Biography
Los Amigos de María was one of the best hard rock bands of Chile. They were formed in the second half of the 60’s and under the name Los Diferentes they released some singles more in the style of sof beat ballads than rock. They also become a backing band for others under the name Grupo Resurrección and Los Amigos de María, specially for the US singer Dean Reed who recorded some singles with, showing a new rock-styled vein. Finally they release a LP simply entitled “Rock” in 1973 which became one of the compulsory items for Chilean rock collectors thanks to the long original 10 minutes psych Zeppelin-styled masterpiece “Vuelve a comenzar”. However, the rest of the album causes some disappointment for the covers of songs already out of time by the 70’s. The repertoire wasn’t good but, believe me, just for the first song “Vuelve a comenzar” this album worths the trying… Well, the myth says EMI released this album in 1973 but it was really recorded in 1968. If that information is true, then the disappointment wouldn’t be justified, the opposite, it would be an advantaged proto hard rock. I don’t know the truth, but I know everybody should know what a real hard rock band of Chile did those years. So far I know, like in most of the cases of Chilean rock bands of the 60´s, it’s hard to find some information or pictures, so this time the video was created with pictures of some of the most legendary Chilean rock bands, a tribute to the bands which are forgotten in the …
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