Divididos

Divididos
Origin	Hurlingham, Buenos aires, Argentina
Genres	Alternative rock Hard Rock Funk metal
Years active	1988 - Present
Labels	Polygram
Associated acts	Sumo Las pelotas
Website	www.divididos.com.ar
Members
Ricardo Mollo Diego Arnedo Catriel Ciavarella
Past members
Gustavo Collado Federico Gil Solá Jorge Araujo

Divididos ("Divided") is an Argentine rock band.^[1][2]

The band was formed in 1988 after the death of Luca Prodan and the consequent dissolution of the band Sumo. Ricardo Mollo (vocals, guitar) and Diego Arnedo (bass guitar) joined drummer Gustavo Collado to form a band named "La División" (The Division), which would be later called "Divididos".^[2][3]

The group is dubbed La Aplanadora del Rock (The Leveller of Rock) and is known for mixing rock music with Argentine folk music, and cryptic, hard-to-get lyrics.^[2][4] The most successful point on the band's career came with the 1993 record La era de la boludez (The age of idiocy).^[2]

Other than founding members Mollo and Arnedo, different drummers have completed the normal trio: Gustavo Collado (1988–1990); Federico Gil Solá (1990–1995); Jorge Araujo (1995–2004); and since 2004, Catriel Ciavarella.^[2]

The band has recorded a number of covers, such as Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix and Light My Fire by The Doors.^[5] Covers not committed to CDs include I Want You (She's So Heavy) and Day Tripper by The Beatles. In their shows, Divididos has played songs such as "Rock and Roll" and "Moby Dick" (Led Zeppelin), and "Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix). The band also covers some Sumo songs, usually in medley format.

In 2005, the band received the Platinum Konex Award as best Rock Group of the 1995-2005 decade, distinction shared with Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota.

Discography

^[2]

• 40 dibujos ahí en el piso (1989)
• Acariciando lo áspero (1991)
• La era de la boludez (1993)
• Otroletravaladna (1995)
• Divididos (1996)
• Gol de mujer (1998)
• 10 (1999)
• Narigón del siglo (2000)
• Viveza criolla (2000)
• Vengo del placard de otro (2003)
• Oro (2003)
• Vivo acá (2003)
• Canciones de cuna al palo (2004)
• Vianda de ayer (2004)
• Obras cumbres (2006)
• Amapola del '66 (2010)

References

1. ^ El Polaco Goyeneche fue el primer punk (Spanish)
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Biografia de Divididos (Spanish)
3. ^ Biografia de Sumo (Spanish)
4. ^ Divididos en Cosquín: "No era fácil, pero se confirmó que la música es una sola" (Spanish)
5. ^ Divididos demolió River, y presentó su primer tema nuevo en un lustro (Spanish)

See also

• Official site (Spanish)