Hombres G

Hombres G is a Spanish ^Spain rock band formed in Spain in 1982. They are widely considered one of Spain's most important groups of the late 1980s and 1990s.
Hombres G have released 10 official albums, starred in two movies, performed hundreds of concerts, and sold millions of albums across Spain and the Americas.

At the time of release of their two movies, over 6,000 people covered the Gran Vía madrileña in Spain and Peru's Lima Airport was nearly closed due to the 20,000 fans

 
Formation and beginning years (1982-1985)


'David Summers ^{David Summers Rodríguez} ' (David Summers Rodríguez, February 26, 1964) met guitarist 'Rafa Gutiérrez' (Rafael Gutiérrez Muñoz, April 11, 1960) in 1982 in Televisión Española, where they did figuration work in the show Aplauso. Soon after, Rafael asked David to play clarinet in the new group he was planning to do with his brother Felipe — David had always admired the clarinetist Benny Goodman, and had therefore studied the instrument. Tequila ^{Tequila (group)} had just dissolved, Felipe was free, and Rafael didn't quite clearly see his role in the different groups he had been in, like Plástico (group formed with Toti Árboles and Eduardo Benavente before they were implicated in other groups like Alaska y los Pegamoides), Las Chinas, and even Los Zombies de Bernardo Bonezzi (which he occasionally toured with).


David accepted, but asked for Rafa to put in his guitar into the alternate project he was preparing with his two childhood friends, 'Dani Mezquita' (Daniel Mezquita Hardy, June 10, 1965, keyboard and guitar) and 'Javi Molina' (Francisco Javier de Molina Burgos, June 16, 1964, drums). One thing led to another, and in a short time, Rafa started working with them, whom had already been playing months before by names such as "Los Residuos" (The Residues) and "La Burguesía Revolucionaria" (The Revolutionary Bourgeoisie).

When Rafa joined they didn't have a name, and after rejecting their first thought of a name, Bonitos Redford (Pretty Redfords), they decided to name themselves after the James Cagney 1935 movie, G-Men ^{G Men} . The movie had screened in Spain as 'Contra el imperio del crimen' (Against the Crime Empire), where the G-Men (Hombres G in Spanish), were special FBI agents.

In 1983 they made their debut and first performances at Rock-Ola, where their music hinted at influences from the Beatles and New Wave.
At the same time, their record company, "Lollipop", wasn't in good financial position. In early 1984, Hombres G were almost in a dead-end alley, with their record company not being able to launch them and other record companies not listening. They soon received a new recording offer. Paco Martín had just launched his new discographic seal, "Twins", and offered to record their first album. Their first presentation at the Gran Musical de la Cadena SER was held at midnight, but fans waited at the door beginning at 4 AM.

Accordingly, they received an offer from the central offices of CBS in New York to distribute Hombres G throughout the Americas. Consequently, they proved to be a smash hit in México and Venezuela, where they were awarded gold and platinum records. In December of that same year they won the "Mejor Agrupacion de Habla Hispana" (Best Spanish Speaking Group) award at the Bravo awards in Miami.


The first movie and the third album (1986-1987)


After the summer of 1986, their first two albums had sold over a million copies in Spain.


1987 Tour

Due to their popularity, in 1987 Hombres G embarked on a tour of 60 concerts throughout Spain's most important soccer stadiums and arenas. That summer, nearly one million people saw Hombres G live.

Hombres G also toured throughout Perú, Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and the United States. When the group arrived at Perú, nearly 20,000 fans covered the landing runway of the Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima. As a result, Hombres G relied on security guards in every hotel to prevent fans from gaining access to the group's rooms — though one did.


Second movie and fourth album (1988)

After taking a rest, Hombres G released their second movie, Suéltate el pelo (Untie your hair) in 1988. The movie was filmed in Spain, Acapulco, and Puerto Vallarta. Its original name was La cagaste... Burt Lancaster, but was changed shortly before its release due to the actor's legal threats.

