Luis Alberto Spinetta (Invisible+) R.I.P.

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One of the greatest musicians to surge in Argentina and Latin America as a whole, has recently passed away due to a short struggle with lung cancer.He'll truly be missed, a genius who went through various rock genres and succeeded at them: blues, hard rock, jazz fusion, prog, great, great artist.

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Edited by The Quiet One - February 08 2012 at 15:32

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The Quiet One Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745	Topic: Luis Alberto Spinetta (Invisible+) R.I.P. Posted: February 08 2012 at 15:29
	One of the greatest musicians to surge in Argentina and Latin America as a whole, has recently passed away due to a short struggle with lung cancer. He'll truly be missed, a genius who went through various rock genres and succeeded at them: blues, hard rock, jazz fusion, prog, great, great artist. http://vos.lavoz.com.ar/pop/rock/murio-luis-alberto-spinetta Edited by The Quiet One - February 08 2012 at 15:32

Lima96 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 20 2010 Status: Offline Points: 445	Posted: February 08 2012 at 17:24
	"Bien aqui o en el mas alla, sos alma de diamante; y aunque este mismo sol se nuble después sos alma de diamante" - "Whether here or far beyond, you are Diamond Soul; and altough the sun itself gets dimmed, you are Diamond Soul" Thank you for so much wonderful music, RIP Flaco, may your art live forever!

CrimsonComus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: February 06 2012 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 1	Posted: February 08 2012 at 17:35
	Luis Alberto Spinetta, one of the biggest icons of the Argentinean rock, died today from a long struggle he has been having with a lung cancer since July of 2011. He was the main musician from famous bands sucha as: "Almendra", "Pescado Rabioso", "Invisible", etc... He made public his struggle with his sickness the 23rd of December (2011) in the middle of confusing rumours that kept rising about it. He made it through an emotive letter delivered through one of his sons' (Dante Spinetta) Twitter account. I'll post the letter in Spanish in its entirety so that there are no details lost in the translation. I'm sorry if this bothers somebody. "Desde el mes de julio sé que tengo cáncer de pulmón. Estoy muy cuidado por una familia amorosa, por los amigos del alma, y por los mejores médicos que tenemos en el país. Ante el aluvión de información inexacta, quiero aclarar públicamente las condiciones de mi estado de salud. Me encuentro muy bien, en pleno tratamiento hacia una curación definitiva", escribió el "Flaco". Last month, the musician underwent surgery for a perforated bowel, unrelated to the lung cancer and was hospitalized 25 days, in which he spent his 62° birthday. Since then, he has received support from the artistic scene, where he managed to install himself as a musical reference. His colleagues and the public in genreal, today weep silently or through social networks, in fact, his four children (Dante, Catarina, Valentino y Vera) expressed themselves on Twitter with very emotional messages. Icon of the "Rock Nacional", he formed bands from "Almendra" in 1967, which were followed by "Pescado Rabioso", "Invisible", "Spinetta Jade" until he decided to pursue a solo career in the mid 80's. In 2007, Artaud, the third album that launched "Pescado Rabioso", was voted Best Album of "Rock Nacional" by the local Rolling Stone. In December 2009, recalled all those steps with a single, now legendary show at Estadio Velez Sarsfield.From that moment, their performances were more sporadic but continued to lead the grid of the main local festivals. Thanks for reading. El Flaco's music will live forever in his music. Moved from a duplicated thread - Admin Edit Edited by ExittheLemming - February 09 2012 at 07:56

memowakeman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 19 2005 Location: Mexico City Status: Offline Points: 13032	Posted: February 08 2012 at 17:44
	One of the GIANTS of Argentinian music, a legacy has left to us, the ordinary men. RIP
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Morningrise Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 18 2009 Location: Buenos Aires Status: Offline Points: 2766	Posted: February 08 2012 at 18:02
	A true ARTIST. All Argentina is mourning his passing. RIP Flaco! You'll be sorely missed.

AtomicCrimsonRush Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 02 2008 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 14256	Posted: February 08 2012 at 20:08
	RIP. Very sorry to hear of another icon of prog passing on.


AtomicCrimsonRush Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 02 2008 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 14256	Posted: February 08 2012 at 20:13
	RIP. The passing of another icon of prog will be sadly missed.


Mellotron Storm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: August 27 2006 Location: The Beach Status: Offline Points: 12919	Posted: February 08 2012 at 20:21
	Very sad news,what's strange is that i just listened to his A 18 Del Sol album a couple of nights ago,and this is the day my dad died 21 years ago. Love a couple of those INVISIBLE albums too.
	"The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN

Cesar Inca Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 19 2004 Location: Peru Status: Offline Points: 4888	Posted: February 08 2012 at 21:00
	Thank you for the music - now you'll meet Mr. Rapoport again, who went to Heaven by the end of 2011.

progadelic Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: April 29 2008 Status: Offline Points: 17	Posted: February 08 2012 at 21:51
	Very very sad, he was only 62 . Flaco Spinetta was a true genius and was one of those very few able to play progressive and experimental music while touching a somewhat diverse audience. He was also known to be a humble and very kind person. A wonderful and extremely creative musician, songwriter, lyricist and poet that touches millions of souls across Latin America... Vuela flaquito querido!!!

paulindigo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 24 2005 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 469	Posted: February 09 2012 at 03:30
	This leaves me speechless, I hoped he would recover... a truly great artist that I had just begun to discover. RIP Flaco

b_olariu Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: March 02 2007 Location: Romania Status: Offline Points: 5531	Posted: February 09 2012 at 03:34
	RIP, I like a lot Invisible albums

MFP Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 31 2009 Status: Offline Points: 8829	Posted: February 09 2012 at 12:05
	Very sad news. RIP Flaco.

crimson87 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: January 03 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 1818	Posted: February 09 2012 at 19:08
	Spinetta was one heck of an artist and I am glad I was lucky enough to see him in La Trastienda during the "Pan" shows. Luis is not about prog , is beyond prog... succeded in every musical genre , call it rock , jazz , pop , fusion , folk etc. I strongly advise the non spanish speakers of this site to check his not prog albums because records like : Kamikaze , Pan , Un Mañana , Los Socios del Desierto , ALMENDRA (The cornerstone of Spanish Spoken rock) cant be missed. Sadly enough he does not have enough credit as he deserves in argentina since most argentineans like their music much more simple than Luis's. "Recuerda que un guerrero no detiene jamas su marcha"

The Quiet One Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745	Posted: February 09 2012 at 19:15
	^agreed, or he's sometimes overshadowed by Garcia's and Paez' more poppy and accessible material, although these are great musicians as well. Today I listened to Invisible, Spinetta Jade and his solo records, A 18' del Sol and Kamikaze. Brilliant stuff.

Man With Hat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178	Posted: February 10 2012 at 00:04
	RIP
	Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.