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Alacran
Alacran
Featuring: First band of Barrabas' Members
REFERENCE: DISC 1998 CD
BAR CODE: 0
The record from Alacrán is in the vein of trio with psychedelic touches. As an interesting point, they included instruments such as harpsichord and other keyboards that reminds of the excellent first work of the italian band Il Balletto di Bronzo named "Sirio 2222". The sad news is that it only lasts less than 30 minutes. It was recorded in Celada Studios, Madrid, 1969. Other references are that Oscar Lasprilla and Fernando Arbez have belonged to Los Brincos. After Lasprilla left, the band splited and they made a new group named Barrabás, devoted to latin-funky-rock music, being rather popular then.
Tracklisting:
1. Sticky (Arbex) - 3:57
2. Son (América, América) (Arbex) - 5:02
3. My Soul (Suddenly) (Arbex/Egaña) - 4:33
4. San Francisco (California) (Arbex) - 3:47
5. Take a Look Around You, Baby (Egaña) - 3:30
6. Will You Keep My Love Forever (Egaña/Lasprilla) - 3:44
Recorded 1969.
Review:
4**** By All Music Guide
"Madrid's Alacran was the brainchild of drummer and guitarist Fernando Arbex, who enlisted fellow Spaniards Oscar Lasprilla on keyboards and vocalist/bassist Ignacio Egaña. Their self-titled debut was their only album, and the opening track, "Sticky," was their only single. Recorded in 1969 and issued with no promotion on either side of the Atlantic, the album nonetheless captured the attention of the youth culture in their homeland and in parts of the rest of Europe. Remarkably, the edginess of the guitars and the deep Latin groove in the rhythms and minor-key melodies draw inevitable — and accurate — comparisons to Santana. Alacran is far more psychedelic and garage-y than the Santana band and, being a power trio, relied on the blues more as well. But nonetheless, this is the sound of Latin rock at the beginning, and the album is stellar. Alacran disbanded when Lasprilla moved to England, and the two remaining members formed the legendary Barrabas. The Alacran disc, however, is better than all of the Barrabas efforts put together. It remains an underground classic in the 21st century."
— Thom Jurek
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