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.
La Lluvia Gris
Héroes del Silencio Lyrics
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se desliza una gota, un segundo
tan solo una palabra por ti
una palabra por ti
la lluvia gris desnuda una máscara
sólo por un beso no debo callar
tan solo una palabra por ti
la lluvia, casi siempre un rechazo
tan larga es la espera en mi corazón
apártame del peligro, cariño
el hambre muere...
en la oscuridad
apártame del peligro, cariño
el hambre muere...
en la oscuridad
en la oscuridad
en la oscuridad
en la oscuridad
en la oscuridad
tan solo una palabra por ti
una palabra, una palabra
tan solo una palabra por ti
una palabra tan solo quiero oir.
The opening verse of Héroes Del Silencio's "La Lluvia Gris" speaks of memories, which are being dissolved by the gray rain. Even just a second or a drop of this rain is enough for the vocalist to recall a word for the person they are singing about. The second verse talks about how the gray rain reveals a mask, and how the temptation to speak up and confess love through a single word builds. Both of these verses are linked to the chorus where the vocalist says that the gray rain is usually a sign of rejection, which resonates in their waiting heart. They also plead with their loved one to keep them safe from danger because their love is all-encompassing and they never want to feel the pains of hunger or darkness. The repeated plea for "one word" from their lover is therapeutic and the only remedy to heal their wounds.
In summary, "La Lluvia Gris" is a haunting ballad about love and memory. It is a song about a person who is stricken with memories of someone and is coping with intense feelings of love and longing. The song speaks to the pain of unrequited love, and how the small things such as a drop of rain can trigger strong emotions. The plea for "one word" is a powerful message - the desire to hear words of love from a loved one, which are enough to quell the pangs of hunger.
Line by Line Meaning
la lluvia gris se deshace en recuerdos
The memories fade away like the grey rain
se desliza una gota, un segundo
A single drop slides away like a second
tan solo una palabra por ti
Just one word for you
una palabra por ti
A word for you
la lluvia gris desnuda una máscara
The grey rain reveals a mask
sólo por un beso no debo callar
I should not stay quiet just for a kiss
la lluvia, casi siempre un rechazo
Rain is often a rejection
tan larga es la espera en mi corazón
The wait feels so long in my heart
apártame del peligro, cariño
Keep me away from danger, my love
el hambre muere...
The hunger dies...
en la oscuridad
In the darkness
tan solo una palabra por ti
Just one word for you
una palabra, una palabra
A word, a word
tan solo una palabra por ti
Just one word for you
una palabra tan solo quiero oir.
I just want to hear a word.
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Juan Sebastian Ben't Collazos
Héroes Del Silencio
La lluvia gris se deshace en recuerdos
se desliza una gota, un segundo, un deseo.
Tan solo una palabra por ti
una palabra por ti.
La lluvia gris desnuda una máscara
sólo por un beso no debo callar.
Tan solo una palabra por ti
una palabra por ti.
La lluvia, casi siempre un rechazo
tan larga es la espera en mi corazón.
Apártame del peligro, cariño.
el hambre muere en la oscuridad.
Apártame del peligro, cariño.
El hambre muere ...
en la oscuridad.
Tan solo una palabra por ti
una palabra, una palabra.
Tan solo una palabra por ti
una palabra tan solo quiero oir.
Jabi Hdz de Mx
Grandes mis HÉROES DEL SILENCIO, ETERNOS LARGA VIDA TITANES DEL ROCK EN NUESTRO PRECIOSO IDIOMA
Jabi Hdz de Mx
Ese guitarra de Valdivia habla al alma de los elegidos de Héroes del Silencio...divino fenomenal!!!!
panda taquitos santos
Pfff esos riffs de Valdivia, esos latidos de el bajeo de Cardiel, ese tempo de Andreu y la poesía de Bunbury hicieron perfecto a Héroes!!! Por siempre!!! )S(
David Gomez Perez
Pero que tempo si es una caja de ritmos.... 😂😂😂😂Que ignorancia....!!
Lass Chopin
Año 2020 esta a un mes y sigo escuchando a Los Héroes y sus Melodías que Jamás pasarán de moda.
Ana lawless de wasp and blackie lawless
Que recuerdos me trae esta canción me encanta heroes del silencio siempre ❤️ ❤️
Vicoland Tributes
Esa pausa matona: " apartame del peligro cariño, el hambre muere en la oscuridad" es tan emocionante!!! Que repito esta cancion una y otra vez...
Axel Jiménez
🖤"Apartame del peligro, carinooo. El hambre muere en la obscuridad"🖤
Ese momento único en el que se te enchina la piel a todo.
Oscar MJ
Grandes recuerdos. Un tema para mi infravalorado. Grandísimo tema!
Anderson Archila
@Amado1919 así mira que la 1er vez que la escuché fue para el 97 y no sabía cómo se llamaba hasta cuándo por fin la encontré se me aguaron los ojos