Almost simultaneously, Hombres G released their fourth album, Agitar antes de usar (Shake before using). Their album was once again a success and was widely known for the songs Suéltate el pelo and Nassau.

Hombres G once again toured Spain, and the Americas. This time, they placed special attention on Mexico, where they had sold more than two million copies of all their albums. In Spain, Hombres G had already become the best selling band of the decade.


The fifth and sixth albums (1989-1990)

Voy a pasármelo bien (I'm going to have a good time) was released in 1989. This album was a slight departure from the "fun music" from their previous albums and showed that Hombres G also hoped to reflect a more mature, adult world.biografia


10 and tour (2007-2009)

On September 18, 2007, Hombres G released their tenth album 10 ^{10 (Hombres G album)} , which contained 11 new songs. The album spawned the two singles Me Siento Bien and Hombre Real.

10 is described as tuning into the "raw energy of early rock" and hinting at Euro-rock and at the "atmospheric aesthetic favored by Coldplay and the legendary U2" by AllMusic.

Hombres G's transition into modern Internet technology was also marked by their acquisition of Facebook and Twitter accounts and their use of those as main information outlets. The Spanish website Popes80 babtized them with the new name "Hombres G 2.0". In addition, Separados attained the number one spot on Popes80's Top 20 Hits chart on the week of October 6, 2009.
Albums




Singles

* Milagro en el Congo / Venezia - 1983
* Marta tiene un marcapasos / La cagaste... Burt Lancaster - 1983
* Venezia / Hace un año - 1985
* Dejad que las niñas se acerquen a mí / Lawrence de Arabia - 1985
* Devuélveme a mi chica / Nassau - 1985
* Visite nuestro bar / En la playa - 1986
* Te quiero / Indiana - 1986
* Marta tiene un marcapasos / Tomasa me persigue - 1986
* El ataque de las chicas cocodrilo / La carretera - 1986
* Una mujer de bandera / Temblando - 1987
* No, no... no / ¿Qué te he hecho yo? - 1987
* Y cayó la bomba (fétida) / Huellas en la bajamar - 1987
* Temblando / Huellas en la bajamar - 1987
* Master mix / Slow mix - 1987
* Tengo una chica / Viernes - 1988
* Nassau / Viernes (instrumental) - 1988
* Si no te tengo a ti / La madre de Ana - 1988
* Suéltate el pelo / Nassau - 1988
* Voy a pasármelo bien / Esta tarde - 1989
* Te necesito / México - 1989
* Chico tienes que cuidarte / Dulce Belén - 1989
* Madrid, Madrid / Madrid, Madrid (instrumental) - 1989
* Esta es tu vida / Esta es tu vida II - 1990
* Estoy pintando tu sonrisa - 1990
* Rita / Voy a hablar con Él - 1990
* La primavera - 1991
* Un minuto nada + - 1992
* El orgullo de mamá (versión SG) / El orgullo de mamá (versión LP) - 1992
* Tormenta contigo - 1992
* Lo Noto - 2002
* No te escaparás - 2003
* ¿Por qué no ser amigos? - 2004
* ¿Qué soy yo para ti? - 2005
* No lo sé - 2005
* Me Siento Bien - 2007
* Hombre Real - 2008
* Separados - 2009


Recopilatory discs

* Grandes Éxitos - 1986
* Los Singles 1984 - 1993 - 1993
* Las Baladas - 1996
* Lo mejor de... - 1998
* Hombres G 1985 - 1992 - 2001
* Peligrosamente Juntos - 2003
* Los Singles 1985-2005 - 2006


Other

* En Directo Las Ventas 1 de julio 2003 (DVD)
* En Directo Hombres G + El canto del loco desde el Calderón 6 de Julio 2005 (DVD)* Sufre mamón - 1987
* Suéltate el pelo - 1988