A symphonic prog band that defined flamenco progressive
and were the foremost Spanish progressive band. These guys, at
times, remind me a lot of King Crimson in their early days, yet were a
genre in themselves. With poetically styled songs, gorgeous flamenco
guitar, and a very Spanish sound, Triana are a must to try, being a
very important progressive band. Any of their first four albums are all
worth the find. (?)
Their first may possibly be best described as symphonic flamenco.
Lots of flamenco guitar stylings surrounded by a lush synth and
mellotron backdrop. Electric guitar is also well represented, though
usually limited to solos and the occasional fill. Triana have created a
very original version of symphonic progressive and is well worth
hearing. The vocals are in Spanish, very lovely, and are fairly
abundant. Later albums follow in the same vein. Start with the first and
work your way forward. Good stuff though they ran out of good
ideas on the last couple of albums.(?)
I admit it, El Patio disappointed me a bit. I think that it has a low
tone to me. Maybe I expected too much after hearing bands
like Mezquita,
Guadalquivir and others before. I don't
mean that this is a bad album, but if you want to introduce yourself in the
world of flamenco prog it is perfect: easy to listen to starters, and not
very commercial (like Alameda).
Mike Ohman
Only from within Spain an adequate valuation of what Triana
supposed in their moment. The idea of combining the symphonic rock
with the flamenco gave impulse to a generation of bands that cultivated
the so called "andalusian rock," with groups like Azahar,
Mezquita,
Granada or
Medina Azahara. The formation in trio:
keyboardist + voice,
drummer and spanish guitar was supplemented in stage with bass
and electric guitar (usually played both by the same musician), and
they achieved a personal and very imitated style in the late '70s. The
death of the keyboardist and singer finish with the successful trajectory
of this great band, from which today there are still re-releases and
greatests hits that are best sellers. "Tele", in economic troubles,
re-born the name of Triana in 1994, making gigs during 2 years and
releasing in 1997 "Un Jardin Eléctrico" that had little impact, although it
was a good symphonic album with a 70's sound. In 1999 they repeated
with "En Libertad" that added a few tracks to some of those in
"Un jardin eléctrico". Unfortunately, "Tele" died in 2002, ending the history
of Triana.
José Manuel Iñesta
"El Patio" has been recently re-released by Fonomusic.
Other webs about Triana:
LINK
Review of the record "El Patio"
Review of the record "Sombra y Luz" (in spanish)
Review of the record "Hijos del Agobio" (in spanish)
Review of the record "Un Encuentro" (in spanish)
Review of the record "Triana" (in spanish)
Review of the record "Llegó el Día" (in spanish)
Review of the record "Un Jardín Eléctrico" (in spanish)
Review of the record "Un Camino por Andaro" (in spanish)
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