Thanks to mythic rock and roll bands like AC / DC, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Black Sabbath and many rock took a lot of popularity in Argentina and that made many rock bands emerged, very good and some not both, but Argentine rock bands that are amazing that people still massive as El Indio Solari, Divided, Almafuerte, La Renga, Andres Calamaro, Pappo, and many more, and wanted to share with you some of these great bands.


ALMAFUERTE



Almafuerte is a heavy metal band from Argentina, formed by bassist and lead singer Ricardo Iorio, His name is a tribute to Argentine poet Pedro Bonifacio Palacios, better known by the pseudonym. The original lineup consisted of Ricardo Iorio on bass and vocals, guitars and Claudio Claudio Marciello Cardacci on drums.


Se Vos (1998 - Almafuerte)





A Vos Amigo (1999 - A Fondo Blanco)





Toro y Pampa (2006 - Toro y Pampa)





Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota



Patricio Rey y Sus Redonditos de Ricota were an independent rock band originally from La Plata, Argentina whose tours in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (decade) drew a cult-like following. Patricio Rey is a fictional character or group consciousness, and not a real person or member of the group. "El Indio" Solari, lead singer, embodies the one-man-show mystique followed by his powerful guitar player Skay Beilinson. Other members of the group have left the band and have been replaced (drums: "Piojo" Abalos; saxophone: "Willy" Crook; guitar: "Tito" Fargo D'Aviero). The members of the group were reluctant to do any interviews during their career.
The band's strength lies in the semantic power of its lyrics, which discuss different topics such as politics, drugs and women, but always from a philosophical and existential point of view.
The band broke up after the release of Momo Sampler, but several former members are still active and pursuing solo careers.
In 2005, the band received the Konex Award as best Rock Group of the 1995-2005 decade, distinction shared with Divididos.


Queso Ruso (1991 - La Mosca y la Sopa)





Ji Ji Ji (1986 - Oktubre)





Juguetes Perdidos (1996 - Luzbelito)





Divididos



Divididos ("Divided" is an Argentine rock band. The band was formed in 1988 after the death of Luca Prodan and the consequent dissolution of the band Sumo. Ricardo Mollo (vocals, guitar) and Diego Arnedo (bass guitar) joined drummer Gustavo Collado to form a band named "La División" (The Division), which would be later called "Divididos".
The group is dubbed La Aplanadora del Rock (The Leveller of Rock) and is known for mixing rock music with Argentine folk music, and cryptic, hard-to-get lyrics.[2][4] The most successful point on the band's career came with the 1993 record La era de la boludez (The age of idiocy).
Other than founding members Mollo and Arnedo, different drummers have completed the normal trio: Gustavo Collado (1988–1990); Federico Gil Solá (1990–1995); Jorge Araujo (1995–2004); and since 2004, Catriel Ciavarella.
The band has recorded a number of covers, such as Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix and Light My Fire by The Doors. Covers not committed to CDs include I Want You (She's So Heavy) and Day Tripper by The Beatles. In their shows, Divididos has played songs such as "Rock and Roll" and "Moby Dick" (Led Zeppelin), and "Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix). The band also covers some Sumo songs, usually in medley format.
In 2005, the band received the Platinum Konex Award as best Rock Group of the 1995-2005 decade, distinction shared with Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota.


El 38 (1991 - Acariciando lo Aspero)





Ala Delta (1991 - Acariciando lo Aspero)





Sister (1991 - Acariciando lo Aspero)





La Renga



La Renga are a hard rock and heavy metal band from Argentina, formed in 1988.
They have a moderate success with the albums A Dónde Me Lleva La Vida and Bailando en una pata, between 1993 and 1995, but it was the release of Despedazado por Mil Partes, in 1996, that made them nationally famous.
With the releases of La Renga in 1998 and La Esquina del Infinito the following year, they gained some international fame, touring and doing concerts in Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Spain, Mexico, the United States and other countries of Latin America. They have sold over one million albums and DVDs in Argentina.


Panic Show (1999 - La Esquina del Infinito)





Bien Alto (1998 - La Renga)





En el Baldío (1999 - La Esquina del Infinito)





Andres Calamaro



Andrés Calamaro (born Andrés Calamaro Masel, August 22, 1961), is an Argentine musician, composer and Latin Grammy winner. His former band Los Rodríguez was a major success in Spain in the 1990s. He became one of the main icons of the Argentine rock in the last two decades and has sold over 1.3 million copies.



