Cerati was in a coma for over four years, after suffering a stroke on May 15, 2010, right at the end of a show in Caracas - Venezuela, on the final leg of his Fuerza Natural tour. The situation -which ocurred backstage at the dressing room- was quickly reported by news agencies and via tweets. After a period of intensive care hospitalization in Caracas, he was flown on a private ambulance-jet to Buenos Aires where he spent the next 4 years in an induced coma. He passed away in a local hospital due to respiratory failure. The news on September 4th, 2014 shook the rock community worldwide.
Cerati was widely acknowledged for his lead and rhythm guitar talents -and for his ability to play solos while singing at the same time in perfect key, as well as for the lyrical content of his songwriting, all of which helped to consolidate him as one of the most prolific and important rock musicians in the continent.
Cerati founded Soda Stereo in 1982 with bassist Zeta Bosio. Drummer Charly Alberti joined them shortly after. The band released its first album in August 1984 and dissolved in late 1997.
Cerati's first main venture away from Soda Stereo (apart from creating the band Fricción in 1985) with Richard Coleman and drummer Fernando Samalea, was the album Colores Santos in 1992: an experimental project in collaboration with musician Daniel Melero, that anticipated the sonic experimentation of Soda Stereo's late 1992 album, Dynamo.
He released his first full solo effort Amor Amarillo in 1993, while still a member of Soda. Zeta Bosio and then-wife Cecilia Amenábar collaborated on the project. The album featured more introspective lyrics, a fair amount of electronic experimentation and was well received by both the critics and the public. He then returned to Soda Stereo releasing Zona de Promesas, (a compilation album of remixes which contained the eponymous track as an opener). Zona de Promesas is an intimate and delicate song that focuses on the relationship he had with his mother (Lilian Clark). The albums Sueño Stereo and Comfort y Música Para Volar (MTV Unplugged) followed. Shortly after the band decided to split and launched a farewell tour in late 1997. After the farewell tour, Cerati embarked in a couple of projects that dealt exclusively with electronic music. He formed the group Plan V together with Chilean musicians Andrés Bucci, Guillermo Ugarte and Christian Powditch, and shortly after the duo Ocio with Flavio Etcheto also known as Flavius.
His second solo album Bocanada was released in 1999. The record embraced both the style that made Soda Stereo famous, and a newer style reminiscent of his electronic projects.
In 2001, Cerati wrote the soundtrack for the movie + Bien directed by Eduardo Capilla, in which he also stars and marked his acting debut. Another soundtrack he produced was for the movie "Solo Por Hoy". That same year he recorded 11 Episodios Sinfónicos, -a live recording of him singing accompanied by The Buenos Aires Symphonic Orchestra, directed by Alejandro Terán, a veteran from La Portuaria, who also is proficient in Classical music direction and conduction.
Siempre Es Hoy was released in 2002, and showcased a new perspective on his music and sound. A mixture of electronica, and electric rock sounds, Siempre Es Hoy is the longest running LP (timewise) in his solo career. Containing seventeen tracks and over one hour and ten minutes of running play time, the album was widely acclaimed. Reversiones was released a year later in 2003, and complied remixes from the Siempre Es Hoy album by various artists from Mexico, Argentina, Germany, etc.
Ahí Vamos (2006) was considered a return to his more classic rock style as it contains heavier sounds and a much wider guitar/drums presence. Many consider this album -along with Amor Amarillo, his finest solo efforts.
Despite stating previously that the Grammy Awards were of little importance to him, he attended the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony on November 2, 2006 where he was awarded in the Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song, categories.
In 2007, Cerati toured for one last time with Soda Stereo for a massive reunion tour, that took them all across Latin America and the United States.
Cerati produced albums for several artists, most notably "Sueños en Transito" for Nicole and "Mar" for Leo Garcia. He was major sponsor and collaborator in the development and acknowledgement of Babasónicos. He also contributed on several albums for other relevant Argentinean and Latin American artists such as Fricción -which he co-founded, Caifanes from Mexico, and Shakira from Colombia. On July 7, 2007 he performed with her at Live Earth, in Germany. He also joined forces with other prominent musicians as The Police's guitarist Andy Summers for a Spanish version of "Bring On The Night" / "Tráeme La Noche", and with Roger Waters from Pink Floyd on a yet unreleased song they recorded in 2008. He performed live alongside other prominent Argentinean musicians including Luis Alberto Spinetta, Charly García, Andrés Calamaro, Mercedes Sosa and many others.
