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.
Olvidado
Héroes del Silencio Lyrics
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Voy sin rumbo
Hacia la luz
Con la mente desnutrida
Y cegado por mi destino
Olvidado, olvidado, olvidado, olvidado
Siento el suelo bajo el patio
La paloma vuela bajo
Con peligro y sin venganza
Olvidado, olvidado, olvidado, olvidado
Olvidado olvidado
Mi futuro estoy buscando
En un torbellino de hadas,
Algún día encontraré
Buscando entre las sombras
Olvidado, olvidado, olvidado, olvidado
Estoy olvidado olvidado, olvidado, olvidado
Olvidado, olvidado
Permitidme presentaros al grupo
En la batería él es Pedro Andreu
En el bajo Joaquín Cardiel
Más! a la izquierda, en la guitarra él es Juan Valdivia
Olvidado, olvidado
Olvidado, olvidado, olvidado
Muchísimas gracias! nos vemos!
The lyrics to Héroes Del Silencio's song Olvidado convey a sense of aimlessness and confusion, as the singer searches for a way out of the shadows and towards the light. He is mentally worn down and blinded by his destiny, feeling forgotten and lost. He feels the ground beneath his feet and hears someone enter through the window, symbolizing the potential danger and unpredictability of life. The image of a flying dove adds further depth, as it flies low without seeking vengeance or harm. Despite feeling forgotten, the singer remains optimistic, searching for his future amidst a whirlwind of fairy tales. Ultimately, the song conveys a sense of longing and uncertainty, yet also a determination to keep searching for something better.
Line by Line Meaning
Buscando entre las sombras
I am wandering aimlessly in darkness
Voy sin rumbo
I'm going without direction
Hacia la luz
Towards the light
Con la mente desnutrida
With a malnourished mind
Y cegado por mi destino
Blinded by my destiny
Olvidado, olvidado, olvidado, olvidado
Forgotten, forgotten, forgotten, forgotten
Siento el suelo bajo el patio
I feel the ground under the patio
Alguien entra en la ventana
Someone enters through the window
La paloma vuela bajo
The dove flies low
Con peligro y sin venganza
With danger and without revenge
Mi futuro estoy buscando
I'm searching for my future
En un torbellino de hadas,
In a whirlwind of fairies
Algún día encontraré
Some day I will find
Estoy olvidado olvidado, olvidado, olvidado
I am forgotten, forgotten, forgotten, forgotten
Permitidme presentaros al grupo
Allow me to introduce the group
En la batería él es Pedro Andreu
On the drums, he is Pedro Andreu
En el bajo Joaquín Cardiel
On the bass, Joaquin Cardiel
Más! a la izquierda, en la guitarra él es Juan Valdivia
More! On the left, on guitar, he is Juan Valdivia
Muchísimas gracias! nos vemos!
Thank you very much! See you!
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Samanta Cevallos
Buscando entre las sombras.
Voy sin rumbo
hacia la luz,
con la mente desnutrida
y cegado por mi destino
Olvidado, olvidado, olvidado, olvidado ...
Y siento el suelo bajo el patio.
Alguien entra en la ventana.
La paloma vuela bajo
con peligro y sin venganza.
Olvidado, olvidado, olvidado, olvidado,
olvidado, olvidado ...
Mi futuro estoy buscando
en un torbellino de gatos,
algún día encontraré
buscando entre las sombras
Olvidado, olvidado, olvidado, olvidado,
olvidado, olvidado ...
olvidado, olvidado ...
Nekro
Estoy loco con esta jodida canción!!
Simplemente perfecta 👌
Diego S. R.
El arsenal que Héroes tenía en 3 años antes de sacar el primer LP, a base de demos que hoy en día los tenemos por Youtube pero antaño era imposible de conseguir:
1985: Hologramas, Olvidado, Héroe de Leyenda, La isla de las iguanas, El cuadro
1986: No más lágrimas, El mar no cesa, Maldito duende (primeros acordes), Decadencia, 16...
1987: Entre dos tierras, Maldito duende, La lluvia gris, La Chispa Adecuada...
abelcacha
Una pasada la verdad
Samanta Cevallos
Buscando entre las sombras.
Voy sin rumbo
hacia la luz,
con la mente desnutrida
y cegado por mi destino
Olvidado, olvidado, olvidado, olvidado ...
Y siento el suelo bajo el patio.
Alguien entra en la ventana.
La paloma vuela bajo
con peligro y sin venganza.
Olvidado, olvidado, olvidado, olvidado,
olvidado, olvidado ...
Mi futuro estoy buscando
en un torbellino de gatos,
algún día encontraré
buscando entre las sombras
Olvidado, olvidado, olvidado, olvidado,
olvidado, olvidado ...
olvidado, olvidado ...
DraculaURSS
@Jose Flores Así es dice "dardos".
Alex Gym
@GRENDIZER. pues casi que cuadra más "datos", si.
GRENDIZER.
Yo entendí "torbellino de datos"
Jose Flores
@Alex Gym si, dice dardos
Alex Gym
Yo entiendo "dardos"
Gabriela Gamboa
Algún día encontraré ,buscando entre las sombras🎶🎸