Super Ratones Explained

Los Súper Ratones
Origin:Mar del Plata, Argentina
Genre:Rock and roll
Pop music
Rockabilly
Years Active:1985–present
Label:EMI
Associated Acts:Los Pericos
La Mosca Tsé - Tsé
Ringo Starr[1]
Current Members:Oscar Granieri (guitar and voice)
Mario Barassi (guitar and voice)
Pablo Díaz (bass and voice)
Agustín Insausti (keyboard and voice)
Past Members:José Luis Properzi (drums and voice) †
Fernando Blanco (bass and voice)
Fernando Ronnie Astone (bass and voice)

Súper Ratones (in English The Super Mice) is a musical group of Argentine rock and pop style from Mar del Plata and established in 1985.[2]

History

This group was born in the city of Mar del Plata in 1985 to José Luis "Person" Properzi (drums and vocals), Fernando Blanco (bass and vocals) and Oscar Granieri (guitar and vocals), and an additional guitarist named Juan Carlos Raising and called themselves simply Los Ratones (The Mice). In 1988, they were joined by guitarist Mario Barassi, being like a quartet stable. They won the award for revelation band Youth Festival and in 1988, the group added the final name: Súper Ratones. After five years of presentations by the coast, they signed a contract for the debut album, Rock Beach, which managed to be sold as gold.[3]

On November 3, 2015, its founder and lead singer, José Luis "Person" Properzi, died of cancer at 48 years old.[4]

Musical style

His music was strongly influenced by artistes of the 1950s and 1960s, such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Johnny Rivers, among others.[5]

Discography

YearAlbumLabel
1990Rock de la Playa[6] Barca Discos
1991Segundo tiempo
1993Aire para respirar
1995Reciclable
1996Zapping Club
1998Autopistas y túneles
2000Mancha registradaEMI
2003Urgente
2008Super Ratones Nacho Records/Pop Art

Notes and References

  1. http://www.telam.com.ar/vernota.php?tipo=N&idPub=184252&id=351931&dis=1&sec=1 Los Súper Ratones cumplen 25 años
  2. http://www.rock.com.ar/bios/0/458.shtml Biografía de Los Súper Ratones en rock.com.ar
  3. http://www.rock.com.ar/notas/1/1782.shtml Rock and roll mundial
  4. http://www.clarin.com/extrashow/musica/Los_Super_Ratones-Jose_Luis_Properzi-Person_0_1460854074.html Murió el baterista y cantante de Los Súper Ratones
  5. http://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=1536 Biografía de Los Súper Ratones
  6. https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8b755725-c6c9-428c-aaf9-e9a60325a0eb Los Súper Ratones discography