Review Summary: "Agila" is a true classic of Spanish rock from the '90s, with such great quality that it catapulted Extremoduro to stardom!
Once he left behind his most chaotic stage, which was in Barcelona, Roberto Iniesta settled in the beautiful city of Granada, where he conceived what would ultimately become the most important album of his career!
With the help of a more stable group of musicians, among whom Iñaki "Uoho" Anton, increasingly integrated into the band, stood out, and under the Andalusian enchantment of the city of Granada (Andalusian rock can be heard at the end of Que Sonrisa Tan Rara and Me Estoy Quitando), Robe created his best collection of songs to date. Additionally, he was able to record them in a much more professional manner, finally achieving a sound that did justice to his excellent compositions.
"Agila" follows the line of "Dónde están mis amigos?" but with a much more powerful and intense sound, featuring fewer saxophones and female choirs and focusing more on tearing guitars, fantastic bass lines, and poetic lyrics that marked the zenith of Extremoduro's career at the time, and probably of all Spanish rock in the '90s.
Robe missed his muse, tried to organize his life while battling his demons and addictions, and from that bitter situation, an album was born that can undoubtedly be considered a true classic in which almost no song is superfluous despite its long duration.
Best songs: Buscando una Luna (wonderful from start to finish and perhaps the most commercial track on the album), Sucede (the best lyrics of the album, and an almost perfect song), So Payaso (Extremoduro's first hit, partly responsible for the group's definitive commercial explosion), El Dia de la Bestia (recalling the best moments of "Pedra") and Cabezabajo (the guitar riff is brutal, and the progressive structure of the track is also very interesting)
Notable mentions: Que Sonrisa tan Rara (Albert Pla's collaboration makes this song something very special), Abreme el Pecho y Registra (a very poetic track reminiscent of some songs from "Dónde Estan mis Amigos?", but with much higher quality) y Todos me Dicen.
Conclusion: "Agila," along with "Deltoya" and "Pedra", is the best album by Extremoduro from the '90s and also marked a great commercial success for the band, propelling them to the summit of Spanish rock, a status they maintained until their dissolution in 2019.
It's not as dark as "Deltoya," not as progressive as "Pedra," nor as spontaneous as "Tu en tu casa, Nosotros en la Hoguera," but in terms of lyrics, it has almost no rival. To this day, it remains an album with a magnificent sound and perhaps the most representative of what Extremoduro was before releasing "La Ley Innata."
But that's another story!
