Line #10 Music/LosPrisioneros


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: [[MeanBoss Jorge González]], [[DeadpanSnarker Claudio Narea]] and [[ActualPacifist Miguel Tapia]].]]
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4	Los Prisioneros ("The Prisoners" in Spanish) was a [[ChileanMedia Chilean rock band]] between 1979 and 1992, considered one of the most influential bands of UsefulNotes/{{Chile}}, being the parallel of Soda Stereo in Argentina during the same time. The band was formed by ''Jorge González'' (bass and lead vocals), ''Claudio Narea'' (guitar and backing vocals) and ''Miguel Tapia'' (drums and backing vocals), the three met during HighSchool and they wanted to make a band and to be famous as Music/TheBeatles.
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6	After various possible formations and names, in college they finally formed "Los Prisioneros" and started with their first album ''La Voz De Los 80s'', which got a mild success, but wasn't until their second album ''Pateando Piedras'' where they got real success. During the 80s, Los Prisioneros released 3 albums, which got Double (and even Triple) Platinum Level in selling discs, having high sells not just in Chile, but in other countries as UsefulNotes/{{Peru}}, where the band [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff still has a lot of fans]]. Also, the song "We Are Sudamerican Rockers" was the first music video ever transmitted by the Latin America version of Creator/{{MTV}}.
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8	At the end of the 80s, after various internal problems and rivalries between the members, mostly González with Narea, the latter abandoned the group and the rest of Los Prisioneros recruited 2 new members: Robert Rodriguez (not this [[Creator/RobertRodriguez one]]) (guitar) and [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Claudia Aguayo]] (keyboard) and released ''Corazones'' album in 1990, but the group didn't last too much and disbanded in 1992. After this breakup, every member made solo careers and projects, being Jorge González's solo career the most famous of them.
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10	In 1996, Los Prisioneros reunited again for the release of ''Ni Por La Razón Ni Por La Fuerza'', which was a huge success of selling discs and revived the fame they already gained in the 80s. Later in 2001 they reunited for real for a couple of revival concerts and for the 2003 version of ''Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar''[[note]][[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi%C3%B1a_del_Mar_International_Song_Festival Viña del Mar International Song Festival]][[/note]]. After these concerts and other appearances, the group recorded ''Los Prisioneros'' in 2003 and ''Manzana'' in 2004. But the old rivalries and differences between the members continued, disbanding permanently in 2006.
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12	The influence of Los Prisioneros in Chile is huge and is considered as the inspiration of many groups since TheEighties when they were a FountainOfExpies, even today. And not just by Rock groups, also various artists from genres like HipHop, {{Pop}}, {{Reggae}}, UsefulNotes/{{Punk}} and ElectronicMusic admit that Los Prisioneros were their influence, was which already seen in ''[[CoverAlbum Tributo a Los Prisioneros]]'' in 2000. Even the group got various [[TVDocumentary Documentaries]] and {{Biopic}}s not just made in Chile.
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15	!!Official albums released:
16	* ''La Voz de los 80s''[[note]]The Voice of the 80s[[/note]] (1984)
17	* ''Pateando Piedras''[[note]]Kicking Stones[[/note]] (1986)
18	* ''La Cultura de la Basura''[[note]]The Garbage Culture[[/note]] (1987)
19	* ''Corazones''[[note]]Hearts[[/note]] (1990)
20	* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Los Prisioneros]]'' (2003)
21	* ''Manzana''[[note]]Apple[[/note]] (2004)
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23	!!Other notable albums released:
24	* ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum Grandes Éxitos]]'' (1991); the second Greatest Hits album and the first Chilean one with song unreleased on Chile, mostly remixed versions from [[TransAtlanticEquivalent Latin American versions]] and included "We Are Sudamerican Rockers", which was [[BannedInChina banned in Chile]] until the return of democracy in TheNineties.
25	* ''Ni Por La Razón Ni Por La Fuerza''[[note]]Not By Right Nor Might[[/note]] (1996); 2-disc GreatestHitsAlbum with unreleased and B-side records of the band, considered by many as one of their best.
26	* ''Tributo a Los Prisioneros''[[note]]Tribute to Los Prisioneros[[/note]] (2000); a CoverAlbum made by various contemporanean Chilean groups, the only one officially released until now.[[note]]There're other {{Cover Album}}s released by other artists in latter years as well solo bands that made {{Tribute Album}}s by their own, but this one is the only official one supported by the band members.[[/note]]
27	* ''Estadio Nacional''[[note]]National Stadium[[/note]] (2002); live recording of the comeback concerts of the band made in 2001.
