Chronology Stereo
By Gustavo NG
Soda Stereo was born as a group influenced by bands like The Police and Television . In its beginnings it combined the force of the punk-rock music and the melodies of the ska and reggae but with the passage of the time it was becoming more and more a sound and style Pop Rock with the course of the years and its discs.
1982
At the beginning of the decade of the 80, Gustavo Cerati and Zeta Bosio played in Punta del Este (Uruguay) with their respective groupings. Cerati with Sauvage and Bosio with The Morgan . Both agreed on dreams and musical tastes to form a group that would play their own songs in Spanish inspired by The Police and The Cure. From that moment began the long search for musicians and the name with which they would make history. Charly Alberti joins the formation along with other temporary musicians such as Richard Coleman, Daniel Melero and Andrés Calamaro . Among the names proposed for the band featured Aerosol , Side Car and The Stereotypes , the latter inspired by a song from the band The Specials . After these names came the proposals of "Soda" and "Stereo" resulting in the name of Soda Stereo with which they were maintained until the separation of the grouping.
1983
After months of preparation and rehearsals, the opportunity arises for the first professional show debuting as a trio, before the audience of Discoteque Airport in July of that year. This is how Soda Stereo begins to sound and become known in the underground circuits of the Argentine capital. They record some demos and their songs begin to play on Lalo Mir's radio program on Radio Plata, acquiring greater visibility and, through their live performances, make contact with a CBS record producer.
1984
It publishes its first disc Soda Stereo under the production of Federico Moura ( Virus ). The recording was performed in CBS studios in Buenos Aires, with the collaboration of Daniel Melero (author of " Trátame suavemente ") on the keyboards and Gonzo Palacios in the sax, as " guest musicians " but over time the fans considered it " The Fourth Soda ." The official presentation of this material was at the Astros Theater on December 14 of that year although the album was released on October 1st.
1985
In January, they leave Buenos Aires to play at the Rock In Bali Festival in Mar del Plata and in March at the Chateau Rock 85 Festival held at the Chateau Carreras Stadium in the province of Córdoba before fifteen thousand spectators where they are enshrined as the revelation of the event.
1986
In April Soda Stereo showed with Nada Personal , his second production, that without abandoning the " danceable " rhythms achieved more depth in the lyrics and maturity in the melodies, something that was accentuated in the trio with the passage of time. They make their first tour in Latin America in which countries such as Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Venezuela would visit. At the end of the year they released their third studio album Signos , becoming the first Latin American artist to use the CD format.
1987
Soda plans to tour the continent with a new album from the oven. They visited countries like Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Mexico and were main artists in the Viña del Mar Festival in Chile. Product of the tour they launch the live disc White Noise , where the force and energy of the band in each presentation is appreciated.
1988
During the month of June and under the musical production of the Puerto Rican Carlos Alomar record Doble Vida in the city of New York. This is his first album recorded outside Argentine lands. Soda Stereo manages to congregate hundreds of thousands of spectators in their presentations.
1989
After surpassing the million copies sold, the group prepares its fifth tour by America and they present Maxi-simple Languis. They become the second rock band in Spanish to perform Sold Out in the United States.
1990
Editan Canción Animal , his sixth studio album, produced at Criteria studios in the city of Miami, United States. Enter the Puerto Rico music market and prepare the largest national tour, where they visit more than 30 cities throughout Argentina for two months with completely depleted functions. This album is considered among the best of rock in Spanish.
1991
The success of Soda Stereo continues to grow, breaking records of completely full performances and where the songs will be recorded live for the album Rex Mix. Enter the European market for Spain and continue a series of presentations by countries like Colombia and Venezuela, while in Argentina they close the year with an incredible concert before more than 250,000 spectators.
1992
After months of promoting their music in Spain, they finally leave for the old continent to visit four cities and give a series of shows in Barceola, Valencia, Madrid and Seville. Influenced by the European environment they define the sonority and character of what would be their next album Dynamo , published later this year.
1993
The members of Soda , already with 10 years of ups and downs in their race, maintain distance and begin to show interest by their individual musical projects. Cerati records his first solo album Amor Amarillo , while Zeta is dedicated to the musical production of other artists and Charly is part of the group Plum, with whom he releases an album.
1994
After several years of inactivity and edit two compilation albums "Zona de promesas" (Remixes Zone) and "20 Great Hits" they signed a contract with the BMG company, Soda Stereo returns to the arena slowly to record their next studio album "Sueño Stereo"
nineteen ninety five
In the middle of the year they formally launch "Sueño Stereo", becoming a platinum record and they embark on a new tour through Venezuela, Colombia, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Chile, Mexico, Costa Rica and the United States until mid 1996 where they are invited by The MTV channel to perform one of his already very famous acoustic sessions "Unplugged" from where the next album "Comfort and music to fly" is released and would be reissued later in 2007.
nineteen ninety six
Becoming the first band in Latin America to broadcast a concert via the internet for the Argentine radio program What is it? Of Rock & Pop.
1997
Amid strong rumors and suspicions, finally the news of a separation is made public. On May 1, 1997, through a press release, Cerati confirmed the news and all media quickly echoed the information. Soda Stereo is preparing a short farewell tour of Chile, Mexico and Venezuela, to finally close that chapter in September with two concerts at the River Plate Stadium. Both shows were recorded to be released on two live albums: The last concert A and The last concert B with the famous phrase " Gracias total " by Cerati.
2007
Ten years passed since the separation to announce a brief reunion in which they would make a series of presentations: five in Argentina and a tour of the main Latin American capitals under the name of Me veras volver . The tour with the highest number of paid tickets in the entire Latin American continent, reuniting more than one million fans, breaking several records of attendance and number of concerts.
2008
They separate again and each member continues with their individual activities.
2017
Cirque du Soleil premieres Seventh Day to pay tribute to Soda Stereo's legacy. A cast of 36 artists that captivate and guide the public through a series of unique visual, acrobatic and artistic paintings, as well as being the first time a space is offered where the public can live the energy of the show to the fullest and Is part of it.