La Parte de Adelante (1999 - Honestidad Brutal)





Los Chicos (2007 - La Lengua Popular)





Paloma (1997 - Alta Suciedad)





V8




V8 was an Argentine heavy metal band created in 1979, one of the first notable Argentine bands of that genre. After its dissolution former members have continued their careers starting other heavy metal bands, Hermética, Horcas, Rata Blanca, Logos and Almafuerte.
In the beginning of the 80s, bass player Ricardo Iorio got together some other metal maniacs and they called themselves V8. The big idols of V8 were Judas Priest, Led Zeppelin, Motörhead and Black Sabbath, and they tried to be like them. Their first album was the first real piece of Argentine Metal, full in the raw style of their idols. They had much internal trouble, but managed to bring out another classic album in 1984.
Their problems with drugs, alcohol and unprofessionalism got bigger, and they changed twice their drummer and guitar player. Only the pressure of the record company made them record the third album, which became another classic in Argentine metal history. At this time, three of the members converted to Christianity, and were even preaching on stage. This was the final push for the end.
Their big cult status in Argentina comes not only from the songs they have written, but is also because after the dissolution of the band in 1987, its members formed their own groups: Osvaldo Civile created Horcas, Alberto Zamarbide, Miguel Roldán and Adrián Cenci formed Logos and Gustavo Rowek and Walter Giardino created Rata Blanca. Bass player Ricardo Iorio formed Hermética in 1987, together with Antonio Romano at guitars, Fabián Spataro in drums and Claudio O'Connor for vocals. In 1997 some of the old members came together for one live show, but the most important one, Iorio, was missing. At this concert the CD "Homenaje" was recorded.
After Civile's death, there were still releases under the name V8. For a tribute album Iorio and the others went different ways. Iorio released the "No Esta Muerto Quien Pelea" tribute, recorded only with underground bands from all over Argentina. "Nems" records released "V8 No Murio", which was recorded with known names from all over Latin America! The limited edition Digi pack of this album has the "No Se Rindan" best of album as bonus CD and a very thick booklet. Both tributes have interesting and strange versions. As prime release came the "Antologia" box, which contains all 3 albums and one extra CD with unreleased material. Included is also an extremely thick booklet, full of photos. The records are rare and expensive now. There are some CD live bootlegs around.


Si Puedes Vencer al Temor (1983 - Luchando por el Metal)





Deseando Destruir y Matar (1985 - Un Paso Más en la Batalla)





Brigadas Metálicas (1983 - Luchando por el Metal)





Soda Stereo



Soda Stereo were an Argentine rock band that achieved fame and international success throughout the 1980s and 1990s. They were a power trio made up of Gustavo Cerati on vocals and guitar, Héctor "Zeta" Bosio on bass, and drummer Charly Alberti. The band is widely considered as the forerunners of the Latin American / Ibero-America / Rock En Español movement that emerged during the mid-1980s. Soda’s early sound was influenced by new wave bands such as The Police. The band gradually evolved into a heavier sounding alternative rock band, eventually drawing influences from classic rock, progressive rock, shoegaze, neo-psychedelia, britpop, and electronic music.
Soda played an important role in the development and diffusion of Latin American / Ibero-America rock. They were the first Latin American rock group to achieve mainstream success in South and Central America and helped popularize the Rock En Español scene of the 1980s. The band established what would become the template for Spanish-speaking rock music groups and in the process broke numerous ticket and sales records, especially in their native Argentina. They are considered by critics to be the best Latin American /Ibero-America rock bands of all time. Soda has sold over 7 million of albums in Latin America and their back catalog continues to sell to this day. In 2002 Soda Stereo was awarded the "Legend Prize" by MTV Latin America, the first prize to be awarded of its kind.


Zoom (1995 - Sueño Stereo)





De Música Ligera (1990 - Canción Animal)





Persiana Americana (1986 - Signos)





Los Piojos



Los Piojos were a rock band from Argentina, highly popular, and one of the seminal bands of the 1990s Argentine suburban rock movement.
As with most suburban rock bands, their formative sound owes a significant amount to the style of the Rolling Stones. Unlike most suburban outfits, however, their style evolved significantly with each successive album, not only developing a unique style for the band but also quite harmoniously incorporating elements of murga, candombe, and tango to an electric guitar base. This plus generally tight and at times memorable songwriting by frontman Ciro, set them apart from the legions of suburban bands, and has made them one of the most popular bands in modern Argentine rock, with strong following across Latin America and Europe, unusual for a band in their sub-genre of Argentine rock. Their popularity remains undiminished to this day.


