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2001
13 song|s
Por la ciudad
Easy
Por dentro
Intermediate
El viejo
Intermediate
El huracán
Contradecir
Intermediate
El profeta
Potosí
Intermediate
Mañana
Easy
El ojo moro
Intermediate
José sabía
Easy
Rebuscado
Intermediate
Burbujas
Intermediate
De no olvidar
Intermediate
About the album
There's something about this album that reminds you of an era when bands didn't aim to sound perfect, but authentic.What stands out most is how the album is held up by three songs that act as pillars. Potosí, for example, starts with a guitar riff that sounds like a train moving out of sync, and the saxophone enters like an unexpected shout. Mañana has that restless ballad feel, with a bassline that walks confidently and drums that hit as if marking the pace of someone who refuses to stop. And Burbujas is pure contained energy, a track that sounds like a party that begins when everyone is already tired. The album has no filler: every song feels necessary, as if they only wrote what truly came from their hearts.They recorded it in three weeks, using borrowed equipment and without time to polish details.
That's evident in the sound: there's an urgency in the vocals, a disorder that ends up being part of its charm. The album sold enough for the band to keep playing without relying on anyone, and though it never became a massive phenomenon outside Uruguay, it opened doors for audiences in other countries to discover them. They weren't aiming to be the most listened to, but to sound like themselves—and in that, they succeeded.
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