La Biblia | ||||
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Studio album by Vox Dei | ||||
Released | March 15, 1971 | |||
Recorded | Mid 1970 to January 1971 T.N.T. Studios, Buenos Aires |
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Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length |
55:59 55:13 (Cd re-issue) |
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Label | Disc Jockey | |||
Producer | Jorge Álvarez | |||
Vox Dei chronology | ||||
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La Biblia (pronounced [la ˈβiβlja]; Spanish for "The Bible") is the second studio album by the Argentine band Vox Dei, released as a double album on March 15, 1971 by Disc Jockey Records. Considered a milestone of nascent Argentine rock, as well as one of the first rock operas and concept albums of rock en español, La Biblia centers on the Bible's narrative, starting from Genesis and concluding with the Apocalypse.
A preview of some compositions were debuted at the B.A. Rock Festival in November 1970, and the album was presented with four shows at Teatro Presidente Alvear, followed by a tour throughout the country's major cities. The album was Vox Dei's breakthrough and is widely considered their magnum opus. It was included in Rolling Stone Argentina's list of The 100 Greatest Albums in Argentine Rock, ranked at number 13.
"La Biblia" is considered by Argentinian rock fans to be Vox Dei's indisputable masterpiece; it has been called "magnificent for both its music and lyrics". Guitarist and vocalist Ricardo Soulé did a terrific job summarizing in just a few lines the most important stories of the Christian Holy Book. Musically the band adopted a hard psychedelic direction, with chiming 12-string guitar and overdriven solos alternating with folky acoustic passages and harmony vocals sometimes reminiscent of The Moody Blues.