Los Gatos (band)

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    Los Gatos (

    Spanish-language rock. They explored psychedelic rock and their later recordings with Pappo are an early example of progressive rock
    , before splitting in 1970. Los Gatos reunited for a tour in 2007.

    History

    The group was started in the wake of an earlier band Los Gatos Salvajes, who had shared two the same members, in 1967. They recorded their debut single "La balsa" / "Ayer nomás", which turned into an unpredicted large scale hit in the Argentine winter of 67, selling over 200,000 copies, leading to their full-length debut later that year. The following year they went on tour around the Southern Cone, and then released their 3rd album Seremos amigos (1968), permeating psychedelic rock during its height.[1]

    The band's next effort after a short hiatus, Beat N°1 (1969), featured the addition to the group of Pappo. His rocking blues style with Litto Nebbia's more classical melodic approach at times made the album uneven, but also created quite dazzling passages of music that can be considered one of the earliest recordings of progressive rock, previewing the rise of the genre in the 1970s.

    In 1970, Los Gatos released their final studio album. Originally called Rock de la mujer podrida (literally "Rotten woman's rock"), the band was forced to change the name of the release by government censorship to Rock de la mujer perdida ("Lost woman's rock").

    Pappo's Blues
    . Los Gatos disbanded after a last batch of concerts, with Nebbia kicking off his solo career.

    They later embarked on a reunion tour in 2007, releasing a live album from it.

    Discography

    Final lineup of Los Gatos in 1970. From left: Toth, Moro, Nebbia, Pappo and Fogliatta.

    Studio albums

    • Los Gatos (1967)
    • Los Gatos (1968)
    • Seremos amigos (1968)
    • Beat N°1 (1969)
    • Rock de la mujer perdida (1970)

    Live albums

    • Inédito: ¡En vivo! (1987)
    • Reunión 2007 en vivo (2007)

    Singles

    • "La balsa" / "Ayer nomás" (1967)
    • "Ya no quiero soñar" / "El rey lloró" (1967)
    • "El vagabundo" / "Ayer nomás" (1968)
    • "La mujer sin nombre" / "Las vacaciones" (1968)
    • "No hay tiempo que perder" / "Un día de fiesta" (1968)
    • "Seremos amigos" / "La chica del paraguas" (1968)
    • "Viento, dile a la lluvia" / "Déjame buscar felicidad" (1968)
    • "Sueña y corre" / "Soy de cualquier lugar" (1969)
    • "Rock de la mujer perdida" / "Escapando de mí" (1970)
    • "Mamá rock" / "Campo para tres" (1971)

    See also

    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Los Gatos.
    • Classic Argentine rock

    References

    1. ^ Los Gatos Biografías de Grupos de Latinoamérica Parte 3 (Spanish)
    2. ^ Los Gatos www.rock.com.ar (Spanish)


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