An Audio-Visual Primer for Rock Alternativo en Español

[btzone]

I have been a fan of Rock en Español for many years. I may not know all the bands or even a band from each country whose official language is Spanish, but I've listened to many bands for many years, attended many shows, met the musicians I like, etc. I'd wager that I even know it better than the Japanese rock scene. I can talk the talk and walk the

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[hkoneko]

Nice!!
I wonder if you've ever heard "Las Pastillas del Abuelo", and if so, what's your opinion about them.
(Some relatives of mine seem to be quite the annoying fans.)

I also remember bands like "Sumo" and "Los Redonditos de Ricota"; or "Attake 77" or even "Ratones Paranoicos"; but I don't know if you like them. "Los Brujos" were OK, but they didn't last long.

I'm totally with you about a country or language being too large to be considered a "genre" of music; even more so, I think I would make it extensive to other forms of art too, like literature or painting. But I guess humanity is more focused on finding the differences than it is on finding the similarities.

[btzone]

Well my grandfather died years ago so I don't have his pills... just kidding! Actually, I have some Sumo I think but probably not any of the other bands. I'm not familiar enough with any of their music so I stuck to what I know in the post. Sometimes I might know 1 or 2 hit songs but not realize it. It might be deep in my subconscious from parties, clubs, etc. I should look into these names and figure out if I do know any of the "hits". One day I need to discover which bands I like from each country. Can't say I like Latin American bands if I only a handful of bands from 3 countries. Someone in Nicaragua is gonna be very upset, hahaha.

[btzone]

I can tell you 1 thing though. I hate El Tri. yuck. There's even a statue of one of the members here in the suburbs at a shopping center... Why... why....

[hkoneko]

El tri? *clueless*

Did you hear/read about Gustavo Ceratti being in a coma? Just checking. People fantasize that he'll wake up, grab a guitar and begin to sing and play... a la Stevie Ray Vaughan Cold Shot video. (Poor Steve, though, RIP)

[btzone]

Please remain clueless ^_^

I did not hear about Gustavo so I just read about it, damn! I have not been keeping up with these things. I have Aterciopelados in my feed but everything is in Spanish and lately Colombia-centric (understandably) so I tend just to ignore it. I think I didn't listen to this "genre" at all in 2009 due to my life change/depression so after that, I'm quite ignorant unless it's one of my absolute favorite bands. There was a time when MTV played music. There was a time when I subscribed to MTV Español. Hace mucho tiempo, en una galaxia muy muy lejana...