28	* ''Los Prisioneros en las Raras Tocatas Nuevas de la Rock & Pop''[[note]]Los Prisioneros in the Raras Tocatas Nuevas of the Rock & Pop[[/note]] (2003); recordings made in the Chilean radio ''Rock & Pop'' in its section ''Raras Tocatas Nuevas''[[note]]"Rare New Records", stable section of this radio where new and emergent Chilean artists play cover themes as well unedited new songs[[/note]], which include a couple of original and cover songs, even from the then-new Chilean TV series ''Series/TreintaYUnMinutos''.
29	* Various LP with old bootleg recordings (from studio and live concerts) RereleasedForFree on the internet like ''En Vivo Teatro Cariola''[[note]]Live from Carioca Theatre[[/note]] (1985), ''Beaucheff 1435'' (1989), ''El Caset Pirata''[[note]]The Pirate Cassette[[/note]] (2000), ''Raspando la olla''[[note]]"Scratching the pot", which is also a typical Chilean slang akin to "scraping the barrel"[[/note]] (2006) and ''Algo ilegal!''[[note]]Something illegal![[/note]] (2013).
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32	!!Los Prisioneros contains examples of:
33	* AbsoluteXenophobe: "Maldito Sudaca"[[note]]Damn Sudaca[[/note]], which talks about how probably Latinos were/are seen by Americans. The term "sudaca" is a pejorative term for South America/Latino people, being the DistaffCounterpart of "gringo" (pejorative term refered to Americans.)
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35	* TheBandMinusTheFace: ''Narea & Tapia'' band formed during TheNewTens, which only played Los Prisioneros songs, but it hasn't sort of impact since this isn't the complete band. Recently they got the "Los Prisioneros" name back, but still.
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37	* ConceptAlbum: ''Corazones'' album is often considered as this. There're various things about this: it's the first album made almost completely by González himself (more like a personal[=/=]solo album than something made by Los Prisioneros) and the themes are mostly love songs. The same González appeared in the album cover as the model. Also, this album is most considered as a {{Pop}} album, which influenced many Pop artists in the next years.
38	* CoverVersion:
39	** Los Prisioneros made various cover songs which were unreleased until 1996's ''Ni Por La Razón Ni Por La Fuerza'' and later in bootleg discs [[ReReleasedForFree released on internet]] after the second and final breakup.
40	** One instrumental they played in concerts in the 80s and later in their comeback concerts in 2001 was the main theme of [[Film/JamesBond 007]]'s ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''.
41	** 2003's ''Los Prisioneros en las Raras Tocatas Nuevas de la Rock & Pop'' was a complete CoverAlbum with the exceptions of "En el cementerio"[[note]]In the cemetery[[/note]] (from Gus Gusano y sus Necrofílicos Hemofílicos times) and "Concepción" (part of his ''then'' upcoming new disc ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Los Prisioneros]]''.)
42	* {{Expy}}:
43	** Of Music/TheClash, which was also one of their influences.
44	** Also in some SynthPop themes like "Muevan las Industrias"[[note]]Shake the Industries[[/note]], they were compared with Music/DepecheMode.
45	* FakeBand: Gus Gusano y sus Necrofílicos Hemofílicos[[note]]Gus Worm and his Hemophiliac Necrophiliacs[[/note]] was an alternate band by Los Prisioneros made between 1986 and 1988 in which they played as a {{Rockabilly}} band with {{Gorn}} songs made JustForFun. This band never made public appearance during Los Prisioners years before the breakup, and his songs remained hidden until 1996's ''Ni Por La Razón Ni Por La Fuerza'' GreatestHitsAlbum and later by the bootleg albums released since the 2000s by people who have demo records of Los Prisioneros that released on {{internet}} after the second (and definitive) breakup in 2006.
46	* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest:
47	** After the first breakup, Los Prisioneros reunited in 2001 to get the band together again and released 2 discs: ''Los Prisioneros'' and ''Manzana''. But the differences between the members (especially the rivalry of González and Narea) made during the first breakup weren't solved after all and finally the group was [[KilledOffForReal broken off for real]] in 2006 to never be reunited again.
