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Autobiografía is the fifth studio album and first double album by Duncan Dhu, released in 1989. Coinciding with the peak of their career, drummer Juanra Viles left the group, and it was then that the now-duo began to explore new sounds inspired by British pop rock. Bands like The Beatles and The Smiths served as influences for their new style, which is reflected in raw tracks (“Entre salitre y sudor,” “El día que fue”), signature Duncan ballads (“Rosas en agua,” “Cuento de la canción de la botella,” “Rosa Gris”), and straightforward pop songs (“Tras la cortina,” “Las reglas del juego”). Of note is Diego Vasallo’s role as lead vocalist for the first time since Por tierras escocesas, as well as backing vocals on some tracks by Cristina Lliso (lead singer of Esclarecidos) and guest vocals by Colin Vearncombe (creator of the band Black) on “Rozando la eternidad” and “Amarga.” Significant milestones include Autobiografía being the first Spanish album released on CD, and recognition from the music industry with a Grammy nomination in the Best Latin Artist category at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards. This led to Madonna requesting a song from them (“Herida de miel”) to be included in the soundtrack for the film Dick Tracy. Beyond Spain and Latin America, Autobiografía was also released in the United States through Sire Records Company with 24 tracks, including four in English (“Rozando la eternidad / Brushing On Eternity,” “Entre salitre y sudor / Sweat and Blood,” “Las reglas del juego / The Rules of the Game,” and “En algún lugar / A Place To Be”), in the United Kingdom through Creation Records, and in Japan under JVC.
VERY long Spanish soft rock album taking influences from every other soft rock band you could possibly name. Some cool moments but also a deeply exhausting listen. Ni fu ni fa, as I've learned during my stay in user album land.
Album with a some rock songs and many, many ballads, soft rock and pop tracks. I like the fact that it's a non-English album, but I'm afraid that's one of the few positive things about this album I can mention: it's too long, too soft and boring.
This was fun enough. Will never listen again, but I didn't hate it. 3/5.
If this was an English band from 1981 it would have merged into history. Sort of a mish-mash of lots of bits of other bands. Not bad but not revolutionary.
Rating : 10/10
Wow, I really love this! Really great late-80s Spanish pop - these songs are so catchy and wonderful. Terrific!
Allright 3
Slightly too long
Enjoyed this, but no idea what they are singing about. Nice addition to the list.
Pop, pop-rock. Demasiadas baladas y demasiado largo. Ni fu ni fa.
I don't speak Spanish at all, so the lyrics were a bit lost to me. But overall, I enjoyed the music
Nice soft rock, enjoyed it despite language being an issue 3.3
Seemed like pretty conventional pop on the lighter side. Of course I wasn't getting much out of the lyrics with my terminally rusty high-school/college Spanish, but what I was picking up seemed to fit the same bill. Well performed and sung. It was a pleasant listen.
I was enjoying this for a while but there isn’t much I want to listen to for 1hr 22 minutes
This is entirely too long, but I enjoyed it, so I'm not too mad about it. Highly listenable music with a strong pop sensibility, a nice mix of musical styles and some really lovely melodies. A lot of filler here though, especially on sides C-D. Fave Songs: El nuevo calor, Cayendo el cielo, Tras la cortina, Un punto más, Dulce aroma, Palabras sin nombre
Spanish Morrissey
Instrumentally fine and well-executed, but way too long and melodramatic. Still a much-needed international pick for the list, just not my cup of tea
A lengthy soft rock spanish album that was pretty enjoyable. Felt like some of the melodies were covers but I couldn’t say for certain. Overall it was enjoyable and the length was tolerable as the songs flowed nicely. Nothing I would revisit but maybe if I spoke Spanish this would be a great album of classics to go back to. 4.5/10
Vaguely interesting euro-pop-indie-rock album that jumps styles and is way too long.
Nope