''Azul'' (Blue) is the fourth album by
Argentine
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rock band
Los Piojos
Los Piojos were an Argentine rock band. Extremely popular, it became one of the seminal bands of the 1990s Argentine music scene.
Unlike most suburban outfits, however, their style evolved significantly with each successive album, not only deve ...
, recorded at Del Cielito Records studio and released in 1998. This work mixes
candombe
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and
murga
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with the traditional rhythms used by the band and was presented live in
Parque Sarmiento
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and at the
All Boys
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stadium.
Reception
The
AllMusic
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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."
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accessed January 31, 2011
Track listing
All tracks by Andrés Ciro Martínez except where noted.
#"Vals inicial"
nitial Waltz(Gustavo H. Kupinski, Martinez) – 5:58
#"El balneario de los doctores crotos"
he useless doctors spa– 4:02
#"Genius"
enius– 4:12
#"A ver cuando"
et's see when(Martinez, Miguel Angel Rodriguez) – 4:58
#"Desde lejos no se ve"
t can't be seen from far(Dani Buira, Kupinski, Martinez) – 4:39
#"Sucio can"
irty dog– 3:29
#"El Rey del Blues (B. B. King)"
lues King (B.B. King)– 4:02
#"Y que más"
nd what else– 4:50
#"Agua"
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– 4:58
#"Buenos tiempos"
ood times(Buira, Kupinski, Martinez) – 3:58
#"Go negro go"
o black go– 5:05
#"Uoh pa pa pa"
oh pa pa pa(Martinez, Piti) – 3:03
#"Quemado"
urned– 5:39
#"Murguita"
ittle murga– 3:30
#"Olvídate (Ya ves)"
orget it (you see)– 4:15
#"Finale"
inal– 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
References
External links
Azul
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1998 albums
Los Piojos albums