They reached stardom in 1969 after various shows including Mar del Plata, Festival de la cancion in Peru, and Festival Pinap. This is also the year their most influential LP came out, titled 'Almendra', with songs that would stay forever in the history of Argentinean rock, including 'Muchacha (Ojos de Papel)','Color Humano' and 'Plegaria para un Niño Dormido, a beautiful lullaby. The band split in 1970, in three new bands: Aquelarre, Pescado Rabioso and Color Humano.
They had a short reunion in 1979, and then briefly reformed the band in 1980 to create a new album named El Valle Interior. They played their final concert as Almendra in 1981. Spinetta played with the entire band in 2009, along with all his other bands in a big concert that lasted 5 hours. Spinetta died in February 8th of 2012.
Almendra is also the name of a Venezuelan rock/fusion (latin/smooth Jazz) band that released a self titled album in 1978 and sequentially broke up.
Gabinetes Espaciales
Almendra Lyrics
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donde la gente va
los que llegan de la tierra
esos los más... ahahaha...
Algunos saben porque lloran
algunos quieren ver la aurora
Gabinetes espaciales
circos de polietileno
para ver el sol... ohohoh...
En navidad todos se juntan
explotan bombas en la luna
Gabinetes espaciales
donde la gente va
los que llegan de la tierra
esos los más... ahahaha...
Algunos saben porque lloran
algunos quieren ver la aurora
The song "Gabinetes Espaciales" by Almendra seems to be about space travel and the exploration of other worlds. The lyrics describe mysterious "cabins" or "staterooms" that people go to in order to journey to space. Some people arrive from Earth, while others seem to be already there. The song suggests a sense of wonder and adventure associated with space exploration, but also hints at possible dangers or pitfalls of venturing into the unknown.
The first stanza describes the different types of people who use the "gabinetes espaciales": those who come from Earth and those who seem to belong to this otherworldly place. The lines "algunos saben porque lloran, algunos quieren ver la aurora" suggest that some people have specific reasons for undertaking this journey. Perhaps they are seeking answers, or looking for a particular experience. The second stanza adds to this sense of adventure and exploration, describing the cabins as "floating without reason" and offering a spectacle of "circos de polietileno" to view the sun. However, the line "en navidad todos se juntan, explotan bombas en la luna" adds a darker note, hinting at the potential for conflict or danger in this new environment. Overall, the song seems to capture the excitement and uncertainty of space exploration, and the potential for both wonder and danger in uncharted territory.
Line by Line Meaning
Gabinetes espaciales
Spaceship cabinets
donde la gente va
where people go
los que llegan de la tierra
those who arrive from the Earth
esos los más... ahahaha...
those are the most... ahahaha...
Algunos saben porque lloran
Some know why they cry
algunos quieren ver la aurora
some want to see the aurora
flotando sin razón
floating for no reason
circos de polietileno
polyethylene circuses
para ver el sol... ohohoh...
to see the sun... ohohoh...
En navidad todos se juntan
At Christmas everyone gathers
explotan bombas en la luna
they explode bombs on the moon
Contributed by Jordan B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ecléctico Iconoclasta
La mejor psicodelia latinoamericana de los 60s junto con Os Mutantes de Brasil
Santiago Ayala
es un lindo tema, los instrumentos suenan con power, pero al mismo tiempo hay algo de swing, lo que lo hacia bailable para los "asaltos Beat" de fines de los '60 cuando salio esta cancion
Ruben Bloise
Genios absolutos !!!!❤❤
F R A N C O
"Circos de polietileno para ver el sol..."
¿Tendrá que ver "Polythene pam" de The Beatles?
JORGE PEDRO MILOSTIC
Creo que la única cosa en común es que tanto Almendra como Abbey Road son de 1969.
Matias Mendez
Reedición ya de los simples en vinilo!!!