Escucha mi canto abierto de par en par.*

[bending_sickle]

Rafa Nadal wins gold! God I love this kid.


Spanish Music, for the musically-flighty blizzardcake:

Heroes del Silencio:
Singer: Enrique Bunbury
Status: Disbanded (Started 1987, disbanded 2005)
Style: Rock
Sample Singles: Avalancha, La chispa adecuada, Iberia sumerjida, Opio (acoustic), ¡Rueda, Fortuna! (live)
Notes: Their 1995 album Avalancha is a classic, with most songs being hit singles. Also, Bunbury (now a soloist) has an absolutely gorgeous deep voice, and looks like Jim Morison crossed with Heath Ledger.

Enrique Bunbury: Solo since 2006
Sample Singles: El viento a favor, Si, Una cancion triste, El extranjero, Aunque no sea contigo (live)

Estopa:
Singer: David Muñoz
Status: Active (Started 1999)
Style: Rock/Rumba
Sample Singles: Vino tinto, Por la raja de tu falda, Suma y sigue, Tu calorro

La Oreja de Van Gogh:
Singer: Amaia Montero (originally), Leire Martínez (currently)
Status: Active (Started 1998)
Style: Pop
Sample Singles (with AMontero): Dile al sol, Cuentame al oído, Muñeca De Trapo, En mi lado del sofa

Mägo de Oz:
Singer: José Andrëa
Status: Active (Started 1992)
Style: Celtic folk metal
Sample Singles: Molins de viento, La rosa de los vientos, Hoy te toca ser feliz

Hombres G:
Singer: David Summers
Status: Active (Started 1982)
Style: Rock
Sample Singles: Marta tiene un marcapasos/La cagaste... Burt Lancaster, Devuélveme a mi chica (sufre, mamón), Y cayó la bomba (fétida) (live), Te quiero (live), Si no te tengo a ti (live), Venezia, No llorare, ¿Que soy yo para ti? (acoustic)
Notes: "To date, Hombres G have performed more than 600 concerts and sold more than 9 million albums across Spain and the Americas. Since then, Hombres G have been nicknamed the Spanish Beatles." Rock-solid clasics. Singer David Summers also winged a solo career, including Diciembre.

El Canto del Loco:
Singer: Dani Martín
Status: Active (Started 1994)
Style: Rock pop / Power pop
Sample Singles: Besos, Ya nada vovlera a ser como antes, Son sueños, Pequeñita
Notes: Best Spanish Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2005

Pereza:
Singer: Rubén, Leiva
Status: Active (Started 2001)
Style: Pop rock
Sample Singles: Todo, Estrella polar, Princesas, Como lo tienes tu (with EBunbury), Tristeza

La Musgaña:
Singer: N/A
Status: Active (Started 1986)
Style: Folk
Sample Singles: (live), Seguidillas (live), Lubican (live), Carrito de siete estrellas (live), Picao (live), La mocita

Café Quijano:
Singer: Manuel Quijano
Status: Disbanded (Started 1998, disbanded 2007)
Style: Pop
Sample Singles: La Lola, Nada de na, La Magdalena

Jarabe de Palo:
Singer: Pau Donés
Status: Active (Started 1996)
Style: Rock
Sample Singles: Me gusta como eres, La flaca, Depende


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* "Opio", Heroes del Silencio**
** Hear my song wide open

Comments

[blizzardcake.livejournal.com]

OMG!!!! ZOMG!!! Spanish music!!! =D That... that is just pure ♥♥♥♥♥♥ THANK YOU!!!

/exclamation points

But seriously, new music always = lurve with me and I will totally check that out asap tomorrow (Just got home from a day filled with Greek food + a sake taste test spree therefore my eyes are burning from sleepiness)

*huggs*

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

a sake taste test spree - 0.0 ...that's awesome.

Do tell me which songs or bands you like out of the list :) *is curious*

[blizzardcake.livejournal.com]

LOL yep, we were planning on getting our usual sake until we saw that the same company had another kind in a *pink* bottle instead of blue, which of course meant we had to try it. One thing led to another and we had a variety of different bottles to try from. The pink one won btw... (*tries to remember name but fails*)

I've listened to Heroes del Silencio, and you are right: his voice is nice and deep. Of all of them I liked Avalancha best due to that extra hotness factor in the video and the song as a whole♥

After checking out Enrique Bunbury, I can already tell he is going to be one of my top faves (even though I haven't listened to he whole list yet) just because this is totally my style of music that I would have on in my car or lounging around at home. Una Cancion Triste is pure awesomeness; it's like bossa nova meets rock =) I've listened to it 5 times already...

lol, more reviews to come! Way too cool to have a bunch of music to go through XD

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

Heroes del Silencio is approved! *squeeeeeeeee*

The fact that you have a "usual sake" is totally awesome, btw. :)

[(Anonymous)]

Boo, More reviews will be on their way once I have access to the internet again... apparently our cable is cut somewhere in the backyard, so we have no access to tv internet or phone. Who knows when the cable guys will deign to make their way over to our house =( I was so looking forward to listening to the rest too!
*HUGGS*

~Blizzardcake (at the library)

[blizzardcake.livejournal.com]

Cafe Quijano's La Lola is awesome <3 and Pereza (especially Princesas) is also a win! ♥♥♥♥

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

\o/ Both huge hits, btw :)

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

PS: Heroes del Silencio - Para Siempre (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV-DGbYyD4I&feature=related) *rocks out*