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Azul (Los Piojos album)

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Released
  
1998

Azul (1998)
  
Ritual (1999)

Release date
  
1998

Recorded
  
Feb 1998 – Mar 1998

Artist
  
Los Piojos

Producer
  
Alfredo Toth

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Label
  
Distribuidora Belgrano Norte S.R.L.

Genres
  
Rock music, Candombe, Ska, Hard rock

Similar
  
Los Piojos albums, Rock music albums

Azul (Blue) is the fourth album by Argentine rock band Los Piojos, recorded at Del Cielito Records studio and released in 1998. This work mixes candombe and murga with the traditional rhythms used by the band and was presented live in Parque Sarmiento and at the All Boys stadium.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Victor W. Valdivia awarded the album 4 stars stating "Los Piojos are amazingly eclectic in their approach to music... they incorporate reggae and Caribbean rhythms, but they also show an influence of classic rock and alternative. That's not to say that they don't explore their Latin roots on various instances... The lyrics are also wide-ranging, veering from nakedly revealing self-portraits to Michael Stipe-like inscrutability. As diverse as the album gets, though, nothing ever feels forced or contrived. Azul is the only one of Los Piojos' four albums available in the U.S, but it is a superb introduction to their talent and may inspire listeners to seek out their earlier releases.".

Track listing

All tracks by Andrés Ciro Martínez except were noted

  1. "Vals inicial" [Initial Waltz] (Gustavo H. Kupinski, Martinez) – 5:58
  2. "El balneario de los doctores crotos" [The useless doctors spa] – 4:02
  3. "Genius" [Genius] – 4:12
  4. "A ver cuando" [Let's see when] (Martinez, Miguel Angel Rodriguez) – 4:58
  5. "Desde lejos no se ve" [You can't see from far] (Dani Buira, Kupinski, Martinez) – 4:39
  6. "Sucio can" [Dirty dog] – 3:29
  7. "El Rey del Blues (B. B. King)" [Blues King (B.B. King)] – 4:02
  8. "Y quemás" [And you burn] – 4:50
  9. "Agua" [Water] – 4:58
  10. "Buenos tiempos" [Good times] (Buira, Kupinski, Martinez) – 3:58
  11. "Go negro go" [Go negro go] – 5:05
  12. "Uoh pa pa pa" [Uoh pa pa pa] (Martinez, Piti) – 3:03
  13. "Quemado" [Burned] – 5:39
  14. "Murguita" [Little murga] – 3:30
  15. "Olvídate (Ya ves)" [Forget it (you see)] – 4:15
  16. "Finale" [Final] – 1:25

Personnel

  • Abraham Becker – violin
  • Miguel Angel Bertero – violin
  • Adrián Bilbao – engineer, mixing, recording technician, sampling
  • Dani Buira – drums, percussion
  • Javier Casalla – violin
  • Juan Cruz De Urquiza – trumpet
  • Alejandro Elijovich – violin
  • Ciro Fogliatta – organ
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Andrés Ciro Martínez – cornet, backing vocals, guitar, harmonic, vocals
  • Andrés Mayo – editing
  • Carlos Nozzi – cello
  • Martin Pomares – production assistant
  • Juan "Pollo" Raffo – arranger, backing vocals, strings, director, organ
  • Humberto Ridolfi – violin
  • Pablo Rodríguez – sax, sax
  • Mario Tenreyro – corno D
  • Alfredo Toth – producer
  • Patricio Villarejo – cello
  • Washington Williman – violin

    • Songs

    1Vals inicial5:58
    2El Balneario de los drs crotos4:03
    3Genius4:13

    References

    Azul (Los Piojos album) Wikipedia
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