playing on my myspace profile for quite a while. They are a GREAT band. They rock. I'll be bold enough and say they are probably the best rock band out of Southamerica

that's not being bold........it's an understatement....and not only south america, but also Central America, Mexico and even Spain ( a close secong place for Spain's Heroes del silencio)

jumpin cat rival

barcoach wrote:

Soda Stereo was simply great, one of the most inventive bands to come out not only from Latin America but around the world. Cerati is really close to being a genius, he just synthesizes so many elements of rock'n'roll in a very unique and personal view that turns in pleasure for the listener. If anyone has the chance to grab a copy of Dynamo, don't doubt it, that's a 90's classic and I wouldn't doubt to put it up there with The Stone Roses debut, OK Computer and any PJ, on that record the Manchester sound from the time and the grunge thing come together in the most gorgeous way. Saw them 3 times in my life, and every concert was great and unique, these guys really knew how to move an audience to their pleasure... and fucking knew how to give an unforgettable live show.
Really cool to see the name of this band on this forum this morning. If anyone wants to give Soda Stereo a try, PM me, I'll be more than glad to hook you up and introduce you to their awesome body of work. If you love music you won't be disappointed.
Salud Soda!!!

Great to hear these great comments....as a group i only saw them once, back in 96, but as a solo artist i have seen Creati twice, plus i managed to grab a setlist from his last tour...

barcoach

jumpin cat rival wrote:

that's not being bold........it's an understatement....and not only south america, but also Central America, Mexico and even Spain ( a close secong place for Spain's Heroes del silencio)

They're just one of the best bands from the 80's/90's, period.

Now, about Heroes del Silencio, I might disagree...

Acidgroove

C´mon guys, Cerati is a great guitar player but his lirycs are sooooo stupids..........

jumpin cat rival

barcoach wrote:

They're just one of the best bands from the 80's/90's, period.

Now, about Heroes del Silencio, I might disagree...

What do you think of them(heroes)???