Jorge González (musician)
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Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards |
Years active | 1982 – present |
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Jorge Humberto González Ríos (born 6 December 1964) is a Chilean singer-songwriter and producer, best known for being the leader, vocalist, songwriter and bass player of the post-punk band Los Prisioneros, considered by some to be among the most important south-american bands of all time.
González rose to fame in the early 1980s when he formed Los Prisioneros with friends Claudio Narea and Miguel Tapia. The band quickly gained popularity for their socially conscious lyrics and energetic performances, blending punk, new wave, ska and pop influences, with the band becoming a symbol of resistance during Chile's military dictatorship. Los Prisioneros had recorded four studio albums before disbanding in 1992, where González would begin a solo career, with five albums to date. Los Prisioneros would reunite for two more studio albums in 2001 before disbanding yet again in 2006.
After the fact, González formed with his wife the
Musical biography
Disbandment of Los Prisioneros
In February 1989
The same month, Gonzalez finished mixing "Corazones", their fourth and most successful album. He stayed in L.A under
Solo career
After the continental success and enormous social significance of
A careful promotional campaign, a glamorous launch at the
In his annoyance over an exaggerated promotion that had only managed to spoil him, González calmly prepared a coup from which the
Yet from the perspective of what is to be expected from a pop star, González's second album was one of insolent austerity, and did not have a single bearable single in sight. "The future is gone" sounded like anguish, aridity and painful introspection, with cuts in which the musician seemed at times to tear himself apart, and in others to be just playing. Faced with the impossibility of promoting an album this strange, only one of its tracks, "Mapuche o español" (Mapuche or Spanish) sounded on the radio, although almost as a rarity, the singer-songwriter agreed with EMI the cancellation of your contract.[3]
Around 1995–1997, Jorge moved to New York City. Although he spent much time in studios, as well as having his own home studio, Jorge attended the Institute of Audio Research engineering school in New York City to further his
In 1999, Jorge signed with Chilean label Alerce. He began work on "Mi Destino: Confesiones de una estrella de rock" after various rehab treatments in Cuba. He completely produced the album himself in his home studio. The album was released in 1999. The album was much better received than "El Futuro Se Fue" and he promoted the album through various television program appearances and performances. However, he never toured with the album even though reviews for the album were positive. The album is considered one of his most consistent albums in his solo career and is currently his last solo album under his own name.
Los Prisioneros reunion
In 2001, Jorge had a reunion with former Los Prisioneros bandmates
Los Updates
In the summer of 2006, after relocating to
In 2008, Jorge decided to organize a short tour in Chile similar to his appearance in the Cumbre del Rock Chileno which was regarded in the press as one of the highlights of the festival. Around this time he was dubbed by various media outlets as the "Father of Chilean Rock" a title which Jorge has called flattering but at the same time nothing he's taking too seriously. The tour proved to be successful and promised to release a CD and DVD documenting the concerts. He appeared in a few television programs during the tour and claimed to have organized the tour to get out the idea of playing by himself in small venues before he lost the momentum to do so. He announced that with the tour over, he would go to work with Los Updates full-time and on 22 September a full-length studio album was released in Europe and was imported to the U.S. on 30 September.
Los Updates disbanded in 2012.
Discography
- Jorge González (EMI-Odeon – 1993)
- El Futuro Se Fue (EMI-Odeon – 1994) (The Future is Gone)
- Gonzalo Martínez y Sus Congas Pensantes (RCA/BMG – 1997) (Gonzalo Martinez and His Thinking Congas)
- Mi Destino: Confesiones de una estrella de rock (Alerce – 1999) (My Destiny: Confessions of a Rock Star)
- Los Updates EP (2007) in Chile released under: Feria la Oreja, in the U.S.: Nacional Records, in Argentina: Secsy discos, and in Mexico: Noiselab Records
- First If You Please Part 1 (2008) 12" remix album on Cadenza Records
- First If You Please Part 2 (2008) 12" remix album on Cadenza Records
- First If You Please (2008) (full-length album CD) on Cadenza Records
- Libro (2013, Plaza Independencia Música) (Book) CD/12"
- Naked Tunes (2014)
- Mixed Feelings (2015)
- Trenes (2015, Musica y Entretenimiento S.A./Hueso) (Trains) CD/12"
- Manchitas (2018, Avenida La Novena) CD
References
- ^ "Jorge González lanzará nuevo disco "Trenes" en agosto Además grabará un nuevo videoclip". Radio Concierto (in Spanish). 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b Claudio Narea: El hombre que perdió todo por Los Prisioneros Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine La Tercera, 17 January 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Jorge González". musicapopular.cl. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2021.