Piano Bar

I think this is the worst album cover of all original and user albums on the list. That does not mean the music is bad. I understand it's one of the essential albums of Argentina. It's ambitious and unpolished. Sometimes the ideas go in all directions and result in something that does not work. Still there is a lot to like. I would say 3,5 stars that get rounded up for not being British/American origin and English Language.

Rating: 9/10 Best songs: Demoliendo Hoteles, Promesas sobre el bidet, Raros peinados nuevos, No se va a llamar mi amor, Tuve tu amor, Cerca de la revolucion, Total interferencia

Rolling Stone Argentina says this is the 12th best Argentinian rock album of all time but for me with a list of one, it’s the best

Encontré al argentino

lol this looks like it could be terrible. okay, it's suprisingly serious. Pretty catchy. 3/5.

Thought this guys name was Cherry Garcia for a second. As for the music it was a cool soft rock album. Probably would’ve enjoyed it more if I spoke Spanish. The instrumentals were solid and it’s a cool album. The ice cream isn’t bad either. 4.3/10

One digs. Good to be reminded the scale/scope of the rock and roll universe. There's a tunefulness and nice variety of sounds and instrumentation, and the quieter songs are particularly strong. One's favorite Argentine musician since Miguel Cantilo.

I should probably study up on the whole artistic disidence surviving an era under a neo-fascist bureaucratic-authoritarian state thing, for... no particular reason, just something I've become interested in lately. Anyway I liked this, I like its vibe despite not being able to understand more than the occasional phrase. It put me in mind of the gritting side of 80s alternative, stuff like the Suburbs that navigated a line between post-punk/hardcore and the crystalline brittleness of synth-pop new wave. Extra point for, you know, surviving an era under a neo-fascist bureaucratic-authoritarian state.

Smooth and enjoyable.

Pretty good!

There were some nice songs on this album

Didn't know the first thing about Charly Garcia, but I'm genuinely impressed by the songwriting, musicianship and production values of this record released during the early eighties. I even like the sound of the gated drums there -- often sounding deeper and weirder than their generic counterparts. The first side and the first half of the second side are stellar pop rock, with a lot of lush moments and arrangements being both accessible and quite sophisticated. So many earworms... The album loses its momentum a little at the end of its last leg, but it remains interesting ("Rap Del Exilio" reminds me of Talking Heads, for instance). I also enjoy how the guy can go from one style to the next while never losing the thread. Immense talent. It's easy to understand why he was so popular in Argentina. Plus it looks like the guy is a very interesting figure. He criticized fascists and the military junta -- something to keep in mind these days, from Argentina to the US. And he also has his own personal quirks, which are often found among the circle of great influential artists. Great find. Thanks for the suggestion. 3.5/5 for the purposes of this list of essential albums, rounded up to 4. 8.5/10 for more general purposes (5 + 3.5) ---- Number of albums from the original list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 465 Albums from the original list I *might* include in mine later on: 288 Albums from the original list I won't include in mine: 336 ----- Number of albums from the users list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 52 Albums from the users list I *might* select for mine later on: 70 (including this one -- I'd rather err on the side of caution here : first because I feel that if you start to include pop rock stars who don't sing in English -- from Argentina to France, where I was born -- 1001 will obviously be too short a number. You would probably need another list devoted to those artists ; and secondly, the most streamed Charly Garcia track on my streaming service, the extraordinary "Nos Siguen Pegando Abajo" -- not taken from this album, yet beating The Police at their own game -- suggests that the artist has probably released other gems during his heyday. And the prog rock and folk acts he was a part of before he started his solo career also sound worth a detour. So I need to dig further here...). Albums from the users list I won't select for mine: 123 --- Hey, Émile. Tu as déjà dû voir ma dernière réponse sous la review de *Young, Loud And Snotty* des Dead Boys ! J'essaie d'écrire la mienne bientôt

The track "piano bar" is where this really kicks up a notch, bam!

A fun romp in Argentinian rock

This was interesting never heard such western sounding music in a language other than english. No clue what he was talking about, but the vibes were there. Nice addition. 4/5

I think it's cool that a lot of Argentinians seem to have discovered this website and worked through the whole list and are now using the opportunity to share Argentinian music! Love being exposed to this stuff. Wish I connected with it more.

Really good Argentina rock music, could make room for this on the orginal list.

Enjoyable soft rock and an always-needed international pick for the list. Didn’t blow me away, but it was fun to hear the more wry Argentinian take on a genre that usually demands complete sincerity.

New wave, pop rock, art rock. Ni fu ni fa.

Not bad, kind of forgettable but fine

Not my bag really but wasn't terrible!

Couldn't understand a word of it but still better than a lot of the shite that people post on here

Quite nice record 3 Completely tuned it out though

This was easily as good as popular 80's music. Unfortunately, I don't really love popular 80's music that much. 3 stars.

Real nice

Spain

Prime example of don't judge a book by its cover!

Super solid and enjoyable Argentinian rock from the 80s. Better than I was expecting, and kudos for something outside the box.

Never would have listened to this without it being on this list. It was enjoyable.

I appreciate the inclusion of some Argentinian music here. Unfortunately it doesn't do much for me. Not sure how much of that is that it's in a language I can't understand, and how much is just that musically it's kind of unexciting.

The final note on this album is the memory wipe device from Men in Black that makes you forget the entire album you just listened to.

Mostly awful

You know what? It probably makes it into my top ten Argentinian rock albums of all time!

Nope