La Ley (band)

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La Ley

Background information
Origin Santiago, Chile
Genre(s) Pop rock
Pop
Rock en Español
Years active 1987 — 2005
Website www.laleysite.com
Former members
Beto Cuevas
Mauricio Clavería
Pedro Frugone

La Ley (Spanish for "The Law") was a Grammy Award and two-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Chilean pop rock band formed by Andrés Bobe and Rodrigo Aboitiz with Mauricio Claveria, Luis Alberto "Beto" Cuevas Olmedo and Luciano Andrés Rojas. After a failed first album, Desiertos (1989), they released Doble Opuesto (1990), which appears as the official first album of the band. Singles like "Desiertos," "Tejedores de Ilusión," and "Prisioneros de la Piel" made them stars in Chile, Argentina and Mexico, especially after the release of La Ley, their second recording (1992). After Bobe's death in 1994, La Ley continued with a new guitarist, Pedro Frugone, and released two more albums, Invisible (1995) and Vértigo (1998). Before the release of Vertigo, Rodrigo Aboitiz left the band, in the middle of the tour, bassist Luciano Rojas, left the band as well and together with the Aboitiz formed a new group named "Saiko."

Their music became more pop and less experimental, and the musicians dropped their dark image. Not all of their fans were on board with the new style, but the last La Ley albums, Uno (2000) and Libertad (2003), consolidated the band as one of the most important in Latin America, earning it a Latin Grammy award for each of the two albums.

La Ley also performed on MTV Unplugged in 2001, and released an album of the performance, which went on to win a Grammy award. In 2004, they released a greatest hits compilation (featuring three new songs: Mírate, Bienvenido al Anochecer, and Histeria) titled Historias e Histeria.

In 2005 the members of the band decided to take some time for their personal projects, and after a tour around Latin America, the band said goodbye in Buenos Aires on September 29, leaving open the possibility of a return in the future.


[edit] Past Members

  • Rodrigo Aboitiz - Keyboards (1987 - 1990); (1994 - 1997)
  • Luciano Rojas - Bass (1987 - 1998)
  • Andrés Bobe - Guitars/Vocals (1987 - 1994)
  • Shia Arbulu - Vocals (1987 - 1988)

[edit] Albums

Albums
Desiertos
  • Released: 1989
  • Singles:
    • Desiertos
Doble Opuesto
  • Released: 1990
  • Singles:
    • Angie
    • Doble Opuesto
    • Prisioneros de la Piel
La Ley
  • Released: 1992
  • Singles:
    • Auto-Ruta (Feel the Skin)
    • Tejedores de Ilusión
Cara de Dios
  • Released: 1994
  • Singles:
    • Cara de Dios
Invisible
  • Released: 1995
  • Singles:
    • El Duelo
    • Día Cero
    • Hombre
    • Cielo Market
    • 1-800 Dual
Vértigo
  • Released: 1998
  • Singles:
    • Fotofobia
    • Vi
    • Tanta Ciudad
    • Sed
Uno
  • Released: 2000
  • Singles:
    • Aquí
    • Fuera de Mi
    • Eternidad
    • Verano Espacial
    • Amor y Fé
La Ley MTV Unplugged
  • Released: 2001
  • Singles:
    • Mentira
    • El Duelo (Feat. Ely Guerra)
    • Intenta Amar
    • Paraíso
Libertad
  • Released: 2003
  • Singles:
    • Ámate y Sálvate
    • Más Allá
    • Mi Ley
Historias e Histeria
  • Released: 2004
  • Singles:
    • Mirate
    • Histeria
    • Bienvenido al Anochecer

[edit] External links

Awards
Preceded by
Chris Perez
for "Resurrection"		 Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album
2001
for "Uno"		 Succeeded by
Ozomatli
for "Embrace the Chaos"