Fobia is an album released by
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pop rock
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band
Fobia
Fobia is a Mexican rock en español band from Mexico City.
History
The band was formed in 1987 by Leonardo de Lozanne and Francisco "Paco" Huidobro, brother of Micky Huidobro of Molotov. The original lineup consisted of Lozanne, Huidobro, ...
. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1990. The songs are primarily themed around common phobias and anxieties, filled with dark humor and melodic music. Songs like ''Los muñecos'' and ''Las moscas'' deal with the fear of dolls and flies respectively. Other songs like ''Dios bendiga a los gusanos'' and ''El crucifijo'' deal with the anxieties of love. ''El microbito'' delivers humor and a quick change of pace towards the album's finale.
The band received critical and commercial success, added to the fact that a new wave of
Rock en español
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saw new contemporary bands come out of the woodwork.
The original lineup was:
* Leonardo de Lozanne (voice)
* Cha! (bass)
* Francisco Huidobro (guitar)
* Gabriel Kuri (drums)
* Iñaki (keyboards)
Track listing
# ''Los muñecos'' (The Dolls)
# ''Dios bendiga a los gusanos'' (God bless the worms)
# ''Las moscas'' (Flies)
# ''El cumpleaños'' (The birthday)
# ''Corazón en caracol'' (Heart in snail)
# ''La iguana'' (The iguana)
# ''Pudriendo'' (Rotting)
# ''Puedo rascarme solo'' (I can scratch myself)
# ''El microbito'' (The little microbe)
# ''El crucifijo'' (The crucifix)
References
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1990 debut albums
Fobia albums