''Fabulosos Calavera'' (

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for Fabulous Skull) Released in 1997 is the eleventh album by

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band

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 ...

. 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

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and his books

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and Sobre Heroes y Tumbas, while track 11 is a homage to

tango musician and composer

Ástor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed ''nuevo tango'', incorporating elements from ...

. Track 7, "Hoy Lloré Canción", features famous

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songwriter

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Reception

The

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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. ".Valdivia, V.
Allmusic Review
accessed January 23, 2011

Track listing

# "El Muerto" ("The Deadman") (

Flavio Cianciarulo Flavio Oscar Cianciarulo (born July 26, 1964), Sr. Flavio, is the electric and upright bass player from the reunited Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs and Latin American supergroup De La Tierra. Sr. Flavio (as called by fans and members) h ...

) – 4:05 # "Surfer Calavera" ("Skull Surfer") (Cianciarulo) – 4:34 # "El Carnicero de Giles/Sueño" ("The Butcher of Giles/Dream") (

Vicentico Gabriel Julio Fernández Capello (born July 24, 1964 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a musician and composer better known by his stage name Vicentico. Co-founder and vocalist of the band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs along with Flavio Cianciarulo. He was ...

, 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,

) – 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 (

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)" # "Howen (radio edit)"

Personnel

–

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

– bass * Ariel Minimal –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

* Mario Siperman –

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* Fernando Ricciardi –

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 ...

* Sergio Rotman –

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

* Daniel Lozano –

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flugelhorn The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B, though some ...

* Fernando Albareda –

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* Gerardo Rotblat –

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Additional Personnel

on "Hoy Lloré Canción"

Sales and certifications

External links

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References

{{Authority control 1997 albums Los Fabulosos Cadillacs albums RCA Records albums Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album