Vox Dei

Infobox musical artist
Name = Vox Dei

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Origin = Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genre = Hard rock, heavy metal, blues-rock, folk rock
Years_active = 1967 - present
URL = [http://www.voxdei.com.ar www.voxdei.com.ar]
Current_members = Carlos Gardellini
Willy Quiroga
Rubén Basoalto
Past_members = Ricardo Soulé
Juan Carlos Godoy
Nacho Smilari
Beto Fortunato
Enrique "Avellaneda" Díaz
Raúl Fernández

Vox Dei (Latin: "God's Voice") is an Argentine rock band. Its most prolific years were the 1970s, having recorded 10 albums.

History

The band's original members were Jorge Carlos "Yody" Godoy (guitar and vocals), Ricardo Soulé (guitar and vocals), Rubén Basoalto (drums) and Willy Quiroga (bass and vocals).

In 1968 they recorded a version of Percy Sledge's "When a man loves a woman", and the company Mandioca organized an audition for them in the Payró theatre. The members of Manal and Almendra were also present, and a few hours later they played together. In 1970 they recorded for Mandioca their first album "Caliente".

In the B.A. Rock Festival Vox Dei played the first part of the theme "Genesis", which had no lyrics yet. In February 1971 they released "La Biblia" ('The Bible'). Being the first Argentine concept album, it became a turning point in the history of Argentine rock; even the Archdiocese, that had asked to examine the lyrics, recommended young people to buy it. Right after the recording of "La Biblia", Jorge Godoy left the band and was replaced by Ignacio Smilari.

In 1972 they re-edited their first album and recorded the third one, "Jeremías Pies de Plomo". During the first shows after the release, they recorded "La Nave Infernal" and a few months later "Es una Nube, No Hay Duda". After "Vox Dei para Vox Dei" of 1974, Ricardo Soulé announced he would leave the band to start as a soloist. Carlos Michelini replaced him while recording "Estamos en la pecera" in 1975, and then was himself replaced by Raúl Fernandez. In 1976 they recorded "Ciego de siglos".

Soulé returned to the band in 1978 to record "Gata de noche". Slowly the differences between the musicians started to grow, but they respected the contract that kept them together until 1981. In 1988 they made a "come back", to produce "Tengo Razones Para Seguir" with Luis Valenti. The other albums recorded following the dissolution of the band are: "Sin Darle Ya Más Vueltas" in 1994, "La Biblia II" and "El Camino".

Discography

*1970 - "Caliente (Hot)"
*1971 - "La Biblia (The Bible)"
*1972 - "Jeremías Pies de Plomo (Lead-Feet Jeremiah)"
*1972 - " Cuero Caliente (Hot Leather)"
*1973 - " La Nave Infernal (The Infernal Ship) - Live album"
*1973 - "Es una Nube, No Hay Duda (It's a cloud, No Doubt About It)"
*1974 - " Vox Dei para Vox Dei (Vox Dei for Vox Dei)"
*1975 - "Estamos en la Pecera (We Are in the Fish Tank)"
*1976 - "Ciegos de Siglos (Blind of Centuries)"
*1978 - "Gata de Noche (Night Cat)"
*1986 - "La Biblia en Vivo (The Bible Live) - Live album"
*1988 - "Tengo Razones para Seguir (I've Got Reasons to Keep on Going)"
*1994 - "Sin Darle ya más Vueltas (No More Going Around)"
*1996 - "El Regreso de la Leyenda (The Comeback of the Legend) - Live Album"
*1998 - "La Biblia II (The bible II) - remake with guest musicians"
*2005 - "El Camino (The Road)"
*2007 - "Vox Dei en vivo (Vox Dei Live) - Live Album"

External links

* [http://www.voxdei.com.ar Vox Dei's official webpage] (Spanish)
* [http://www.rock.com.ar/bios/0/447.shtml Vox Dei] at rock.com.ar (Spanish)