Cornelius 1960 is a rock band from Galicia, Spain formed in 1960 by friends who are musicians. They draw from various influences including old records, pop, and rock sounds. Their music has been described as having catchy melodies and being genuine without inferiority complexes. They have gained success in Spain, achieving the number 3 spot in a 2007 battle of bands competition and regularly playing concerts in Galicia. Their albums from 2007 onward have received positive reviews for their rhythmic and captivating music. In 2011, they were selected by Coca-Cola to record a version of "Happiness" for a jingle project.
9. About their origine Toni B. Willisch (guitar) said: “Cornelius 1960 is group of friends that they
are musicians and they have met from another bands”.
About their name, Ton Risco (Drums) said: “We needed a name before our first concert and
Cornelius seemed a casual name as b-movie in a Harlem 70´s context. Then we had tto inclues
1960 becouse we had a legal licence problem, in fact there is a japaneese Dj who calls like that”.
About the style Antonio Casado (guitar) and David
Caneda (vocals) said: “We are a rock band in
essence, with a lot of influences of old records and
contemporanean pop sounds. A band interested in a
good melodies. We like the music, without inferirity
complex.” “We are a band who loves genuine music
and who use a pop language to. The Cornelius
sounds have a lot of reference from diferent kind of
music”.
Andoni Arcos (Bass) said to: “We are in a global generation
context, digital generation. The music we mainly listen is
brittish or american so…”
10. Mick Glossop has emphasized “their
flairs as arranger, composers and
musicians”
Tatsuya Sato has pointed about them
that “they are a perfect rock, funky and
pop combination wich will captivate to
the general public”
The question, which everybody was asking, was
made by Xose Otero from Ecca radio. What kind of
music will they going to play at the final rock band
battle in Madrid. As you know, Cornelius are a wild
band who plays the most classic rock mixed whith
the funniest funky. The concise and clear answer
could be: they are musicians who don´t like to play
an only kind of music wihch is demanded by the
recording industry. http://www.musgio.com/2007/10/25/disco-
cornelius-greatest-hits/
11. Greatest Hits
• 2007 first album
• Published songs: Fool
forever, So Cool, Black
Beauty, Baby, Dangerous, Cha
nge your heart or Dragonfly
• Best reviews:
It´s impossible to resist the Cornelius
rhythm. Greatest hits (amazing
first tittle at the begining). This
record will not bore nobody. It
doesn´t seem the first album.
Definitely Dragonfly, the last song of
this record is really good.
And if anybody doesn´t convince
themself after listening Greatest
Hits they must go to see them on
a live concert
Jorge Patiño.
http://www.desconcierto.com/musica/disc
os_2007/cornelius_-_greatest_hits.html
Download on:
http://www.mp3mixx.com/album/cornelius/greatest_hits-2217096
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13. 1960
• 2009
• Published songs:
1960, Extermination Angels, Nothing
to do, Thinking abaut tomorrow,
• Best reviews
“International pop rock from Galicia with
english lirycs, and a sound destinated
to jump the Iberic frontiers”.
http://felisinblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/cornelius-
1960/
Jose Vilas (keyboards): “Mick Glossop, our
productor, is a leyend of british music industry
who believes in the band our songs and he
respect our own idiosincrasy. Madonna´s
mastering engenier, Tatsuya Sato has been
definitely to make the record as you can see”.
15/12/2009. http://www.los40.com/actualidad/noticias/cornelius-
1960-no-conocemos-a-nadie-que-suene-como-nosotros/nota/1295701.aspx
14. They have started few years ago, so they haven´t been done a
lot of time to succes but, at the moment, they have achieve the
3th postion in the Globlal Battle of Bands in 2007, they was
selected in the Villa de Bilbao, Competition. Since 2007 they
have been the most player rock band in concert in
Galicia, (Rede Galega de Música ao Vivo). They have been
selected by the AIE to play on Artist on the Route. They have
achieve more than 250.000 visits on their myspace.com site. Dic
2009, Viernes.
http://www.salacorleone.com/es/index.php?mod=content_detail&id=571&fil_id_category=1
2010 and 2011 they have confirmed their success playing on
the Galicia MTV Concert, on the Santiago Help Concert and
recently they have been select for Coca-cola Company to play a
famous jingle Coke version.
15. “The galician rock band Cornelius 1960
will have his global debut on the MTV
Galicia 2010. The digital spanish first
Band, Cornelius 1960 is an eclectic
pop, rock and funky band. The music
that they play, seems to borne in a lot
of and diferent places and moments at
the same time”.
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18. 2011
Coca Music Experience
Cornelius 1960 band has been selected
with Everything's all right, a great jingle Coke
version, Happiness, to the Coca-Cola Music
Experience Project, to show the company
happy and good moments message.