Sui Generis
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Years active | 1971–1975 2001–2002 |
Sui Generis is one of the most influential rock bands in Argentine history, enjoying enormous success and popularity during the first half of the 1970s and a following that lasts to the present throughout South America. Its youthful songs, classical at sing-along gatherings, became hymns for successive generations of Argentines and are part of the national cultural landscape.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Charly Garcia was author of most of the songs and arrangements, which went from the simple folk style guitar, piano and flute (incorporating small elements of classical music, taking advantage of Garcia's conservatory training) of their greatest hits in the first and second album,[7] to the more developed symphonic/prog rock of their last concept album. Sui Generis disbanded on September 5, 1975, in a mythical concert which was turned into a popular record and film,[8][9][10] and, despite concerts that took place in 1980 and 2001, a permanent re-formation has been ruled out.
Early years
Sui Generis was formed in 1969 from the merger of two bands: To Walk Spanish, originally led by Charly García and The Century Indignation, originally led by Nito Mestre. The newly formed band's members were Charly (piano), Nito (flute), Alberto Rodríguez (drums), Alejandro Correa (bass guitar) (later replaced by Rolando Fortich), Juan Carlos Bellia (guitar) and Carlos Piégari (guitar and vocals).
In its early life, Sui Generis experimented with
Soon after Sui Generis started to gain fame, García, then 20 years old, had to take a break from the band to fulfill his mandatory military service. Unhappy in the service, he pulled outrageous stunts, such as reportedly taking a corpse in a wheelchair for a walk in the sun because "he was too pale". Eventually, García swallowed a large dose of
In 1972, Sui Generis released its first
Change of direction
1974 was a turning point for Sui Generis: Charly was sick of "the piano and the flute" sound and decided that Sui Generis needed a change. He pursued a more traditional rock sound, with bass and drums, for which purpose he recruited
In these years, Charly met María Rosa Yorio, who later bore his only son, Miguel García. Miguel released a solo album in December 2005 as Migue García.
Há Sido
García kept composing songs through 1975 for an eventual new album which would be called Há sido (Has been). The name is a pun on ácido (acid), a reference to
In 1975, Sui Generis' members began to have conflicts. "Nito" Mestre wasn't enthusiastic about the new style and project, the new members weren't accepted by the public, and Charly was tired of Sui Generis' old style, which the fans and producers wanted. The Há sido LP was never recorded, but some of the songs were included in the band's farewell live album, such as "Bubulina" and "Eiti Leda".
Breakup
Finally, on 5 September 1975, Sui Generis bid its final goodbye in the
In 1976, Sui Generis recorded an LP with Argentine musicians
Discography
Studio albums
- Vida (1972)
- Confesiones de invierno(1973)
- Pequeñas anécdotas sobre las instituciones (1974)
- Sinfonías para adolescentes (2000)
Live albums
- Adiós Sui Generis(1975)
- Adiós Sui Generis, parte II (1995)
- Adiós Sui Generis, parte III (1995)
- Si - Detrás de las paredes (2001)
Compilation albums
- Antología (1992)
References
- ^ "Un clásico con buena salud". Diario de Cuyo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ Mostrador, El (2000-12-09). "Sui Generis reunió generaciones tras 25 años de receso". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ MalevaMag (2015-09-20). "ESTAS SON LAS TRES CANCIONES QUE NO PUEDEN FALTAR EN UN FOGÓN / POR LEO GARCÍA". MalevaMag (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ "Charly García y la máquina de hacer música". www.cultura.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ "50 años de Vida un álbum que cambió la historia del rock nacional - Diario Hoy En la noticia". diariohoy.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ "SUI GENERIS. Cuando el Rock Nacional se volvió Popular -". labocina.info (in Spanish). 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- S2CID 202529522.
- ^ CORBALAN, Miguel (2020-09-05). "A 45 años del concierto "Adiós Sui Generis"". Tango Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ de 2020, Por Gastón Calvo24 de Septiembre. "Cómo será la celebración de los 45 años del Adiós Sui Generis". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-23.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Hubo un tiempo que fue hermoso". Nota Al Pie (in Spanish). 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
External links
- Sui Generis discography at Discogs
- Sui Generis at IMDb