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Smash – Todas Sus Grabaciones (1969-78) (@256)
02 Jun 2007
(Info from freakemporium.com, progarchives.com)
Formed by the sitar / guitar player Gualberto in 1967, the band Smash recorded at the beginning of the seventies two classic rarities of psych / prog rock for Philips label (“Glorieta de los Lotos” in 1970 and “We Come To Smash This Time” in 1971). The early death of the vocalist Julio Matito will mark the end of the band’s adventure. In itself, Smash’s music has similarities with Moody Blues and Vanilla Fudge’s psychedelic mood. The flamenco touch is evident, applying on traditional “palos” (tarantos…) thanks to Manuel Molina guitar style. In parallel the leader Gualberto has recorded a few progressive albums with Ricardo Mino, mixing Hindu music to conventional Spanish flamenco guitar works.
This is the complete recordings set by this classic Spanish hard psych-prog band including both “La Glorieta de los Lotos” and “We Come to Smash This Time”. Heavy rock/pop music with some very nice psychedelic touches, characterised by swathes of wailing guitars. At times the band suddenly go off into totally tripped out acid rock with sitars, backward guitars, phased vocals and all manner of crazy freak-outs.
Line-up:
* Gualberto – guitar, flamenco sitar, tabla…
* Antonito Rodriguez – drums
* Henrik Michael – violin & flute
* Julio Matito – vocals
* Silvio – percussions
Track List:
CD1:
01. Scouting
02. Soneto
03. Ensayo no1
04. I left you
05. One hopeless whisper
06. Decision
07. Look at the rainbow (flying in the sky)
08. Forever walking
09. Light blood, dark bleeding
10. Free as the green little man
11. Tove and all that
12. It’s only nothing
13. Glorieta de los lotos
14. Nazarin again
15. Love millionaire
16. (I want to be 7 minutes) sitting on the truth.
CD2:
01. Ottenos
02. Ahimsa
03. Rock and roll
04. Well, you know
05. First movement
06. Behind the stars
07. We come to smash this time
08. My funny girl
09. Don’t be sad baby
10. Fail safe
11. Goodbye
12. El garrotin
13. Tangos de ketama
14. Ni recuerdo, ni olvido
15. Alameda’s blues
16. Tarantos
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about 6 years ago
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about 5 years ago
SIlvio and Mane are different musicians. Mane never played on Smash records although He did it with Gualberto and Silvio in a seville band called Los Murciélagos. Silvio Fernández played percussions on several songs with Smash and recorded as Silvio y Luzbel, Silvio y Barra Libre, Silvio y Sacramento and Silvio y Diplomáticos.He died in October 2001.
about 5 years ago
> SIlvio and Mane are different musicians. Mane never played on Smash records
Thanks for the input, I corrected the line-up.
about 5 years ago
Many thanks Sakalli to let the whole world to know the spanish prog.
Regards from Madrid
about 4 years ago
I am surprised to find this here! Smash are considered the pioneers of Rock Andaluz.
Sakalli, there’s a whole DVD explaining the story of Smash included in a 2CD compilation of Rock Andaluz bands titled “Hijos del agobio y del dolor”. Highly recommended.
Best from Spain,
Barleyman
about 3 years ago
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