At the time, the set was largely deemed a chaotic shambles evidence of the ramblings of a drugged mind, and of a writing/recording obsessive-compulsive disorder. El Salmon followed in spring 2001: A mammoth five-disc set of 103 songs (reportedly culled from over 400 written during the previous year) 80-percent were previously unreleased original compositions, with the remaining 20-percent being covers from the most disparate sources - from the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to tango and other Argentine folk music, along with new versions of a few of his own songs. It was not as successful as the previous album, but showed a new Calamaro: desperate, decadent, and often elegant at the same time, with a new and raw lyrical approach. Recorded when he was 37, it contained 37 songs of despair, love lost, drugs, and regret. After breaking up with his Spanish girlfriend, he released the double-CD Honestidad Brutal in 1999. Before that album, Calamaro was considered an important character, appreciated by the other musicians, but not by the popular culture at large. No doubt, Alta Suciedad put him in the big leagues, alongside other Latin legends on the national rock scene. Alta Suciedad brought him the commercial success that had previously eluded his solo endeavors, and it sold 300,000 copies in Argentina alone, certainly a huge number considering that country's small market. After los Rodríguez split, Calamaro returned to his solo career, recording Alta Suciedad in 1997, an album produced by Joe Blaney. 1 & 2, a couple of CDs that contained unreleased and rare material from the '80s. While performing with los Rodríguez, he didn't release any new solo material, just Grabaciones Encontradas, Vols. Curiously, working from Spain, he was conquering Argentina. Calamaro's songs became popular in the early '80s, and the hitmaker was back on the road again. They formed los Rodríguez in 1991, a pop/rock band that was very popular in Spain and Latin America. There he met Ariel Rot and Julian Infante, former members of Tequila. Calamaro left Argentina and settled in Spain, following a road taken by many Argentinian rockers. When Calamaro released Nadie Sale Vivo de Aquí in 1989, Argentina was struggling in the midst of a difficult economic crisis consequently, few albums were released, and the production of Nadie Sale suffered. Released in 1988, it contains some outstanding songs such as "Con los Dientes Apretados" and "Me Olvidé de los Demás," while other songs like "Cartas Sin Marcar" and "Loco por Tí" helped the album gain popularity. Calamaro's third album, Por Mirarte, found him in better form fronting an established band. He also worked and collaborated with many artists of different styles and genres, a constant goal throughout his whole career. Although Calamaro appeared to be out of luck as a songwriter, he had an intense and successful run as a producer for bands like los Enanitos Verdes, los Fabulosos Cadillacs, and Don Cornelio y la Zona. Despite the presence of important musicians and guests such as Luis Alberto Spinetta and Charly García, the album was a disappointment both commercially and artistically. In 1985, Calamaro left los Abuelos de la Nada and recorded his second album, Vida Cruel. The album was a bizarre mix of styles and musicians, and it didn't gain much public or press support. Although the band was led by the brilliant Miguel Abuelo, Calamaro composed most of the group's hits, including "Mil Horas," "Así Es el Calor," "Sin Gamulán," and "Costumbres Argentinas." In 1984, he made his solo debut with Hotel Calamaro. In 1981 he joined one of the main bands of the '80s Argentinian rock scene, los Abuelos de la Nada.
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Born in 1961, he began his professional musical career at the age of 17 playing keyboards in Raíces. Andres Calamaro is one of the most popular Argentinian pop/rock songwriters, and considers himself a song craftsman.
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