rvi

3y

for rock? apparently it never got quite as big in colombia for some reason so they didnt have as many bands. at least not this far back especially (theres a big 90s one). Peru had a few but not too many even tho rock was/is very popular there

also i think for a lot of these countries the health of the scene was really determined by the dictatorships and s*** like that. like mexico had some good s*** in early 70s but the government banned rock and it had to go totally underground for like a decade. the mexican woodstock equivalent scared the s*** out of them. seems like all the countries had to have their rock musicians flee the country at one point

that netflix doc was very illuminating for the cultural/political contexts

Los Shains is the other band my friend told me about, I already told him i knew Los Saicos and they are very proud of them. Los Shains debut was alright, looks like in 1968 they just made an album covering english songs in spanish

it kinda seems like all those rough young garage bands down there worshipped the Byrds more than anyone besides Beatles. interesting. maybe some of the other big ones were just a bit harder to copy

Elric

3y

Cool Byrds cover

Yeah each country down there has its own complex history with authoritarianism
I'm a little familiar with it because of cinema but they're all different. Ironically when Spain got too haywire back in the day Luis Bunuel made his films in Mexico for a while cause they were chill at the time.

rvi

3y

going anachronistic here but how about this other case of real recognizing real via a translated cover only one year after another big american artist covered it. not expecting this to convince you or anything but it was a :datass: surprise moment when working my way through discography

id try to get you to watch the Break it All: The History of Rock in Latin America doc but ik im in no place to try to force a 6 hour doc on you after your failed attempts to get me to watch things

Fella

3y

Del Shannon dropping a 60’s Weezer song lol

Elric

3y

which song? doesnt work here

Fella

3y

That song. It’s the same lyrical and melodic content as a lot of their 90’s stuff. The chorus melody specifically sounds like something Rivers would have written.

Elric

3y

a gene cover i see what youre doing

Elric

3y

"That song" a man needs a name

Elric

3y

Young Lovers
Sweet Thing
Madame George

My Astral top 3

rvi

3y

Cyprus Avenue
Madame George
title track

Fella

3y

Led Along

Elric

3y

yeah i can see the Rivers vibe

this my favourite gem

rise zero

3y

@Koala’s brought it up a few times. All Ulver is worth a shot tbh

rvi

3y

Cyprus Avenue
Madame George
title track

Elric

3y

Top 5 songs that could have come out but got vaulted for years?

rvi

3y

5 of the gloriously recorded long jams from grateful dead's fillmore west early 1969 run and europe 1972 tour

Elric

3y

you know i mean studio work and demos knew you'd pull up like this