Heroes del Silencio started in 1984 as a band named Zumo de Vidrio. The original members were Enrique Bunbury, Juan Valdivia and his brother, and Pedro Andreu. Bunbury was originally a bass player but after Juan Valdivia heard him singing a David Bowie song and told him that he had a great voice, Bunbury became the vocalist. Later on, Joaquin Cardiel joins the line-up.
The band changed their name to Heroes del Silencio in 1986. At first they played in public places and made demos but their break came when they participated in a music contest in Salamanca and won second place - an EMI producer, Gustavo Montesano, saw the band in the contest and some time later, at a concert in Sala En Bruto, he signed the band.
Their first EP, Héroe de Leyenda, was released in in 1987 and sold 30,000 copies. The following year, the album El Mar No Cesa was released, featuring the songs "Mar Adentro", "Agosto" and "El Estanque", and sold 100,000 copies. The supporting tour followed in 1989, documented on the limited edition live album En Directo.
In 1990 they released Senderos de Traicion, their best-selling album with 2 million copies, including 400,000 copies in the first two weeks in Spain alone. The following year they started the tour "Senda 91" and released another live album, Senda 91. 1992 saw the most important CD in their career, El Espiritu del Vino. They sold 600,000 copies of this album which was played throughout America. They followed this with a tour for El Espiritu del Vino. In 1993, Alan Bogulavsky joined the band.
Due to tensions within the band, they took a hiatus and went to Benasque to take a vacation and heal the rifts within the group. After this break they gained a new producer, Bob Ezrin (Lou Reed, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Alice Cooper, Kiss, etc.) and in 1995 released Avalancha, widely considered their best album. Avalancha was more hard rock than previous albums, with songs like "Avalancha", "Deshacer El Mundo" and "Iberia Sumergida". The album was followed by the "Avalancha" tour in 1995 and 1996, which produced the live album Para Siempre.
The band split in 1996 though this did not prevent the release of the Rarezas album in 1998.
2007 Reunion tour
20 years after their first album, and 10 years after they split up, the band announced a ten concerts reunion tour, taking in Guatemala City, Buenos Aires, Monterrey, Ciudad de México, Los Ángeles, Sevilla, Zaragoza and Valencia. For this tour, guitarist Gonzalo Valdivia (Juan Valdivia's brother) replaced former band member Alan Bogulavsky. More than 10,000 people attended each concert. The tour was followed by another live album, Tour 2007.
After the tour, singer-songwriter Enrique Bunbury announced the definitive split of the band and that he would be focusing in his solo career.
El Camino Del Exceso
Héroes del Silencio Lyrics
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Orfeón cotidiano, entóname tu plan
Salpica la sangre, de espuela enloquece
Si no hay paraíso, ¿dónde revientas?
Es cierto:
Camino de exceso, fuente de saber
Un plato de desprecio ahoga el veneno
Ladrillo a ladrillo quedan años después
Si estás dispuesto a afrontar la escena
No es de william blake
¿estás dispuesto a devorar
Estrellas que sacien tu sed?
Escucha:
Apenas afino melodías de perdedor
Los cielos han gastado mi último suspiro
Quedaron atrás todos los enemigos
Y aún me queda la duda de un futuro mejor
Si estás dispuesto a afrontar la escena,
No es de william blake
¿estás dispuesto a devorar
Estrellas que sacien tu sed?
El camino del exceso
El camino del exceso
El camino del exceso
Di: el camino del exceso
Quemamos con malas artes
El espíritu del vino
Y no va a regresar, no,
No va a regresar
The song El camino del exceso by Héroes del Silencio explores the theme of excess and its consequences. The lyrics are full of metaphors and analogies to describe the reckless behavior of someone who is trapped in a web of addiction and self-destruction. The first verse paints a picture of a person who indulges in excesses like drinking and partying without any inhibitions. The "hurricane of words" and "everyday choir" in the taverns speak to this person's insatiable desire for excitement and pleasure. However, beneath the surface, there is a sense of desperation and anxiety as the person wonders where their wild behavior will lead them.
The chorus, "Camino de exceso, fuente de saber," meaning "the path of excess, the source of knowledge," suggests that the person sees their self-destructive behavior as a way of gaining insight and understanding about the world. However, the following lines, "A plate of contempt drowns the poison/ While money lasts and effort lasts/ Brick by brick, years remain," highlight the price that the person pays for their recklessness. The second verse suggests a sense of regret and loss as the person reflects on their past mistakes and the enemies they have left behind. Despite this, they are still optimistic about the possibility of a better future. However, the final lines of the song, "We burn with bad art/ The spirit of wine/ And it will not return, no/ It will not return," suggest that this optimism may be misplaced and that the person's addiction has permanently damaged them.
Line by Line Meaning
Un huracán de palabras en la ronda a tabernas,
The intense and abundant expression of words in a typically casual environment like taverns.
Orfeón cotidiano, entóname tu plan
Oh ordinary choir, let me hear your plan!
Salpica la sangre, de espuela enloquece
The intensity of the experience electrifies the body and the spirit.
Si no hay paraíso, ¿dónde revientas?
If there is no paradise, where will you explode?
Camino de exceso, fuente de saber
The path of excess can teach us valuable lessons.
Un plato de desprecio ahoga el veneno
Disregard for something can neutralize its harmful effects.
Mientras dure el dinero y dure el empeño
As long as there is money and determination.
Ladrillo a ladrillo quedan años después
Building one brick at a time makes for enduring structures.
Apenas afino melodías de perdedor
I am hardly crafting tunes of a loser.
Los cielos han gastado mi último suspiro
I have already used my final breath.
Quedaron atrás todos los enemigos
All my enemies are a thing of the past.
Y aún me queda la duda de un futuro mejor
Yet, I still wonder about a brighter future.
El camino del exceso
The path of excess.
Di: el camino del exceso
Say it: the path of excess.
Quemamos con malas artes
We burn the spirit of the wine with wicked tricks.
El espíritu del vino
The spirit of the wine.
Y no va a regresar, no,
And it won't come back, no.
No va a regresar
It won't come back.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ENRIQUE ORTIZ LANDAZURI YZARDUY, JOAQUIN CARDIEL GERICO, JUAN VALDIVIA NAVARRO, PEDRO LUIS ANDREU LAPIEDRA
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