Los Prisioneros – Corazones (1990, Chile)
Our next spotlight is on number 580 on The List, submitted by @dan.
This is the fourth studio album from a new wave band considered to be one of the most influential Latin-American bands, both in terms of their sound and their socially-conscious lyrics that voiced criticism of Chile’s military dictatorship. Formed while the original members were still in high school and led by Jorge González, Los Prisioneros kickstarted the era of Nuevo Pop Chileno (New Chilean Pop), had their music censored for five years in Chile due to their debut Le voz de los ’80 (1984) being seen by Pinochet’s military regime as potentially dangerous, and had their song “El baile de los que sobran” (from their 1986 album Pateando piedras) become an anthem for the 2019-22 protests in Chile. The album we look at here diverged from their earlier sound, bringing in electronic elements, the keyboard as the main instrument, and one Gustavo Santaolalla (yes, that one) as producer. Los Prisioneros would essentially break up during the making of this album (as would the Pinochet regime), but would later reform in the early 2000s and then break up a final time in 2006 (the same year Pinochet finally bit the dust).
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