Sueño Stereo
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Sueño Stereo is the final studio album recorded by Argentine rock
band Soda Stereo
. It was released by Sony BMG in 1995. Is considered one of the most important rock records concerning alternative rock in Spanish and Latin and one of the best, most successful and most important from the history of the band and of the Latin rock.
In just fifteen days of sales in Latin America the album went platinum. The album was the centerpiece of the extensive Sueño Stereo tour that made Soda by Venezuela
, Colombia
, Perú
, Chile
, Honduras
, Panamá
, Costa Rica
, México
and the United States
, which began on September 8, 1995 in Buenos Aires
, extending until 24 April 1996 in Santiago de Chile.
The music video for "Ella usó mi cabeza como un revólver
" was winner of the People's MTV 1996, the only MTV award to Latin music that existed in this years.
. In it, the songs follow the music closely related to each other, in particular, progressive rock
(style that the band had never played before this album) and art rock
. Also the last four songs, "Crema de estrellas", "Planta
", "X-Playó" and "Moirè" are musically united as a single song without pauses between them.
Additional personnel
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...
. It was released by Sony BMG in 1995. Is considered one of the most important rock records concerning alternative rock in Spanish and Latin and one of the best, most successful and most important from the history of the band and of the Latin rock.
In just fifteen days of sales in Latin America the album went platinum. The album was the centerpiece of the extensive Sueño Stereo tour that made Soda by Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Perú
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
, Panamá
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, México
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, which began on September 8, 1995 in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, extending until 24 April 1996 in Santiago de Chile.
The music video for "Ella usó mi cabeza como un revólver
Ella usó mi cabeza como un revólver
Ella 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"...
" was winner of the People's MTV 1996, the only MTV award to Latin music that existed in this years.
Concept album
In the second half of the album, the songs are a little concept albumConcept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
. In it, the songs follow the music closely related to each other, in particular, progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
(style that the band had never played before this album) and art rock
Art rock
Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, with influences from art, avant-garde, and classical music. The first usage of the term, according to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, was in 1968. Influenced by the work of The Beatles, most notably their Sgt...
. Also the last four songs, "Crema de estrellas", "Planta
Planta (song)
"Planta" is a song of the Argentine rock band Soda Stereo, written and composed by Gustavo Cerati and Zeta Bosio. Was edited in their seventh and last studio album Sueño Stereo in 1995 as track 10. Part of the small progressive rock concept album that is included in the album...
", "X-Playó" and "Moirè" are musically united as a single song without pauses between them.
Track listing
All songs written by Soda Stereo, except where noted.- "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"...
" (She Used My Head Like a Revolver) – 4:32 - "Disco Eterno" (Eternal Disc) – 5:46
- "Zoom" (Cerati) – 3:27
- "Ojo de la Tormenta" (Cerati) (Eye of the Storm) – 4:33
- "Efecto Doppler" (Cerati) (Doppler Effect) – 5:03
- "Paseando Por Roma" (Walking in Rome) – 3:35
- "Pasos" (Cerati) (Steps) – 3:54
- "Angel Eléctrico" (Electric Angel) – 4:36
- "Crema de Estrellas" (Cerati) (Cream of Stars) – 4:37
- "PlantaPlanta (song)"Planta" is a song of the Argentine rock band Soda Stereo, written and composed by Gustavo Cerati and Zeta Bosio. Was edited in their seventh and last studio album Sueño Stereo in 1995 as track 10. Part of the small progressive rock concept album that is included in the album...
" (Cerati / Bosio) (Plant) – 4:52 - "X-Playo" (Cerati) – 4:07
- "Moirè" (Cerati) – 4:02
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 / guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
/ fretless bass guitar / Rhodes pianoRhodes pianoThe Rhodes piano is an electro-mechanical piano, invented by Harold Rhodes during the fifties and later manufactured in a number of models, first in collaboration with Fender and after 1965 by CBS....
/ synthesizers / producer - 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 guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
/ backing vocals / harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
/ synthesizers / producer - 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...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
/ percussion
Additional personnel
- Alejandro Terán – viola
- Janos Morel – first violin
- Mauricio Alves – second violin
- Pablo Flumetti – celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- Roy Málaga – pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Flavio Etcheto – trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...