''Esquivando Charcos'' is the first album by Argentine band

La Renga La Renga is a hard rock Argentine band, formed in 1988. They had moderate success with the albums '' A Dónde Me Lleva La Vida'' and ''Bailando en una pata'', between 1993 and 1995, but it was the release of Despedazado por Mil Partes, in 1996 ...

. Until 1991 it was only available in cassette and it was not available in music shops, although the live versions of these songs (along with a few other tracks) can be heard in the album ''

Bailando En Una Pata ''Bailando En Una Pata'' is the third album by the Argentine hard rock band La Renga. It contains songs from ''Esquivando Charcos'' performed live and recorded at the Arena Obras Sanitarias. It was edited in "El Pie" Studios in July, 1995. The ...

''. It was recorded, distributed and produced in a totally independent way by the band. The album was included in a US-only collection called ''Clásicos del Rock en Español'' without the band's knowledge and with different artwork.

Background

Since the band did not have a company to produce the album, they decided to do it themselves (record, distribution and production). They made 1000 copies, which they sold at their concerts. With the great progress the band made, when they became famous (after releasing their fourth album ''

Despedazado por Mil Partes ''Despedazado por Mil Partes'' is a 1996 studio album by La Renga. This record has many of the most famous songs of the band, such as "''La Balada del Diablo y La Muerte''", "''El Final Es En Donde Partí''", "''Lo Frágil de La Locura''", "''Ve ...

''), PolyGram suggested to them that it should be re-released. After some doubts, they decided that it was a good idea and in 1998 ''Esquivando Charcos'' was available in stores. The album achieved platinum status in Argentina that year.

Track listing

All songs by Gustavo Napoli. Tracks 5 and 9 are rehearsals recorded "live" (actually with overdubbed audience) in the studio itself. # "Somos Los Mismos de Siempre" e are the Same Ones as we Always Were- 3:14 # "Moscas Verdes Para El Charlatán" reen Flies for the Quack- 4:11 # "Embrollos, Fatos y Paquetes" ricks, Facts and Packages- 4:32 # "Luciendo Mi Saquito Blusero" earing my Blouse Coat- 3:10 # "Voy a Bailar a La Nave del Olvido" 'm Going Dancing to Oblivion Ship- 4:00 # "Buseca y Vino Tinto" useca and Red Wine- 3:04 # "El Juicio del Ganso" he Goose's Trial- 4:57 # "Negra Mi Alma, Negro Mi Corazón" lack is my soul, black is my heart- 4:05 # "Blues de Bolivia" olivia's blues- 4:44

Personnel

*Chizzo -

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guitar ...

*Locura -

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

*Tete -

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

*Tanque -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

Guest musicians

*Chiflo -

saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pr ...

Additional personnel

*Alvaro Villagra - mixing

References

{{Authority control 1991 albums La Renga albums