48	** Something subverted recently in November 2015 where Narea and Tapia appeared in Gonzáles' tribute concert, where the latter almost got in a coma but he's in rehabilitation now, as a sort of PosthumousCollaboration but without the actual dying.[[note]]As had already happened with Soda Stereo's Gustavo Cerati years ago.[[/note]]
49	* GarageBand
50	* AGoodNameForARockBand: Since they were contrary to [[UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet Pinochet]]'s dictatorship, "The Prisoners" was indeed [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a good name for the band]].
51	* GreatestHitsAlbum: They made various after the first breakup, but the most famous is ''Ni Por La Razón Ni Por La Fuerza''[[note]]''Not by Right Nor Might'', a PunnyName for "Por la Razón o Por La Fuerza" (''By Right or Might''), which is also Chile's motto[[/note]], a 2-disc compilation which also contains various B-Sides and unreleased themes as well some live records. This disc is considerated more of a UpdatedReRelease than just a Greatest Hits album.
52	* GratuitousEnglish:
53	** "We Are Sudamerican Rockers", the song's name and the chorus only. Also has GratuitousFrench there too:
54	-->''We Are Sudamerican Rockers. Nous Sommes Rocker Sudamericaines.''
55	** Also in "Latinoamérica es un Pueblo al Sur de Estados Unidos"[[note]]Latin America is a Village at the South of the United States[[/note]], which is an acid critic about how this country influenced not just Chile but the entire continent.
56	-->''"We tried to talk the jet-set language" para que no nos crean incivilizados.''[[note]]so they don't believe we're uncivilized[[/note]]
57	* IHaveManyNames:
58	** Various of the names of the band were Los Apestosos[[note]]The Stinkies[[/note]], [[FakeBand Gus Gusano y sus Necrofílicos Hemofílicos]] and before the definitive formation Los Pseudopillos[[note]]The Pseudo-thieves[[/note]] and Los Vinchukas.[[note]]Refering to the "vinchuca", a bug similar to a beatle and... [[Music/TheBeatles well, you know]].[[/note]]
59	** Also, before the definitive name, the main idea was Los Criminales[[note]]The Criminals[[/note]] but days later was changed to Los Prisioneros.
60	* IconicOutfit: Part of the official look of Los Prisioneros was looking like GreaserDelinquents, included the DelinquentHair and mostly just using t-shirts and blue jeans.
61	* IconicSongRequest: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWP__YnKzsI La Voz de los 80s]]" is the song that never should be avoided if you want to listen Los Prisioneros.
62	* [[FoodSongsAreFunny Junk Songs Are Funny]]: "De la Cultura de la Basura"[[note]]From the Culture of the Junk[[/note]], song which also gave the name of the disc which is included: ''[[TitleTrack La Cultura de la Basura]]''.
63	* LeadBassist: Jorge González.
64	* LocationSong:
65	** "San Miguel" in 2003's eponymous album, a song dedicated to the Santiago's ''comuna''[[note]]Chile's administrative division of cities, often translated as "county" or "precint"[[/note]] of the same name where they born and lived for all his youth and part of their adulthood.
66	*** To be more specific, ''San Miguel''[[note]]Saint Michael[[/note]] comuna was named after ArchangelMichael in [[OlderThanYouThink 1800s]].
67	** In the same album, there's a song called "Concepción", based in the Chilean city of the same name and one of the most biggest cities apart of Santiago.
68	** More as a "Location Disc" is the 1989 bootleg disc ''Beaucheff 1435'' (the original fourth disc of the band before the departure of Narea that ended with ''Corazones'' album), which title came from the address González had in these years.
69	* MisogynySong:
70	** "Corazones Rojos"[[note]]Red Hearts[[/note]], a song that demoted Chilean woman and her status on a machist society like Chile. This song was made with a purpose of report Chilean machism and it was used by feminists as a kind of BurningTheFlag about machism.
71	** Also, there's a light (but not less misoginy) song called "Una mujer que no llame la atención"[[note]]A woman that doesn't get attention[[/note]] in ''Pateando Piedras'' album.
72	* MoneySong: "Quieren Dinero".[[note]][[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin They Want Money]][[/note]]
73	* PragmaticAdaptation[=/=]AdaptationDecay: In 2014, Chilean TV channel Chilevisión made a TV series based on Los Prisioneros called ''Sudamerican Rockers'', based on "We Are Sudamerican Rockers" song, which [[{{Biopic}} told the story of the band in the 80s, mostly in High School days]]. But since was produced ''WITHOUT'' any of the members of the group and with script liberties, the series was unanimously dismissed by Los Prisioneros and some of their fans, saying [[InNameOnly all about Sudamerican Rockers is pure fiction]].
