Let's join the end Seventies and we visit Catalonia to a) immerse in warmer climate, and b) to meet this interesting band: La Banda Trapera Del Río is a Spanish rock band which were founded in the neighborhood of San Ildefonso in Cornella de Llobregat (Barcelona). Having emerged almost simultaneously with pop punk (1976), they are regarded as precursors in Spain, although members of the group were not considered punks. In fact, although their music draws like that, actually more in attitudes (especially "Morfi", the singer and showman), he was an urban and gritty garage rocker. Keep in mind that members who shaped the final sound of the band (Juan Pulido (drums) and "Uncle Modes" (guitars)) came from groups of symphonic or progressive rock. In 1978 they received several offers to release an album, finally chose Belter. But first that year appeared their first 7Inch "Rule/Rock Cloaca" on Monster Records, considered one of the foundation stones of punk in Spain. The publication of the debut album La Banda Trapera
Del Río was delayed almost a year, despite being already recorded. In addition the band always complained that Belter deceived them with sales figures and did not pay them royalties. They were active from 1976 to 1982. In 1992, on the occasion of the reissue of their first two albums, the group came back together. They recorded two more albums and again separated in 1996.
In 2009 (and despite the death of guitarist "Uncle Modes" on November 1, 2004) the band reconvened until his farewell concert of 25 March 2010 on the Ramblas in Barcelona. This last concert became a tribute to John "Raf" Pulido, admitted to hospital the day before (his last performance on March 23) because of the disease he died on April 13, 2010.
Well, their debut is a healthy mix of good rock'n'roll with hardrockin' guitars/solos (most songs with a length of more than 3:00 minutes!!) and a nice touch of punky, sometimes chaotic moments. As I said: interesting band
You're right:very interesting band indeed.Thanks for putting some bands of my country.Have a nice week
ReplyDeleteEl primer album de "la trapera" es una joya del punk-rock. Tiene letras cargadas de rabia, letras antisociales, macarras, transgresoras, barriobajeras... lanzadas como escupitajos contra los estamentos sociales y las élites de los poderosos. (la iglesia, el estado, la clase media y alta, la censura, la falsa moral, la banca... nadie se libra) Había pasado poco tiempo desde la muerte del dictador. Había que vomitarlo todo, y acompañarlo con ese guitarreo incesante para que toda la insolencia que derrochan las letras fuera aún más contundente... Un disco imprescindible... (menos mal que en los 90´s por fin lo reeditaron... recuerdo que entonces en los barrios obreros iban rulando copias de mano en mano, copias de otras copias que cada uno haciamos como podíamos, colocando frente a frente dos antiguas grabadoras de cassettes... (con suerte, alguno de ellos sonaba en stereo...XD) así se fue compartiendo y escuchando el disco por todas partes, no conozco a nadie que tuviera el original, salvo algún niño rico o las emisoras de radio... donde no se atrevían a ponerlo (Algún locutor de Radio Nacional de España creo que tuvo problemas cuando pinchó un tema del disco... concretamente el de "La Regla" "...de Manuela") Malditos censores y quienes aún los sustentan con su silencio cómplice. Sigue habiendo demasiados Eunucos Mentales en la superficie, y aquí abajo en las cloacas, mucha, demasiada mierda... ;)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.labandatraperadelrio.com/letras/
ReplyDeleteAll lyrics (in spanish)