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Review Summary: The beginning of the end. Triana entered the new decade riding the wings of success. The trio from Seville (Spain) led by Jesús de la Rosa had an incredible run of three albums where their blend of progressive rock and flamenco had helped them tank through the national confusion of the transition years following the death of Francisco Franco’s dictatorial regime. These were liberating years for the Spanish youth, and Triana’s music, rooted in the magic of flamenco and shrouded with the sound of progressive rock that was starting to pour in from Europe once the country’s veil was lifted, had become the marching drum for more and more musicians enjoying a newfound creative freedom.
On the other hand, and at the band’s core, an increasing melancholy was starting to take over De la Rosa’s compositions, showing the first sings of exhaustion and fatigue that would make the band spiral down even more in the releases that followed. As a result, Un Encuentro, the band’s fourth full length is an album where slow, dragging tempos and spacious passages dominate most of the songs, but it still manages to preserve some of the elements that made Triana one of the most beloved bands of Spanish rock. In fact, one of the band’s most successful songs was released on this album. “Tu frialdad” opens the record with one of De la Rosa’s most beautiful vocal deliveries of his career. Although the rest of the track list is not as strong as the emblematic opener, a few cuts still manage to capture the essence that made Triana an integral part of Spanish music. “Cae fina la lluvia”, with its splendid crescendo in both tempo and intensity, or “Un nido en mi ventana”, where De la Rosa switches his synth station for the Spanish guitar allowing guitarist Eduardo Rodriguez total freedom to embellish the song, are some examples that serve to illustrate that the Triana’s glow was far from extinct.
40 years later, many renowned Spanish musicians still acknowledge and praise Triana’s influence in modern Spanish music, a conjunction of three musicians coming from different branches of music that collided to produce what has been anecdotically referred to as the flamenco version of Pink Floyd. There is an obviously deeper read into that statement, but only those willing to submerge into the music of Triana will be able to see beyond and rejoice in their eternal legacy.
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Album Rating: 4.0
I am gonna be doing some archival reviews for the time being (that is, until I get tired of it), of albums that don't have a review.
I don't think there are many fans of Triana here, (if any!) but I hope you enjoy the music of these legends from my hometown, Seville.
Tu Frialdad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo4k7W6Iowc
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dude nice!
i added a bunch of spanish prog bands to sput earlier this year actually
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Oh sweet, which bands? Anything you can rec me ahrd?
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i didnt jam em super hard, just kind of fell down a rabbit hole one week and ended up finding some of that stuff
albums i added would be:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReqL_v5-Kjg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUjOnLxOKyQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYgjnVumB4I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBGYT_0fLm8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrLlbLwoSUw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdChSFgFT2Q
also i shouted this out on my list earlier this year in case u missed it:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAdta3CbHYNTpz1UZ7o-wF_kQJjtGYrES
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feel free to pass them along to any progheads you know or anyone for whom theyd be up their alley
i will definitely put at least some of them on the next obscurities list whenever that happens
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Uf, some real gems here, I know Alameda and Medina Azahara, the later tried to follow on Triana steps but going ona heavy metal tangent with mixed results.
Thanks for the Itoiz reminder, released the same year as this one! And that Cai album, holy fuck, only by the cover u can see it's special stuff.
Outstanding job mr. parks
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lets just say its been a fun year in music so far for me :]
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You mean 1980? ;)
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i mean all the stuff ive been exploring this year
1980 was good too tho, cant deny that
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wrestling with the idea of writing a review today
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I've been focusing on old releases this year too, not so much on new releases and it has definitely paid off too.
Jamming old stuff gives you a wider vision and deeper understanding on what a lot of the modern stuff comes from. It's really interesting.
(Plus old records are cheaper haha)
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Flamenco something something? I'll check sometimes later in the week.
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"wrestling with the idea of writing a review today" DO IT
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"Flamenco something something? I'll check sometimes later in the week."
Even if it's a long stretch, there's a doom-esque feel in these guys' music Noct. Of course, nothing like Bell Witch but a proto prog doom pink floyd vibe that is really cool.
Plus flamenco hell yeah.
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I don't know this album yet. Actually, I only know "El Patio" and "Hijos Del Agobio", which are both great works. It's nice to see some love to them on Sputnik, especially of bands with a non Anglo-Saxon origin. I need to check "Sombra Y Luz" and this one too. Thanks for call my attention. Good job with the review.
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Thanks e2! Their core fans usually said their decline started with this akbum. It's partially true but they still wrote one of my favorite tracks on this album. I quoted it on the first post!
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I've noted that, and I had already read something about their decline saying that it has started with this album. Anyway, since you say that it's a good album with a great track, I intend to check it.
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Hope you enjoy it! I wouldn't recommend anything they released after Jesus de la Rosa's death in 83 but anything with his name on it's worth checking.
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Thanks for the info, pal.
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Sweet short review Dewinged.
"the flamenco version of Pink Floyd."
This single sentence is enough to trigger my curiosity ;)
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