‘It has that Anglo-American sound which is popular everywhere’
Alex Gray is a student of Biomedical Sciences at Newcastle University.
Without knowing anything:
I wish I could like this more than I did. Okay, so here’s my problem… I like the sound, I think the music is actually really good – it’s right up my street – but I spent the entire song trying to figure out what they were saying with the very little knowledge of Spanish that I possess. I’m assuming they were an incredibly popular band in Spain because it has that Anglo-American sound which is so popular everywhere. I really enjoyed the sound of the music, there was something so Black Sabbath about it. But I think the fact that I have to compare it to something English slightly undermines the musicianship behind it. The very fact that I cannot listen to this music without comparing it to something my brain can comprehend is a really sad thing… But a sad thing that I can’t avoid happening.
After being informed:
Wow, only 1 million views? That really shocks me. It has such an Anglo-American sound I expected the people of Argentina to enjoy it in the way they enjoy other Anglo-American music. I guess that’s the nature of it. I certainly didn’t know this band existed, so why would anyone else here? We have to actively look for bands that don’t come from England and America and I don’t bother doing that, I can’t see anyone else doing either. I suppose Argentina has a much smaller population than either of our countries, so that might account for the smaller viewership. I really liked the music, I just wish it was in English – and I hate that I just said that.