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TRIANA (Symphonic Prog - Spain) 

TRIANA is the most legendary progressive rockband in Spain. Their stunning debut-album was a seminal blend of flamenco and progrock and paved the way to flamenco-inspired progrock in Spain, culminating in bands like AZAHAR, 
CAI, ALAMEDA, QUALDAQUIVIR, MEZQUITA and MEDINA AZAHARA. The story of TRIANA started in Seville, the beating heart of the flamenco. Jesus de la Rosa (keyboards/vocals) was a known musician in the local music scene and he even 
had international success with "Los Bravos" and their single "Black Is Black". 
But he wanted to form his own band to make progressive rock, so he recruited Eduardo Rodriquez Rodway (vocals/guitar) and Juan Jose Palacios 'Tele' (drums/percussion). The trio called themselves TRIANA, named after 
the most traditional part of the town and they moved to Madrid. With some help they were allowed to record their music in a studio with highly advanced equipment. 

In '74 "Triana" first released a single titled "Bulerias 5x8" (it became a failure) and then the debut album "El Patio" ('75). Unfortunately their flamenco-progrock did little, eventually the album sold 1000 copies. 
But after a big presentation in Madrid in '76, things started to improve and in '77 the second album "Hijos Del Agobio" came out, followed by the single "Rumor". 
The emotional lyrics (about hope after the end of general Franco's dictatorship) were embraced by the Spanish youth when the radio started to play "Rumor". 
TRIANA's music boosted the youth's identity and it gave them a way to show their emotions. And how ironically, TRIANA's music became less progressive while the band became more and more famous.
 Their third LP "Sombra Y Luz" ('79) sold 300.000 copies and from the fourth album "Encuentro" ('80) TRIANA turned out to be Spain's most popular rockband. 
Further releases were "Triana" ('81) and "Llego El Dia" ('83) but then the story ended very sad because in '83 Jesus de la Rosa died in a tragic car incident and the other musicians decided to call it a day. 
Record company Fonomusic released some compilations, especially the beautifully packed 2-CD "Una Historia" ('95) is recommended.

The opener on the first album "El Patio Is Abre La Puerta" (almost 10 minutes), it starts with choir-Mellotron, piano and flamenco guitar (tremolo-technique). 
Then the typical sensitive and skillful flamenco guitar blends with piano and soft synthesizer chords. A fluent and tight rhythm-section carries the music to a powerful acceleration with the typical flamenco vocals, 
expressive and a bit wailing. The rest of this song contains lots of shifting moods that range from mellow with flamenco guitar and choir-Mellotron to propulsive with powerful drums and howling electric guitar, 
very moving. Most of the other six compositions are in the vein of "Abre La Puerta": beautiful shifting climates with typical flamenco elements like palmas (handclapping),
 rasgueado (quick downward strikes across all strings) and picados (quick runs on the guitar with two fingers), along with tasteful keyboards (organ, synthesizers, Mellotron and piano) and fine electric guitarplay. 
The final two tracks are splendid compositions: beautiful interplay between the flamenco - and electric guitar and a bombastic finale with rasgueado, organ and electric guitar in "En El Lago" 
and powerful drums and a howling and biting electric guitar in "Recuerdos De Una Noche". The second album "Hijos Del Agobio" is in the vein of "El Patio" but fails to 
generate the same excitement and the third "Sombra Y Luz" only sparks at some moments like the compelling titletrack. Later albums are tasteful but too polished poprock.

***FLAC***

Triana (El Patio) (1975) ***FLAC***
Hijos del Agobio (1977) (Turntable: Dr. Feickert Blackbird ) ***FLAC***
Hijos del agobio (1977) (Turntable: Clearaudio Champion Limited) ***FLAC***
Hijos del agobio - Reissue 2014 (1977) ***FLAC***
Sombra y Luz - Reissue 2014 (1979) ***FLAC***
Triana - Quiero Contarte (2008, Warner Music Spain-Rhino (DL M-35818-2008) 3CD-box ***FLAC***
Sé De Un Lugar 2004 ***FLAC***

=== mp3 ===

1975 - El Patio – time: 00:38:51 – 320 Kbps
1977 - Hijos Del Agobio – time: 00:34:03 – 320 Kbps
1979 - Sombra Y Luz – time: 00:36:22 – 320 Kbps
1980 - Un Encuentro – time: 00:34:14 – 320 Kbps
1981 - Triana – time: 00:33:35 – 320 Kbps
1983 - Llego El Dia – time: 00:42:14 – 320 Kbps
1997 - Un Jardin Electrico – time: 00:43:3 – 192 Kbps
1998 - En Libertad - time: 00:41:29 - 192 kbps
1998 - Jesus De La Rosa. Canciones Ineditas [EP] - time: 00:21:40 - 192 Kbps
2007 - Un Camino Por Andar – time: 00:43:15 – VBR 192 Kbps