Originated in Mataderos, a humble quartier of Buenos Aires, they started playing small gigs in the neighbourhood. In 1993 A Dónde Me Lleva La Vida was released, which was independently produced, but the requirement to fulfill the public's demand persuaded the band to sign with a major label, PolyGram, with the firm position of not losing artistic independence. Polygram being only in charge of the manufacture and distribution of discs.
In 1994 they managed to completely sell out a concert at Arena Obras Sanitarias, being the first and only band ever to play in that legendary stadium presenting their debut album.
In 1995 Bailando En Una Pata was released, which contains live versions of the songs of Esquivando Charcos, accompanied by the song that gives the name to the album, and a version of "Born to Be Wild" by Canadian group Steppenwolf. During 1995 and 1996 La Renga carried out several presentations through Buenos Aires and Greater Buenos Aires, many of them to benefit.
At the end of 1996, under the artistic production of Divididos' singer Ricardo Mollo, Despedazado por Mil Partes is released and is presented in Buenos Aires with four performance of the complete album in Obras. This new album sold well and attracted great public attention. This album opened doors worldwide and in 1997 their first international tour took place. On their return in October they participated along with other Argentinian bands in the show in tribute to the twenty years of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo in front of nearly 20,000 people on the stage of Ferro Carril Oeste. By the end of 1997 La Renga had appeared for the first time in a stadium before 20,000 people affirming the great pull of the band.
Finally, on September 22, 1998 appeared the new album without title, called by the fans as "the album of the star" in reference to the white star that appears on the cover, which in less than one week became platinum. This disc was promoted in the Argentinian capital in two shows on the stage of Atlanta before a total of 48,000 people and with a tour of twenty two Argentinian province , finishing in the end of September 1999 in Formosa.
After the tour ended the hour arrived for another great concert in the Argentinian capital. This time it took the form of two shows in the Estadio Ciudad de Vicente López, because of a ban which causes were not clear. La Renga appeared in the impressive Hurricane Stage in two shows where they played songs from their entire repertoire, including the more recent and some songs that would appear on their next album.
In 2000 La Renga visited Montevideo for the second time in the Teatro de Verano. They appeared in Chascomús and soon started preparation for La Esquina del Infinito, their next album, that would be launched in August. The album was promoted with two dates in the Stage of Ferro and with concerts in the interior of Argentina.
In 2001 La Renga returned to the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó on May 19 and recorded their new live disc, Insoportablemente Vivo that hit stores in September. The show was filmed and was presented in small cinemas throughout the country, a few years later being published in DVD. Without making publicity, and to celebrate the launching of the new album, La Renga returned to the Arena Obras Sanitarias with four shows the 21, 22, 28 and 29 of September.
In the year 2002 they reached the peak of their career: a gig in the stage of River Plate before 74,000 people. Along with the entrance of the recital was sold an EP called Documento Único that contained three songs, being this the first release under their own record company La Renga discos
There, nevertheless, the history of La Renga would not finish since in year 2003 they would publish Detonador de Sueños, album recorded completely in the rehearsal room, like Documento Unico, which would mark a new methodology of the band in the production of their albums, obtaining a sound similar in power to that of their live concerts. The album would be promoted in the Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras of Córdoba. On April 17, 2004, this time in Buenos Aires in the stage of River Plate. The band would close the year with a huge show, promoted only by word of mouth, in the already-known stadium of Huracán, this show was called the Eye Of the Hurricane because the stage was located in the center of the pitch. The show was released in DVD becoming El Ojo del Huracan.
In 2005 they released the song Viva Pappo, in commemoration of the deceased friend of the band, Norberto "Pappo" Napolitano. It was performed in a double show at the Estadio José Amalfitani, with Pappo's son among the guests.
In 2006, Truenotierra was released. The album was a double CD containing new songs, but with the feature of the second disc containing jams exclusively. In November 2007 they performed at Autodromo of Buenos Aires before a crowd over 100.000 souls, becoming the biggest show in the city, excluding free concerts).
The 2008 La Renga continue with a concert that was to be March 22 in the municipality of San Roque in Cordoba, the same was postponed by Chizzo suffered an accident with his motorcycle.,this episiodo caused the fracture of the bones of one of his hands which prevented him from playing guitar for a period of no less than 2 months.
