Artaud

Artaud is a classic Argentinean rock album by Pescado Rabioso. It consists of solid soft rock in Spanish. Extra points for the fabulous album cover/format in its original form.

I loved this… really nice guitar work!

A revelation!

I really enjoyed this. I didn't realize it was from 1973 when I started listening, sounds like it could have been recorded yesterday. 4 stars.

One won't argue whether or not this is the greatest Argentine rock record, but only say that it's decent-solid-well-balanced and sounds authentic to one's vision of what the early post-Age of Aquarius likely sounded like in Argentina. And as with many avant garde figures, Artaud can be taken half-seriously, which means even if one understood the lyrics, one could only take them a quarter seriously. Also, dumb name for a band.

Gooood 4 at least

Lovely argentinian music 🟩

This was fun. It wasn't anything mind-blowing but it's the kinda stuff that the list should have more of. I'd like to hear more music from other countries from different time periods. I don't think I would ever actively seek out Argentine rock music from the 70s. My personal rating: 3/5 My rating relative to the list: 4/5 Should this have been included on the original list? Yes.

I really wish I could add a South American rock album sung in Spanish on my 5/5 gallery, and this one comes sooooooo close to it! My only gripe with Pescado Rabioso's *Artaud* is that its first side is a bit hit-or-miss for me: "Todas las Horas Son del Viento" is a wonderful barebones acoustic opener, wistful and erotic, "Por" is another very interesting acoustic cut, with a mesmerizing use of simple words to create a "mood", let's say, and "Supercheria" is relatively fun to listen to, if not essential. Second song "Cementerio Club", a somewhat placid and unoriginal blues jam, should have been placed later in the tracklist though, and "La Sed Verdadera" -- yet another fully acoustic number, doesn't do much for me. That second side, however! Three absolute gems out of four in it, plus a weird and quite dark piano-laden interlude of sorts ("a Starota, el Idiota") that fits perfectly with the "schizoid" aura of French playwright Antonin Artaud, who inspired the title of this LP. About that, I find it fascinating that songwriter Luis Spinetta considered the songs in this album as either following Artaud's worldview, or conversely as a response to the playwright's obsessions, here underlining the joy of living instead of its suffering. In a sense that creates an unpredictable adventure, both stylistically and thematically-- "schizoid" itself indeed, but also enacting the free-form optimism and utopian ideals of the early seventies. Pretty sure Gilles Deleuze would have approved! So I think I understand why this record released when the military junta in Buenos Aires got ousted symbolizes the idea of freedom from norms for so many Argentinians. Guess that the bizarre packaging of this LP also cemented the legend! As some commentators pointed out, the fact that the corners of the vinyl sleeves are bound to be worn out today speaks volumes about standardization and formatting in a "modern" world that has so much trouble accepting the "fringes" of society. That contextual explanation aside, the three gems from the second side mentioned earlier must be touched upon: first there's the long (and mostly acoustic) centerpiece "Cantata del Puentes Amarillos" (meandering on the surface, but actually mesmerizing if you pay attention to the details, especially when its psychedelic finale surges -- and equally understated and effective one, as paradoxical as it sounds). Then you have the great rock track "Bajan", graced by a very nice blues riff on the electric guitar. And closing the proceedings, you have the absolute seventies rock banger "Las Habladurias del Mundo", which ends the record on a very high note (what a great main hook on the electric guitar as well!). I get why Luis Spinetta got compared with Neil Young at the time (a personal idol of his). Oh and the sound of this record has aged like fine wine, either for the lo-fi acoustic tracks or the soft-rock songs. Not sure all those assets are enough to include the record in my own list of 1001 keepers, because of that darn patchy first side. But I think I'm gonna buy a secondhand copy of this album nonetheless (on CD, that is -- as you can guess, the original vinyl editions of *Artaud* are rare and wildly expensive, because of that zany sleeve and artwork). Therefore, many thanks to the user who suggested this album. Overall, it was a very nice discovery! 3.5/5 for the purposes of this list dedicated to essential albums, possibly 4 (and therefore rounded up to that number) 9/10 for more general purposes (5 + 4) ---- 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: 79 Albums from the users list I *might* select for mine later on: 99 (including this one) Albums from the users list I won't select for mine: 197 ---- Émile, tu trouveras ma dernière réponse sous le *Inside* de Bo Burnham

Cool 70s rock. The singer's accent sounds more portugeuse than spanish to me, but what do I know? Nothing. I'm a moron

Delightful Latin rock and roll

Freaky ah album shape

Quite relaxing

Usually foreign language albums aren’t something I enjoy due to the lack of understanding, however with this album the 70s rock sound mixed with the Argentinian style was something that was really nice to listen to. The singer was pretty impressive and the overall tone felt magnetic. This was a solid addition and even with the language barrier it’s a solid listen. 7.0/10

Very chill Argentinian rock, reminds me of Nick Drake. It's alright, not something I'd ever return to personally.

Can’t say I’m familiar with Argentine rock, but this was nice and different a worthy addition to an under represented category in the original list.

Likely a worthy share, though I was a bit meh. I just wonder at sharing an album so early in one's listening journey.

Of the two Argentinian rock albums I’m aware of listening to I preferred this one.

Not the worst

This was a fun listen, the older production added a nice grittiness to the Spanish lo-fi rock going on here. The whole thing felt very genuine, singer-songwriter meets actual instrumentation. Not the most memorable LP in the world, but I enjoyed my listen.

Art rock, folk. Ni fu ni fa.

antonin would have rolled in his grave #dnf