Moderatto
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Moderatto is a Mexican band active since the late-1990s.
and Mötley Crüe
. Originally started as a side project for the members' original bands, they eventually became very popular among members of the Mexican alternative scene. With their coming to the mainstream, they became hugely popular, gaining fans among the traditional pop music audiences.
and big '80s bands like Mötley Crüe and Poison with their style and clothing. The band is formed by well-known musicians and actually started as an alternative band for many of them.
Following No Hay Otra Manera, Moderatto released their next single, "Si Mi Delito Es Rockear (Me Declaro Culpable) [If Rocking Is My Crime (Then I Plead Guilty)]".
Most recently, the group has released Queremos Rock [We want Rock].
songs covered from pop artists like Luis Miguel
or Cristian Castro
and due to their commercial aimed style and attitude. Moderatto has become famous as a band itself and not as a mock band.
Former members
Beginning
Moderatto began playing in the mid nineties in Mexico City, as a parody of the glamorous style of many 1980s bands like PoisonPoison (band)
Poison is an American glam metal band that achieved great success in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. To date, Poison has sold over 30 million records worldwide and have sold 15 million records in the United States alone. The band has also charted ten singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100,...
and Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
. Originally started as a side project for the members' original bands, they eventually became very popular among members of the Mexican alternative scene. With their coming to the mainstream, they became hugely popular, gaining fans among the traditional pop music audiences.
Mainstream Debut
They launched their mainstream debut CD, Resurrexión in 2001. This album quickly gained popularity thanks to their first single "Márchate Ya" and the later "Isabel". In November 2004 they launched El Detector de Metal, whose first single "Muriendo Lento", featuring female pop singer Belinda, was a huge hit that gave Moderatto their first real taste of mainstream success. Since the launch of the Detector de Metal, the band has been giving huge concerts that have been completely sold out in Mexico's most important arenas, like the Auditorio Nacional and Teatro Metropolitan.Influences
Moderatto emulates the 1984 mock rockumentary directed by Rob Reiner This Is Spınal TapThis Is Spinal Tap
This Is Spinal Tap is an American 1984 rock musical mockumentary directed by Rob Reiner about the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap...
and big '80s bands like Mötley Crüe and Poison with their style and clothing. The band is formed by well-known musicians and actually started as an alternative band for many of them.
Music
The group released an album at the end 2006 titled Grrrr. The first single off of Grrrr! is "Sentimettal", which in three weeks climbed to #3 in the Mexican Top 40.Following No Hay Otra Manera, Moderatto released their next single, "Si Mi Delito Es Rockear (Me Declaro Culpable) [If Rocking Is My Crime (Then I Plead Guilty)]".
Most recently, the group has released Queremos Rock [We want Rock].
Criticism
Despite wearing a glam metal themed attire and covering known glam metal songs, the band is a known target of criticism, specifically from the heavy metal sector. This is mainly due their great amount of popPop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
songs covered from pop artists like Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"...
or Cristian Castro
Cristian Castro
Cristian Castro is a Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop singer. He is referred to as "Christian Castro" or "Cristian."- Biography :...
and due to their commercial aimed style and attitude. Moderatto has become famous as a band itself and not as a mock band.
Members
Current members- Jay De La Cueva (aka Brian Amadeus Moderatto): Lead singer/Guitar/Piano.
- Javier "Cha!" Ramírez (aka Xavi Moderatto) : Bass/Vocals
- Marcelo Lara (aka Mick P. Marcy): Lead guitar
- Iñaki Vazquez (aka Roy Avilés Ochoa): Guitar/Synthesizer
- Elohim Corona: Drums (2003-)
Former members
- Randy Ebright (aka Eddie Van Helden): Drums (2001–2003)
Discography
- Resurrexión (2001)
- El Detector de Metal (2004)
- Nos vemos en el invierno (2005)
- En Directo... Ponte Loco! (2006)
- ¡Grrrr! (2006)
- Queremos Rock (2008)-(2009)
Famous cover songs
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