Though nominally thought of as a new wave or alternative rock group, they also experimented with several different styles throughout their career, including ska, post-punk, power pop, shoegazing, neo-psychedelia, dream pop and electronic rock. The band's sound was heavily influenced at the beginning of their career by British and American new wave and post-punk groups, including The Police, XTC, Talking Heads and Squeeze.
In 1997, after a farewell tour through various countries and finally Argentina, the band disbanded. Personal and creative differences brought them to this decision. On September 20, 1997, Soda Stereo played their last show, in front of 75,000 people at the Estadio Monumental (or River Plate Stadium) in Buenos Aires.
A final comeback tour in late 2007, the "Me Verás Volver" tour, was scheduled and gave their fanbase one final opportunity to see them perform live. The large audiences that attended confirmed once again Soda Stereo's capacity to sell tickets record numbers throughout Latin America and the US.
With the release of albums such as "Signos", "Doble Vida", "Canción Animal" and "Dynamo", Soda Stereo became one of the most critically acclaimed Argentinean rock bands, being the first one to tour through all of Latin America, and achieving a degree of success that no other local rock band had accomplished before.
Bio:
In 1982, Cerati, Bosio and Alberti recorded some demos and started to play regularly in a Buenos Aires bar called "Zero". After performing several shows, a CBS producer decided to give the band a chance. In 1984, their eponymous debut album, Soda Stereo was released. Produced by Federico Moura, lead singer of the band Virus, it proved successful. In October, 1984 the band played at the Buenos Aires Rock & Pop Festival with INXS, Nina Hagen and Charly García.
Their second album, Nada Personal was released in 1985 and re-affirmed the popularity of the band. Instant classics such as "Nada Personal" and "Cuando Pase el Temblor" made the album a big seller and increased the band's notoriety, especially in neighbouring country, Chile. The video for the single "Cuando Pase el Temblor" was nominated in as best rock video on the 12th Edition of the Video and TV World Festival.
Released in 1986, their third LP Signos represented the international breakthrough from Argentina to the rest of Latin America: This was the first Argentinean rock album to be re-released post vinyl, on compact disc, -however, Soda's first original release in CD was 1988's "Doble Vida". "Signos" made the band tour from 1986 to 1987 and contained songs as "Persiana Americana", the self-tiled "Signos" and "Prófugos". The album was number one in several countries and gave the band the chance to conquer much wider audiences. "Sodamanía", closely resembling Beatlemania, was now widespread.
Soda Stereo embarked in an extensive tour through Latin America to promote the album: They gave an unprecedented 22 concerts in 17 different cities. A live album called Ruido Blanco was recorded and contained most of the songs played on the "Signos" Tour.
After over a year without recording new material, the band travelled to New York City to start work on Doble Vida which was released in 1988. The album, produced by David Bowie's guitarist Carlos Alomar, was recorded and mixed in a state of the arts console and was Soda's most ambitious project so far. The first three songs on the album were released as singles, "Picnic en el 4ºB", "En la Ciudad de la Furia" and "Lo que Sangra (La Cúpula)" which became massive hits. The EP Languis followed. Released a year later, it contaided mixes from Doble Vida and one new track, "Mundo de Quimeras".
It was their seventh album, Canción Animal, released in 1990 the one that represented the band's creative and commercial peak. The songs are amongst the band's strongest and most popular to date. It was recorded in Miami and Buenos Aires. "Canción Animal" contained the instant classic "de Música Ligera", the single "Un Millón de Años Luz", the intimate short piece "Té Para Tres" and the anthemic tracks "(En) El Séptimo Día" and "Hombre Al Agua". Overall, the album is considered by some critics as the most consistent work by the band, along with "Signos". On December 14, 1991 they performed the majority of the album on the 9 de Julio Avenue in Buenos Aires at a free concert. An unprecedented 250,000 people were in attendance.
This success brought them to perform 14 continuous sold-out shows at Buenos Aires's Gran Rex Theater. From these shows emerged the Live/Mixes EP Rex Mix.
In late 1992, Soda Stereo released Dynamo. This album although now regarded as a highlight in the history of Argentinean rock, was initially Soda's most underrated, and with the passing of time has achieved increased and significant recognition. It was Soda's most ambitious and experimental work so far, and was recorded entirely at the band's now self owned studio "Supersónico" in Buenos Aires. The album delved in electronic, shoegazy and dance-ethereal sophisticated compositions. The band presented the highly experimental record in its entirety in a local talk-show, "Fax". This was the first stereophonic TV transmission in Argentina. The band toured Europe and did TV Shows and concerts in Spain and later again in South America. Shortly after the tour, bassist Zeta Bosio suffered the loss of his son in a car accident. This unfortunate incident forced the band to stop touring and promoting the album and sent the trio into a hiatus, during which singer Gustavo Cerati started his solo career and released his debut solo album Amor Amarillo. To add to the confusion, Dynamo was not being promoted by CBS well, and the band decided to change labels, moving to BMG. This clearly affected the sales of Dynamo, as there was no sufficient promotion held by any of the parts involved.
