An intimate celebration marked the kickoff of one of the most exceptional musical careers in Argentina.
Gustavo Cerati He was studying Advertising when he met Héctor Pedro Juan Bosiobetter known as Zetaat the University of Salvador. By then, Gustavo had already led some bands and went through the tortuous experience of being stranded in Punta del Este in 1981, with his band Savage. That was why he decided to reconfigure his artistic path and together with his new friend they put together a new band.
But to the group was missing a drummerwhich came thanks to destiny. Charly Albertiwho at that time was dating Cerati’s sister, called the house and was answered by Gustavo himself, with whom he spoke for a while and told him that he was the son of the famous Tito Alberti, jazz musician. The guitarist extended the invitation to join the band. “The truth is that At that time I was much more interested in dating his sister.but music was always my great passion and I accepted the proposal,” Alberti once joked.
The name was shuffled Stereotypes for the group, although they finally opted for Soda Stereo. Then, the long-awaited day arrived for the three young people: the band’s debut.
What was Soda Stereo’s first show like?
Alfredo Lois He was a film, music video and visual director of Argentine music. After a successful career, he died in 1998 due to cancer. Alfredo also studied Advertising at the University of Salvador and He decided to invite his friend from college to play on his 23rd birthday.. That December 19, 1982 Some strangers who called themselves Soda Stereo showed up.
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Gustavo accepted the favor from Alfredo and they gave what was perhaps their most intimate show. Only 15 people were gathered at what was Soda’s first concertand it was not as they expected. “We played with a very poor amplification system, without prior testing. It sounded too loud and the truth is that no one was paying attention to us. But we were happy, it served to prove that there was chemistry and that it was worth continuing to try,” Cerati later expressed.
Lois directed many Soda Stereo music videos and even produced recordings of their live shows. That’s why it was considered the “fourth Soda.”
That birthday marked the first step of many that they would take throughout their career. Then, it was the turn to play Airporta fashionable bowling alley of the time, located on Avenida Cabildo and Deheza, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Saavedra. From 15 they went to a hundred, and a few years later they filled stadiums, but none of the three will have been able to forget that first show.
Source: Ambito
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