Triana (band)
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Triana was a Spanish
progressive rock
band from the 70's and early 80's, heavily influenced by flamenco
, hailing from Andalusia
. It was composed of Jesús de la Rosa Luque (Seville
) (voice and keyboards), Eduardo Rodríguez Rodway (Seville) (voice and guitar) and Juan José Palacios "Tele" (Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz
) (drums and percussion).
music with progressive rock
. The band was influenced by other progressive rock-bands, like Vanilla Fudge
and the early King Crimson
. The band developed a hard progressive and experimental sound during its three first albums. Later, the sound turned into more fresh pop
.
El Patio, Triana's debut, was released in 1975, and it had a strong influence on the post-Franco
young people, despite poor marketing and promotion. Two songs stood out in this album, and became standards of the group: "Abre la puerta" and "En el lago". The latter is a surrealistic evocation of an LSD
trip. El Patio is considered the founder of a rock-style developed in Andalusia
called, in Spanish, rock andaluz.
The second Triana's album, Hijos del Agobio, was released in 1977. The band maintained its pure progressive rock style. However, in this album Triana developed politically inspired lyrics.
Hijos de agobio ("Children of the strain") in 1977, edited in a very special moment in the history of Spain, opens up political issues: the exaltation of the freedom ( "The guitar in the morning you spoke / freedom", they sing in Rumor) and while the lack of organized political ( "all seek to know and say what you think you / with elegant gestures and harsh words at a time. / We want to choose, and without saying more than anyone / the path that leads to the edge of the freedom "in the subject You are right!).
Finally, Sombra y luz ("Shadow and Light", 1979) recovers the most progressive, the music is darker and more experimental than in previous albums, with elements of jazz (Shadow and light) and presence of the electric guitar (a story). Only one of the topics (I tell you, in a way of rewriting the door opens) maintains some up-beat pop.
Jesus de la Rosa died in a car accident on October 14, 1983, putting an end to the creative life of the group.
There was not a thing, because Juan José Palacios "Tele", helping to support ex-components of old groups and other musicians, created a new group and had the determination to draw controversy Triana to the new training. Released two albums, "Electric Garden" (1997) and "On Liberty" (1999). In the early hours of July 8, 2002 Tele entered the Ramon y Cajal hospital in Madrid to undergo surgery for a ruptured aortic artery, which could not save his life.
But most outrageous for his followers was the decision taken by the remaining components of this new formation, after the death of "Tele", came back again in 2007 taking the name of Triana and recording an album that has caused significant upheaval among Sevillan followers of the trio, and even causing a harsh statement from Eduardo Rodríguez Rodway, the only still alive, in which the accused, among other things, of wanting to profit at the expense of the name of Triana.
Spain
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progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band from the 70's and early 80's, heavily influenced by flamenco
Flamenco
Flamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....
, hailing from Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
. It was composed of Jesús de la Rosa Luque (Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
) (voice and keyboards), Eduardo Rodríguez Rodway (Seville) (voice and guitar) and Juan José Palacios "Tele" (Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz
Cádiz
Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
) (drums and percussion).
History
The main goal of the band was to merge flamencoFlamenco
Flamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....
music with progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
. The band was influenced by other progressive rock-bands, like Vanilla Fudge
Vanilla Fudge
Vanilla Fudge is an American rock band. The band's original lineup – vocalist/organist Mark Stein, bassist/vocalist Tim Bogert, lead guitarist/vocalist Vince Martell, and drummer/vocalist Carmine Appice – recorded five albums during the years 1966–69, before disbanding in 1970...
and the early King Crimson
King Crimson
King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...
. The band developed a hard progressive and experimental sound during its three first albums. Later, the sound turned into more fresh pop
Pop 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...
.
El Patio, Triana's debut, was released in 1975, and it had a strong influence on the post-Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
young people, despite poor marketing and promotion. Two songs stood out in this album, and became standards of the group: "Abre la puerta" and "En el lago". The latter is a surrealistic evocation of an LSD
LSD
Lysergic acid diethylamide, abbreviated LSD or LSD-25, also known as lysergide and colloquially as acid, is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug of the ergoline family, well known for its psychological effects which can include altered thinking processes, closed and open eye visuals, synaesthesia, an...
trip. El Patio is considered the founder of a rock-style developed in Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
called, in Spanish, rock andaluz.
The second Triana's album, Hijos del Agobio, was released in 1977. The band maintained its pure progressive rock style. However, in this album Triana developed politically inspired lyrics.
Progressive Stage
Their first three albums clearly reflect these trends. El Patio, his debut, has a great success among the most troubled youth, despite a practically zero promotion. It contains two songs that became classics of the group within the school and create rock andaluz: "Abre la Puerta" ("Open the Door") and "En el Lago" ("In the Lake"), dreamy evocation of a lysergic trip.Hijos de agobio ("Children of the strain") in 1977, edited in a very special moment in the history of Spain, opens up political issues: the exaltation of the freedom ( "The guitar in the morning you spoke / freedom", they sing in Rumor) and while the lack of organized political ( "all seek to know and say what you think you / with elegant gestures and harsh words at a time. / We want to choose, and without saying more than anyone / the path that leads to the edge of the freedom "in the subject You are right!).
Finally, Sombra y luz ("Shadow and Light", 1979) recovers the most progressive, the music is darker and more experimental than in previous albums, with elements of jazz (Shadow and light) and presence of the electric guitar (a story). Only one of the topics (I tell you, in a way of rewriting the door opens) maintains some up-beat pop.
Commercial stage
Triana later moved towards a more commercial sound. However, it still has considerable strengths as simple as your cool (1980), his only number one, or the day came (1983), the most ever recorded by the long group, the title of his latest album.Jesus de la Rosa died in a car accident on October 14, 1983, putting an end to the creative life of the group.
Members of Triana
Eduardo Rodríguez Rodway launched a brief solo career, while Juan José Palacios "Tele" returned to the stage with the group name, drawing on a 1995 compilation History Triana, next to a video documentary.There was not a thing, because Juan José Palacios "Tele", helping to support ex-components of old groups and other musicians, created a new group and had the determination to draw controversy Triana to the new training. Released two albums, "Electric Garden" (1997) and "On Liberty" (1999). In the early hours of July 8, 2002 Tele entered the Ramon y Cajal hospital in Madrid to undergo surgery for a ruptured aortic artery, which could not save his life.
But most outrageous for his followers was the decision taken by the remaining components of this new formation, after the death of "Tele", came back again in 2007 taking the name of Triana and recording an album that has caused significant upheaval among Sevillan followers of the trio, and even causing a harsh statement from Eduardo Rodríguez Rodway, the only still alive, in which the accused, among other things, of wanting to profit at the expense of the name of Triana.
Discography
- El Patio (1975)
- Hijos del Agobio (1977)
- Sombra y luz (1979)
- Un encuentroUn EncuentroUn Encuentro is an album by Gibraltarian Flamenco metal quintet Breed 77. It was released exclusively as a digital download on iTunes through J. Albert Productions in early 2007, to coincide with the launch of "iTunes Latino"...
(1980) - Un mal sueño (1981)
- Llegó el día (1983)