''Lágrimas y gozos'' ("tears and joy") is the seventh studio album by the Spanish
ska punk
Ska punk (also spelled ska-punk) is a fusion genre that mixes ska music and punk rock music together. (sometimes spelled skacore) is a subgenre of ska punk that mixes ska with hardcore punk. Early ska punk mixed both 2 tone and ska with har ...
band
Ska-P
Ska-P () is a Spanish ska punk band formed in 1994 in Vallecas, a district of Madrid, by a group of friends from Madrid, Navarre and Euskadi. Review by Chris Trueat Allmusic
The band can be categorized, politically, as an anti-establishment mu ...
. It was released on 7 October 2008, entering the Spanish Top 100 Albums chart at number 6.
The first single from the CD, "Crimen sollicitationis", was released on 5 September 2008.
Nicolas Sarkozy
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Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Sei ...
's voice is sampled in "La Colmena".
The sleeve notes include lyrics to the songs and, according to the sleeve notes, the lyrics are also available in both French and English at Ska-P's official website.
Writing and production
''Lágrimas y gozos'' is the first album since Ska-P's break-up in 2002.
[ allmusic/ref> The title of the album was a choice between ''Azufre'' ("sulphur") or ''Lágrimas y gozos'' ("tears and joy"). They explained their decision in choosing ''Lágrimas y gozos'' in an interview for the Spanish daily El Mundo:
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Track listing
Personnel
* Pulpul – vocals, guitar
* Luismi – drums
* Julio – bass
* Joxemi – guitar
* Kogote – keyboard
* Pipi – backing vocals
* Albert Pérez – trumpet
* Garikoitz Badiola – trombone, helicon
* Marc Sumo – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Release history
Charts
Album
Singles
References
External links
Ska-P's official website
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Ska-P albums
2008 albums