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Rodrigo y Gabriela (with Bonus DVD)
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| Part No: | B000HKDEE2 |
| Manufacturer: | ATO Records |
| MFG Part: | 21557 |
| Customer Rating: | 4.5 / 5.0 |
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Rodrigo & Gabriela: Rodrigo y Gabriela
How did two Mexican-born heavy-metal enthusiasts end up at the top of the Irish charts? The story begins back in their homeland, where Rodrigo Sanchez (lead guitar) and Gabriela Quintero (rhythm and guitar-top hand percussion) met as teenagers. Following years of fruitless struggle, they settled in Dublin, working as street entertainers, eventually wandering as far afield as Denmark and Spain. But over time, their virtuoso duo-guitar instrumentals garnered them a following, which in turn led to indoor engagements where they no longer had to freeze their hands off. And no wonder -- their eruptive mixture of Central and South American folkways, with its propulsive rock rhythms, plus grooves reminiscent of The Gipsy Kings' crowd-pleasing Catalan rumbas, is incredibly infectious. Yes, their frisky yet spot-on covers of "Stairway To Heaven" and "Orion" may goad some listeners into purchasing the album, but believe it or not, the original tunes are even more mesmerizing. "Ixapa," in which the pair are joined by noted Hungarian
Roma (Gypsy) fiddler Roby Lakatos, has a wicked, pan-European swing, while the impossibly fleet "Juan Loco" should delight all comers -- once they catch their collective breaths! Produced by John Leckie (Radiohead, The Stone Roses, Muse), the USA release includes a DVD containing interviews, live performances and other extras. --
Christina Roden More from Rodrigo y Gabriela
Live: Manchester and Dublin |
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| best guitar album ever... | 2008-12-01 | 5 / 5 |
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| if you would like to hear something different and you appreciate musicianship... buy this album right now. amazing spanish, folk guitar work is all over this album. even the covers of orion and stairway were good, and i don't really care for metallica a whole lot, but that was amazing. and they renewed my love of stairway to heaven. if you throw it in your car stereo, however, be ready to speed... be on the highway cuz this album will make you drive fast! another great aspect of this album is the booklet with it. i haven't gotten a chance to watch the dvd yet, but the included booklet has notes on all the tracks... how they met and how they wrote songs; it's a nice little companion to the music. anyhoo... if you appreciate fast-paced guitar and "worldly", folk music, buy now! it's a fun album. |
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| Grate CD and DVD. I just wanted to try some new types of music luv it. |
| High Voltage! | 2008-10-27 | 5 / 5 |
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| Others have said it very well, but I just want to add my vote. This music radiates energy like lightening bolts. Melodic, varied, complex, and performed with incredible power and skill. Like all great music, you can listen to it again and again and discover something new. |
| Mind Blowing!!!!! | 2008-10-07 | 5 / 5 |
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This is one of the best albumes of the Decade! Original and full of heart.
Be ready to leap off your sit and allow your being to rejoice with sheer Bliss!
A must have!!!
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| Fast paced and stunning | 2008-10-02 | 5 / 5 |
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| I first heard this pair on Mountain Stage. Their CD very clearly states that they do not play flaminco music, but that is the best way that I, a person uneducated in their genre of music, can describe it. It is a breathtaking, fast-paced music with amazing rhythm and single note guitar playing. I was captured from start to finish by this album. The duo came from Mexico but lives in Dublin. Their music draws inspiration from Mexico, England, Denmark as well as groups like Metallica and Led Zeplin. This is an amazing CD that you would do well to have in your collection. |
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