Comments on: My Juanes Post http://www.expat-chronicles.com/2009/10/my-juanes-post/ new design under construction, bear with me yo! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:51:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sofia http://www.expat-chronicles.com/2009/10/my-juanes-post/comment-page-1/#comment-1857 Sofia Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:44:38 +0000 http://www.expat-chronicles.com/?p=2972#comment-1857 Manuel - are you high? You must have been when writing your response to come to the conclusion that rock music does not exist in Latin America. Los Enanitos Verdes, Soda Estereo, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Mana, Babasonicos, Bersuit Vergarabat, Kruks en Karnak, Los Rodriguez, Panda, Caramelos de Cianuro, etc.! Your assertion that Latin American countries never went through the "processes" necessary to create or develop rock music is so unsubstantiated, making it clear that you lack any education in the field of transnational music movements (hint! take a class). I don't know if you are blind or just oblivious, but please have some solid proof to support your outrageous claims before you make them. :) Manuel – are you high? You must have been when writing your response to come to the conclusion that rock music does not exist in Latin America. Los Enanitos Verdes, Soda Estereo, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Mana, Babasonicos, Bersuit Vergarabat, Kruks en Karnak, Los Rodriguez, Panda, Caramelos de Cianuro, etc.! Your assertion that Latin American countries never went through the “processes” necessary to create or develop rock music is so unsubstantiated, making it clear that you lack any education in the field of transnational music movements (hint! take a class). I don’t know if you are blind or just oblivious, but please have some solid proof to support your outrageous claims before you make them. :)

]]> By: Colin http://www.expat-chronicles.com/2009/10/my-juanes-post/comment-page-1/#comment-1818 Colin Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:47:13 +0000 http://www.expat-chronicles.com/?p=2972#comment-1818 @ Ian - You're right, you don't see that so much in Peru as in Bogota, Colombia - especially in La Candelaria and Chapinero. There are a handful of metal bars a couple blocks from my apartment. I agree that chicha reigns supreme in Peru, but there is a strange following for rock bands that are near-extinct in the States. For example, I was in Lima when <a href="http://www.myspace.com/kiss" rel="nofollow">KISS</a> came through last year and it seemed like almost as big of a deal as Daddy Yankee. On the other hand, nobody under 40 listens to KISS in America. And there's a specific arequipeño friend of mine who was heavy into <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ironmaiden" rel="nofollow">Iron Maiden</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/acdc" rel="nofollow">ACDC</a>, and other groups that were popular when I was a kid. @ Ian -

You’re right, you don’t see that so much in Peru as in Bogota, Colombia – especially in La Candelaria and Chapinero. There are a handful of metal bars a couple blocks from my apartment.

I agree that chicha reigns supreme in Peru, but there is a strange following for rock bands that are near-extinct in the States. For example, I was in Lima when KISS came through last year and it seemed like almost as big of a deal as Daddy Yankee. On the other hand, nobody under 40 listens to KISS in America. And there’s a specific arequipeño friend of mine who was heavy into Iron Maiden, ACDC, and other groups that were popular when I was a kid.

]]> By: Ian http://www.expat-chronicles.com/2009/10/my-juanes-post/comment-page-1/#comment-1817 Ian Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:01:26 +0000 http://www.expat-chronicles.com/?p=2972#comment-1817 “You see dudes wearing black leather jackets and jeans with long, dark hair”. Where did you see that? It seem like there are a lot of people doing this. I’m from Perú and that’s not true. It’s so small the people who listen to Metallica if you compare with people who listen salsa or cumbia. You should do a little research if you want to say things like that. “You see dudes wearing black leather jackets and jeans with long, dark hair”.

Where did you see that? It seem like there are a lot of people doing this. I’m from Perú and that’s not true. It’s so small the people who listen to Metallica if you compare with people who listen salsa or cumbia. You should do a little research if you want to say things like that.

]]> By: Manuel http://www.expat-chronicles.com/2009/10/my-juanes-post/comment-page-1/#comment-1816 Manuel Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:34:02 +0000 http://www.expat-chronicles.com/?p=2972#comment-1816 Latin American rock music? Have you realized that maybe that rock doesn’t exit? I mean, in Latin America there are a few people who really listen to rock music (and sometimes form a rock band) but that’s it. We never experienced all the events and process that happened in the developed world and influenced people, in one way or another, to make up rock music. That is huge difference. I hope this situation change someday. As you said most people listen to salsa music and this is precisely the problem, don’t you think? Latin American rock music? Have you realized that maybe that rock doesn’t exit? I mean, in Latin America there are a few people who really listen to rock music (and sometimes form a rock band) but that’s it. We never experienced all the events and process that happened in the developed world and influenced people, in one way or another, to make up rock music. That is huge difference. I hope this situation change someday.

As you said most people listen to salsa music and this is precisely the problem, don’t you think?

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