| # | Artist | Song (click to play) | Album | Year | CD label |
| 1 | El Reloj | Haciendo blues y jazz | El Reloj | 1975 | Record Runner |
| Called the Argentinian Deep Purple. Bluesy heavy guitar, sometimes frenzied. Reminds me of some of the Italian early 70's bands that leaned more towards British hard-rock style. | |||||
| 2 | Redd | Kings On War | Tristes Noticias del Imperio | 1977 | Progressive Rock Worldwide |
| A very short (30 minutes) but excellent progressive album of intricate compositions. They recorded only 2 albums, but, the second was not released for more than 10 years after being recorded. Reminds me of some of the better mid-70's Italian prog bands. | |||||
| 3 | Banana | Un Hombre en la Hoguera | Aun Es Tiempo de Sonar | ? | Music Hall |
| Banana plays a somewhat typical symphonic progressive with strong emphasis on guitar and vocals. It reminds me alot of Kaipa's brand of easy going melodic progressive. It is very well played with no duff tracks. I like it alot. It is not widely available, so you may want to snap it up if you see it. | |||||
| 4 | Sui Generis | Las Increibles Aventuras del Senor Tijeras | Pequenas Anecdotas Sobre las Instituciones | 1974 | Microfon |
| Mellow folky prog, based around the vocal harmonies of Charly Garcia and some other dude. This is their third album and is considered their best and most symphonic album. | |||||
| 5 | Invisible | Jugo de Lucuma | Invisible | 1974 | Microfon |
| Based around the guitars of Almendra leader Luis Alberto Spinetta, who went on to many other bands which are reportedly more fusion oriented. I find this album to be fairly straight-forward hard rock with lots of nice instrumental sections featuring guitar improvisation. | |||||
| 6 | Los Jaivas | Danza | Cancion Del Sur | 1977 | Mardel-X |
| Los Jaivas is from Chile and have an apparently extensive catalog, beginning about 1970 up to the present, I believe. The music is a mix of Chilean folk music with symphonic prog. What I find most appealing about their music is the addition of traditional instruments like pan flute to the mix. The band lived in Argentina during the period of 1973-1977 and recorded this album among others. After this album, they relocated to Europe and further refined their sound and released several other excellent albums. The closest comparison to Los Jaivas I can think of is Jade Warrior. | |||||