Has de aprender a hacer que cada acto cuente, porque los actos tienen PODER.

May 5, 2010 11:55 AM

¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo! In honor of the hottest, wildest and trippiest section of América del Norte, how about some classic los ACIDA ROCKA? Starting with clips from the 1971 movie "Bikinis y Rock!" El Ritual! Peace And Love!! Bandido!!! ... Now how about some live footage from the Mexican Woodstock: Festival Rock y Ruedas de Avándaro-- Part 1 Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6

ROSARIO - AVANDARO
More El Ritual
La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata: - Ciudad Perdida
El Tarro De Mostaza - El Ruido Del Silencio
El Amor
Rabbits and Carrots -- Sex machine & Las cuatro culturas
Grupo Oz -- Fly
Grupo Ciruela "Nada nos detendra"
La Maquina Del Sonido -- & No Quiero Ya Volver & Perdí mi nube
Ernan Roch - Sitting on the Side of the Ocean & Round Round & The Train
39.4 --Madness
cosa nostra -- adopta un arbol
ceaser cal
los spiders-- Run,run,run & back
NAHUATL - EVOLUCIÓN
la onda del survival -- WHAT THE WORLD NEED?
Fongus- La Reina Del Rock And Roll
RENAISSANCE - I'M DYING
Dug Dugs - Let's Make It Now
Toncho Pilatos - Drunk Again
THREE SOULS IN MY MIND -- OYE.
Kaleidoscope - Colours & I'm Crazy

Why not throw on some 60s garage rock as well?
LOS LOCOS DEL RITMO-POLVORA
los ovnis-- soy libre & cuando era nino & Infinito
LA QUINTA VISION - MONKEYS SHOUT
los raiders -- La Llorona Loca
Los Hitters - Hombre respetable
Los Belmonts - Amarrado
Los Rockin Devil's - UNA CHICA YE YE and LLORO POR TI
Los Beatniks
Los Hooligans - Despeinada

(Special Bonus: The Zeros 1977)

¡Viva México!

apologies if any spanish was harmed in the making of this post.

posted by Potomac Avenue (8 comments total)

Que es?
posted by spacely_sprocket at 12:18 PM on May 5, 2010

My company had a Cinco de Mayo celebration this morning. What was it, you might wonder? Breakfast tacos in the lunch room! Viva el patrimonio!
posted by Burhanistan at 12:22 PM on May 5, 2010

Este es bueno. Yo quero mirar, pero necessito trabajar.

(Did I do okay? I haven't spoken spanish in about 8 years)
posted by Think_Long at 12:23 PM on May 5, 2010 [1 favorite]

Anybody aware of a version of Bikinis y Rock with subtitles?
posted by yoHighness at 12:43 PM on May 5, 2010

I don't know if it has been translated to English, but for the tiny percentage of Spanish speaking mefites, La Contracultura en México by José Agustín is a pretty decent chronicle of what was going on in mexico at the time. It goes from Zoot Suits to Punks.

I watched several of this bands when I was a kid, they were old at the time, as old as my dad or older :). I like hearing the stories of the police raiding parties and concerts, and how one would have to go underground to hear songs about kissing a girl.
posted by dirty lies at 12:50 PM on May 5, 2010

AVANDAROOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (that scream comes from the "live footage" link)

Excelente este post pues.
posted by elmono at 1:32 PM on May 5, 2010

I spent a good part of the afternoon listening through these. Excellent post, Potomac, and thanks.
posted by threetoed at 5:37 PM on May 5, 2010

Machete: They just fucked with the wrong Mexican.
posted by bwg at 6:25 PM on May 5, 2010