ArtistInfo

Billy Bond Y La Pesada Del Rock And Roll

Band,
Rock
A.k.a. La Pesada (2)

Born in Italy, Juliano Canterini, known as Billy Bond (2) began as part of the new Argentine beat music generation during the 60s. Backed up by musicians like the Fattoruso Brothers (ex-Los Shakers), he released several singles. He was one of the owners of the mythical club La Cueva de Passarotus, at Pueyrredón Avenue, which he changed into just La Cueva, and turned it cradle of the Argentine rock. It later moved to Rivadavia Avenue. At this time his desire was to create an "open" outfit; that is, a band which everybody could join and leave whenever wanted. Together with Jorge Álvarez he formed La Pesada del Rock And Roll (The Heavy of Rock & Roll), known as La Pesada (2) and Billy Bond Y La Pesada Del Rock And Roll. Because of it's "free" model, it seemed to be in a state of anarchy – but Billy was there to keep order. By the end of 1970, Billy Bond y La Pesada released Billy Bond y la Pesada del Rock And Roll, their first album on the Music Hall label, comprising rock'n'roll, blues and hard-rock songs with psycho touches and humorous ironic lyrics. Featured musicians included Pappo, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Javier Martínez (2), David Lebon, Vitico, Héctor "Pomo" Lorenzo, Black Amaya, Poli Martínez Luis Gambolini, Nacho Smilari and Cacho Lafalse. By 1972, the formations of the group became more or less stable, wich Claudio Gabis and Kubero Diaz on guitars, Alejandro Medina (2) on bass and vocals, Jorge Pinchevsky on Violin, Isa Portugheis and Jimmy Marquez on drums and Billy Bond (2) on vocals and production. The band would proceed to records with many artist and participate in many of the member's solo albums (Detailed at La Pesada (2)) On 1972 they released BIlly Bond y La Pesada Vol. 2, known as La Oreja (The ear) for it's cover. On October 20, 1972, the group participated in the Gran Festival de Rock, a date that would beome a legend. The audience tried to get closer to the stage while, at the same time, a police unit entered the scene and began to repress and arrest people. Billy Bond responded with a Peronist speech, "Violence will be answered with more violence". This prompted the police to arrest him first, which provoked a great outrage in the public, reacting against the police, trashing the place and many police cars. It's attributed that he answered the police with a "¡Rompan Todo!" ("Break everything!"). But actually, when he was taken by the police, someone shouted in outrage "Se lo llevan a Billy! ¡Rompan Todo!" ("They are taking Billy! Trash the place!). After this, the band limited itself to recording albums only, and the shout would become a legend in the history of Argentine Rock. On December 1972 they released Billy Bond y la Pesada del Rock Volumen 3, known as Tontos, conmemorating the famous October 20. In 1973 they released Billy Bond y la Pesada Vol. 4. The group disbanded in 1974, when Billy Bond (2), Claudio Gabis and Alejandro Medina (2) emigrated to Brasil. The group is widely regarded as easing the transitional period between the first generation of Argentine rock (Manal, Almendra, Los Gatos) and the second wave, one of Progressive Rock, that would follow. Formations of the group: First album, 1970: Billy Bond (2) - Vocals, producer Pappo - Guitar Alejandro Medina (2) - Bass Kubero Diaz - Guitar Javier Martínez (2) - Drums Jorge Pinchevsky - Violin Poli Martínez - Guitar Second album, 1972: Billy Bond (2) - Vocals, producer Claudio Gabis - Guitar Kubero Diaz - Guitar Alejandro Medina (2) - Bass, vocals Jorge Pinchevsky - Violin Isa Portugheis or Jimmy Marquez - Drums The band itself was a liquid group - Anyone would join or leave the band as they pleased, and essentially almost every Argentine rock artist of the early 70s participated or contributed to the group in some way. The only constant members where Billy Bond and Medina.

Members

	David Lebon voc *1952 AR
	Pappo voc, g 1950-2005 AR
	Giuliano Canterini voc IT