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La Biblia 1971
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La Biblia

The sound of La Biblia, the second album by Vox Dei, was conceived at a very particular moment in Argentina. Released in March 1971, this album was ahead of its time, proposing an ambitious concept in a national rock scene still in formation and with limited media access. The original idea came from Ricardo Soulé, driven by the creative atmosphere of Jorge Álvarez's bookstore. The creation process was intense, with thematic contributions from Juan Carlos Godoy and orchestral arrangements by Roberto Lar. The recording extended from the autumn of 1970 to January 1971 at Estudios TNT. All this occurred under the pressure of a dictatorship and in a country with a strong influence of the Catholic Church, which added layers of complexity to the realization of a work that sought to narrate the stories of the Christian Holy Book.

Year
1971
Songs
8
Duration
55 min 4 seg
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La Biblia, according to DoReSol

The album was put together as the recording progressed. Songs like Génesis, which was the first to be completed and was already played live, or Las guerras, are examples of this working method. The magnitude of the project and the demands of simultaneous recording generated internal tensions, especially between Soulé and Godoy, who finally left the band at the end of the sessions. Jorge Álvarez's production aimed to capture the essence of these biblical narratives with a musical direction that combined psychedelic guitars, powerful solos, and acoustic passages, with vocal harmonies that evoked bands like The Moody Blues.

The album's release was not without its setbacks. The label Disc Jockey, which took over the tapes after Mandioca's bankruptcy, rushed the vinyl pressing before the recording was finished. This resulted in the unfinished edition of Apocalipsis and a confusion on the cover, where Libros Sapienciales was mistakenly identified as Profecías. Despite these details, the work was presented with several shows at the Teatro Presidente Alvear and a tour across the country. Even the Catholic Church, after reviewing the lyrics, ended up recommending the album to young people. A later version, titled La Biblia En Vivo, released in 1987, clarified and corrected some of these aspects.