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Corazones (Album) by Los Prisioneros

Artist Biography For Los Prisioneros

Los Prisioneros Was A Chilean Rock Band Formed In San Miguel Santiago Chile In 1982 By Jorge González Bass & Vocals Claudio Narea Guitar And Miguel Tapia Drums . They Began As A Local Band During The Early 1980s Playing Small Shows In Their Neighborhood And High School. After Selling A Limited Press Number Of Their First Album In Chile Under The Independent Fusión Producciones Label They Signed To EMI In 1985 Re-Releasing The Same Album On An LP Record And Cassette. From That Point On They Reached Mainstream Success In Chile Then Peru Ecuador And Colombia. Eventually In The Early 90's Their Albums Were Re-Released Completely In Remastered Compact Disc Form This Is When Chile Was No Longer Run By A Military Regime Which Oppressed Their Music In The Late 1980s. Throughout The 1990s Their Music Spread Out Reaching All Of South And Central America As Well As Some Parts Of The U.S. Canada And Europe. The Band Started When Jorge González And Miguel Tapia Decided To Start Their Own Band While Being High School Students. They Were Inexperienced But Enthusiastic After Many Practices And Writing Songs They Asked Claudio Narea If He Would Like To Join Them And Impressed By The Music They Were Making He Accepted. Towards The Early 80's They Went Through Some Name Changes And Before Settling On "Los Prisioneros" They Had The Name "Los Vinchukas" As Their Original Name. In 1983 They Had Played A Number Of Local Shows And That's When They Met Carlos Fonseca Their Future Manager. Through Him They Managed To Score A Record Deal With Fusión Producciones. In 1984 The Band's Debut Album Was Released With The Hit Song "La Voz De Los '80" Which Was Never A Single . They Reached Acclaim In The Radio And By The Next Year They Would Be Touring. In 1986 Their Long Awaited Second Album "Pateando Piedras" Went Double Platinum Album In Chile. By That Time The Group Was Invited To Perform At Argentina's Chateau Rock Festival And Later To A Similar Event In Montevideo Uruguay. They Continued Touring And They Became More Successful Mainstream Wise. The Band Disbanded In 1992 Then As A Quartet With Additional Members Cecilia Aguayo Keyboards And Robert Rodríguez Guitar Since Claudio Narea Had Left The Band Earlier In 1990. The Original Lineup Of The Band Decided To Get Back Together In 2001 Offering Two Massive Concerts In The National Stadium Of Santiago And Then Releasing "Los Prisioneros" Their First Original Studio Album In 13 Years. However Internal Problems Between González And Narea Led Again To The Departure Of The Guitarist In 2001. Los Prisioneros Continued Working As A Duet With Guest Members Like Álvaro Henríquez Whom With They Released A Cover Album. In 2004 Two Additional Musicians Joined The Band Sergio "Coty" Badilla And Gonzalo Yáñez Releasing Their Sixth Album Manzana The Same Year. A Little While After The Release Of The Album Band Members Decided To Establish Themselves In Mexico Attempting To Get More International Exposure. Yáñez Decided Not To Leave Chile And Left The Band. After Touring Through Several Locations In North And South America They Finally Disbanded In 2006.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Corazones

Lanzado En 1990 Es El Cuarto Álbum Del Grupo Chileno Los Prisioneros. Producido Por Gustavo Santaolalla Tiene Un Fuerte Sonido Techno-Pop Que Con La Ayuda De Sintetizadores Y Teclados Imprime Un Aire Fresco Y Bailable A Las Canciones. Con Líricas Que Hablan De Desengaños En “Estrechez De Corazón” Se Centran En La Auto-Reflexión En “Tren Al Sur” O En El Machismo En “Corazones Rojos” El Álbum Refleja El Clima Que Se Vivía En Chile Tras El Fin De La Dictadura. Un Disco Sin Duda Obligado Para Los Amantes Del Rock Latinoamericano.
Con La Banda Ya Desintegrada Este Disco Salió Bajo El Nombre De ''Los Prisioneros'' Por Temas De Contrato Con El Sello. Jorge González Viajó Solo A LA Para Grabar Lo Que Sería El Disco Más Popular De La Historia De La Banda.