{"id":13,"date":"2018-03-18T22:31:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-18T22:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/abrew1\/?p=13"},"modified":"2018-05-17T11:59:31","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T10:59:31","slug":"week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/abrew1\/2018\/03\/18\/week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentinian Rock Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adonde Esta La Libertad<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

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Artist:<\/strong> Pappo’s Blues<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

Country:<\/strong>\u00a0 Argentina 1971<\/span><\/h2>\n

Album:<\/b>\u00a0Pappo’s Blues, Vol. 1.<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

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\u00a0A reaction by Helen, James, Adam and Alex.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

All of these statements are true reactions to\u00a0<\/strong>Adonde Esta La Libertad<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>by people who don’t consider themselves to be professional musicians or ethnomusicologists.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

So… Who are they?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pappo\u2019s Blues<\/strong> were an Argentinian rock band headed up by Norberto Napolitano (known as Pappo) between 1970 and 1999. Pappo\u2019s Blues was a heavily dysfunctional band with members who were ever-changing as musicians decided to create solo albums and join other bands, but they were incredibly popular in Argentina no matter the members. Born in 1970 as a \u2018power trio\u2019 the band recorded their first album in 1971 \u2013 Pappo\u2019s Blues, Vol. 1. They were then ever changing until the release of their fifth album \u2018Triangle\u2019 in which they ventured into more progressive rock and heavy metal \u2013 the first group to do so in Argentina. The band decided to call it a day in 1978 after they released their seventh album, which consisted of mostly old songs which had been remastered, as their leader \u2013 Pappo \u2013 chose to move to Europe and leave the band behind. 17 years later, Pappo \u2018reunited\u2019 the band (with completely different members) for what was supposed to be the final album \u2018Case Closed\u2019\u2026 But they just couldn\u2019t help themselves and 4 years later, in 1999, released their final album entitled \u2018The Red Car\u2019. A band that prided themselves on forward thinking and speaking for the people, Pappo\u2019s Blues were instrumental in the creation and development of rock and heavy metal in Argentina.<\/p>\n

So… What’s the song?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adonde Esta La Libertad<\/strong> or Where Is The Freedom<\/strong> is the 8th<\/sup> song on Pappo\u2019s Blues first album\u00a0 simply named Pappo\u2019s Blues Vol. 1. Although not one of the bands most popular songs, it\u2019s feature on their first album immediately set the tone for their musical tone throughout their career. This song was written during a time of huge political unrest in Argentina, with the overthrowing of the government soon to be followed by the \u2018Dirty War\u2019<\/a> and Adonde Esta La Libertad highlights this political unrest. The opening lyric<\/a> asks \u2018Ad\u00f3nde est\u00e1 la libertad\u2019 (\u2018where is the freedom\u2019)<\/em> followed by lines such as El otro d\u00eda me quisieron matar Ametralladora pa-pa-pa-pa! (\u2018the other day they wanted to kill me, machine gun pa-pa-pa-pa!\u2019) <\/em>and \u2018Es imposible Aguantar\u2019 (\u2018it is impossible to endure\u2019). <\/em>Pappo\u2019s Blues are thus highlighting the terrible state both the government and people were in, using their music as a voice for the people. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018I thought we could see past language, but we really can\u2019t.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Helen Brew <\/strong>is a Chemistry Teacher.<\/p>\n

Without knowing anything:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well\u2026 After last week which I really enjoyed, I thought you would throw me some kind of curve ball, but you really didn\u2019t. What a good song. The only thing about this that I can fault (yes, I really liked it that much) is the lack of a music video. Last week I gauged everything I learnt about the song from the music video, this week I had to really sit back and listen to the music. And shockingly, I have absolutely no idea what was going on. But that didn\u2019t really matter to me. The sound was so reminiscent of the music I grew up listening to as a rebellious teenager during the 1970\/80s I could really relate to it on a ground level. It was pretty easy listening as well, for someone who likes rock music, that is. To me it was so similar to the sound of Western rock music that it didn\u2019t really bother me that I could understand the German words.<\/p>\n

After being informed:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Only 1 million views? That really shocks me if I\u2019m honest with you. The sound is so English, so American that I really thought it would appeal to us Westerners… I thought we could see past it being language but we really can\u2019t. And that to me is quite sad really, we are so stuck with what we are fed by the media in England and America that we don\u2019t try to explore any further\u2026 It must be so hard for musicians outside of Anglo-America to make anything of themselves because we are the biggest markets in the world. Saying that, it\u2019s difficult for Anglo-American artists to make it here as well. I simply wish I could understand it because the political undertones would be so interesting to hear for someone, such as myself, who was growing up in a time of political unrest.
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\n\u2018I<\/strong> genuinely can\u2019t think of anything constructive to say\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

