The band members were Rosendo Mercado as guitarist and vocalist, Chiqui Mariscal as bassist and Ramiro Penas on drums. When they started to record their first album Leño, Chiqui Mariscal left the band and Tony Urbano entered as the new bassist in order to complete the recording. This line up would continue until their break-up in 1983 at their peak of popularity. In 2012 the band was ranked number 13 on Rolling Stone's "50 Greatest Spanish rock bands".[1]
After finishing the compulsory military service in 1975, Rosendo took part recording the first album for the band Ñu. Molina and he were not on very good terms, so Rosendo left the group in 1977, and formed Leño, playing the guitar and singing. Chiqui Mariscal (bass player) and Ramiro Penas (drums) also left Ñu to join him in Leño.
They made their debut in 1978, as supporting band in a concert of Asfalto. They had been hired by Vicente Romero, who was setting up Chapa Discos ("Chapa Records"), and published the collective disc Viva el Rollo, Vol. II. Rock del Manzanares, including two songs: Este Madrid and Aprendiendo a escuchar.
In 1979 they published their first album, titled Leño. The album, produced by Teddy Bautista, contains songs with long instrumental sections, among which El tren and Este Madrid are remarkable. During the recording Mariscal left the group, and was substituted by Tony Urbano, as portrayed in the disc cover. Later it would be ranked as the 106th best Rock en Español album according to American magazine Al Borde.[2]
In 1980 they published their second album, Más madera. Teddy Bautista's influence can be seen in that the songs are shorter and have a lighter style.
In 1981 they recorded in the Carolina club the En directo live disc. The disc sold very well, even though the recording quality was not very good. This disc includes one of Rosendo's best-known songs, Maneras de vivir. Luz Casal (chorus) and Teddy Bautista (keyboards) play with them.
The last official disc of Leño, ¡Corre, corre!, was made with more resources, thanks to the success of their previous one. It was recorded at Ian Gillan's recording studio located in London, with the production of Carlos Narea. Notable songs include Sorprendente and ¡Qué desilusión!. The intention was to achieve prestige both inside and outside Spain but when the critics of Kerrang! evaluated the album, the result was awful. Some of them claimed that was impossible to rate the album because of the language. Later, in 2012 the album would be ranked number 19 on Rolling Stone's "50 Greatest Spanish rock albums".[3]
In 1983 they took part in Rock de una noche de verano, a tour organized by Miguel Ríos that would become a milestone in the Spanish rock history, by organizing a long series of concerts all around Spain, with big sound and light resources. In the 1983 fall, in their best success moment, they decided to break up. Chiqui Mariscal died in 2008. In 2010, the band reunited for the release of their album tribute Bajo la corteza: 26 canciones de Leño to perform a short concert.
Este Madrid / Aprendiendo a escuchar(non-album single) – 1978
El tren – 1980
El oportunista – 1980
La noche de que te hablé / Sin solución" – 1980
Maneras de vivir (Studio version) / Todo es más sencillo*(non-album single) – 1981
Corre, corre / Sorprendente – 1982
Que tire la toalla! / Sorprendente – 1982
Maneras de vivir (CD single, BMG) – 1997
Compilation albums
Maneras de vivir – 1997
Indirecto – 1992
Nos va la marcha (Soundtrack) – 1978
Bajo la corteza: 26 canciones de Leño (Tribute) – 2010
Box Sets
Leño 1978-1983 – 2013
Notes
^. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
^ (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
^. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
References
BABAS, Kike, y TURRÓN, Kike: La Sana Intención. Conversaciones con Rosendo. Zona de Obras / SGAE. Madrid, 2003
FERNÁNDEZ, Iñaki: Rosendo. Historia del rock urbano. Editorial La máscara. Valencia, 1997. ISBN84-7974-250-X.
VV.AA.: Rosendo. Publicaciones y Ediciones SGAE. Madrid, 1997.