In 2009 the band celebrate 20 years of history. To commemorate that event was held on 24 January 2009 a festival at St. Mary of Punilla (Santa Maria de Punilla), called "The Invisible Footprint (La Huella Invisible)", where La Renga involved with bands and artists like El Tri (México), Koma (Spain), Lovorne, MAD, Los Violadores, Los Gardelitos, Viticus and Edelmiro Molinari.
The band of "Mataderos", provided a spectacular show at the Estadio Único de La Plata, 30 May 2009, around 45,000 people attended. It had everything from rain that soaked the dedicated fans until submission in an unprecedented way. The first cut of his next album began recording in mid-2009. The theme is called "Galactic Cannibalism".
Finally on 2010 "Algun Rayo" came out, being sold only with the ticket for each show of the tour.
Discography
Esquivando charcos (demo casette), 1991
A dónde me lleva la vida, 1994
Bailando en una pata (live), 1995
Despedazado por mil partes, 1996
La Renga, 1998
La esquina del infinito, 1999
Insoportablemente vivo (live), 2001
Documento único, 2002
Detonador de sueños, 2003
Trueno Tierra, 2006
Algún Rayo, 2010
DVDs
Insoportablemente vivo, 2001
En el Ojo del Huracán, 2006
1988
Gustavo "Chizzo" Nápoli - Lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
Gabriel "Tete" Iglesias - Bass guitar
Jorge "Tanque" Iglesias - drums, percussion
Manuel "Manu" Varela - Saxophone, harmonica, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Raúl "Locura" Dilelio - Lead guitar
Gabriel "Chiflo" Sanchez - Saxophone, trumpet
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Balada Del Diablo y La Muerte
La Renga Lyrics
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En la esquina de mi barrio
Ahí donde dobla el viento y se cruzan los atajos
Al lado de él estaba la muerte
Con una botella en la mano
Me miraban de reojo y se reían por lo bajo
Y yo que esperaba no sé a quién
Al otro lado de la calle del otoño
Entre dientes oí a la Muerte
Que decia, que decía así
Cuántas veces se habrá escapado
Como laucha por tirante
Y esta noche que no cuesta nada
Ni siquiera fatigarme
Podemos llevarnos un cordero
Con solo cruzar la calle"
Yo me escondí tras la niebla
Y miré al infinito
A ver si llegaba ese que nunca iba a venir
Estaba el díablo mal parado
En la esquina de mi barrio
Al lado de él estaba la Muerte con una botella en la mano
Y temblando como una hoja
Me crucé para encararlos
Y les dije "me parece que esta vez me dejaron bien plantado"
Les pedí fuego y del bolsillo
Saqué una rama pa' convidarlos
Y bajo un árbol del otoño nos quedamos chamuyando
Me contaron de sus vidas
Sus triunfos y sus fracasos
De que el mundo andaba loco y hasta el cielo fue comprado
Y más miedo que ellos dos
Me daba el propio ser humano
Oh oh, woah woah woah
Y quizás yo no esperaba a nadie
Y entre las risas del Aquelarre
El día blo y la Muerte se me fueron amigando
Ahí donde dobla y el viento
Y se cruzan los atajos
Ahí donde brinda la vida
En la esquina de mi barrio
De mi barrio
The lyrics of La Renga's song Balada Del Diablo y La Muerte describe a spooky encounter with the Devil and Death on a street corner one autumn night. The singer is waiting for someone on the other side of the street, but is distracted by the ominous figures of the Devil and Death standing nearby, laughing at him. The Death, holding a bottle in her hand, tells a story of how many times she has escaped in the past like a mouse through a tiny hole. She suggests taking a lamb with them, and without any effort, just by crossing the street, as if it were something ordinary.
The singer hides behind the fog, but eventually approaches the Devil and Death, trembling with fear. Yet, to his surprise, he strikes up a conversation with the sinister duo, offering them a branch from his pocket and bonding with them under a tree. They share their life experiences, their triumphs, and failures, and how crazy the world has become. The singer realizes that he is more afraid of human beings than these other two, supernatural creatures. At the end of the night, the Devil and Death become his friends, and the singer is left contemplating the mysteries of life and death, in the corner of his neighborhood, where the wind bends and the paths cross.
