Evaristo, singer of La Polla Records (which means Dick Records in Spanish) at a concert.
Basque Radical Rock (Spanish: Rock radikal vasco (RRV), Basque: Euskal Herriko rock erradikala) was a musical genre born in the Southern Basque Country at the beginning of the 1980s and, although there was no specific event, it is considered to have ended in the last years of the decade. Basque Radical Rock bands were particularly influenced by punk bands like Sex Pistols and The Clash. It was considered an underground movement, born in opposition to the values proclaimed by Francisco Franco and spread by thousands of people who felt with the Spanish transition to democracy their Basque national and social aspirations were betrayed.
The name Basque Radical Rock was first used in 1983 in an article published in the newspaper Egin signed by José Mari Blasco (ex manager of the band La Polla Records), after a music festival against Spain remaining in NATO.[1] The concept of BRR was very controversial from the beginning. Despite sharing a progressive mindset, anti-system stance and often a Basque nationalist view, some bands felt manipulated and denied the label as they considered it commercial. The band Eskorbuto, for one, claimed that "rock does not have any fatherland".[2][3]
All the bands showed a social and political criticism and a high number of the lyrics criticised organizations in power, such as the Spanish state, the police, the Spanish monarchy, the Roman Catholic Church, the military, the bullfights and the Guardia Civil. Together with independent radio stations, fanzines, squat houses and some alternative groups, the movement surrounding the leftist pro-independence political party Herri Batasuna backed the movement. Herri Batasuna began in a campaign called Martxa eta Borroka (Rhythm and Fight) organizing rock concerts combined with political rallies. This helped the bands spread their music in the whole Basque Country. Moreover, thanks to the contests organized by the newspaper Egin, many bands became more widely known, e.g. La Polla Records, Hertzainak, Potato, Kortatu, RIP, Barricada and Cicatriz.
^F-M Hop: «Música vasca: un poco de historia», en el dosier about Basque music by La Factoría del Ritmo: March-July, 1996.
^"Interview with Eskorbuto". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
^Interview with Eskorbuto[dead link]
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