Comfort y Música Para Volar
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MTV Unplugged: Comfort y Música Para Volar (Spanish
for Comfort and music to fly) is a part-live, part-studio album recorded by Argentine rock
band Soda Stereo
. The first seven tracks were recorded live at MTV
Studios in Miami, Florida for the show MTV Unplugged
. The remaining four tracks were Sueño Stereo
outtakes recorded in studio. The album was released by BMG
in 1996. It was also the first Latin band to depart from the use of only acoustic instruments, using for most of the televised set conventional "plugged" instruments. Proof of this paradox is the fading "Un" part of the word unplugged depicted in the album cover. This album is considered the fifteenth best album in the history of Latin Rock and the best live album.
outtakes included in the original release. The new tracks include the cover of Vox Dei
's song Genesis
, which aired on the MTV network but was not included on the first edition.
Additional personnel
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for Comfort and music to fly) is a part-live, part-studio album recorded by Argentine rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo were an Argentine rock band who are recognized as one of the most influential and important Latin American and Ibero-American bands of all time...
. The first seven tracks were recorded live at MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Studios in Miami, Florida for the show MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged is a TV series showcasing many popular musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show has received the George Foster Peabody Award and 3 Primetime Emmy nominations among many accolades.-Unplugged:...
. The remaining four tracks were Sueño Stereo
Sueño Stereo
Sueño Stereo is the final studio album recorded by Argentine rock band Soda Stereo. It was released by Sony BMG in 1995...
outtakes recorded in studio. The album was released by BMG
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
in 1996. It was also the first Latin band to depart from the use of only acoustic instruments, using for most of the televised set conventional "plugged" instruments. Proof of this paradox is the fading "Un" part of the word unplugged depicted in the album cover. This album is considered the fifteenth best album in the history of Latin Rock and the best live album.
Track listing
- En la Ciudad de la FuriaEn la Ciudad de la Furia"En la Ciudad de la Furia" is a song and single of the Argentine rock band Soda Stereo, written by the lead vocalist and guitarist Gustavo Cerati. Was released in 1989 as the first single from their album Doble Vida, released in 1988. Is considered one of the best songs of the band and of latin rock...
(feat. Andrea EcheverriAndrea EcheverriAndrea Echeverri is a Colombian rock/pop singer and guitarist, born in Bogotá in 1965. She is the lead singer in Aterciopelados where she also plays the acoustic guitar. Echeverri has long captivated audiences with her potently melodic brand of feminism...
) - Un misil en mi placard
- Pasos
- Entre caníbales
- Té para 3
- Ángel eléctrico
- Ella usó mi cabeza como un revólverElla usó mi cabeza como un revólverElla usó mi cabeza como un revólver is a rock song by Argentine rock band Soda Stereo featured as the second track on the Sueño Stereo album of 1995. After been released in 1985 "Ella usó mi cabeza como un revólver" became one of Soda Stereo's better known songs together with "De Música Ligera"...
- Sonoman (banda de sonido)
- Planeador
- Coral
- Superstar
2007 Release
October of this year saw the re-release of Comfort y Música Para Volar in both CD and DVD formats, featuring the complete MTV performance on audio and video respectively but without the Sueño StereoSueño Stereo
Sueño Stereo is the final studio album recorded by Argentine rock band Soda Stereo. It was released by Sony BMG in 1995...
outtakes included in the original release. The new tracks include the cover of Vox Dei
Vox Dei
Vox Dei is an Argentine rock band credited for recording the country's first concept album, The Bible. Its most prolific years were the 1970s, having recorded 10 albums.-History:...
's song Genesis
La Biblia (album)
La Biblia is the name of the second album recorded by the Argentine rock band Vox Dei, generally regarded as the first Argentinian rock concept album.-Recording and Release:...
, which aired on the MTV network but was not included on the first edition.
- Un misil en mi placard
- En la ciudad de la furia
- Entre caníbales
- Pasos
- Zoom
- Cuando pase el temblorCuando pase el temblor"Cuando pase el temblor" is a rock song by Argentine rock band Soda Stereo featured as the second track on the 1985 Nada personal album. After being released in October 1985, "Cuando pase el temblor" became one of Soda Stereo's better known songs together with "De música ligera"...
- Té para tres
- Ángel eléctrico
- Terapia de amor intensiva
- Disco eterno
- Ella usó mi cabeza como un revólverElla usó mi cabeza como un revólverElla usó mi cabeza como un revólver is a rock song by Argentine rock band Soda Stereo featured as the second track on the Sueño Stereo album of 1995. After been released in 1985 "Ella usó mi cabeza como un revólver" became one of Soda Stereo's better known songs together with "De Música Ligera"...
- Paseando por Roma
- Génesis
Personnel
Soda Stereo- Gustavo CeratiGustavo CeratiGustavo Adrián Cerati Clark is an Argentine rock musician, singer-songwriter, composer and record producer. He was the frontman, lead vocalist, lead guitarist and lead songwriter of the Argentine rock band Soda Stereo, one of the most influential bands of latin rock music. In the early 90s, with...
: lead vocals, acoustic, electric and virtual guitar - Zeta BosioZeta BosioHéctor Pedro Juan Bosio Bertolotti better known by his stage name Zeta Bosio, is an Argentine rock musician, record producer and DJ, better known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the influential Argentine rock band Soda Stereo...
: bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals - Charly AlbertiCharly AlbertiCarlos Alberto Ficicchia Gigliotti , known by his stage name Charly Alberti, is an Argentine rock musician, better recognized as the drummer of the influential argentine rock band Soda Stereo. Because of this, he is considered one of the most important musicians of latin and Spanish rock...
: drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Tweety GonzálezTweety GonzálezFabián A. González Amado , know with his stage name Tweety González, is an Argentine musician and record producer. He is best known for his work as collaborator keyboardist for the Argentine rock band Soda Stereo....
: Rhodes piano, sampler and synthesizers - Pedro Fainguersch: viola
- Diego Fainguersch: cello
- Ezequiel Fainguersch: bassoon
- AterciopeladosAterciopeladosAterciopelados , also referred to as los Aterciopelados on some albums and other promotional materials, are a rock band from Colombia. Led by Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago, they have been one of the first rock bands from Colombia to gain international notice and is among the country's top...
' singer Andrea EcheverriAndrea EcheverriAndrea Echeverri is a Colombian rock/pop singer and guitarist, born in Bogotá in 1965. She is the lead singer in Aterciopelados where she also plays the acoustic guitar. Echeverri has long captivated audiences with her potently melodic brand of feminism...
: vocals on "En la ciudad de la furia" - Iain Baker: keyboards in track 8