Search - Charly Garcia :: Pubis Angelical/Yendo De La Cama

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Javier Moreno | San Francisco Bay Area, California | 06/03/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In 1983 all Argentina was at the verge of a total moral collapse. The militar government led the nation in a war against England for the possesion of the Malvinas Islands -no, not Falkland-, and curiously, the army's popularity went up no matter how many cases of tortured and dissapeared oppositors were. For dictator Videla, the good communist is the dead one. Charly García was not a communist but he had a mind of his own and he criticized the government, of course. Thieves in army suits killing everyone who opposed them. Killing people by any means. García, wisely, was keeping his mouth shut and getting his ammo ready for this 1983 release, his best solo album ever and a masterpiece in Latin pop that everybody should consider as a reference point.He was a member of two of the most important rock bands in Argentina before the revolution of Soda Stereo in the eighties: Sui Generis and Seru Giran in the seventies. He created a personal "solo" band with Pablo Guyot on Guitar, Willy Iturri on Drums and Alfredo Toth on Bass -these three guys later called themselves GIT and became a popular rock trio with few albums and mediocre music-, invited some friends like Alberto Spinetta and Pedro Aznar -for the great "Peluca Telefónica" and sang with Leon Gieco what is probably the best latin rock song ever, "Yo no quiero Volverme Tan Loco", a plea for peace of mind in the middle of a battle that nobody on the rest of the world cared about.Argentina and specially Buenos Aires as a society were correctly described in this album. Everybody likes to listen to the U.K's Clash, but they're so afraid to be bombed in any moment by the British Army ("No Bombardeen Buenos Aires") that they hide on bomb-shelters. Charly recalls the times of Eva Perón, the Beatles, Gardel, the Argentinian Beef Steak and simply creates a masterpiece. This record was something raw and messy, sung in spanish, that most of the latin american radios weren't ready to receive. An urban funk sound emerging from downtown Buenos Aires, colored with melancholic sounds and attempts of copying classical music. "Canción de 2x3" is an amazing Elton-John-alike song with pure poetry about childhood, loneliness and pain; while the guitar playing reminds us of sweet relief. Charly yawns at the beginning of the title track, a chant about lazyness and slackery that gets deep into us. Sleeping in a Bed of Roses. The hidden message: the slothness of argentinian people who did nothing to fight the dictatorship. Well, they could have been killed."Yendo De la Cama al Living" is probably one of the greatest pop albums ever recorded in Argentina, and it's a pleasure to have it here. Get it while it's hot! It's pure politics, love and pain. The kind of stuff we like to get our kicks in."

OBRA MAESTRA

dante murillo | chilina , peru | 09/30/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"este fue el primer disco en solista de charly garcia que compré y definitivamente es uno de los mejores de este genio del rock sudamericano. en la primera parte "pubis angelical" originalmente grabada como soundtrack de la película del mismo nombre , canciones como trans atlantico art deco nos muestran la genialidad de say no more en los teclados , ratificandolo como el mejor instrumentista argentino . Ya en la parte del " yendo de la cama al living" , la calidad lirica de canciones como yendo de la cama al living , superheroes , canción de 2 x 3 , yo no kiero volverme tan loco , no bombardeen buenos aires etc . simplemente enamoran el oido de cualkier amante del buen rock . Si eres nuevo en todo lo ke tiene ke ver con el gran charly garcia no dudes en compralo , de ninguna manera te arrepentiras!!!"