The band's last studio album, Sueño Stereo was recorded in London and Buenos Aires and was released in 1995. Three singles became significant hits: "Ella Usó mi Cabeza como un Revolver", "Paseando por Roma" and "Zoom", which samples the guitar lick in "Back In The New York Groove". "Sueño Stereo" reached platinum disc only 15 days after its release. MTV Unplugged's Comfort y Música Para Volar was released in 1996, and contained not only unplugged and plugged songs, but some out-takes from Sueño Stereo as well.
On May 1st, 1997, personal problems between the members and different artistic criteria led the band to announce its end and started the final tour on July 1997. Their last concert given on September 20th at the River Plate Stadium was recorded and released in two CD's: "El Último Concierto - A & B".
Comeback
During 2007, after 10 years of the original split, rumours stated that Soda Stereo would tour South America before the end of the year. A reunion tour was finally announced on June 9, 2007 as the "Me Verás Volver" Tour ("You'll See Me Return", referring to lyrics on Doble Vida's "En la Ciudad de la Furia"). The tour started at the River Plate stadium on October 19, 2007, where they played "El Último Concierto" in 1997. It ended in the same venue on December 21, 2007.
Initially, the band announced two concerts at River, but 90.000 tickets were sold in only 24 hours. The band added one more show to the schedule, and after three days, the tickets for the first three shows were also sold out, forcing the band to add two more shows in Argentina to complete the local tour. The surprising amount of fans attending the five shows (more than 300,000) made Soda Stereo's return one of the most watched public events in Argentina. The situation would be mirrored in all Latin America as well.
As of 20 October 2007, 22 shows were confirmed, including one show in Santiago - Chile, another in Bogotá - Colombia, and later others in Ecuador, Venezuela, Perú and Panamá. Also three shows were confirmed in the United States: One in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, CA, and two in the American Airlines Arena in Miami, FL. Later, more shows were added in Mexico and Argentina.
Soda Stereo became then the only band to have performed more than five times to a sellout crowd at Buenos Aires's Estadio Monumental de River, in a single tour.
"Gira Me Verás Volver" -the supporting 2CD album, featured live performances of the songs in all the different countries of Latin America where the tour went, and the U.S. Together with the new comeback tour, a compilation album was released, entitled Me Verás Volver (Hits & +). Exclusive content was available for download via the band's official website using a special code featured on the CD booklet.
After the end of the tour, the band members continued with their individual careers.
Official Discography:
Soda Stereo / 1984
Nada Personal / 1985
Signos / 1986
Ruido Blanco (Recorded Live) / 1987
Doble Vida / 1988
Languis (EP) / 1989
Canción Animal / 1990
Rex Mix (Live EP) / 1991
Dynamo / 1992
Zona de Promesas (Remixes 1984-1993) / 1993
Sueño Stereo / 1995
Comfort y Música Para Volar (MTV Unplugged) /1996
El Último Concierto - A / 1997
El Último Concierto - B / 1997
Gira Me Verás Volver / 2007
Guest Musicians w/ Soda Stereo on records and tours include:
Daniel Melero: Keyboards
Richard Coleman: Guitars
Fabian Von Quintiero: Keyboards
Daniel Sais: Keyboards
Tweety González: Keyboards
Gonzalo Palacios: Sax
Marcelo Sánchez: Sax
Andrea Álvarez: Percussion
Celsa Mel Gowland: Backing Vocals
Flavio Etcheto: Keyboards
Leo García: Keyboards, Guitar
Leandro Fresco: Keyboards
Axel Krigier: Flute, Guitar
Alejandro Terán: Violin
Official Website:
www.sodastereo.com
Lo Que Sangra
Soda Stereo Lyrics
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Yo conozco la escalera en espiral hacia la cúpula
Los rayos X no penetran
Los oscuros vidrios de una limousine
Te rescataré
Te rescataré
Los guardianes pierden el honor
Comprenderás
Es amor lo que sangra
Desde el cielo en la cúpula
Es amor lo que sangra
Sobre el techo en la cúpula
Yo conozco ese lugar donde todos se la creen
Yo conozco la salida de emergencia que nos salvará
Cruje tu nombre en las paredes
Si sé que esperas no podré dormir
Te rescataré
Te rescataré
Los guardianes pierden el honor
Aprovechemos, hay tanta cama a nuestro alrededor
Y verás que
Es amor lo que sangra
Desde el cielo en la cúpula
Es amor lo que sangra
Sobre el techo en la cúpula
Oh-uh-uh
Yeh
Los rayos X no penetran
Los oscuros vidrios de una limousine
Te rescataré
Te rescataré
Los guardianes pierden el honor
Mientras desfilan, hay tanto fraude a nuestro alrededor
Comprenderás
Es amor lo que sangra
Desde el cielo en la cúpula
Es amor lo que sangra
Sobre el techo en la cúpula
(Cúpula)
(Cúpula)
Es amor lo que sangra
(Cúpula, cúpula)
(Cúpula)
Es amor lo que sangra
(Cúpula, cúpula)
Yeh, yeh, yeh, oh-oh
(Cúpula)
Lo Que Sangra by Soda Stereo is a song that explores themes of love, deception, and escape. The lyrics paint a picture of a world where people are not who they seem to be and where the singer feels the need to rescue someone from this world. The opening lines, "Yo conozco ese lugar donde revientan las estrellas, yo conozco la escalera en espiral hacia la cúpula" ("I know that place where the stars explode, I know the spiral staircase to the dome"), suggest that the singer has knowledge of a hidden, secretive world that is full of danger.
