Tuesday, March 25, 2008
The South Rises Again
This week's Song/Video of the Week, 'Adios,' is a wistful, but sharp and envigorating delight by Argentine rock legend Gustavo Cerati from his wonderful 'Ahi Vamos' album.
Cerati, in case you don't know, was the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of Soda Stereo, by far the most influential and popular rock band in the Spanish-speaking world from their formation in 1983 to their breakup in 1997.
Soda's work married unusual and haunting melodies, rock energy, and unstopable creative ambition.
Visionaries, Soda continually evolved musically, but always imbued their music with languid, poetic, self-analytic and uniquely Argentine sensibility.Here's clip for 'Adios':
And here's Gustavo in Soda Stereo with the stunning 'Cuando Pase El Temblor (When I Stop Shaking),' the Inca-flute-inflected new wave mid-tempo delight that made the group a household word in Argentina for people of all ages...
Gustavo Cerati in 1985 with his erstwhile Soda band-mates Charly Alberti and Zeta Bosio. Dig the funky new wave hairdos...
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