COUNTRY: Spain
YEAR: 1988
STAND-OUT TRACK(S): Tres Almas, Inspiración
STAND-OUT TRACK(S): Tres Almas, Inspiración
The studio technician offered them the opportunity to record an album for 100,000 pesetas if they did it within 24 hours, and they did, becoming the first Spanish band of the genre to do so.
It was released in 1988, along with a single called "La Otra Sevilla" on the brothers' own label, ”Mut Records," and was played on radio stations, landing on the top lists of the best albums of the year.
In 1989, they began a highly acclaimed tour of Germany and even received an offer from a multinational company led by producer Markus Figgen to record five albums, but it was rejected due to the brothers' ideological biases. In 1995, they released their second album, "Contracorriente," through Calé Records, with the addition of Emilia Pinzón on vocals and Alex Kugel on bass. However, it wasn't as well-received as the first, leading the band to disband in 1996 after several concerts. But the band never completely retired from music. They continued to play concerts, such as the 2010 concert at the Sala Malandar with the group Rix.
OPINION: I really like this album, it has that innocent home-cooked feeling and could only been made in the 1980’s by passionate youths who really wanted to be rockstars. They have several instrumental tracks which I usually just find boring, but they do them really well, and are actually among my favorites on the album.