Ando Ganas (1994 - Ay Ay Ay)





Ruleta (2001 - Verde Paisaje Del Infierno)





Pacifico (2007 - Civilización)





Pappo



Pappo is the pseudonym of Argentine blues and metal/rock musician Norberto Napolitano (Santa Isabel, 10 March 1950 – Luján, Buenos Aires Province, 24 February 2005).
Norberto Napolitano was born in Santa Isabel, province of Santa Fe. Since his youth he felt great interest in music. His early influences were The Rolling Stones, Freddie King, BB King, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Manal.
During the late 60's and throughout the 70's, he was part of the so called argentinian rock. Started being Manal, occasional guitarist but soon is part of Los Gatos and Los Abuelos de la Nada.
In 1971, form "Pappo's Blues" and that same year he released his first album. Also was part of the 1973 documentary "Hasta que se ponga el sol". During the first season of Pappo's Blues in the '70s there were several member changes, Napolitano was the only constant member, in addition to vary the sound from Blues to Hard Rock. Between 1975 and 1978 lived in England, where he was in contact with new genres such as punk rock and new wave of heavy metal.
On his return in 1978, formed "Aeroblus". But soon changes to form Riff, which is considered one of the most representative bands of argentine rock of the 1980's.
In the 1990's, he returned with Pappo's Blues and also held brief reunions of Riff. Early in the decade of 2000, published some solo album with a classic sound of blues and hard rock.
He died in February 2005 in a car accident. The municipality of the City of Buenos Aires dedicated a monument in his honor.


Desconfió de la Vida (1972 - Pappo's Blues Volumen 2)





Juntos a la Par (2003 - Buscando un Amor)





Sucio y Desprolijo (1973 - Pappo's Blues Volumen 3)





Bersuit Vergarabat


Bersuit Vergarabat, formed formally in 1989, is one of the most important[peacock term] Argentine rock bands of the 1990s/2000s. The previous name of the band (from1987 to May, 1989) was Henry y la Palangana.
After two albums of underground transgressor rock, the band started mixing it with Latin American rhythms such a cumbia, chacarera, candombe and cuartetazo. The lyrics, though, remained acid and critical with regard to political and social problems.
The current formation is Gustavo Cordera (vocals), Juan Carlos Subirá (keyboards, accordion, and vocals), Carlos Martín (drums and percussion), Oscar Righi (guitar), Rene Isel "Pepe" Céspedes (bass and vocals), Daniel Suárez (vocals and chorus), Alberto Verenzuela (guitar and harmonica), and Carlos "Cóndor" Sbarbati (vocals, chorus and charango); previous members include Charly Bianco (guitar and vocals) and Rubén Sadrinas (vocals).
In honor of Buenos Aires' José Tiburcio Borda psychiatric hospital, the band often performs in clinical pajamas; though there is no truth to the urban legend of Cordera spending some time in that institution, the band has demonstrated an affinity for everything related to madness and marginalization.
In addition to finding success in Buenos Aires' underground movement and then nationwide, Bersuit Vergarabat has attracted fans from many countries in Latin America as well as in Spain.
The band's success beyond Latin America hinges largely on their ability to constantly reinvent themselves, as with their late 1990s venture into ska music, popular in the United States at the time.
One of the band's signature songs, "El Tiempo No Para", from their album Y Punto, is a cover of "O Tempo Não Para" by the Brazilian musician Cazuza. In his honor, Gustavo Cordera sings one of the song's verses in the live version in Portuguese.



La Soledad (2004 - La Argentinidad Al Palo)





Mi Caramelo (1996 - Don Leopardo)





Porno Star ((2004 - La Argentinidad Al Palo)






Luis Alberto Spinetta
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Luis Alberto "El Flaco" Spinetta (23 January 1950 – 8 February 2012) was an Argentine musician. As one of the most influential rock musicians of South America, together with Charly García is considered the father of Argentine rock. He was born in Buenos Aires in the residential neighbourhood of Belgrano. During his early childhood he was already listening to all kinds of music: folklore and tango, and a little bit later, rock. In 1967, amidst the repressive political climate, he formed a band called Almendra with his own school mates.
Contrasting with the backwards and authoritarian government of General Juan Carlos Onganía, Buenos Aires was undergoing a cultural blossoming based on new art expressions; the new generation, among sons of the middle class, were immersed in an effervescence that would not reappear in Argentina until 1983. Spinetta devoted himself fully to his own music. In his lyrics, there are influences of multiple writers, poets and artists like Arthur Rimbaud, Vincent van Gogh, Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Nietzsche, Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, Carlos Castaneda and Antonin Artaud, which has his name in the album Artaud.
On 23 December 2011 he published on the Twitter account of his son Dante that he was facing lung cancer. He died on February 8, 2012 in his native Argentina, at the age of 62. His ashes were scattered in the waters of the Río de la Plata, according to his last wish, next to the Memory Park built to remember the desaparecidos of the National Reorganization Process.


