Taxi

When Gibraltar's Melon Diesel dissolved in 2003, after three successful albums, their members split into two new bands: bassist Guy Palmer and drummer Adrián Pozo formed the English-speaking Area 52, whereas lead vocalist Dylan Ferro and guitarists Dani Fa and Danny Bugeja created Taxi, with the intention of continuing Melon Diesel's brand of Spanish rock. Initially complemented by Chango Mutney's Christian Cortés and Tristán Tonna (though never considered as full members), Taxi began to perform live in the Gibraltar area. For the recording of Taxi's first album, Libre, however, brothers Matt and Gregg Bissonette filled the bass and drums positions. Released in March 2005, the buoyant rock album banked on Melon Diesel's reputation to quickly regain their audience. The somewhat mellower Mil Historias followed in 2006, and Mirando Atrás, an album of newly recorded versions of both Taxi and Melon Diesel songs, appeared in 2008, introducing Marcelo Fuentes on bass and Vicente Climent on drums, although the band remained nominally a trio. The lineup was maintained for Taxi's fourth album, Aquí y Ahora, which was nominated for a 2010 Latin Grammy, as the band was ostensibly trying to break into the international Latin pop market. ~ Mariano Prunes, Rovi