La Cultura de la Basura [Import]

1. Somos Sólo Ruido

2. De la Cultura de la Basura

3. Que No Destrocen Tu Vida

4. Usted y Su Ambición

5. Cuando Te Vayas

6. Jugas a la Guerra

7. Algo Tan Moderno

8. Maldito Sudaca

9. Estamos Pasando Muy Bien

10. Es Mi Idolo

11. Vals

12. Otro Día

13. Pa Pa Pa

14. Poder Elegir

15. We Are Southamericans Rockers [*]

La Cultura de la Basura,Los Prisioneros,EMI Int'l,Chile,Latin,Latin Pop,Rock en Español

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Somos SRuido
De la Cultura de la Basura
Que No Destrocen Tu Vida
Usted y Su Ambici
Cuando Te Vayas
Jugas a la Guerra
Algo Tan Moderno
Maldito Sudaca
Estamos Pasando Muy Bien
Es Mi Idolo
Vals
Otro Dia
Pa Pa Pa
Poder Elegir
We Are Southamericans Rockers [*]

Customer Reviews:

La Cultura De La Basura: The forgotten album..........2006-09-14

This is Los Prisioneros third studio album recorded in 1987. The problem with this album was not the music...it was what was happening in Chile during the late 1980's.

The dictator Pinochet was up for a plebiscite election, Los Prisioneros were asked if they were voting for a YES to keep him as the dictator of Chile or a NO to overthrow him...they said they would vote for the NO.

(Note: to learn about Pinochet, and Los Prisioneros check out the extensive Wikipedia articles.)

This meant the album would not sell well, the extensive South American tour would almost be completely cancelled except for a one digit number of shows and they would receive zero radio airplay. This is exactly what happened. This is what kept this album from becoming their biggest hit...censorship. Now after telling you this, I can move on to the album.

The album shows a very diverse Los Prisioneros, in their first album we saw that they could Rock, with synthesizers far/low in the mix. In their second album we saw they could play rock AND put their Synthesizers in the front of their music, leaving their guitars more behind in the mix. La Cultura De La Basura showed us they could do a combination of all they had done from 1984-1986 and present us with something completely new in 1987. The engineer who worked on the album did a fantastic job as well, the sound is amazingly crystal clear even with all the layers, especially with songs that include a variety of percussion in the background. Also, for the first time, they bought an EMAX sampler. Which allowed them to play samples in the music which they never did on the previous two albums making the album feel a lot fuller around the edges.

If I had to describe this album with genres I would say something like "Melodic 80's New Wave Rock with Straightforward Lyrical Content"

The album was re-released finally on CD in 1995 along with all their first 4 albums "La Voz De Los '80" (1984), "Pateando Piedras" (1986), "La Cultura De La Basura" (1987) and "Corazones" (1990).

Now jumping into the year 2006, this album is praised just as highly as their previous two albums, during the 90's Chile was no longer under a dictatorship and they were able change and enjoy life, appreciation for this album flourished in the 1990's. Now the moment you've all been waiting for, a summary:

La Cultura De La Basura is truly a great album, Los Prisionero's efforts to make such an ambitious record was just perfect. The lyrical content varies from various topics but it flows flawlessly and the melody while hard to hear the first time, is highly influential and will stay stuck in your head until you listen carefully and understand the album. From then on, the album will flow easily and you probably won't want to change into a certain track as the album feels as a whole.

Now, after reading this, it is up to YOU to decided what YOU think of the album. I just gave you MY opinion. If Amazon does not have a copy available, no worries...using search engines you can easily find this album online to purchase brand new. I hope this helps a little bit, as well as provide a historical background on why on earth this album never picked up so well. Enjoy.

- Mike B. 9/14/06

brings back childhood memories!.......2005-06-10

I was like 8 years old when I first heard of this band from Chile, and my mom bought me the cassette version of this album back in like 1988. I love this album, it's pop-y, catchy and fun to sing along with (that's if you speak spanish). The best thing is that it just brings back my childhood memories!
Definitely a cd worth checking out just for the fun of it!

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