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Originally formed under the moniker “Three Souls in My Mind” due to the appeal of a long band name, the group was initially comprised of Alejandro Lora on bass, Memo Berea on lead guitar and vocals, Ernesto de Leon on lead guitar, and Carlos Hauptvogel on the drums.
The band’s first live performance came in 1969 to a positive response, and the group subsequently made a their mark at Festival de Avándaro, ‘America’s Woodstock' in 1971 with a combination of English- and Spanish-language rock songs. By playing rock songs in Spanish, the band introduced the themes of rock and roll to a huge Spanish speaking audience, providing the groundwork for the influx of rock in to Mexico. The band spent the next 14 years recording and performing under the Three Souls in My Mind name, until in 1985 the name and line-up underwent notable changes.
With a line up consisting Alejandro Lora, Chela Lora and Eduardo Chico, El Tri’s debut album “Simplemente el Tri” (1985), earned the threesome gold certification – the first ever Mexican rock band to do so. The album spawned the singles “Triste Canción de Amor” and “Vicioso del Rocanrol” and led to a tour of considerable size including dates in the the U.S. The band cemented their success in Mexico and in large parts of South America as a whole with their 18 subsequent studio albums, 10 live albums, and four compilation albums.
Due to this international success El Tri have played a host of sold-out arenas shows such as the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, The Olympic Auditorium, and the Hollywood Palladium. Despite this success and influence on Mexican rock, the band has never been certified more than gold record due to labels struggling to be able to compete with counterfeiters.
Rising from the ashes from Alex Lora’s old band Three Souls in my Mind, Mexican psychedelic rock band El Tri rejuvenated their music after meandering through several genres before they solidified their definitive bluesy rock sound in 1985. Taking their name from the three colours of the flag, El Tri became the first Mexican rock band to achieve a gold certified album after releasing their album ‘Simplemente’ which featured their first single ‘Triste Cancion. Their 1986 hit ‘Vicioso del rocanrol’ loosely translated as ‘vicious rock and roll’ became a huge success in Peru as it stormed its way onto the radio charts securing their popularity in Chile, Venezula, Argentina and of course Spain. During their career they successful forayed in to North America introducing their sound not only to the Americans but to its Latin community. In 2003 they were nominated for Best Album at the Latin Grammy Awards. Labelled as Mexico’s answer to The Rolling Stones, El Tri have created a huge milestone for Latin Rock.
Used to playing two and a half hour shows, their Spanish inspired blues rock sound has won over a legion of fans. The fans mean everything to the band, as they look to them for inspiration for themes explored in their songs. Playing to thousands of passionate fans in arenas all over the Americas really brings out the best in the band as they are greeted with screams as the audience sing along word for word. With their simple and genuine melodies and Lora’s heartrending tone, you’re bound to fall in love with El Tri as they sweep you off your feet.
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