Simplemente (Simply) (1984) is the first

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by the band originally known as

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and the first one as El Tri. The name comes as a direct reference from the way the fans called the band ''Tri'', which is the way ''Three'' sounds in

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, hence Simply The word Tri. The album was well received with "Triste Cancion" becoming a hymn in

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and by far the most recognized song by the band, just like "Metro Balderas" and "Vicioso" received big success as singles. In the song San Juanico 84 Alex Lora makes a salute industrial disaster caused by a massive series of explosions at a liquid petroleum gas tank farm in San Juanico, Mexico on November 19, 1984; this being one more of the songs dedicated to social reality, a characteristic in the songs of the band.

Track listing

# "Sópleme usted primero" (You Blow me First) ( Alex Lora, Sergio Mancera) - 4:25 # "San Juanico" (Lora) - 5:15 # "Vicioso" (Vicious) (Lora, Mancera) - 2:19 # "Juanita" (Lora, Mancera, Mariano Soto) - 3:50 # "Triste canción" (Sad Song) (Lora) - 5:25 # "Agua, mi niño (La curva)" (Water, my Child (La Curva)) (Lora, Mancera) - 3:26 # "Violencia, drogas y sexo" (Violence, Drugs and Sex) (Lora, Guillermo Briseño) - 3:40 # " Metro Balderas" (Balderas Subway) ( Rodrigo González) - 5:30

Personnel

* Alex Lora – guitar, vocals * Rafael Salgado – harmonic * Sergio Mancera – electric & rhythm guitar * Arturo Labastida – sax * Mariano Soto – drums

Certification

External links

www.eltri.com.mx
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Simplemente Simplemente (Galician or Spanish for "simply") may refer to: * ''Simplemente'' (Chayanne album), 2001 ** "Simplemente", the album's title track * ''Simplemente'' (El Tri album), 1984 See also

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