Fabulosos Calavera

Infobox Album
Name = Fabulosos Calavera
Type = Studio
Longtype =
Artist = Los Fabulosos Cadillacs


Released = July, 1997
Recorded = October, 1996-May, 1997
Genre = Rock en español, Ska, Latin, Experimental
Length = 62:02
Label = RCA International
Producer = K.C. Porter
Reviews = *AllMusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hifexqyjldfe link]
Last album = "Rey Azúcar" (1995)
This album = "Fabulosos Calavera" (1997)
Next album = "La Marcha del Golazo Solitario" (1999)

"Fabulosos Calavera" (Spanish for Fabulous Skull) Released in 1997 is the name of the tenth studio album by Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. This album has a much more obscure theme than the previous album of the band, talking about death, the devil and hidden messages, the best example of this is the fourth track "Sabato" a tribute to Ernesto Sabato and his book Sobre Heroes y Tumbas, while track 11 is a homage to Argentine tango musician and composer Ástor Piazzolla, best known in his native land as "El Gran Ástor" ("The Great Astor").Track 7, "Hoy Lloré Canción", features famous salsa songwriter Rubén Blades.

Track listing

# "El Muerto" ("The Dead") (Flavio Cianciarulo) – 4:05
# "Surfer Calavera" ("Skull Surfer") (Cianciarulo) – 4:34
# "El Carnicero de Giles/Sueño" ("The Butcher of Giles/Dream") (Vicentico, Cianciarulo) – 3:39
# "Sábato" (Cianciarulo) – 4:40
# "Howen" (Fernando Ricciardi) – 2:29
# "A Amigo J.V." ("To Friend J.V.") (Vicentico) – 5:05
# "Hoy Lloré Canción" ("Today I Cried Song") Featuring Ruben Blades (Cianciarulo, Ruben Blades) – 4:00
# "Calaveras y Diablitos" ("Skulls and Little Devils") (Flavio Cianciarulo) – 4:22
# "Il Pajarito" ("The Little Bird") (Vicentico) – 3:17
# "Niño Diamante" ("Diamon Child") (Vicentico) – 5:59
# "Piazzolla" (Cianciarulo) – 4:20
# "Amnesia" (Sergio Rotman) – 2:27
# "A.D.R.B. (En Busca Eterna)" ("A.D.R.B. (In Eternal Search)") (Vicentico) – 6:01

(P)1997 Sony-bmg music entertainment (Argentina) s.a.

also available:cd/cassette (Ariola)

Bonus tracks

(Play at the end of Track 13)

# "Surfer Calavera (radio edit)"
# "Howen (radio edit)"

Personnel

* Vicentico – vocals
* Flavio Cianciarulo – Bass
* Ariel Sanzo – Guitar
* Mario Siperman – keyboards
* Fernando Ricciardi – drums
* Sergio Rotman – Alto Saxophone
* Daniel Lozano – Trumpet & Flugelhorn
* Fernando Albareda – Trombone
* Gerardo Rotblat – Percussion

External links

* [http://www.fabulosos-cadillacs.com Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Official Web Site]