74	** HumanFocusedAdaptation: A different story is the 2012 movie ''Miguel San Miguel'', another {{Biopic}} which told the same story but with the PointOfView of Miguel Tapia, in which production Tapia ''did'' work for the movie [[spoiler:and even made a CreatorCameo being the guy who sells the drums to a young Miguel]]. Which sadly inspired ''Sudamerican Rockers'' series, even with various of the young actors repeating roles in the TV series.
75	* ProtestSong: A lot of them, mostly against Pinochet's regime and critizising the Chilean way of life.
76	* RockStarSong[=/=]SelfDemonstratingSong: "We Are Sudamerican Rockers".
77	* RockTrio: The original formation with González (voice and bass), Narea (guitar) and Tapia (drums).
78	* {{Rockabilly}}: Los Prisioneros liked this music and usually played for fun in own records and live concerts in the 80s. Most of these records were released in ''Ni Por La Razón Ni Por La Fuerza'' compilation and ''Raspando la Olla'' bootleg disc as Gus Gusano y sus Necrofílicos Hemofílicos (see FakeBand). Not to mention the IconicOutfit they got in TheEighties.
79	* ShoutOut:
80	** "De la Cultura de la Basura" in general has a lot of this, like this line:
81	-->''Vamos al estadio escuchando radio, nos gusta Music/JulioIglesias y el {{Rockabilly}}.''[[note]]We're going to the stadium listening radio, we like Julio Iglesias and Rockabilly.[[/note]]
82	** Also the song "¿Quién mató a [[Creator/MarilynMonroe Marilyn]]?"[[note]]Who killed Marilyn?[[/note]], who referred not just Marilyn, but another cultural references and their friend and ex-member of their old group Los Vinchukas, Rodrigo Beltrán.
83	** And "We Are Sudamerican Rockers" where they are TalkingToThemself. And even they mentioned Music/ElvisPresley.
84	** In the beginning of the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veyMu8mZ-VU Maldito Sudaca]]" music video is hearing a radio changing stations, taking an extract of ''Music/AHardDaysNight'', and also there's a picture of Music/TheBeatles made on wood cubes and later being kicked by Tapia before the song starts.
85	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Cecilia Aguayo in the ''Corazones'' album and the only woman in the story of the band.
86	* TitleTrack: All the albums with the exception of ''Pateando Piedras'' (AlbumTitleDrop, part of the lyrics of "El Baile de los que Sobran"[[note]]The Dance of the Remains[[/note]]) and ''Los Prisioneros'' (SelfTitledAlbum).
87	* TransAtlanticEquivalent: Various of Los Prisioneros' albums got remixed versions for various Latin America countries, like Peru and Venezuela. These songs were also famous in Chile as being part of the first GreatestHitsAlbum released in Chile.
88	* VocalTagTeam:
89	** Although González was the lead singer of the group, Narea and Tapia also sung various songs of Los Prisioneros, some of them are classic songs of the band like "¿Quién mató a [[Creator/MarilynMonroe Marilyn]]?" (sung by Tapia) and "Lo Estamos Pasando Muy Bien"[[note]]We're Having a Very Good Time[[/note]] (sung by Narea, but later re-recorded by González).
90	** But the best example of this trope is "Maldito Sudaca", where all the members sing the song.
91	* TheVoiceOfAGeneration:
92	** In Chile, Los Prisioneros became this because of the lack of liberties of UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet's dictatorship in TheEighties. Los Prisioneros' music not just criticize the dictatorship without being censored or dissapeared, also made acid critics of the "Chilean way of life", lyrics that still sound fresh until today.
93	** Thanks to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Chilean_protests 2019 Chilean protests]], Los Prisioneros' songs like "El Baile de los que Sobran" (The Dance of the Leftovers) and "Por Que No Se Van" (Why Don't They Leave) became anthems for the movement now more than ever, as if they relive the Pinochet's dictatorship in the end of TheNewTens.
94	* YouDontLookLikeYou: Miguel Tapia's change of look after the reunion of Los Prisioneros for ''Ni Por La Razón Ni Por La Fuerza'' and onwards: since short hair and no face hair to long hair (even with braids[=/=]plaits) and a beard. Actually subverted since Tapia goes back with the short hair and no beard (sometimes).

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