La era de la boludez explained
La era de la boludez [Age of stupidity] is a studio album released in 1993 by Argentine rock band Divididos. It contains a lot of the most famous songs by the group, as "El arriero" (original by Atahualpa Yupanqui), "¿Qué ves?" and "Salir a comprar". It is the best-selling album of Divididos,[1] selling over 480,000 copies.[2]
In 2007, the Argentine edition of Rolling Stone ranked it seventh on its list of "The 100 Greatest Albums of National Rock".[3]
Track listing
- Spanish; Castilian: Salir a Asustar [Go Out To Scare]
- Ortega y Gases [Wordplay on Spanish philosopher [[José Ortega y Gasset|Ortega y Gasset]]'s last name and the word gases (farts)]
- El Arriero (original by Atahualpa Yupanqui) [The Muleteer]
- Salir a Comprar [Go Out To Buy]
- ¿Qué Ves? [What Do You See?]
- Pestaña de Camello [Camel Eyelash]
- Rasputín/Hey Jude
- Dame un Limón [Give Me A Lemon]
- Paisano de Hurlingham [Hurlingham Dude]
- Cristófolo Cacarnú
- Indio Dejá el Mezcal [Indian, quit consuming [[mezcal]]]
- Huelga de Amores [Loves On Strike]
- Tajo C [literally: Slash C, but it sounds as a colloquial way of asking ''Is José there?'']
- Pestaña de Camello [Camel Eyelash]
Notes and References
- Polimeni, Carlos: Bailando sobre los escombros: historia crítica del rock latinoamericano, Editorial Biblos, 2002, p. 87.
Lunardelli, Laura: Alternatividad, divino tesoro: el rock argentino en los 90, Editorial Biblos, 2002, p. 63.
- http://edant.clarin.com/suplementos/si/99-07-30/nota_2.htm ¡Compre Nacional! Fronteras Cerradas en el Rock de los 90
- Spanish . April 2007. Los 100 mejores discos del rock nacional. Rolling Stone Argentina. Publirevistas S. A.