Muchacha Ojos de Papel ("Almendra" 1969 - Almendra I)





Seguir Viviendo Sin Tu Amor (1991 - Pelusón of Milk)





Ana No Duerme ("Almendra" 1969 - Almendra I)





Charly Garcia



Charly García (born Carlos Alberto García Moreno on October 23, 1951) is a singer-songwriter, pianist and keyboardist from Argentina with a long career in rock music, forming successful groups such as Sui Generis and Serú Girán, cult status groups like La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros, and as a solo musician.
In 1982, Argentina was undergoing political change. After the Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur) in June, social chaos erupted and the military government lost part of its power.
Charly García debuted as a soloist with a double LP, Pubis Angelical ("Angelical Pubis", which was the eponymous movie's soundtrack, and the powerful Yendo de la cama al living ("Going from the bed to the living room". Four hit songs from this album left their historical mark:
"No bombardeen Buenos Aires" ("Don't bomb Buenos Aires" showed the panic in lived out in the city during the Falklands War, and strongly criticized the army, especially the President Leopoldo Galtieri (Roger Waters from Pink Floyd, on the other side of the trenches at that time, also criticized Galtieri in their 1983 Final Cut album).
"Yendo de la cama al living" ("Going from the bed to the living room" used the experience of being trapped in a confined space as a symbol of the repression of ideas.
"Inconsciente colectivo" ("Collective unconsciousness" was a message of hope and liberty for the stricken Argentine people.
"Yo no quiero volverme tan loco" ("I don't want to go that crazy" was a song about the adolescent spirit of freedom and rebelliousness.
The LP's presentation took place in December at the Ferrocarril Oeste Stadium (or Ferro). As the song "No bombardeen Buenos Aires" drew to a close near the end of the show, backdrop props simulating Buenos Aires were destroyed with fireworks.
In 1983, Charly left Buenos Aires with a small suitcase. When he came back to Buenos Aires from New York, he brought a quality LP titled Clics Modernos ("Modern Clix" that was different from anything previously done in Argentine rock — it was highly singable rock music you could also dance to. Its strong message referred the past years: Exodus in "Plateado sobre plateado (huellas en el mar)" ("Silver on Silver, Footprints on the Sea", repression in "Nos siguen pegando abajo" ("They keep hitting us down there", "No me dejan salir" ("They won't let me out" and "Los dinosaurios" ("The Dinosaurs", a nostalgic but defiant remembrance of those who were kidnapped or killed.
On December 10, the course of Argentine history took a turn as the government became a democracy. Charly performed many well-received shows in 1984, and recorded another album during its last months. García also recorded an LP called Terapia intensiva ("Intensive care", another movie soundtrack. Piano Bar was released in 1984, completing García's golden trilogy. .
During these years, García's band was home to many future Argentine music stars, including Andrés Calamaro, Fito Páez, Pablo Guyot, Willy Iturri, Alfredo Toth and Fabiana Cantilo.


Rezo por Vos (1987 - Parte de la Religión)





Me Siento Mucho Mejor (1990 - Filosofía Barata y Zapatos de Goma)





Demoliendo Hoteles (1984 - Piano Bar)





