Arena Hash is the first studio album by Peruvian rock band Arena Hash, released in 1988.[1][2] This was the first of two studio albums released by the band before they disbanded after Pedro Suárez-Vértiz decided to go solo.[3] Six songs where released as singles in order to promote the album.

Arena Hash
Studio album by
Released1988
Recorded1986–1988
StudioEstudios RAV, Lima
GenreAlternative rock
Length37:17
LanguageSpanish
LabelCBS Discos de Perú
ProducerManuel Garrido-Lecca
Arena Hash chronology
Arena Hash
(1988)
Ah Ah Ah
(1991)
Singles from Arena Hash
  1. "Kangrajo (Sacudía)"
    Released: 1987
  2. "Cuando La Cama Me Da Vueltas"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Me Resfrié En Brasil"
    Released: 1988
  4. "Stress"
    Released: 1988
  5. "No Cambiaré"
    Released: 1988
  6. "Rompe Orejas"
    Released: 1988

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rate Your Music     [4]

The album was well received in Perú having several hits on the radio. It received a 3 star rating on Rate Your Music.[4]

Singles

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Kangrejo (Sacudía) was released in 1987 as the first single of the album. The song had success in Perú where it became a hit even though it didn't reach number one.[5]

Cuando La Cama Me Da Vueltas was released in 1988 as the album's second single. The song became a huge hit in Perú topping the airplay list on several radio stations as soon as it was released becoming the band's first number one hit.[6]

Me Resfrié en Brasil was released as the album's third single in 1988. The song had success in Peruvian radio becoming one of the album's biggest hits.[7]

Stress was released in 1988 as the album's fourth single. The song received moderate airplay in Perú.[8]

No Cambiaré was released in 1988 as the fifth single of the album and it achieved moderate success in Perú.[9]

Rompe Orejas was released as the sixth and final single from the album. It received some airplay but didn't achieve as much as the album's other singles.[8]

Track listing

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  • All songs written by Pedro Suarez-Vertiz, Patricio Suarez-Vertiz and Arturo Pomar Jr. except track 5 (Suarez-Vertiz, Suarez-Vertiz, Pomar, Kornhuber)
No.TitleLength
1."Kangrejo (Sacudía)"4:38
2."No Cambiaré"2:50
3."Me Resfrié en Brasil"3:50
4."Escóndeme"3:33
5."Frustrado Emocional"4:12
6."Cuando La Cama me Da Vueltas"3:04
7."Stress"4:09
8."Mueve Lo Que Puedas"3:36
9."De Ti me Va Quedando Nada"3:41
10."Rompe Orejas"3:43

Personnel

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Arena Hash

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  • Pedro Suárez-Vértiz - guitars, vocals, additional keyboards
  • Christian Meier - keyboard, backing vocals
  • Patricio Suárez-Vértiz - bass, backing vocals
  • Arturo Pomar, Jr. - drums, percussion, backing vocals

[10]

Additional Personnel

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  • Carlos Espinoza: Alto Sax on "Stress"
  • Mickey "Coyote" Denegri: Lead Guitar on "Rompeorejas"
  • Eduardo Chavez: Lead Guitar on "No Cambiare Jamas" and backing vocals on "Me Resfrie en Brazil"
  • Lito Figueroa: Additional Keyboards on "Mueve Lo Que Puedas"
  • German Gonzales: Percussion on "Me Resfrie en Brazil"

References

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  1. ^ "Arena Hash - Arena Hash (1988) - Peru". 12 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Discogs-ArenaHash". Discogs (in Spanish). Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Pedro Suárez-Vértiz - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Arena Hash Review". rateyormusic. Rate Your Music. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. ^ Christian Meier recordó cómo ingresó a Arena Hash, a 30 años de su primer disco Consultado el 8 de octubre de 2018
  6. ^ BBC : El rockero peruano que dejó de articular palabras Consultado el 8 de octubre de 2018
  7. ^ Diez vinilos de músicos peruanos que no te puedes perder Consultado el 8 de octubre de 2018
  8. ^ a b HAN PASADO 30 AÑOS DESDE QUE ARENA HASH LANZÓ SU PRIMER DISCO
  9. ^ Christian Meier recuerda el segundo disco que lanzó junto a Pedro Suárez-Vértiz y Arena Hash Consultado el 8 de octubre de 2018
  10. ^ Arena Hash- Arena Hash. @Discogs.com. Retrieved on January 5, 2016 (in English)