Have you ever wondered what are the best Chilean rock songs? And it is that the chilean music It has been conquering the national and Latin American scene for decades, with artists who have transcended due to their great influence in this field.
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To recognize those singers and groups from our country, the magazine Rockaxiscommemorating its 250th edition, published a list with the 250 best Chilean rock songs, ranking which you can review in full in this note.
In the list consider songs recorded between 1959 and 2023contemplating 64 years of Chilean musical career.
In it ranking The most specialized people in the field at the local level participated: Musicapopular, the magazines Rockaxis and Bulldozer, in addition to the guest journalists Sergio Cancino, Marcelo Contreras (Culto), Alfredo Lewin (Sonar), Bárbara Alcántara (Concierto), Nayive Ananías (Musicologist) and Rainiero Guerrero (Futuro) among other professionals, critics , researchers and historians of Chilean rock.
Best Chilean rock songs: an analysis of the list
Contemplating no more and no less than 250 songs, the list covers decades of national music history.
Due to the above, it is not at all strange to find the name of classic groups, such as Los Jaivas, Los Prisioneros and Los Tres. These last three bands, in fact, They are the ones that appear the most on the listeach with four songs to his name.
They are followed by Lucybell, Los Bunkers, La Ley and Congreso, which appear with three themes each.
Best Chilean rock songs: this is the top 10
Thus, number 1 on the list was left for “All together” of The jaivasa song that dates back to 1972 and was cataloged as “an anthem of unity and resistance.”
“This masterpiece encapsulates not only the band’s technical and creative skill, but also their deep commitment to the ideals of solidarity and hope in turbulent times.”
For position 2, the publication left “The dance of those who are left over” of The Prisoners (1986)analyzed as “evidence of an educational system with shortcomings that have not been resolved and that were so well raised by the leader of the bandam that they continued to star in the protests in the years to come, having a high point of resignation in the 2019 reelection “.
The top 3 closed it “Let you fall” of The Three (1995)a song with which the Concepción band “broke the patterns they had determined in their previous album, leaving aside the stridency of the most electric rock to open up to the complexity and subtlety of acoustic music.”
The list with the 10 best Chilean rock songs is the following:
- “All Together” – Los Jaivas
- “The dance of those who are left over” – The Prisoners
- “Let yourself fall” – The Three
- “Sea bath at midnight” – Cecilia
- “Miño” – The Bunkers
- “The rock of the world cup” – The Ramblers
- “The right to live in peace” – Víctor Jara
- “Thanks to Life” – Violeta Parra
- “I loved her” – Appliances
- “The Death of My Brother” – Los Mac’s
The 250 best Chilean rock songs: COMPLETE LIST
Check the complete list of Rockaxis with the best 250 Chilean rock songs below.
