La Noche Americana

La Noche Americana were founded in Madrid around 1984 by Juan Carlos Matheu (vocals), Javier Jiménez (guitar), Ricardo Neila (guitar), Kike Cabañas (bass) and Julián Rodríguez (drums). Both Julian and Ricardo came from V2-Berlin and Julian had shared stage with Iñaki Glutamato. With a musical style in which the sound of their sharp guitars flooded the songs, La Noche Americana were influenced from bands such The Psychedelic Furs.

In 1985 they recorded for Gloria Records their only official record, a MiniAlbum titled 'Que Habeis Hecho Con El Tiempo', directed by the singer Rubi and with an impeccable production of Joe Borsani. They even came to record a video of the song "Dias de Lluvia", which could be seen in the famous TVE program "La Bola de Cristal". 

One of his most memorable shows was in September 1986 during the 6th Hortaleza Youth Week, at the Pinar del Rey Auditorium. There they were able to demonstrate to all the attendees the good quality of the sound, the force, the energy and the desire to act absolutely overflowing they had, something that could not be captured in their study work. Soon after, the group dissolved by not getting the desired results. [SOURCE: GRUPOS NACIONALES NUEVA OLA 80]