External links
Rosendo's Official website
January 30, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Leno news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is about the Spanish band For their first studio album see Leno album Not to be confused with Leno Leno was a Spanish hard rock band created in 1978 in Madrid LenoLeno playing live in 1981 From L R Rosendo Mercado guitar Ramiro Penas drums and Tony Urbano bass Background informationOriginMadrid SpainGenresHard rockblues rockYears active1978 1983LabelsChapa ZafiroSony BMGMembersRosendo MercadoRamiro PenasChiqui MariscalTony UrbanoThe band members were Rosendo Mercado as guitarist and vocalist Chiqui Mariscal as bassist and Ramiro Penas on drums When they started to record their first album Leno Chiqui Mariscal left the band and Tony Urbano entered as the new bassist in order to complete the recording This line up would continue until their break up in 1983 at their peak of popularity In 2012 the band was ranked number 13 on Rolling Stone s 50 Greatest Spanish rock bands 1 Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 Live albums 2 3 Singles 2 4 Compilation albums 2 5 Box Sets 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditAfter finishing the compulsory military service in 1975 Rosendo took part recording the first album for the band Nu Molina and he were not on very good terms so Rosendo left the group in 1977 and formed Leno playing the guitar and singing Chiqui Mariscal bass player and Ramiro Penas drums also left Nu to join him in Leno They made their debut in 1978 as supporting band in a concert of Asfalto They had been hired by Vicente Romero who was setting up Chapa Discos Chapa Records and published the collective disc Viva el Rollo Vol II Rock del Manzanares including two songs Este Madrid and Aprendiendo a escuchar In 1979 they published their first album titled Leno The album produced by Teddy Bautista contains songs with long instrumental sections among which El tren and Este Madrid are remarkable During the recording Mariscal left the group and was substituted by Tony Urbano as portrayed in the disc cover Later it would be ranked as the 106th best Rock en Espanol album according to American magazine Al Borde 2 In 1980 they published their second album Mas madera Teddy Bautista s influence can be seen in that the songs are shorter and have a lighter style In 1981 they recorded in the Carolina club the En directo live disc The disc sold very well even though the recording quality was not very good This disc includes one of Rosendo s best known songs Maneras de vivir Luz Casal chorus and Teddy Bautista keyboards play with them The last official disc of Leno Corre corre was made with more resources thanks to the success of their previous one It was recorded at Ian Gillan s recording studio located in London with the production of Carlos Narea Notable songs include Sorprendente and Que desilusion The intention was to achieve prestige both inside and outside Spain but when the critics of Kerrang evaluated the album the result was awful Some of them claimed that was impossible to rate the album because of the language Later in 2012 the album would be ranked number 19 on Rolling Stone s 50 Greatest Spanish rock albums 3 In 1983 they took part in Rock de una noche de verano a tour organized by Miguel Rios that would become a milestone in the Spanish rock history by organizing a long series of concerts all around Spain with big sound and light resources In the 1983 fall in their best success moment they decided to break up Chiqui Mariscal died in 2008 In 2010 the band reunited for the release of their album tribute Bajo la corteza 26 canciones de Leno to perform a short concert Discography EditStudio albums Edit Leno 1979 Mas madera 1980 Corre corre 1982Live albums Edit En Directo 1981 Vivo 83 2006Singles Edit Este Madrid Aprendiendo a escuchar non album single 1978 El tren 1980 El oportunista 1980 La noche de que te hable Sin solucion 1980 Maneras de vivir Studio version Todo es mas sencillo non album single 1981 Corre corre Sorprendente 1982 Que tire la toalla Sorprendente 1982 Maneras de vivir CD single BMG 1997Compilation albums Edit Maneras de vivir 1997 Indirecto 1992 Nos va la marcha Soundtrack 1978 Bajo la corteza 26 canciones de Leno Tribute 2010Box Sets Edit Leno 1978 1983 2013Notes Edit Los 50 mejores grupos del rock espanol en RollingStone Archived from the original on 29 June 2013 Retrieved 11 May 2013 250 albums del Rock Iberoamericano in Spanish Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 4 August 2013 Los 50 mejores discos del rock espanol en RollingStone Archived from the original on 9 May 2013 Retrieved 11 May 2013 References EditBABAS Kike y TURRoN Kike La Sana Intencion Conversaciones con Rosendo Zona de Obras SGAE Madrid 2003 FERNANDEZ Inaki Rosendo Historia del rock urbano Editorial La mascara Valencia 1997 ISBN 84 7974 250 X VV AA Rosendo Publicaciones y Ediciones SGAE Madrid 1997 External links EditRosendo s Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leno amp oldid 1105964348, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
