Signos

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Signos (lit. 'Signs') is the third studio album by the Argentine rock band Soda Stereo, released on November 1986, by Columbia Records. It was recorded and produced Moebio Studios, located in Buenos Aires, with sessions starting mid-September 1986 and ending in mid-October. Not much detailed information is known about the recording of the album, as Moebio didn't preserve the recording sheets. Before it's recording, Soda Stereo went on holiday in Europe. After staying in Spain and France, they went to the United Kingdom, where they attended various festivals. Soda Stereo were inspired and influenced by the bands that they saw perform. Moreover, frontman Gustavo Cerati had problems with cocaine intoxication and had gone to the hospital several times. In its composition, Signos features a more acoustic sound and a more "classical" rock sound, with a tendency towards soul and post-punk influences. Across the tracks, instruments used in the 1970s are featured, like the Hammond organ and electric pianos. Furthermore, critics have argued that the album started an evolution in Cerati as a writer and composer. The cover was designed Caito Lorenzo with help from Alfredo Lois, both of them having worked in previous projects, as a Polaroid art; due to the band wanting the album cover to be abstract. On the back there is more art that was made to represent every track of the album. Upon release, critics praised Cerati's guitar work and lyrics, along with Héctor "Zeta" Bosio's growth as bassist.