From love after love to the city of poor hearts, the Rosario musician left a mark on the history of national rock, with iconic works in which he demonstrated all his talent.
Fito Páez He turns 62. The musician from Rosaryborn the March 13, 1963is one of the most important figures in the history of national rock. He was part of a litter of historical artists, like Luis Alberto Spinetta, Charly García and Gustavo Cerati, among many others.
However, Páez always managed to stand out with A authentic sound and its own styleinspired by a musical baggage containing both rock and tango and Blues and bossa-nova. In his career, he managed to inhabit an intersection between these genres and created melodies and letters that remain in force until today. Next, a review of fundamental discos of his career.
5 essential discs of Fito Páez’s career
Of 63 (1984)
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Páez’s first album was released when he had 21 years. He Virtuosity and the creativity of music are to the flower in this work, which starts with a letter of presentation as it is “From sixty -three”. In this album you can already listen to the phyt spirit, with Licked rhythms, piano arrangements -To accompanies him in the iconic disc the cover- and the Hitslike “three needles” and “the rumba of the piano”.
Turns (1985)
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A year after his debut, Páez meets more folk rhythmsas in the historical “I come to offer my heart” and “DLG”. In turns, insist again with chords more linked to jazz and bossa, as in her homonymous song and “I’m going to be free”, as well as The essence of national rock in a hymn as “11 and 6”.
Poor Hearts City (1987)
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Fito was turning in Brazil when He learned that his grandmother and aunt had been killed in his hometown. Before the tragedy, the musician channeled his anguish and anger in Poor Hearts Cityan album with A much darker sound compared to its predecessors, and with a more rocker style. The song that best reflects the spirit of the album is the homonym, in which Páez shouts for the unfair loss of his relatives, enhanced by an iconic guitar riff.
Love after love (1992)
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For 1992, Páez was on the tightrope; His last works had not generated an impact or profits, so He opted for an ambitious project, moved by his relationship with Cecilia Roth. Fito, maybe The most in love with national rockhe printed a force and style to his masterpiece -the best -selling album in the history of national rock. The album title is tirelessly repeated in its first track, as an introduction to a series of beautiful stories of love, heartbreak, disagreement and passion.
Novel (2025)
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After the successful tours in which he reviewed his successes as 63, Circo Beat and love after love, Páez arrives renewed for this 2025. And it is that on March 27 he will launch Novelan ambitious album recorded in the historical studies of Abbey Road, composed of 25 songs and with a narrative behind. With two singles published (“when the circus arrives at the town” and “superextraño”), the 62 -year -old Rosario remains more in force than ever.
Source: Ambito
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