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SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE VIA AIR MAIL FREEIF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ME ARTIST: VOX DEI ALBUM: LA BIBLIA MEDIA: LP DOUBLE COUNTRYLABEL: ARGENTINADISC-JOCKEY 14004/5 SLEEVEVINYL: VG /VG COMMENT: Vox Dei: Ricardo Soul Willie QuirogaRuben BasoaltoJuan Carlos Godoy The Three Musketeers were actually four.
To the three pioneering foundation groups of Argentine rock Los Gatos, Manal and Almendra we should add a fourth: Vox Dei.Vox Dei was formed in Quilmes a big suburb beer factory city south of Buenos Aires .
First called Mach 4, they used to sing in English until they heard Manal and Almendra.
Producers Pedro Puj and Jorge lvarez signed them for their label Mandioca not before suggesting to them that they change their name after Vox Populi, Vox Dei in Latin: The word of the people is the Word of God .Their first single titled Sin ropa was straightforward rock and blues.
The a-side Az car amarga was also included on the compilation LP Mandioca Underground MLP 331 .After several gigs in Buenos Aires, they released their second single for Mandioca: Presente b/w the rock and roll Dr.
Jekill .
Presente , now a big classic, is a beautiful ballad with superb lyrics about how ephemeral life is, thus the importance of living the present time .Caliente, their excellent first album, followed.
This LP included rock and blues numbers such as Reflejos , Cuero , Compulsi n or Total qu , with come soul-rock like No es por falta de suerte and great ballads like the aforementioned Presente and Canci n para una mujer que no est , also released as a single.By mid-1970, Mandioca went bankrupt and Vox Dei wound up on the Disc Jockey label.
The group was into heavy work composing a conceptual album based on The Holy Bible no less .
For different reasons, Yody Godoy left during the recording sessions.
Nevertheless, the double LP was finally released as La Biblia, Vox Dei s indisputable masterpiece.La Biblia is magnificent for both its music and lyrics.
Soul did a terrific job summarising in just a few lines the most important facts of the Holy Book.
Musically the band turned hard-psycho, with chirping driven guitars et al.
Genesis , Las Guerras , Profec as and especially Libros Sapienciales turned into Vox Dei standards.
A truly wonderful album that is absolutely recommended To promote La Biblia live, guitarist Nacho Smilari ex-La Barra de Chocolate, and future Piel de Pueblo and Cuero joined Vox Dei.
With this line-up they also recorded a single with two non-album tracks.Jerem as pies de plomo, their next album, found the power trio back to hard rock and blues.
Another excellent album, Jerem as includes great songs like Jerem as , Detr s del vidrio , Ritmo y blues con arm nicas yet another Soul classic and the ballad Sin separarnos m s .
Soul does a wonderful job both with his guitar and harp he might be the best rock harmonica player in Argentina .
A rare single with picture sleeve was also released from this LP.
Their next album, Cuero caliente, was actually a remake of their debut.
Vox Dei as a trio re-recorded all songs from Caliente minus No es por falta de suerte , plus Az car amarga and Dr Jekill from the singles .
The result was good enough to satisfy the needs of those who did not own the original LP hard to find even in those days .The band was filmed for the movie Rock hasta que se ponga el sol playing Jerem as, pies de plomo and Las Guerras the latter inside a Methodist Church .
Since they were on another label, their performance was not included on the soundtrack album.Then Vox Dei signed with CBS and recorded a very good album Es una nube, no hay duda with better production.
The best moments are the title track written by Quiroga, now a classic , La verdadera historia de Sam, el monta s and Prom teme que nunca me dir s adi s .To conclude their contract with Disc Jockey a live album was released.
La nave infernal was recorded during a national tour and featured old and unreleased songs.
Unfortunately the sound quality is far from being good, but the performance is so energetic that the album is fun to listen to.
Live albums were unusual in those days for a rock group in Argentina.At this point we can say that the good days for Vox Dei were over.
In 1974 they recorded a second album for CBS: Vox Dei para Vox Dei, a mediocre effort.
Then Ricardo Soul quit and the story changed.Quiroga and Basoalto released two disappointing albums: Estamos en la pecera with Carlos Michelini on guitar and vocals, and Ciego de siglos with Ra l Fern ndez and Enrique Avellaneda D az on guitar both ex-La M quina .
Ricardo Soul went to England and met the band The Heavy Metal Kids.
This group recorded some Soul songs for their debut album.
In 1976, back in Argentina, Ricardo recruited brothers Rodolfo and Alejandro Pensa bass and drums and released Vuelta a casa RCA AVS-4519 , a very good hard rock and blues album and a single with two non-LP tracks Cu ntame dulce b/w Inexplicable para m RCA Vik 31A-2683 .
Note: the album was also recorded in English the vinyl version was never released, but these sessions were included as bonus on the CD .In 1978, Soul rejoined Vox Dei and the old trio recorded a new album for Polygram, the satisfactory Gata de noche Polydor 2387160 .
However, Vox Dei sort of split again.Willie Quiroga formed a heavy metal group, Destroyer, and released an album in 1982.
Soul recorded two more solo albums in 1982 and 1985.Not friends enough, not enemies enough, Soul , Quiroga and Basoalto occasionally reunited...
occasionally split.
They had a big successful comeback in 1986, split again, toured again together and so forth.
Presente goes like this: All things have an ending/ nothing can avoid that/ all things have a conclusion/ everything must end...
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Maybe Vox Dei should listen to their own songs All the LPs, except Mandioca s Caliente, have been reissued on vinyl sometimes with different covers.
Of all compilations, Lo mejor de Vox Dei Disc Jockey 11077 and Los xitos de Vox Dei Disc Jockey 14022 are recommended.
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