Siniestro Total

Siniestro Total in 2007. Photo by Wikipedia user caninhas

Siniestro Total (meaning literally 'total write-off' as in the insurance term for a vehicle that is beyond repair following a motor accident) is a Galician punk rock group from Vigo, Spain. It was founded in 1981 during the cultural movement called Movida viguesa by Julián Hernández, Alberto Torrado and Miguel Costas. After many changes in personnel, its current members are Julián Hernández, Javier Soto, Óscar G. Avendaño, Ángel González and Jorge Beltrán.

Style

Their first album, ¿Cuándo se come aquí? (When do we eat?), features very short songs, with a marked punk style. In the second one, Siniestro Total II: El Regreso (Siniestro Total II: The Return), songs are essentially punk, but more instruments come to play. In the third one, Menos mal que nos queda Portugal (At least we still have Portugal), their punk sound evolves into a more classical rock sound, although its lyrics are still punk. In the fourth one, Bailaré sobre tu tumba (I'll dance over your grave) saw the band continue with a rock style. The fifth and sixth ones, De hoy no pasa (Today is the last time) and Me gusta cómo andas (I like the way you walk), their sound became closer to power-pop, whereas the lyrics continue being punk in essence.

The seventh, En beneficio de todos (For the general good), they return to rock music, with their lyrics evolving and becoming more complex. The eighth and ninth ones, Made in Japan and Policlínico miserable (Miserable clinic), feature a harder rock sound (close to heavy metal), and lyrics are darker and critic. In their tenth album, Sesión vermú (Vermouth session), saw a softer rock style. They make an unexpected turn in their eleventh album, La historia del blues (The history of blues), playing the genre of the same name, with lyrics based on Jack Griffin's work. With the twelfth album, Popular, democrático y científico (Popular, democratic and scientific), they return to rock, with a style close to grunge.

Members

Current members

• Julián Hernández — guitar, vocals, drums, synthesisers (1981–present)
• Javier Soto — guitar, backing vocals (1985–present)
• Ángel González — drums (1988–present)
• Jorge Beltrán — saxophone, backing vocals (1996–present)
• Óscar G. Avendaño — bass, backing vocals (2001–present)

Former members

• Miguel Costas — vocals (1981-1987, 1988-1994)
• Alberto Torrado — guitar, bass, backing vocals (1981-1987)
• Germán Coppini — vocals (1981-1983; died 2013)
• Xoxe — electric guitar, vocals (1987-1988)
• Segundo Grandío — bass, backing vocals (1988-2001)

Discography

Studio albums

• ¿Cuándo se come aquí? (1982)
• Siniestro Total II: El Regreso (1983)
• Menos mal que nos queda Portugal (1984)
• Bailaré sobre tu tumba (1985)
• De hoy no pasa (1987)
• Me gusta cómo andas (1988)
• En beneficio de todos (1990)
• Made in Japan (1993)
• Policlínico miserable (1995)
• Sesión vermú (1997)
• La historia del blues (2000)
• Popular, democrático y científico (2005)
• Country & Western (2010)

Live albums

• Ante todo mucha calma (1992)
• Cultura popular (1997)
• Así empiezan las peleas (1997)
• Que parezca un accidente (2008)
• La Noche de La Iguana (2014)^[1]

Compilation albums

• Gran D Sexitos (1986)
• ¿Quiénes somos? ¿De dónde venimos? ¿A dónde vamos? (2002)

Collaborations

• Héroes de los ochenta (1990)
• Trabajar para el enemigo (1992)
• Ojalá estuvieras aquí (1993)
• Gato por liebre (1997)
• L'asturianu muévese (1997)
• La edad de oro del pop español (2001)

References

1. http://www.efeeme.com/siniestro-total-lanzan-el-disco-digital-en-directo-la-noche-de-la-iguana/

External links

• Official site of Siniestro Total
• Siniestro Total - Music Biography, Credits and Discography : AllMusic
• Siniestro Total - lafonoteca.net

Text adapted from Wikipedia