Song Of The Day #3

The third in my STOD list (Seriously sounds like a new form of STD related viruses.) takes us back to a time when we saw a rise of great music coming up. I'm talking about the 90's! The rise of Alternative bands were greatly erupting. Bands trying to create their own image and fuse other styles of music was common. With the explosion of newfound artistic freedom also sadly came the high climbing of commercialization. Even though the companies sucked and popular rock bands didn't seem to last long, there were a shitload of "anthems" and "trademarks" that represented the music at the time. But it didn't just happen of course in the America or the U.K. or basically any english speaking country. NO! The amazing thing about Rock is that it spread and inspired people from all over the world to make their own bands.

I know...............It's outdated by half a decade!

We are going to place called Mexico! (That's where my parents are from)

It used to be all this, but now it's only the green part of today

The Latin Alternative scene was an important scene that emerged from the late 80's and early 90's. It was crazy insane! :D A lot of artists emerging were inspired by the different issues, standards, laws and policies being thrown around at the time, including that artists were releasing music from their own labels. They were big on Latino audiences as much as we loved English speaking Alternative bands. Today's SOTD single is:

Maldita Vecindad Y Los Hijos Del Quinto Patio: Pachuco

Ah, Pachuco. Some people right now must be thinking "What's a pachuco?" My answer: Too long to explain since I go into detail a lot and it has a lot of history about it, so look it up on Google or read a book about it. Just kidding! :D In simple terms it's a Chicano culture or men and women dressing up in zoot suits and enjoyed a flamboyant lifestyle. Sadly it died out around the 70's when gang violence erupted. But a small resurgence came in the late 80's when Maldita Vecindad adopted this nearly dead fashion (Thank God!) This song is the opening track to the group's album El Circo. The lyrics are an example of what a pachuco/pachuca back in the 40's had to deal with, rebelling against parents, traditions, and a society that looked down on them, especially the signature outfits. Opening with a clip of predecessor and actor Tin-Tan, Sax (Literally) starts blaring the saxophone loudly every second over Pacho's jumpy snare beats and Aldo's heavy bass playing while lead singer Roco goes wild screaming in to the microphone before the whole band clashes into the rhythm. This fast-paced Ska Punk single is widely credited as a landmark in the Latin Alternative movement. Check it out to see why! :)

Enjoy!