Jade

Jade is an ornamental rock. The term jade is applied to two different metamorphic rocks that are composed of different silicate minerals:

Etymology

The English word jade is derived (via French l'ejade and Latin ilia "flanks, kidney area") from the Spanish term piedra de ijada (first recorded in 1565) or "loin stone", from its reputed efficacy in curing ailments of the loins and kidneys. Nephrite is derived from lapis nephriticus, the Latin version of the Spanish piedra de ijada.

Luis Alberto

Luis Alberto may refer to:

Luis Alberto Spinetta

Luis Alberto "El Flaco" Spinetta (23 January 1950 – 8 February 2012), commonly known as El Flaco (the skinny guy) was an Argentine singer, guitarist, composer and poet. One of the most influential rock musicians of South America, together with Charly García he is considered the father of Argentine rock. Born in Buenos Aires in the residential neighbourhood of Bajo Belgrano, he was the founder of iconic rock bands Almendra, Pescado Rabioso, Invisible, Spinetta Jade and Spinetta y los Socios del Desierto.

Contrasting with the backwards and authoritarian government of General Juan Carlos Onganía, Buenos Aires was undergoing a cultural blossoming based on new art expressions; the new generation, among sons of the middle class, were immersed in an effervescence that would not reappear in Argentina until 1983. Spinetta devoted himself fully to his own music. In his lyrics, there are influences of multiple writers, poets and artists like Arthur Rimbaud, Vincent van Gogh, Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Nietzsche, Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, Carlos Castaneda and Antonin Artaud, who has his name in the album Artaud.

Pescado Rabioso

Pescado Rabioso (Rabid Fish) was a band or musical enterprise of Argentine musician Luis Alberto Spinetta from 1971 to 1973. In spite of its short life, it is still considered an important piece of Argentine rock history. It was the second major band for Spinetta, created after Almendra's break up in late 1960s and a seven-months trip through Brasil, United States and Europe.

Although labeled under Pescado Rabioso due to legal terms with his record company, Artaud (considered the greatest latin-american rock album) is actually a complete Spinetta's solo effort.

Discography