The singer then talks about how he will rescue someone: "Te rescataré, te rescataré" ("I'll rescue you, I'll rescue you"). The next lines, "Los guardianes pierden el honor mientras desfilan, hay tanto fraude a nuestro alrededor, comprenderás" ("The guardians lose their honor while they march, there's so much fraud around us, you'll understand"), suggest that the singer is aware of the corruption in this world and that he is trying to save someone from it. The chorus, "Es amor lo que sangra, desde el cielo en la cúpula, sobre el techo en la cúpula" ("It's love that's bleeding, from the sky in the dome, on the roof in the dome"), seems to suggest that the singer's rescue mission is motivated by love.
As the song progresses, the singer describes more of this world and how he plans to escape it. The line "Yo conozco ese lugar donde todos se la creen, yo conozco la salida de emergencia que nos salvará" ("I know that place where everyone believes it, I know the emergency exit that will save us") suggests that the singer is aware of the illusion of this world and that there is a way out. The line "Cruje tu nombre en las paredes, si sé que esperas no podré dormir" ("Your name creaks on the walls, if I know you're waiting I won't be able to sleep") suggests that there is someone specific that the singer is trying to rescue.
Overall, Lo Que Sangra by Soda Stereo is a song that explores themes of love, deception, and escape. The singer is trying to rescue someone from a corrupt and dangerous world, motivated by love.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo conozco ese lugar donde revientan las estrellas
I know that place where stars burst
Yo conozco la escalera en espiral hacia la cúpula
I know the spiral staircase to the dome
Los rayos X no penetran
X-rays don't penetrate
Los oscuros vidrios de una limousine
The dark windows of a limousine
Te rescataré
I will rescue you
Te rescataré
I will rescue you
Los guardianes pierden el honor
The guardians lose their honor
Mientras desfilan, hay tanto fraude a nuestro alrededor
While they parade, there's so much fraud around us
Comprenderás
You will understand
Es amor lo que sangra
Love is what bleeds
Desde el cielo en la cúpula
From the sky in the dome
Sobre el techo en la cúpula
On the roof of the dome
Yo conozco ese lugar donde todos se la creen
I know that place where everyone thinks they're cool
Yo conozco la salida de emergencia que nos salvará
I know the emergency exit that will save us
Cruje tu nombre en las paredes
Your name creaks on the walls
Si sé que esperas no podré dormir
If I know what you're waiting for, I won't be able to sleep
Aprovechemos, hay tanta cama a nuestro alrededor
Let's take advantage, there are so many beds around us
Y verás que
And you will see that
Oh-uh-uh
Oh-uh-uh
Yeh
Yeh
Es amor lo que sangra
Love is what bleeds
Desde el cielo en la cúpula
From the sky in the dome
Sobre el techo en la cúpula
On the roof of the dome
Los rayos X no penetran
X-rays don't penetrate
Los oscuros vidrios de una limousine
The dark windows of a limousine
Te rescataré
I will rescue you
Te rescataré
I will rescue you
Los guardianes pierden el honor
The guardians lose their honor
Mientras desfilan, hay tanto fraude a nuestro alrededor
While they parade, there's so much fraud around us
Comprenderás
You will understand
Es amor lo que sangra
Love is what bleeds
Desde el cielo en la cúpula
From the sky in the dome
Sobre el techo en la cúpula
On the roof of the dome
(Cúpula)
(Dome)
(Cúpula)
(Dome)
Es amor lo que sangra
Love is what bleeds
(Cúpula, cúpula)
(Dome, dome)
(Cúpula)
(Dome)
Es amor lo que sangra
Love is what bleeds
(Cúpula, cúpula)
(Dome, dome)
Yeh, yeh, yeh, oh-oh
Yeh, yeh, yeh, oh-oh
(Cúpula)
(Dome)
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Gustavo Adrian Cerati
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@jonathapinilla4405
Un minuto de silencio para los que nacimos después del 2000 y no pudimos ir a un concierto de soda stereo
@mateodd9857
Lamentablemente asies
@lelenaap2147
Del 99 💔
@alexispacheco3153
Pude ir al de este año, pero sentia que habia ido a los anteriores conciertos cuando estaban los 3 y obviamente se sentia que nada era igual sin Cerati :(
@facudrum
Lamentablemente
@eduardorios837
2002 :'v F
@javierhumbertoarboledavele9489
Tenia 18 cuando tocaron en Medellín Colombia. Vendí mi bicicleta de montaña para ir a escucharlos. Y no me arrepiento
@MinebraineGM
Sos un fenómeno jajaja
@serjencin2
Sos un capo (genio) viejo!! Yo soy de acá y nunca pude verlos!!! Solo vi a Cerati.
@almaquiroz1709
Pues q envidia