Line by Line Meaning
Estaba el Diablo mal parado
The Devil was in a bad position
En la esquina de mi barrio
At the corner of my neighborhood
Ahí donde dobla el viento y se cruzan los atajos
Where the wind turns and shortcuts cross
Al lado de él estaba la muerte
Next to him was Death
Con una botella en la mano
With a bottle in her hand
Me miraban de reojo y se reían por lo bajo
They glanced at me and laughed quietly
Y yo que esperaba no sé a quién
And I was waiting for someone, I don't know who
Al otro lado de la calle del otoño
On the other side of the autumn street
Una noche de bufanda que me encontró desvelado
A night with a scarf that found me sleepless
Entre dientes oí a la Muerte
Between teeth I heard Death
Que decia, que decía así
She was saying, she was saying this
Cuántas veces se habrá escapado
How many times has she escaped
Como laucha por tirante
Like a mouse through a tight space
Y esta noche que no cuesta nada
And tonight, when it doesn't cost anything
Ni siquiera fatigarme
Not even to tire myself
Podemos llevarnos un cordero
We can take a lamb
Con solo cruzar la calle
Just by crossing the street
Yo me escondí tras la niebla
I hid behind the fog
Y miré al infinito
And looked at the infinite
A ver si llegaba ese que nunca iba a venir
To see if that one who was never going to come arrived
Estaba el díablo mal parado
The Devil was in a bad position
Al lado de él estaba la Muerte con una botella en la mano
Next to him was Death with a bottle in her hand
Y temblando como una hoja
And trembling like a leaf
Me crucé para encararlos
I crossed to confront them
Y les dije 'me parece que esta vez me dejaron bien plantado'
And I said to them 'it seems like this time you left me well planted'
Les pedí fuego y del bolsillo
I asked for a lighter and from my pocket
Saqué una rama pa' convidarlos
I took out a branch to offer them
Y bajo un árbol del otoño nos quedamos chamuyando
And under an autumn tree, we stayed chatting
Me contaron de sus vidas
They told me about their lives
Sus triunfos y sus fracasos
Their triumphs and failures
De que el mundo andaba loco y hasta el cielo fue comprado
That the world was crazy and even the sky was bought
Y más miedo que ellos dos
And more fear than them two
Me daba el propio ser humano
The human being itself gave me fear
Oh oh, woah woah woah
Oh oh, woah woah woah
Y quizás yo no esperaba a nadie
And maybe I wasn't waiting for anyone
Y entre las risas del Aquelarre
And amidst the laughs of the coven
El día blo y la Muerte se me fueron amigando
The day dawned and Death became my friend
Ahí donde dobla el viento
Where the wind turns
Y se cruzan los atajos
And shortcuts cross
Ahí donde brinda la vida
Where life offers blessings
En la esquina de mi barrio
At the corner of my neighborhood
De mi barrio
Of my neighborhood
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Gustavo Fabian Napoli
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sebastian vilches
Tengo entendido que la canción se trata de una historia de un suicidio. Bastante fuerte, las dudas, las esperanza, la decisión y finalmente la muerte cuando ya no esperaba a nadie... se cuelga debajo del árbol, en donde se queda charlando con el diablo y la muerte. Por esa razón la muerte ni siquiera debió fatigarse, no tuvo que hacer nada, porque esta vez el llego solo.
Lucas Almada
Yo tengo entendido otra cosa. son metaforas, no habla del diablo y la muerte literal, sino que habla de que vive en un barrio que es peligroso, y por eso habla de la esquina y que tiene una botella uno de ellos, osea son dos personas peligrosas.
Daynuss
@Lucas Almada nah, lo del barrio es aleatorio, habla de un pibe sin esperanzas que se entregó a la muerte osea se suicidó, y por ende fue con el diablo ya que suicidarse sería un pecado..
Enzo Cabrera
Tenía entendido que este tema trataba de una persona que superaba sus miedos y sus traumas, aceptando a la muerte y al diablo (representación de la maldad); como parte de la vida, dónde ya nada se puede hacer porque el infierno está en la tierra, de ahí a que el ser humano daba más miedo que estas entidades místicas. Y que se ponga a ranchar con ellos, implica que aceptó, convivir, tanto con la muerte, como con las desgracias de este mundo, pero sin deprimirse y sin la necesidad de suicidarse.
Elmer Martinez
Es un msj para el vivo
Cris7ian
"Y mas miedo que ellos dos me daba el propio ser HUMANO"... la piel de gallina
Daniela Nuñez
Les daba * por que supuestamente eso dijo el diablo!
La Neko Kawaii
@Daniela Nuñez
Me daba*
Eso lo dice el personaje principal, no la Muerte ni el Diablo.
Leonardo Parra
y si sos de river
Portgas D. Ace
q nena