Sui generis

This page is about the Argentine rock band. For the Latin expression, please see Sui generis.

Innocence Lost

1974 was a turning point for Sui Generis. Charlie was sick of "the piano and the flute" sound, and decided that Sui Generis needed a change. He pursued a more traditional rock sound, with bass and drums, for which purpose he recruited Rinaldo Rafanelli and Juan Rodríguez. The new album was originally titled "Instituciones" ("Institutions"), but Sui Generis' producer suggested they change the name to "Pequeñas anécdotas de las Instituciones" ("Little anecdotes about the Institutions") to reflect the unstable nature of Argentine social and political institutions at the time. Charlie's initial concept was to write a song for every influential traditional institution: the Catholic Church, the government, the family, the judicial system, the police, the Army, and so on. However, two songs, "Juan Represión" ("John Repression") about the police, and "Botas Locas" ("Crazy Boots") about the army, were eliminated from the album by Argentine censors. Two more had to be partly changed, "Las increíbles aventuras del señor tijeras" ("The incredible adventures of Mr. Scissors") and "¿Para quién canto yo entonces?" ("Who am I singing for, then?"), both about censorship itself. While Charlie achieved a different, more mature sound with "Instituciones," the public rejected the change. They preferred the old sound, and the album sold poorly.

Related Topics:
Catholic Church - Government - Family - Judicial system - Police - Army

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In these years, Charlie met María Rosa Yorio, who later bore his son, Miguel García.

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