La Biblia

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“La Biblia” (The Bible) is the second studio album by the Argentine rock band Vox Dei, generally regarded as the first Argentinian rock concept album. The album is ranked at #14 in the Argentine version of Rolling Stone’s “Los 100 Mejores Discos del Rock Nacional” (The 100 Greatest Records in Argentine Rock). “La Biblia” is considered by Argentinian rock fans to be Vox Dei’s indisputable masterpiece; it has been called “magnificent for both its music and lyrics”. Guitarist and vocalist Ricardo Soulé did a terrific job summarizing in just a few lines the most important stories of the Christian Holy Book. Musically the band adopted a hard psychedelic direction, with chiming 12-string guitar and overdriven solos alternating with folky acoustic passages and harmony vocals sometimes reminiscent of The Moody Blue. The Argentinian Archbishop, while at first requesting to review the lyric, ended up recommending that young people purchase and listen to the album. During the recording session, “Yody” Godoy left the band. To promote the album live, guitarist Nacho Smilari (formerly La Barra de Chocolate) joined the band. The album was released earlier than provided, which caused two edition error, “Apocalípsis” was recorded without voice and “Libros Sapienciales” was identified as “Profecías”. It was clarified and corrected in La Biblia En Vivo in 1987. LP Track Listing Side A A1 – Génesis – 6:38 A2 – Moisés – 7:26 Side B B1 – Las Guerras – 13:10 B2 – Profecías – 2:17 Side C C1 – Libros Sapienciales – 7:34 C2 – Cristo y Nacimiento – 3:14 Side D D1 – Cristo – Muerte y Resurrección – 10:34 D2 – Apocalipsis – 4:47 All lyrics by Ricardo Soulé, music by Willy Quiroga, Juan Carlos Godoy and Ricardo Soulé Credits Vox Dei Ricardo Soulé – Lead guitar, Harp, Violin, Piano and Vocals Willy Quiroga – Bass guitar and Vocals Juan Carlos “Yody” Godoy – Rhythm guitar and Vocals Rubén Basoalto – Drums Guest Roberto Lar – Orchestra director Additional Personnel Jorge Álvarez – Producer. Tim Croato, Osvaldo Casaju, Salvador Barresi, Julio Costa – Engineers .

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