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| Made In L.a.
AND BY L.A. I MEAN: LATIN AMERICA | | 1 |  | Los Jaivas
Alturas de Machu Picchu
CHILE. Los Jaivas is the most important band of the prog-rock in spanish, mixing rock with
the typical sounds of the andean folklore they reached success through all the continent
with original sounds and lyrics often based in Neruda's poems, their 1981 album: Alturas de
Machu Picchu is their most importan record and is considered the most important record of
Latin-prog, the live version of this album, that was recorded in the middle of Machu Picchu
ruins is usually seen as the latin equivalent of Pink Floyd's: Live at Pompeii.
Their best known songs are "Mira Niñita" and "Todos Juntos" both from their 1973 album:
La Ventana, Todos Juntos lyrics are an anthem about how people from the world are
separating each other and how every person and country should unite, this song is also
the starting point for the initials listeners to get in the band as it's the perfect example of
their signature sound. | | 2 |  | Soda Stereo
Cancion Animal
ARGENTINA. The most popular band in history of Latin Rock, Soda Stereo was the most
important band of the 80's wave of latin rock and was very influeced by the sound of
bands like The Police, their 1990 album: Cancion Animal proved that the band, with the
time, became closer to Alternative Rock, "De musica Ligera", from this album is also the
most recognized song in latin-rock
Since 2010 his vocalist/guitarist Gustavo Cerati (considered one of the most important
latin musicians of the history) is in a coma caused by a cerebral stroke | | 3 |  | Cafe Tacuba
Re
MEXICO. Cafe Tacuba is Mexico's most important band and their 1994 album, Re is the
most important album in mexican-rock. Usually categorized as "alt-rock" Cafe Tacuba
are influenced by different styles, from punk to the typical mexican music | | 4 |  | Los Prisioneros
La Voz de los '80
CHILE. Los Prisioneros is the latin equivalent of The Clash, however these band actually
had important political issues to protest against. The best example of popular music
against the dictaroships in L.A. in the 80's, their 1984 album La Voz de los '80 with its t/t
represented the voice of latin people against the violation of human rights in the
continent during the decade and how they wanted to rebel against the country that put
all those non-democratic governments in the continent: USA | | 5 |  | Violeta Parra
Las Ultimas Composiciones de Violeta Parra
CHILE. Admired by artists like Joan Baez or Mike Patton she is the representative of the
latin protest song just like Bob Dylan in the USA and the biggest figure in chilean folk. Her
song "Gracias a la vida" (Thanks to Life) is one of the most important anthems in latin
music and considered and universal song.
Violeta Parra commited suicide in 1967 | | 6 |  | Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Rey Azucar
ARGENTINA. Greatest figure in Latin Ska, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, managed to mix
caribbean sounds like reggae with alternative rock and latin rock. Their 1995 album,
Rey Azucar is among the most important 90's albums that came from L.A.
Their vocalist, Vicentico also achieved continental success with a solo carreer | | 7 |  | Charly García
Piano Bar
ARGENTINA. Charly García does not fit in any musical genre with a lot of styles in his
musical record like: Prog-rock, pop, experimental, psychedelic, hard-rock, jazz, new-wave
and even some krautrock, García's the typical representation of the unique sound of latin
music and how, in the continent, the sound of different cultures can create a distinctive
sound. | | 8 |  | Babasonicos
Infame
ARGENTINA. Babasonicos started as a band with influences of heavy metal and
experimental rock, but with the time went into a more commercial, pop-rock sound which
can be heard in their 2003 album Infame. With a lot of pop songs and ballads,
Babasonicos is one of the few examples of good commercial music in latin america during
the last years | | 9 |  | Silvio Rodriguez
Unicornio
CUBA. Maybe the most important representative of socialist-music in the world, Silvio
Rodriguez was one of the most important voices in the 70's-80's in Latin America when
the continent was under dictatorships, openly socialist and a Castro's admirer,
Rodriguez still manages to loved in all the region by all the political sectors because of
his lyrics that, more than political songs, are true poetry of peace | | 10 |  | La Ley
Invisible
CHILE. Along with "Babasonicos", La Ley was another of the important bands in L.A.
during the 90's, they reached international attention with their 1995 album: Invisible and
won a grammy with their 2000 album: UNO
Again, just like the Babasonicos, they are the other example of "good" commercial pop-
rock in latin-america | | 11 |  | Rata Blanca
Magos, Espadas y Rosas
ARGENTINA. L.A.'s most important metal band, Rata Blanca is influenced by bands like Iron
Maiden, Dio, Accept and Pantera but with a more power-metal style. They were one of
the few bands that managed to do neo-classic rock in spanish.
Their 1990 album: Magos, Espadas y Rosas is considered the most important metal album
in latin america and one of the best non-english metal albums | | 12 |  | Enanitos Verdes
Big Bang
ARGENTINA. Never reaching the cult status of bands like Soda Stereo, Los enanitos verdes
remains as one of the biggest bands in latin rock
Even when their most successful album: Big Bang is pure alt-rock, in general their sound in the
80's was closer to hard-rock, unlike bands like Soda Stereo or Los Fabulosos Cadillacs | | 13 |  | La Renga
Despedazado por Mil Partes
ARGENTINA. The other big name in latin hard-rock and heavy metal, La Renga has an
unique style mixing from power ballads and heavy metal in a very insteresting way, they
are one of the few latin bands that mixes hard-rock with instruments like saxophones. | | 14 |  | Los Bunkers
Vida de Perros
CHILE. Actually arguably the most important alt-rock band in the continent with a
lot of success in other countries like Mexico and also maybe the only exponent of
latin indie rock, Los Bunkers mix the modern sound of alt-rock with the typical
political lyrics of the latin music.
Their 2005 album, Vida de Perros has their most important songs like Ven Aqui or
Llueve sobre la ciudad
Their 2010 album, Musica Libre is a tribute album to Silvio Rodriguez and shows the
typical political status of the band | | 15 | | Mana
Donde Jugaran los Niños?
MEXICO. Maná, just like La Ley or Babasonicos, started as a rock band in the 90's with a lot
of success and important albums in the continent and went into a more commecial sound
after some time too, sadly, even when their new material is commercially successful, the
quality of their sound is very weak when compared to their 90's albums like ¿Donde Jugaran
los Niños? | | 16 |  | Fito Paez
Circo Beat
ARGENTINA. Fito Paez is the most successful soloist rock musician in L.A. being active
since the 70's is also one of the oldest that remains in the bussiness
Among all his important albums, usually the most notable for people is Circo Beat | | 17 |  | Caifanes
Caifanes
MEXICO. One of the most important mexican bands during the 80-90's, Caifanes were the
typical alt-rock band, but were very influenced by styles like the mexican cumbia and that
made them have a very distinctive sound that distinguished them from the other bands of
the time | |
MrSirLordGentleman
07.19.13 | So, yeah, I finnally tried to do a very serious, informative list... hell it took me 3 hours | ChopSuey
07.19.13 | tu eros un pendejo (you are my friend) | MrSirLordGentleman
07.20.13 | you know pendejo is asshole right? xdd, also is "eres" not "eros" | wacknizzle
07.20.13 | you are my asshole! | ChopSuey
07.20.13 | "you know pendejo is asshole right? xdd, also is "eres" not "eros"
yeah I know. I'm just trolling some noobs |
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