Luis Rueda (@yoluchorueda) is one of the most representative images of the stone Guayaquileño, for several years. He is currently fifty years old and by early 2023 he wanted to complete the hundred recorded songs, since he has of course composed many more.

Extreme It was released last Friday on digital distribution platforms. It consists of five songs and is a studio work performed in the company of his current support band, Los Riochickens, composed of John Villamar (bass), Kike Romero (guitar) and Matías Brito (drums), who try to adapt to the inexhaustible Lucho.

I like the rock and roll, is heard inside Not that little eitherthe first topic. The plans that did not failis something that can be described as a hit; not only because it is of quality and what I consider the most transcendental song of the project, but also because it is a hit (Spanish translation of hit) unexpected.

Whatever it is, it calms the listener, with its light guitars and gentle percussion in the rhythmic base. Then we have direct criticism of reggaeton Your flow is ugly, who launches in guttural voices an opinion that had its collective moment and then almost disappeared, although nowadays it is usually buried under the table and comes out after a few minutes of conversation. Luis clearly doesn’t like that urban genre.

We close with a classic from the Ecuadorian songbook, Promote me to husbandcarried out in collaboration with himself AladdinHe jukebox wizard, as they came together on several occasions to play it.

In this studio production Luis Rueda And The Rio Chickens They simply don’t play and move on to something that was once a topic of discussion in the local music scene: is there still rock in Guayaquil?

The answer is a resounding yes, you just have to keep spreading the word and know where to look for it.

Congratulations on those hundred songs, Luis!