Gustavo Cerati's last studio album Fuerza Natural won the Best Rock Album award and Best Rock Song award for Déjà Vu during the 2010 Latin Grammy Awards. It also received the award for best packaging and design at the same event. The album's lyrics and rock sound which at times is reminiscent of the Beatles' psychedelic period, showcased a very hopeful Cerati, with mystical and illuminated lyrics that spoke of his hopes for both the present and the future. Paradoxically, it was during the last leg of the tour that supported the album that Cerati suffered the stroke that put him in a coma.
Cerati leaves behind his mother Lilian Clarke, his daughter Lisa Cerati and younger son Benito Cerati who is also a musician and has a project called Zero Kill. Cecilia Amenábar, Cerati's ex-wife is their mother.
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Discography:
* Amor Amarillo (1993)
* Bocanada (1999)
* + Bien (2001)
* 11 Episodios Sinfónicos (2001)
* Siempre Es Hoy (2002)
* Reversiones (2003)
* Ahí Vamos (2006)
* Fuerza Natural (2009)
As Cerati / Melero (with keyboardist Daniel Melero)
* Colores Santos (1992)
Other Projects:
* Sólo Por Hoy (Soundtrack) (2000)
* Canciones Elegidas 93-04 (DVD compilation) (2004)
Plan V
* Plan V (1996)
* Plan V/Black Dog (1998)
Ocio
* Medida Universal (1999)
* Insular (2000)
Roken
* DJ / Electronica touring project with Leandro Fresco and Flavio Etcheto (1999-2001).
Tabú
Gustavo Cerati Lyrics
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Tabú, fuego y dolor
La selva se abrió a mis pies
Y por ti, tuve el valor
De seguir
Al ánimo de brillar
La luz se adelantó
Y perdí la tentación
Por ti
Lo hice por ti
Por ti
Tuve el valor
Corrí hasta alcanzarte
Y vencí la sórdida sed
En la alquimia salvaje
De tus labios oro rubí
Por ti
Lo hice por ti
Por ti
Tuve el valor
In the song "Tabú," Gustavo Cerati presents a journey of self-discovery and self-improvement. The lyrics describe a person who is facing the end of a phase in their life, represented by the phrase "Cerca del nuevo fin" (near the new end). The person is feeling pain and is surrounded by taboos, but they find the courage to continue and move forward because of someone else, represented by the line "Y por ti, tuve el valor de seguir" (And because of you, I had the courage to keep going).
The second verse shows the person striving to shine and advance towards their goals, with the phrase "Al ánimo de brillar" (with the aim to shine). They encounter obstacles ("trepando montañas," or climbing mountains) and temptations ("la tentación," or temptation) but resist them because of the same person. The chorus, repeated twice, emphasizes the importance of that person in helping the singer find strength and courage: "Por ti, lo hice por ti, por ti tuve el valor" (Because of you, I did it for you, because of you, I had the courage).
Overall, the lyrics of "Tabú" express the idea that we all need someone to believe in us and help us overcome difficulties, especially when we are facing the end of a phase in our life or trying to grow and improve.
Line by Line Meaning
Cerca del nuevo fin
Close to the new end
Tabú, fuego y dolor
Taboo, fire and pain
La selva se abrió a mis pies
The jungle opened up at my feet
Y por ti, tuve el valor
And for you, I had the courage
De seguir
To keep going
Al ánimo de brillar
With the spirit of shining
La luz se adelantó
The light came forward
Trepando montañas fui
I climbed mountains
Y perdí la tentación
And lost the temptation
Por ti
For you
Lo hice por ti
I did it for you
Corrí hasta alcanzarte
I ran until I reached you
Y vencí la sórdida sed
And conquered the squalid thirst
En la alquimia salvaje
In the wild alchemy
De tus labios oro rubí
Of your ruby gold lips
Por ti
For you
Lo hice por ti
I did it for you
Por ti
For you
Tuve el valor
I had the courage
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Gustavo Adrian Cerati
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@yenilunares
Cerca del nuevo fin
Tabú, fuego y dolor
La selva se abrió a mis pies
Y por ti, tuve el valor
De seguir
Al ánimo de brillar
La luz se adelantó
Trepando montañas fui
Y perdí la tentación
Por ti
Lo hice por ti
Por ti
Tuve el valor
Corrí hasta alcanzarte
Y vencí la sórdida sed
En la alquimia salvaje
De tus labios oro rubí
Por ti
Lo hice por ti
Por ti
Tuve el valor
@javierfish
Tabú: Uuuuuuuuf mi favorita de Gustavo. Más de 20 años después de publicada y sigue siendo completamente revolucionaria. Por favor corríganme el análisis que hago de esta obra maestra si me equivoco en algún tecnicismo o apreciación:
