By José Gandue @Gandour
Now that we are gradually overcoming the worst health crisis that humanity has experienced in the last seventy years, and everything that was established has been turned upside down, Why don't we take this opportunity to abandon our boring listening habits, those that have us trapped listening to so much conventional nonsense, and switch once and for all to the fun side of music? Don't you think it's time to seek out sharp surprises, unexpected guitar attacks, melodies that demand more unusual compositions and fewer ridiculous ballads about distant sentimentality? Don't you share my view that the true stars in which we should see ourselves reflected, at least once a day, are not found in the sky or in the torrid spaces of Hollywood, but rather, in their own way, to accept that such references of appropriate reverence are found in cities like La Plata, perhaps the city with the highest concentration of rock talent per block, Home to hundreds of amazing bands, like Virus, Guasones, Peligrosos Gorriones, Los Redondos, El Mató a un Policía Motorizado, and many others? Yes, this is all an exaggerated story, through which anyone can feel justified in calling me crazy and out of touch, but I think it's time to go out with a torch and travel the world (or publish an article full of flattering adjectives in a cyberfanzine made in Bogotá), Announcing the arrival of a great album, made for people who, after these awful times, are eager to celebrate the splendidly bizarre and believe that something can be fixed in these forgotten lands. I'm talking about Cro9uis, the new jewel of the quartet Rule.
It is not necessary to remind you that this band, formed in 2002, with five albums already under his belt, He has had magical moments of recognition from the specialized media, where his albums remain at the top of the year's selections, among critics and guest musicians, But the general public in his country, and throughout the continent, is still unaware of his existence and the amount of valuable recordings that were lost. Well, it's not like they've been very consistent in promoting their career, and there's always someone out there who says, worriedly, that the group has decided to abandon their work and dedicate themselves to other things. Norma has disbanded, rebuilt, and restructured itself several times., So we can only confirm their existence when they release collections that happily blow our minds. This time is no exception, rather the ratification that on their side is the appropriate noise, the one that rebels and breaks the everyday. Think of Devo, of early Sonic Youth albums, of Chuck Berry's first notes, of that kind of production that made critics gasp and made them realize the universe could be larger, containing more unexpected corners. That's right. Cro9uis.
It's striking how more than one person ended up knowing Norma because of the conventional pop artist Fito Páez, the one who occasionally feels the need to show the audience that he has a more irreverent profile, He praised their work. Such statements are appreciated, because they also help clarify that what the quartet does is not anticlimactic experimental music perfect for lunatics, not by a long shot. Norma's brilliance lies in taking it a step further, increasing the speed, and revisiting the use of words to sing about the unusual., But, mind you, it shouldn't be music for privileged minorities, not by a long shot. A tune like Yisou, The eighth track on the album should be in constant rotation on the best radio stations in Latin America. Metropolice, where Páez himself participates with a classical piano amidst the resounding storm unleashed by the people of La Plata, It's a recording ready to become part of the cult playlists of any contemporary music lover. Loving each other, the album's promotional single, featuring the saxophone of Sergio Rotman, The song by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs has all the arguments in its favor to be an anthem for the new generations:
I want sad music that makes us laugh
Give me some sad music
Give me sad music that will make us laugh.
I want more sad songs,
I don't want any more love songs,
I don't want to know where you went.
that way we enjoy it more
I'm fed up with the songs
who talk about the beach and the sun
Let's go to the dark side
and we smoke away the pain
Anyway, yes, I'm exaggerating, I know. But we deserve a better world, because we've been through so many bad things that we shouldn't have bad music lingering and taking up the space that should be occupied by geniuses like those mentioned in this article.. Friend, please listen Cro9uis, Listen to its nine tracks. I assure you that at least one lost smile will return to your face as these delights play at full volume on your stereo.
