Released July, 1997 Label Sony Music Release date July 1997 | Length 62:02 Artist Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Producer K. C. Porter | |
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Recorded October, 1996-May, 1997 Fabulosos Calavera
(1997) 20 Grandes Exitos
(1998) Genres Rock music, Ska, Reggae, Rock en español, Music of Latin America, Punk rock, Experimental rock Awards Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album Similar Los Fabulosos Cadillacs albums, Ska albums | ||
Fabulosos Calavera (Spanish for Fabulous Skull) Released in 1997 is the eleventh album by Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. This album has a much darker theme than the previous album of the band talking about death, the devil and hidden messages. This fact, however, didn't stop it for getting gold disc and latter platinum on remastering and the Carlos Gardel Award. The best example of the tone of the album is the fourth track "Sábato", a tribute to Ernesto Sábato and his books El Túnel and Sobre Heroes y Tumbas, while track 11 is a homage to Argentine tango musician and composer Ástor Piazzolla. Track 7, "Hoy Lloré Canción", features famous salsa songwriter Rubén Blades.
Contents
Fabulosos calavera el muerto 1 13
Reception
The Allmusic review by Victor W. Valdivia awarded the album 4 stars stating "Arguably the most focused, self-assured record of their career, Fabulosos Calavera shows the Cadillacs incorporating the hardest, heaviest guitar rock they've ever played into their usual mélange of ska, reggae, Caribbean, and Latin rhythms... the songwriting is superbly honed -- there seem to be no fat or extraneous parts in any of the album's 13 tracks. "Surfer Calavera" mixes thrash, funk, reggae, and harmony vocals into the album's most infectious track... Rather than being distracting, however, such stylistic shifts enhance the energy and highlight the emotional contrasts of the music... Fabulosos Calavera demonstrates that it is possible to have fun and give listeners plenty to chew on motionally. 12 years into their career, they made their most successful record yet. ".
Track listing
- "El Muerto" ("The Deadman") (Flavio Cianciarulo) – 4:05
- "Surfer Calavera" ("Skull Surfer") (Cianciarulo) – 4:34
- "El Carnicero de Giles/Sueño" ("The Butcher of Giles/Dream") (Vicentico, Cianciarulo) – 3:39
- "Sábato" (Cianciarulo) – 4:40
- "Howen" (Fernando Ricciardi) – 2:29
- "A Amigo J.V." ("To Friend J.V.") (Vicentico) – 5:05
- "Hoy Lloré Canción" ("Today I Cried Song") (Cianciarulo, Rubén Blades) – 4:00
- "Calaveras y Diablitos" ("Skulls and Little Devils") (Cianciarulo) – 4:22
- "Il Pajarito" ("The Little Bird") (Vicentico) – 3:17
- "Niño Diamante" ("Diamond Child") (Vicentico) – 5:59
- "Piazzolla" (Cianciarulo) – 4:20
- "Amnesia" (Sergio Rotman) – 2:27
- "A.D.R.B. (En Busca Eterna)" ("A.D.R.B. (In Eternal Search)") (Vicentico) – 6:01
Bonus tracks
(Played at the end of Track 13)
- "Surfer Calavera (radio edit)"
- "Howen (radio edit)"
Personnel
Additional Personnel
Songs
1El muerto4:06
2Surfer calavera4:37
3El carnicero de giles / sueño3:40