Super Ratones
{{short description|Band from Argentina}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Los Súper Ratones
| image = Los Super Ratones.jpg
| caption = Súper Ratones in live, 2006.
| image_size = 250px
| alias =
| origin = Mar del Plata, Argentina
| genre = Rock and roll
Pop music
Rockabilly
| years_active = 1985–present
| label = EMI
| associated_acts = Los Pericos
La Mosca Tsé - Tsé
Ringo Starr[http://web.archive.org/web/20231117064656/https://www.telam.com.ar/vernota.php?tipo=N&idPub=184252&id=351931&dis=1&sec=1 Los Súper Ratones cumplen 25 años] Retrieved December 16, 2015{{dead link|date=January 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| website =
| current_members = Oscar Granieri (guitar and voice)
Mario Barassi (guitar and voice)
Pablo Díaz (bass and voice)
Agustín Insausti (keyboard and voice)
| past_members = José Luis Properzi (drums and voice) †
Fernando Blanco (bass and voice)
Fernando Ronnie Astone (bass and voice)
}}
Súper Ratones (in English The Super Mice) is a musical group of Argentine rock and pop style from Mar del Plata and established in 1985.[http://www.rock.com.ar/bios/0/458.shtml Biografía de Los Súper Ratones en rock.com.ar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222172912/http://www.rock.com.ar/bios/0/458.shtml |date=December 22, 2015 }} Retrieved December 16, 2015
History
This group was born in the city of Mar del Plata in 1985 to José Luis "Person" Properzi (drums and vocals), Fernando Blanco (bass and vocals) and Oscar Granieri (guitar and vocals), and an additional guitarist named Juan Carlos Raising and called themselves simply Los Ratones (The Mice). In 1988, they were joined by guitarist Mario Barassi, being like a quartet stable. They won the award for revelation band Youth Festival and in 1988, the group added the final name: Súper Ratones. After five years of presentations by the coast, they signed a contract for the debut album, Rock Beach, which managed to be sold as gold.[http://www.rock.com.ar/notas/1/1782.shtml Rock and roll mundial] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222114130/http://www.rock.com.ar/notas/1/1782.shtml |date=December 22, 2015 }} Retrieved December 16, 2015
On November 3, 2015, its founder and lead singer, José Luis "Person" Properzi, died of cancer at 48 years old.[http://www.clarin.com/extrashow/musica/Los_Super_Ratones-Jose_Luis_Properzi-Person_0_1460854074.html Murió el baterista y cantante de Los Súper Ratones] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212121328/http://www.clarin.com/extrashow/musica/Los_Super_Ratones-Jose_Luis_Properzi-Person_0_1460854074.html |date=December 12, 2015 }} Retrieved December 16, 2015
Musical style
His music was strongly influenced by artistes of the 1950s and 1960s, such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Johnny Rivers, among others.[http://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=1536 Biografía de Los Súper Ratones] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222075324/http://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=1536 |date=December 22, 2015 }} retrieved December 16, 2015
Discography
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Year !Album !Label |
| 1990
|rowspan="6"|Barca Discos |
| 1991
|Segundo tiempo |
| 1993
|Aire para respirar |
| 1995
|Reciclable |
| 1996
|Zapping Club |
| 1998
|Autopistas y túneles |
| 2000
|Mancha registrada |rowspan="2"|EMI |
| 2003
|Urgente |
| 2008
|Super Ratones |rowspan="1"|Nacho Records/Pop Art |
References
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External links
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Category:Argentine pop music groups
Category:Argentine alternative rock groups
Category:Musical groups established in 1985