Dias De Blues

Отказавшись от психоделии Opus Alfa, музыканты все больше склонили чашу весов в сторону чистого блюза. Пять из восьми композиций пластинки развивали найденную формулу, причем получалось у них это отнюдь не банально или нудно. В частности, мини-шедевру на 8 минут Cada hombre es un camino позавидовал бы сам старина Клептон. Стоит обратить внимание на красивые и искренние сольные партии Bertolone и неистовую игру на барабанах Graaf'а. Но следуя духу своего времени музыканты не забыли и про прогрессивный рок. Коротенькая No podran conmigo (автор Graaf) напоминала труды немцев из HAIRY CHAPTER и NIGHT SUN (лишь на испанском языке). Предпоследняя вещь Vuela начиналась с протяжных блюзовых завываний, чтобы разойтись до яростного психоделического харда. Завершал пластинку 10-минутный джем Toda tu vida с продолжительными импровизациями, что уже можно было именовать heavy progressive rock. Здесь наши герои отчасти напоминали JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE.

After the break-up of Opus Alfa in 1972, the keyboard player returned to his job as sound engineer, the singer went solo and Bertolone, Barral and Graf formed the power trio Dias de Blues.

Live shows began immediately, endorsed by the excellent background reputations of the members.

Their music, an absolutely wild and raw mixture of hyper electric drug-induced progressive blues with social -concerned lyrics, was influenced by Cream, Led Zeppelin and Cactus.

Their only LP, recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the end of 1972, captures the roughness and vitality of their concerts like few groups ever managed to.

Conceived inside the typical parameters of the time, the album is an indisputable representative sample of progressive hard rock. It is absolutely recommended to understand the acid-progressive rock of that time.

Daniel Bertolone — who couldn't afford a guitar of his own- plays the hell out of his solos and riffs. He got a sound that most guitar players only dreamed of in those days. Jorge Barral, strongly influenced by Jack Bruce in the vocal and instrumental parts, lends a global sound to the group with his strong melodic sense. On the other hand, Jorge Graf, an astonishing effective drummer, contributes with his constant accurate solid meter.

The psychedelic blues "Amasijando los blues", the acid rock "Estan desubicados" and pro drug assertions like "Dame tu sonrisa, loco" ("Smile to me, dude'') are great examples of the band effectiveness. The strange psycho-folk of "Esto es nuestro" or the brutal energy discharged on "Toda tu vida", round up this great album of inspired compositions. A must have record!

Burdened by the political and economic problems that shook the country, the band split and its members emigrated to Germany (Graf), Spain (Barral) and Australia (Bertolone), where he finally could buy himself a guitar!