Released March 1971 Release date 15 March 1971 Label Diapasón | Artist Vox Dei Producer Jorge Álvarez | |
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Recorded Mid 1970 to January 1971
T.N.T. Studios, Buenos Aires Length 55:59
55:13 (Cd re-issue) La Biblia
(1971) Jeremías Pies de Plomo
(1972) Genres Rock music, Progressive rock, Folk rock Similar Vox Dei para Vox Dei, Cuero Caliente, Jeremías Pies de Plomo, El regreso de la leyenda, Tengo Razones para Seg | ||
La Biblia (The Bible) is the second studio album by the Argentine rock band Vox Dei, generally regarded as the first Argentinian rock concept album. The album is ranked at #14 in the Argentine version of Rolling Stone's "Los 100 Mejores Discos del Rock Nacional" (The 100 Greatest Records in Argentine Rock).
Contents
Background
"La Biblia" is considered by Argentinian rock fans to be Vox Dei's indisputable masterpiece; it has been called "magnificent for both its music and lyrics". Guitarist and vocalist Ricardo Soulé did a terrific job summarizing in just a few lines the most important stories of the Christian Holy Book. Musically the band adopted a hard psychedelic direction, with chiming 12-string guitar and overdriven solos alternating with folky acoustic passages and harmony vocals sometimes reminiscent of The Moody Blues.
The Argentinian Archbishop, while at first requesting to review the lyrics, ended up recommending that young people purchase and listen to the album. During the recording sessions, "Yody" Godoy left the band. To promote the album live, guitarist Nacho Smilari (formerly La Barra de Chocolate) joined the band.
The album was released earlier than provided, which caused two edition errors, "Apocalípsis" was recorded without voice and "Libros Sapienciales" was identified as "Profecías". It was clarified and corrected in La Biblia En Vivo in 1987.
The songs that remaining in the habitual Vox Dei set-list are "Genesis", "Libros Sapienciales" and "Las Guerras".
Original release on vinyl (2 LP)
- "Génesis" - 6:38
- "Moisés" - 7:26
- "Las Guerras" [The Wars] - 13:10
- "Profecías" [Prophecies] - 2:17
- "Libros Sapienciales" [Sapiential books] - 7:34
- "Cristo y Nacimiento" [Christ and birth] - 3:14
- "Cristo - Muerte y Resurrección" [Christ, death and resurrection] - 10:34
- "Apocalípsis" - 4:47
Credits
Additional Personnel
Songs
1Génesis6:30
2Moisés7:24
3Las Guerras13:00