Summary
Fabulosos Calavera (Spanish for Fabulous Skull) Released in 1997 is the eleventh album by Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. This album has a much darker theme than the previous album of the band talking about death, the devil and hidden messages. This fact, however, didn't stop it for getting gold disc and latter platinum on remastering[1] and the Carlos Gardel Award. The best example of the tone of the album is the fourth track "Sábato", a tribute to Ernesto Sábato and his books El Túnel and Sobre Heroes y Tumbas, while track 11 is a homage to Argentine tango musician and composer Ástor Piazzolla. Track 7, "Hoy Lloré Canción", features famous salsa songwriter Rubén Blades.
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| Released | July 1997 | |||
| Recorded | October, 1996-May, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Rock en español, Ska, Latin, Experimental, Punk rock | |||
| Length | 62:02 | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Producer | K.C. Porter | |||
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Reception edit
The Allmusic review by Victor W. Valdivia awarded the album 4 stars stating "Arguably the most focused, self-assured record of their career, Fabulosos Calavera shows the Cadillacs incorporating the hardest, heaviest guitar rock they've ever played into their usual mélange of ska, reggae, Caribbean, and Latin rhythms... the songwriting is superbly honed – there seem to be no fat or extraneous parts in any of the album's 13 tracks. "Surfer Calavera" mixes thrash, funk, reggae, and harmony vocals into the album's most infectious track... Rather than being distracting, however, such stylistic shifts enhance the energy and highlight the emotional contrasts of the music... Fabulosos Calavera demonstrates that it is possible to have fun and give listeners plenty to chew on motionally. 12 years into their career, they made their most successful record yet".[2]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing edit
- "El Muerto" ("The Deadman") (Flavio Cianciarulo) – 4:05
- "Surfer Calavera" ("Skull Surfer") (Cianciarulo) – 4:34
- "El Carnicero de Giles/Sueño" ("The Butcher of Giles/Dream") (Vicentico, Cianciarulo) – 3:39
- "Sábato" (Cianciarulo) – 4:40
- "Howen" (Fernando Ricciardi) – 2:29
- "A Amigo J.V." ("To Friend J.V.") (Vicentico) – 5:05
- "Hoy Lloré Canción" ("Today I Cried Song") (Cianciarulo, Rubén Blades) – 4:00
- "Calaveras y Diablitos" ("Skulls and Little Devils") (Cianciarulo) – 4:22
- "Il Pajarito" ("The Little Bird") (Vicentico) – 3:17
- "Niño Diamante" ("Diamond Child") (Vicentico) – 5:59
- "Piazzolla" (Cianciarulo) – 4:20
- "Amnesia" (Sergio Rotman) – 2:27
- "A.D.R.B. (En Busca Eterna)" ("A.D.R.B. (In Eternal Search)") (Vicentico) – 6:01
Bonus tracks edit
(Played at the end of Track 13)
- "Surfer Calavera (radio edit)"
- "Howen (radio edit)"
Personnel edit
- Vicentico – vocals
- Flavio Cianciarulo – bass
- Ariel Minimal – guitar
- Mario Siperman – keyboards
- Fernando Ricciardi – drums
- Sergio Rotman – alto saxophone
- Daniel Lozano – trumpet & flugelhorn
- Fernando Albareda – trombone
- Gerardo Rotblat – percussion
Additional Personnel edit
- Rubén Blades – vocals on "Hoy Lloré Canción"
Sales and certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Argentina (CAPIF)[1] | Gold | 30,000^ |
| Argentina (CAPIF)[1] Remaster version (2008) |
Platinum | 40,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
External links edit
- Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Official Web Site
- Fabulosos Calavera at MusicBrainz
- Fabulosos Calavera at Allmusic
- Fabulosos Calavera at Discogs
