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.
Sal
Héroes del Silencio Lyrics
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Sal is a song by the Spanish rock band Héroes Del Silencio, released in 1990 as part of their album Senderos de Traición. The song begins with a soft, melancholic guitar riff before the vocals of the lead singer, Enrique Bunbury, take over. The lyrics talk about the sea or perhaps an ocean, which is a metaphor for life. The singer is questioning his existence, feeling lost and uncertain about his future. He asks if he should "jump into the sea" and perhaps end his suffering or should he "build a boat" and continue his journey, hoping to find some kind of meaning along the way.
Throughout the song, the emotions of the singer build up, reaching a crescendo towards the end of the track where the music becomes more intense, and the lyrics more desperate. The singer feels hopeless and helpless, realizing that the sea will not give him any answers. The song ends abruptly, leaving the listener with a sense of uncertainty and emotional turmoil.
Sal is a powerful song, with deep lyrics that explore the complexities of life and the human condition. The metaphor of the sea is used skillfully by the band to create a haunting, emotional track that resonates with the listener.
Line by Line Meaning
Tantas mentiras que se lleva el viento
So many lies that the wind takes with it.
Tantas promesas que se quedan en el intento
So many promises that never make it past the attempt.
Y tantos recuerdos que no puedo borrar
And so many memories that I can't erase.
Y tanto esfuerzo para intentar olvidar
And so much effort made to try and forget.
Sal de la oscuridad, que me hace mal
Get out of the darkness that harms me.
Sal de la incertidumbre, que me hace dudar
Get out of the uncertainty that makes me doubt.
Sal de la monotonía, que me hace mal
Get out of the monotony that harms me.
Sal de la soledad, que me hace mal
Get out of the loneliness that harms me.
Que me hace mal
That harms me.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ENRIQUE ORTIZ LANDAZURI YZARDUY, JOAQUIN CARDIEL GERICO, JUAN VALDIVIA NAVARRO, PEDRO LUIS ANDREU LAPIEDRA
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