Luis Alberto Spinetta
would have turned 73 this Monday, January 23
.
Almost eleven years have passed since his death, but
his name continues to be an inescapable reference for local rock in particular
and Argentine music in general.
Tireless plant and poet, as well as being a champion of creative freedom and without complacency,
El Flaco was an oracle of our rock since the convulsed '70s
.
Like
Lito Nebbia
in the '60s or Charly García in the '80s, he transcended time and was recognized, three years after his death, as
the argument for Argentina to celebrate National Day every January 23.
of the
Musician
Luis Alberto Spinetta was born on January 23, '50.
This was established by law
(number 27,106) sanctioned by the National Congress on December 17, 2014, and promulgated on January 20 of the following year, just three days before the day on which he would have turned 65.
The way of the skinny
Born in the city of Buenos Aires on January 23, 1950, Luis found in the Núñez neighborhood the identification of his homeland and the soccer metaphor that accompanied him among his passions, as
a River Plate fan
.
Creator of groups such as Almendra, Pescado Rabioso, Invisible, Spinetta Jade and Los Socios del Desierto and a varied solo career,
the musician died on February 8, 2012
in Buenos Aires, at the age of 62.
Spinetta and a preview of "Bandas Eternas" in November 2009. Photo: Martín Bonetto.
With a unique style, this fundamental artist of Argentine rock offered
in his almost five decades of career
a work that materialized in more than 40 albums.
The prolific musician had a career that kept aloof from fads and the demands of the recording industry.
That is why it is probable that he exerted so much influence.
Almendra, the founding group
Spinetta's journey began at the end of the '60s with the founding of Almendra.
At the San Román School, in the Belgrano neighborhood, Spinetta met Emilio Del Guercio.
Both formed the band together with Rodolfo García and Edelmiro Molinari.
At the beginning of 1969 the group's first singles began to circulate.
Almond, key piece of national rock.
At the end of 1969 the group recorded their first LP, the historic album Almendra, considered one of the most influential in the history of Argentine rock.
The band broke up after a second record and Spinetta went to France.
By then,
Muchacha (Ojos de papel)
, the theme of the first album, was a hit.
That first job also had other songs marked by fire, such as
Ana does not sleep
or
Prayer for a sleeping child
.
fish and invisible
El Flaco formed Pescado Rabioso upon his return from Europe.
They recorded two albums.
Due to a contractual issue, despite the fact that the band had disbanded, Spinetta had to sign his solo work:
Artaud
as Pescado Rabioso .
Inspired by the French poet Antonin Artaud.
At the age of 23, he was leaving another work of enormous influence.
Next, Spinetta put together Invisible, along with Machi Rufino and Pomo Lorenzo.
Then Tommy Gubitsch joined.
They left three albums:
Invisible, Peach Bleeding
and
The Garden of Presents
.
The dissolution of Invisible meant the formal beginning of Spinetta's solo career, which launched
A 18' del sol
in 1977. In the early 1980s, Almendra was reunited with shows at the Obras stadium.
Around that time, he met Patricia Salazar, mother of his
four children
-Dante, Catarina, Valentino and Vera-, his partner until 1995, and a source of inspiration on songs like
Keep Living Without Your Love
, from his solo stage.
Patricia Beatriz Salazar and Luis Alberto Spinetta.
Photo: Jose Luis Perotta.
Spinetta Jade, The Desert Partners and Charly
After the separation of Invisible, the stage of Spinetta Jade followed.
The 1982 album Kamikaze included
Mud maybe
, a song he had written in 1965.
In the 90s he alternated solo work with the band Los Socios del Desierto.
Checks
, the name given to one of the broadcast cuts of the band's first work, was accompanied by a video clip filmed in subway cars and starring Carolina Peleritti, who was her partner at the time.
Charly & El Flaco, short but intense partnership.
He also knew how to crystallize a short but intense musical partnership
with Charly García, which resulted in
Rezo por vos
, one of the great national rock anthems, and a series of meetings in shows of both that gave it musical value. to a relationship of friendship and mutual admiration.
Eternal bands and the last Cosquín
One of those meetings took place in 2009, when Flaco celebrated 40 years with music with a memorable show at the Vélez Sarsfield stadium.
And of course I
pray for you
was one of the highlights of that night on December 9
.
Spineta and García, summit of greats.
Photo: Martin Bonetto
In this crowded environment, Spinetta managed to transform that José Amalfitani into an intimate redoubt, packed by several generations who were able to enjoy it in four decades.
The journey he made through his Eternal Bands in a five-hour marathon with more than 50 songs was memorable.
On January 23, 2020, the day he would have turned 70, his last album was released, the posthumous work called
Ya no mires atrás
.
It was an edition with seven unpublished songs, recorded by Spinetta in his studio La Diosa Salvaje between 2008 and 2009, after the album
Un mañana
and before the concert of the Eternal Bands.
A decade later, his family decided to end it.
The cover art was Spinetta's own drawings
.
In addition, he included the song
Deserve
, composed and recorded together with his sons Dante and Valentino.
At Cosquín Rock 2011, Spinetta gave his last show.
(Photos: Daniel and Marcelo Cáceres)
Lung cancer caused his death in February 2012 at the age of 62.
His last show was at Cosquín Rock 2011, a festival where he publicly announced his health problem
.
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