Vox Dei - 1976 - Ciego De Siglos

Vox Dei 

1976 

Ciego De Siglos

01. La Ceremonia Es Total 3:20

02. Dejame Creer Que Todo Nace Hoy 4:17

03. Pateando Calle Abajo 4:40

04. Espontáneo Y Simple Como Un Blues 5:45

05. Extraña Visita 2:48

06. Reflexión De Dos Por Miles A Medianoche 5:37

07. Solo Hoy Te Pertenece, Mañana Es Ilusión 5:52

08. Ciegos De Siglos 2:55

Bonus Track:

09. Qué Te Sucede (Inédito) 4:29

Bonus track was found on the session tapes during remastering and was previously unreleased.

Recorded between June 29 and August 12 of 1976 at the CBS Studios, Argentina.

Bass, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Artwork [Back Cover] – Willie Quiroga

Saxophone – Guillermo Lechner

Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Rubén Basoalto

Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Raúl Fernández

Electric Guitar, Vocals, Backing Vocals – Enrique Díaz

By 1976, the music of Vox Dei lost almost every trace of progressive rock, as attested by "Ciegos de siglos", a long player mostly consisting of basic hard rock and blues rock.

The band is constituted as a four-piece unit here, with both founding members Willie Quiroga on bass and vocals and Rubén Basoalto on drums; plus lead guitarist Raúl Fernández, and rhythm guitarist Enrique "Avellaneda" Díaz (Pappo, La Máquina) who also sang on most songs.

Díaz's vocals are gritty and compelling, perhaps a bit theatrical at times, but do the trick well on "Espontáneo y simple como un blues", "Extraña visita", "Pateando calle abajo", and the opener "La ceremonia es total".

This said, a couple more highlights exist, namely "Déjame creer que todo nace hoy", and "Solo hoy te pertenece, mañana es ilusión"... curiously, a part of this song brings Led Zeppelin's "Achilles Last Stand" to mind (see "Presence").

"Ciegos de siglos" is quite far from Vox Dei's famed rock opera "La Biblia", in style and songwriting quality. This is just an obscure little album which passed unnoticed when it was released in '76, but despite its simplicity, it grows on the listener after several spins.