James Mills<\/strong> is a History student at Newcastle University.<\/p>\n

Without knowing anything:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This lacked any appeal to me from the moment it started playing. And no, it\u2019s not because it\u2019s a different language, I listen to plenty of music from other countries, I pride myself on being well versed\u2026 It\u2019s because it didn\u2019t sound good. I\u2019m assuming that it was written in the late 1970s or around that time and it certainly had that aged sound to it. The guitar solo was perhaps it\u2019s only redeeming feature for me, but that also went on for too long. I assume it would have been much more appealing had there been a music video to follow along, though that doesn\u2019t change the sound of the music. Rock music of the 70\/80s, no matter where it was from \u2013 although I\u2019m assuming somewhere in Latin America \u2013 is of its time. I genuinely can\u2019t think of anything constructive to say because nothing about this appealed to me.<\/p>\n

After being informed:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Argentina, I knew it. But I only knew it because of the language, nothing about the music itself is Latin American. In fact, it was very Anglo-American in it\u2019s style \u2013 it\u2019s just not my style. And of course it was political, it was a time of huge political and social unrest in Argentina in the 1970s. I can give you a history lesson if you\u2019d like? No? Okay. It doesn\u2019t change my opinion on it, but it does underline everything I believe to be true; it is a song of its time and its country. I can\u2019t connect with the music as much as I would like to… Perhaps it\u2019s because I\u2019m too young, perhaps it\u2019s because I\u2019m English, but none of the issues they talk about affect me.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s got to be a social commentary. Rock \u2018n\u2019 roll always is.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adam Thompson <\/strong>is a History and Politics student at Newcastle University.<\/p>\n

Without knowing anything:<\/strong><\/p>\n

As soon as I heard this I thought \u2018wow, ACDC<\/a> have mellowed out\u2019. And then it was in Italian. This has such an Anglo-American vibe to it, it reminded me of \u2018Ride On<\/a>\u2019 \u2013 can you tell I\u2019m an ACDC fan \u2013 even down to the guitar solo. It has to be a social commentary. Rock \u2018n\u2019 roll always is. I thought the \u2018pa pa pa pa\u2019 might be the sound of gun shots\u2026 Italy in the 1970\u2019s was in the middle of the Years of Lead<\/a> which left the country in serious political trouble. There were terrorist attacks from left and right wing political parties and the country was in a disastrous way. I\u2019m thinking the song might be a reaction to that? In the same way that God Save the Queen<\/a> was a reaction to the treatment of working class people in England.<\/p>\n

After being informed:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I told you, it\u2019s always a social commentary. And it being Argentinian has almost the same effect\u2026 To be honest every country seemed to be in turmoil during the 70\/80s, but this song is understandably a reaction to the unrest in Argentina. This being on their first album tells me that their message was political from the start\u2026 Which is so interesting, maybe that\u2019s why it\u2019s only got 1 million views? Maybe people felt uncomfortable accepting the situation which they were in. The sound of the music is so Anglo-American also, that perhaps the Argentinian people felt it wasn\u2019t speaking their voice in their language? I don\u2019t know, I\u2019m just brainstorming, but it\u2019s interesting how I have never heard of Pappo\u2019s Blues and I really like the sound as an young, 21st<\/sup> century Englishman but it didn\u2019t resonate with the Argentinian 20th<\/sup> century people.<\/p>\n

\u2018It has that Anglo-American sound which is popular everywhere\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n

Alex Gray<\/strong> is a student of Biomedical Sciences at Newcastle University.<\/p>\n

Without knowing anything:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wish I could like this more than I did. Okay, so here\u2019s my problem\u2026 I like the sound, I think the music is actually really good \u2013 it\u2019s right up my street \u2013 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\u2019m 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<\/a> 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\u2026 But a sad thing that I can\u2019t avoid happening.<\/p>\n

After being informed:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2019s the nature of it. I certainly didn\u2019t know this band existed, so why would anyone else here? We have to actively look for bands that don\u2019t come from England and America and I don\u2019t bother doing that, I can\u2019t 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 \u2013 and I hate that I just said that.
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Check out some new Argentinian rock bands:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Divididos<\/a><\/p>\n

Babasonicos<\/a><\/p>\n

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Adonde Esta La Libertad Artist: Pappo’s Blues Country:\u00a0 Argentina 1971 Album:\u00a0Pappo’s Blues, Vol. 1.   \u00a0A reaction by Helen, James, Adam and Alex. All of these statements are true reactions to\u00a0Adonde Esta La Libertad\u00a0by people who don’t consider themselves to be professional musicians or ethnomusicologists.\u00a0 \u00a0 So… Who are they? Pappo\u2019s Blues were an Argentinian … <\/p>\n

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