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El milagro argentino
Los Auténticos Decadentes · 1989 · Track 3
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What first stands out in El jorobadito is that air between a street parade and a murga rehearsal, thanks to the saxophone of Gabriel “Chiflo” Sánchez from the very first seconds. It’s not a conventional solo: it weaves into a rhythm that seems to have escaped from a street corner in Buenos Aires, with the bass of Pablo Exequiel “Fortunato” Armesto carrying the melody as if it were a dance step. The guitar of Diego Hernán “Cebolla” Demarco enters with a riff that sounds like a musical joke — short, catchy, as if the song already knew it would stick in the listener’s head. And amidst all that, the voice of Gustavo Daniel “Cucho” Parisi tells a story that seems straight out of a neighborhood tango, but with that sharp edge of humor the band always had.
The song was born on the first album by Los Auténticos Decadentes, El milagro argentino, released in 1989 under the label Radio Trípoli and later reissued by RCA and Sony Music. Recorded in borrowed studios with equipment that today seems like toys, the session didn’t last long, but it was enough to capture that raw sound that would later define the band’s style: a mix of rock, ska, and murga, with the brass upfront and the guitars as counterpoint. The song itself lasts exactly 3:44, but in that time it achieves what many try to do in songs twice as long: leaving an indelible mark. The mix was handled by Walter Chacón and the production was by Camilo Iezzi, two names that at the time weren’t stars, but who understood what the band was after: an album that sounded like a street party, not a perfect studio recording.