Sumo



Sumo was a 1980s Argentine alternative rock band, merging post-punk with reggae and ska. Headed by Italian-born Luca Prodan, it remained underground for most of its short activity, but was extremely influential in shaping contemporary Argentine rock. Sumo introduced British post-punk to the Argentine scene, with almost the whole lyrics in English. And provided a visceral counterpoint to the progressive and nueva canción influences then dominant in Rock en Español.
After living in London and Manchester, hanging out with the members of Joy Division, Italian-born Luca Prodan accepted an invitation to visit a farm in the Traslasierra zone of Córdoba province to kick his heroin habit and relax (he was devastated by the death of Ian Curtis). Arriving in 1981, he started composing and recording songs in a homemade studio. After some time, tired of the quiet life in the countryside, he took off to Buenos Aires (specifically to Hurlingham), looking forward to join its underground music scene.
Argentina was under a repressive military dictatorship, and many music and performing-arts acts kept a low profile to avoid problems with police (Cafe Einstein in the Balvanera district was a favorite venue for such acts, as were some pubs in Olivos). Luca soon found musicians willing to join his reggae-rock vision.
Sumo's initial formation was: Prodan on vocals and guitar, Germán Daffunchio on guitar, Alejandro Sokol on bass, and Stephanie Nuttal (an English friend of Luca's and former member of the band Manicured Noise) on drums.
The first incarnation of Sumo played mostly around Prodan's neighborhood of Hurlingham, Buenos Aires province, and in Cafe Einstein. Nuttal returned to England when the Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur) started, so Sokol took on the drums, and Diego Arnedo joined on bass. Sax player (and later media star) Roberto Pettinato was a frequent guest; he later joined the band in full.[1]
Because they sang mostly in English, Sumo did not enjoy the extensive airplay given to Argentine bands in the wake of the war. Nevertheless, it became a pillar of the underground scene together with Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota and Los Violadores.
Sumo's music had different sides: hard-edged rock with an experimental touch, influenced by the sound of British post-punk acts (such as Joy Division or The Fall), funky post-punk guitars and strong dub-like bass lines (close to those of A Certain Ratio and Gang of Four), and a typically British brand of reggae and ska. After a halt due to Prodan's spending some time in Europe, the band committed fully to rock in 1984, and spun off the Hurlingham Reggae Band. Ricardo Mollo was added on guitar, and Alberto Superman Troglio replaced Sokol on drums.
Sumo started achieving popularity in the mid-1980s, as Luca's in-your-face style was popular with teenagers—but he could also display a mellower streak. He would shout "fuck you" randomly, or sing a scathing song about dumb blondes, and immediately swoon about his appreciation for common men drinking ginebra at a bar.
In the later releases, some Spanish language lyrics were added to the band's repertoire. Many of Luca's lyrics featured irony, wordplay, and references to drugs, dance parties, sex, and other aspects of young people's lives, while remaining aloof of the political and economic changes of the 1980s.
Sumo's history was linked to impresario Omar Chabán, who was the owner of Café Einstein and then of Cemento, where Sumo played many times.
Due to his drinking and a very fast rock-and-roll lifestyle, Prodan's health deteriorated. He died of a heart attack on December 22, 1987, two days after their last show. After Luca's death, the band dissolved, but its legacy was carried on by two bands, Divididos (led by Mollo and Arnedo) and Las Pelotas (Sokol and Daffunchio). Some of Sumo's outtakes, as well as their initial effort (Corpiños en la madrugada, originally sold in cassette format only) were released commercially, as well as two solo efforts by Prodan, recorded mostly between 1981 and 1983, were released after his death in 1987: "Time, Fate, Love" and "Beautiful Losers".
Tributes to Sumo include a 1995 double disk, appropriately titled "Fuck You", in which Argentine musicians covered Sumo's songs.
On April 12 of 2007 surviving original band members reunited and played three songs - Crua Chan, Divididos por la Felicidad (Divided by Joy) and DeBeDe (Disco Baby Disco) - during Quilmes Rock Festival in River Plate Stadium: Alejandro Sokol (vocals), Ricardo Mollo (guitar), Germán Daffunchio (guitar), Diego Arnedo (bass), Alberto Superman Troglio (drums), Roberto Pettinato (sax) and Marcelo Rodríguez "Gillespi" as guest (trumpet).


Mañana en el Abasto (1987- After Chabón)





Heroína (1986- Llegando los Monos)





Los Viejos Vinagres (1986- Llegando los Monos)





Las Pelotas



Las Pelotas is a rock band from Argentina, formed in 1988 in the city of Hurlingham, Buenos Aires after the death of Luca Prodan, Sumo leader, with a base formed by former members of that band. In 1990 he established in Córdoba, but shortly after moving to Buenos Aires where they currently reside.


¿Que Podes Dar? (2009 - Despierta)





Sera (1997 - La Clave del Éxito)





Personalmente (2009 - Despierta)





O'Connor



O'Connor is an Argentinean hard rock band founded on 1998 by Claudio O'Connor y Hernán García after leaving the band Malón.


Enroscando al Mundo (2006 - Estamos Pariendo)





Caníbal (2000 - Yerba Mala Nunca Muere)





Río Extraño (210 - Río Extraño)







Well that was it, I hope you liked some Argentine rock band, and it's always good to explore in the world of rock and roll.