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Llegando los monos
Sumo · 1986 · Track 6
Details
Duración4:14
ÁlbumLlegando los monos
Año1986
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The story behind
The opening riff of Cinco magníficos doesn’t sound like the rest of the album. It’s short, catchy, and repeats with a cadence that feels more like a street rehearsal than a studio take. The drums push forward with a sharp strike that leaves no room to breathe, as if the track is about to spin out of control. Luca Prodan recorded it with the band in a single take, untouched, and that choice gave it an air of improvisation that contrasts with the rest of Llegando los monos, where the arrangements sound more polished. The lyrics, for their part, play with everyday images—a bar, a soccer match, a fight—but always from an ambiguous place, as if the narrator is recounting something without fully revealing what it’s about.
The song was born in Hurlingham, during Sumo’s early rehearsals, when the band was still searching for its sound between post-punk and raw Argentine rock. They recorded it in May 1986 at Obras studios, with Mario Breuer handling the controls and Walter Fresco guiding the production from the soundboard. It lasted exactly 4 minutes and 13 seconds—just enough time for Ricota’s bass and Prodan’s guitar to tangle in that riff, which would still sound fresh years later. The album was released that same year under Sony Music, and while Los viejos vinagres earned the commercial praise, Cinco magníficos remained one of those tracks fans often mention when talking about what makes the band unique.