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
Primavera O
Soda Stereo Lyrics
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Luz que baña mis sentidos
Donde todo empieza a ser real
Siempre vuelve a dar
Nuevas chances una vuelta más
Entera
Un sueño de otro
Un rumbo incierto
La verdad es que nadie vive sin amor
Y ahora estoy aquí temblando frágil en la multitud
Y te espero
Primavera 0
Primavera 0
El avión se va
Recuerdos del futuro juntos
Goles suenan a la distancia
Te espero
Primavera 0
Primavera 0
The lyrics of Soda Stereo's song Primavera O seem to be about a person's search for love and the hope that comes with new beginnings. The opening lines, "Fluorescent blue/Light that bathes my senses/Where everything starts to become real," suggest a feeling of wonder and excitement at the prospect of a new relationship. The following lines, "It always comes back to give/New chances, one more turn/Whole," suggest that the search for love is a cyclical process, with each new beginning offering the possibility of something wonderful.
The next stanza, "Maybe I was/Another's dream/An uncertain course/The truth is no one lives without love/And now I am here, trembling fragile in the crowd/And I wait for you" expresses a sense of vulnerability and uncertainty, as the singer wonders if they are the right match for their love interest. The final stanza, "Spring 0/Spring 0/The plane is leaving/Memories of the future together/Goals sound in the distance/I wait for you," encapsulates the feeling of hope that comes with new beginnings, but also the uncertainty and longing that comes with being apart from a loved one.
Line by Line Meaning
Fluorescente azul
The blue fluorescent light represents a sensory experience that takes over the singer
Luz que baña mis sentidos
This light bathes the singer's senses and heightens their awareness
Donde todo empieza a ser real
In this heightened state of being, everything starts to feel real and tangible
Siempre vuelve a dar
Life always gives us another chance, if we're open to it
Nuevas chances una vuelta más
These chances are opportunities to start over and take a new path
Entera
The singer embraces these chances wholeheartedly
Nena tal vez fui
The singer is addressing someone, possibly a former lover, and acknowledging that they may have been a dream or an uncertain path
Un sueño de otro
The artist may have been someone else's dream or aspiration
Un rumbo incierto
The artist's path was uncertain and unknown
La verdad es que nadie vive sin amor
The artist realizes that no one can live without love
Y ahora estoy aquí temblando frágil en la multitud
The singer is vulnerable and shaking in a crowd, possibly waiting for someone or something important
Y te espero
The artist is waiting for someone, possibly the person they were addressing earlier
El avión se va
The plane is leaving or departing
Recuerdos del futuro juntos
The singer is reflecting on memories of a future that they may have imagined with someone else
Goles suenan a la distancia
The singer can hear goals being scored in the distance, possibly representing something unattainable or unreachable
Te espero
The artist is still waiting, possibly indicating that they haven't given up hope for a reunion or a resolution
Primavera 0
The title of the song, which roughly translates to 'Spring 0', may represent a new beginning or a fresh start
Primavera 0
The chorus repeats the title, emphasizing the idea of starting over or embracing a new season of life
Lyrics © SADAIC LATIN COPYRIGHTS, INC.
Written by: CERATI
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Dani Jara
Lo malo de Soda Stereo es que constantemente cambio de canción favorita.
Sebas Daltonico
X2
Brenda Pérez
X3
Martín Aguirre
X4 jaja
slowcrusing00
X5
Kajasuka31
X6
Fernando R
Era la época que sonaba Nirvana, comenzaba el Grunge, la distorsion "rara"... Y Soda salio con este temazo para taparle la boca a todos... Temazo.
Cristián Venegas
Esto no puede ser más grunge...
Naslo Gurman
Discrepo, de Grunge muy poco, tiene más relación con el shoegazing inglés. Saludos Fernando y Cristián.
Ernesto Adrianzén
Fernando R esto no es grunge, pero el inicio es muy similar como lo hacía Nirvana