A Spanish Progressive band with a few albums out. BLOQUE blend synth and Spanish vocals with electric and acoustic guitar (lots of electric) in a wide variety of styles (some people dislike this). They were strongly influenced by the jazz, flamenco, and hard rock (a cross between THIN LIZZY and BLACK SABBATH). "Hombre Tierra Y Alma" is strongly of the 70's italian scene with a strong folk- influenced feel in a way similar to BANCO or PFM. "El Hijo del Alba" is also excellent. Their best is "Musica Para La Libertad" which includes the incredible instrumental tracks.Spanish music elements. But in comparison with Triana, his music is far from,Spanish flamenco rock. Of course, La Noche Que Precede A La Batalla is entirely different from jazz rock or fusion. The album marks a number of positive upgrades in the sound of Bloque. Firstly, the Allman Brothers vibes are extremely reduced, if not absent, with the band heading for a more personal style. Second, the music sounds more compact, the songwriting more efficient and the instrumentation more balanced, even if the guitars remain the leading instruments. Third, while Bloque retain much of their Classic Rock variety, ''Hombre, tierra y alma'' sounds much more progressive and definitely more inspired than their debut.So, all these factors helped the Spanish combo come up with a fully convincing style, somewhere in the middle of Hard and Progressive Rock, where Juan Carlos Guitierrez'es flexible keyboard themes start to play a basic role in the music and the raw sound of Bloque is now often covered by a dash of symphonic grandieur.Additionally there are some great, lyrical moments in here and the dual guitar leads belong among the highlights of the album.Certain melodies here and there are absolutely great and memorable, the music contains lots of impressive twists and turns and the performances are pretty solid.The flipside of the original vinyl apparently contains the brightest material of the album, full of MEZQUITA-like intense synthesizers, dramatic instrumental guitar runs and some excellent electric solos, while there are even some dark-sounding choirs and ROBERT FRIPP-like guitar manifest, cleverly adapted in the hard sound of the band. Line-up / Musicians Juan Carlos Guitiérrez/keyboards,vocals Luis M. Pastor/sound,vocals Juanjo Respuela/guitars,vocals Sixto F. Ruiz/guitars,bass Tivo M. Salmón/effects Carlos Terán/percussion,vocal Discography(Album) Hombre, Tierra y Alma 1979
1.Humanidad indefensa 2.Ya no hay nada en la calle 3.El llanto del poeta 4.En infierno esta aqui? 5.Una posibilidad 6.En infierno esta aqui? 7.Meditacion parte I 8.Descubrir el sentido terrible de la vida 9.Meditacion parte II 10.El verdadero silencio parte I 11.La muerte renacida 12.El verdadero silencio parte II 13.Por fin he vuelto a ti
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