Jumbo is the name of an Avanzada Regia

Avanzada Regia

Avanzada Regia was a musical movement in the mid 1990's from Monterrey. The movement began professionally in 1995 but its pioneers began playing in bars in the city in 1994, receiving attention and popularity in their hometown.- Origins :...

 Alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band from Monterrey

Monterrey

Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...

, Mexico

Mexico

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.

They were founded in May 1997 with the following lineup:

• Alejandro Clemente Castillo Guerra, known simply as "Castillo"; (vocals and guitar
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• Jorge Tamez Chapa, aka "Flip Fantastic", "Fruit", or "Flipi"; (guitar
  Guitar
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  )
• Carlos Alfredo Castro Aradillas, aka "Charly Pornet"; (bass guitar
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• Eduardo David González Peláez., aka "Edy" or "Eddie"; (keyboard
• Enrique Damién González Peláez, aka "Bugs Wako"; (drums
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History

In the early 90's, before the creation of Jumbo, Castillo, Charly, Eddie, Chuy Guerra, Javier Othón and René Garza formed a band called "Blueswagen" which played mainly covers of bands like The Beatles

The Beatles

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, The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

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, The Doors

The Doors

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, Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

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, R.E.M.

R.E.M.

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, U2

U2

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, The Police

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, Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz

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, Stone Temple Pilots

Stone Temple Pilots

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 and Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers

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. They started gaining more fans and an increasing popularity, which led to playing bars and clubs and recording many demos. BMG

BMG

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 obtained one of the demos and started looking for them. Later the band signed with them.

In 1996, Flip joined the band and in 1997 Bugs, Eddie's brother, returned from Quintana Roo

Quintana Roo

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, Mexico

Mexico

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 and also joined the band. They changed the band's name to "Jumbo", after an Asian baby boy named Jumbo Jin Li who weighed at the time approximately 50 kg.

In 1997 and 1998, they recorded their first album, "Restaurant", which included the singles "Monotransistor", "Siento que...", "Aquí" and "Fotografía", songs which were well received by the public. They recorde the song "Lo dudo" for the album "Volcán: Tributo a José José

Volcán: Tributo a José José

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", a tribute to José José

José José

José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz , known by his artistic name José José, is a Mexican singer.Referred in the entertainment world as "El Príncipe de la Canción" , José José is best known for his romantic ballads and renowned for his vocals...

, a legend in Mexico.

In May 2005, brothers Eddie and Bugs Wako left the band. Bugs moved with his wife to Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, while Eduardo left the band so he could pursue different musical projects.

Restaurant (1999)

1. "Monotransistor"
2. "DulceAcido"
3. "Aquí"
4. "Fotografía"
5. "Nova"
6. "Superactriz"
7. "Siento Que..."
8. "Dilata"
9. "Desde Que Nací"
10. "Explosión"
11. "Automático"
12. "Alienados Para Siempre"
13. "Tu Me Vas"
14. "Siempre En Domingo"

D.D. y Ponle Play (2001)

1. "D.D. Y Ponle Play (Intro)"
2. "Rockstar"
3. "Audiorama"
4. "Cámara Lenta"
5. "Después"
6. "Motocicleta"
7. "Happy High"
8. "Día"
9. "Cada Vez Que Me Voy"
10. "Far Out"
11. "Desaparecer"
12. "Hoy"
13. "D.D. Y Ponle Play (Outro)"

Teleparque (2003)

1. "Un Poco Más"
2. "Bajo control"
3. "En Repetición"
4. "Yeah"
5. "15 Horas"
6. "Se Derrumba"
7. "Instrumental #2"
8. "No Extraño Nada"
9. "Black Party"
10. "Atrás"
11. "Sintonizando"
12. "Estampida"

Gran Panorámico (2005)

1. "Caminando Hacia Atrás"
2. "Hasta que el Sol se Apague"
3. "Enseñame a Olvidar (Intocable)"
4. "Rockstar"
5. "Siento Que"
6. "Cámara Lenta"
7. "En Repetición"
8. "Fotografía"
9. "Cada Vez Que Me Voy"
10. "Día"
11. "Motocicleta"
12. "Atrás"
13. "Después"
14. "No Extraño Nada"
15. "DulceAcido"
16. "Monotransistor"
17. "Bajo Control"
18. "Desde Que Nací"
19. "Lo Dudo (En Vivo)"
20. "Super Actriz (en vivo)"
21. "Aquí"

Superficie (2007)

1. Un Millón De Vueltas
2. Fuerza De La Gravedad
3. Nos Vamos A Encontrar
4. Y Por Ahora
5. Una Parte De Tí
6. No Me Hagas Caso
7. Háblame
8. Cuántas Veces Me Dices Que No
9. Aquí No Pasa Nada
10. Se Hace Tarde
11. Uno De Estos Días
12. Veo
13. Una Isla Y El Mar
14. Escóndeme