Buitres´history started with songs. The dissolution of Los Estómagos enabled its members to throw themselves into those new compositions. “I spoke with Gabriel (Peluffo) and one day he went to a rehearsal. He became more and more involved and then we liked the idea of playing together. In fact, we were very close friends and we could not miss the opportunity of playing together,” said José “Pepe” Rambao, in an interview with El Observador.
Already as BuitresDespués de la Una, a combination of names picked from a long list of options, the band started to build its career by means of self-managed shows as it consolidated a fan culture across the whole country.
All they wanted to do was play. Make songs to have fun and move away then from the heavy load of Los Estómagos.
The first three albums almost came up naturally. “We were making songs and recording them,” Peluffo said. “And those albums contain songs we keep on playing 25 years later,” he added.
The third album, Maraviya (1993), was their turning point. However, its success was assisted by the double edition of their first two albums, which quickly becameDisco de oro (best-selling album).
“There was an explosion then like with Los Estómagos. There was a change, but it was not all of a sudden. Maraviya came at the right time,” Peluffo recalled. But success entails other obligations. “Although we wanted a relaxed group and so on, it is hard to stay relaxed when people start to follow you and to criticise you. It is no longer a hobby,” Rambao reflected.
Throughout these years, Buitreshas undergone a continuous learning path: being on their own at first, and then learning, to a greater or lesser extent, to delegate. They used to travel to inland departments in the cargo truck and collected the payments themselves. The band then evolved by purchasing equipment, hiring a sound mixer and getting a set painted by Guillermo Peluffo himself. By the end of 1990 they trusted Claudio Picerno with the executive management. “I believe that it is always like this for artists. It was a huge effort. Loading equipment, putting everything up. All that reinforces how you feel about it,” sentenced the vocalist.
They were also forced to learn to delegate in the recording studio, a place the band is not very fond of. “Albums are a pain. Once they are released and people like them, one forgets about the bad moments. Well, actually, it is better to suffer with this rather than with other things,” Peluffo stated.
Rantifusa, their first independent album, was produced by Jaime Roos, but they decided to do it their own way, although it implied losing money in the end. The same happened in Mientras, where they had to re-record some tracks. “From then onwards, recording processes become quite smoother, or we might have got used to suffering,” Rambao concluded.
The band is currently working on its next album which will have Rodrigo Gómez as producer. “Now we want a brand new start. I think we are mature enough to tell him ´we do what you say´,” said Peluffo.
The show will honour a career full of national rock hits and will also feature two former drummers of the band: Marcelo Lasso and Jorge Villar. Lea la versión en español.
