Released in 1986, Bares y Fondas (

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for Bars and Taverns) is the first

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recorded by

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Los Fabulosos Cadillacs is an Argentine ska band from Buenos Aires. Background and style Formed in 1985, they released their first album, ''Bares y Fondas'' (Bars and Boardinghouses), in 1986 and have since released fourteen more albums. They ...

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. The album's main genre is

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. The music, just like the wardrobe in the early band's concerts, was influenced by bands like Madness and

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. These aspects were unusual for Argentine rock bands of that period, and gave the Cadillacs (the popular shortened version of the band's name) a distinctive artistic appeal. The album was originally going to be called "Noches Cálidas en Bares y Fondas" (Warm Nights in Bars and Taverns), based on the places where the band hung out and played, but in the end it was decided to use the shorter name, with the same meaning. The singles of the album were the energetic "Yo Quiero Morirme Aca" ('I Want to Die Here'), the nervous "Silencio Hospital" ('Be Quiet, This is a Hospital') and the ballad " Basta de Llamarme Asi" ('Stop Calling Me That', a song composed by

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as a homage to his defunct sister Tamara).

Reception

The album was coldly received by the press, who accused the band of having simple-minded lyrics. To this

replied: Nonetheless, in recent years Vicentico accepted that early criticism to some extent: The

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review by Victor W. Valdivia awarded the album 2 stars stating "Their first album... was barely an embryonic precursor to future glories... This is definitely a tamer, gentler Fabulosos Cadillacs... There's even a sensitive love ballad, "Galapagos," the kind that they would never even come close to again. It's obvious that at this point the Cadillacs are not much more than the sum of their influences. It's a pleasant enough listen, but hardly representative of their music, and would really be worthy only for diehards.".Valdivia, V.
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Track listing

# "Vos Sin Sentimiento" ("You Without Feeling") (

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) – 4:38 # "Yo Quiero Morirme Acá" ("I Want to Die Here") (

) – 2:35 # "Galápagos" (Cianciarulo) – 3:45 # "La Manera Correcta de Gritar" ("The Proper Way to Scream") (Cianciarulo) – 3:20 # "Tus Tontas Trampas" ("Your Foolish Traps") (Cianciarulo, Riggozi) – 2:20 # "Bares y Fondas" ("Bars and Fondas") (Vicentico, Cianciarulo) – 3:41 # "En Mis Venas" ("In My Veins") (Vicentico) – 2:57 # "Silencio Hospital" ("Hospital, Silence") (Vicentico, Siperman) – 1:58 # "Noches Árabes" ("Arabic Nights") (Rotman, Vazzano) – 3:08 # "Estamos Perdiendo" ("We are Losing") (Vicentico, Cianciarulo) – 5:24 # "Belcha" (Cianciarulo, Giugno) – 2:49 # "Basta de Llamarme Así" ("Stop Calling Me In That Way") (Vicentico) – 4:16

Personnel

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– bass * Luciano Giugno –

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* Serguei Itzcowick –

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* Aníbal Rigozzi –

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* Fernando Ricciardi –

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* Mario Siperman –

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. * Naco Goldfinger –

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* Sergio Rotman –

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References

External links

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