Piano bar es un álbum de Charly García lanzado en 1984. Grabado en Estudios Ion, Buenos Aires. Producción a cargo de Charly García y Joe Blaney. Escuchalo completo en LyricStream.
After the sophistication of Clics Modernos, Charly decided to record this album live in the studio to capture the raw energy of his band at the time. The lineup included Fito Páez on keyboards, Pablo Guyot on guitar, Alfredo Toth on bass, and Willy Iturri on drums. It was recorded in just a few days at Ion, seeking a pure, direct rock sound without excessive overdubs.
The album opens with 'Demoliendo hoteles', a declaration of principles about Charly's creative fury in the eighties. The chemistry among the musicians was such that the album flows like a continuous session of high emotional and musical intensity. Joe Blaney once again handled the mixing, bringing that dry, powerful New York sound that García so admired.
It represents the creative peak of the band that accompanied Charly and the consolidation of his absolute reign over the scene. Songs like 'Cerca de la revolución' became generational anthems that still resonate with the same force today. It is the definitive testament to the power of Argentine rock in the return to full democracy.