1. Comienza con samples de break beats y ¡todavía a esos breaks les hace breaks!
2. Sigue con una batería un bajeo hipnotizante que entran en anacruza y en una métrica que todavía no se si son trecillos o 3/4 o 6/8. ¡Y toda la canción va a en esa métrica!
3. Desde el primer acorde de la guitarra se sabe que todo el acompañamiento no será convencional.
4. Comienza a cantar y su voz está justo en el punto donde era joven todavía pero ya lo suficiente maduro para tenerla bien trabajada. Todos los harmónicos de la voz hacen que suene a un serafín.
5. La letra es poesía pura. ¡POESÍA PURA!
6. Justo antes del coro, en momentos completamente inesperados hace cambios a las barras y en ocasiones hasta mete sampleos de contrapunto electrónicos. Todo el conjunto va subiendo la tensión hasta alcanzar un climax.
7. Ya en el coro, desde los graves hasta los agudos, su voz alcanza un rango tonal sorprendente.
8. ¡Esa transición de grave a agudo lo hace con portamento!
9. El solo es completamente inesperado. Disonante y elegante. Más que un solo es un arreglo sustentado por una base electrónica absorbente.
10. La calidad de la grabación es impecable. Todos los niveles cuidados hasta el mínimo detalle.
@vrrtvrrt5700
[Letra]
Cerca del nuevo fin
tabú fuego y dolor
la selva se abrió a mis pies y por ti
tuve el valor de seguir
Al ánimo de brillar
la luz se adelanto
trepando montañas fui y perdí
la tentación de seguir
por ti
lo hice por ti
por ti
tuve el valor
corrí hasta alcanzarte
y vencí la sordida sed
en la alquimia salvaje
de tus labios oro rubí
por ti
lo hice por ti
por ti
tuve el valor
@DJMEMORIGINAL
Cerca del nuevo fin
tabú, fuego y dolor.
La selva se abrió a mis pies
y por ti, tuve el valor
de seguir...
al ánimo de brillar
la luz se adelantó
trepando montañas fuí
y perdí la tentación
por ti
lo hice por ti
por ti
tuve el valor
corrí hasta alcanzarte
y vencí la sordida sed.
en la alquimia salvaje
de tus labios oro rubí
por ti
lo hice por ti.
por ti
tuve el valor
@dianajimenez3350
A veces me da miedo reproducirla tantas veces, siento que perderá su esencia... pero después descubro que el sentimiento que me provoca es tanto, que no puedo dejar de sentirlo para hacerlo más intenso en ese momento, entonces es cuando la pongo de nuevo. Afortunadamente nunca ha perdido ese efecto en mi. ✨✨
@mrrobot8422
Tienes que olvidarla de vez en vez ...
@adrianayala8506
Me pasa exactamente lo mismo.
😭
@Saezel03
Por eso trato de contenerme cuando escucho un tema que me encanta
@Lucas_Reartes
Me pasa EXACTAMENTE lo mismo
@la_ma.r.gy.k
💊
Tenés q oír versiones/mixs! 🙌
@jorgegallo0809
Qué difícil es saber cuál es la mejor canción de Gustavo Cerati como solista. Todas son muy buenas.
Regresa pronto Gustavo.
@sharonspinoza8515
Muy cierto. Es un dilema
@JuanSBach
Jorge Gallo no tengo orden pero de seguro, para mi: Puente, Lago en el cielo, Vivo y Magico
@gilensoto3022
Jorge Gallo Para mi: Engaña, puente, avenida alcorta, amor amarillo y pulsar. Sin orden