Cronicas de un Laberinto

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Mexican rockers Jaguares favor jangly rock rhythms and arena bombast on Cronicas de un Laberinto, and that's not necessarily a great thing. Much of the album is filled with noisy, outdated arrangements that seem swiped from 1980s English-language hair bands--often a pitfall of the rock en espanol genre. Producer Adrian Belew only amplifies the effect, and any social or political messages are diluted. As a result, several of the disc's 14 tracks run together, making for an often monotonous listen. Vocalist Saul Hernandez does what he can, but there's no real fire or passion behind his delivery. Only a few tracks kick into high gear, including first single "Hay Amores Que Matan," which could just as easily have been recorded by Mana. The album's second half is generally more effective, but it's ultimately not enough to save the album from some serious dust-gathering on your CD shelf. --Joey Guerra

Cronicas de un Laberinto,Jaguares,Sony International,Alternative Pop/Rock,Latin,Latin Pop,Latin Pop/Rock,Mexico,Rock,Rock en Español

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Tracks:

Bruja Canibal
La Forma
Tu Me Liberas
Fenomeno
Madera
Hay Amores Que Matan
Me Evaporo
Y Si
Todo Te Da Igual
Espejo
Ahi Aprendi
Mejor Sera
Ya Te Quemaste
Esta Muy Claro

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Mexican rockers Jaguares favor jangly rock rhythms and arena bombast on Cronicas de un Laberinto, and that's not necessarily a great thing. Much of the album is filled with noisy, outdated arrangements that seem swiped from 1980s English-language hair bands--often a pitfall of the rock en espanol genre. Producer Adrian Belew only amplifies the effect, and any social or political messages are diluted. As a result, several of the disc's 14 tracks run together, making for an often monotonous listen. Vocalist Saul Hernandez does what he can, but there's no real fire or passion behind his delivery. Only a few tracks kick into high gear, including first single "Hay Amores Que Matan," which could just as easily have been recorded by Mana. The album's second half is generally more effective, but it's ultimately not enough to save the album from some serious dust-gathering on your CD shelf. --Joey Guerra

Customer Reviews:

Neither great nor awful.......2007-02-28

I have only a fleeting familiarity with Caifanes, who I'd checked out simply because A: I enjoy Rock en Espan~ol, and B: They'd been produced by Adrian Belew. When I saw that he was behind the boards again with Jagares (and I'm not going to jump into the Caifanes vs. Jaguares fray; it's apples to oranges), I thought I'd give it a try.

One caveat I'd make is that some parts of it sound as much like Adrian Belew solo work as they do like Jaguares; sometimes it's the guitar work (which is absolutely sick in places--and I mean that in the best way possible), sometimes the percussion, and sometimes a bit of both. For example, I've played "Bruja Canibal" for a few Belew fans, and they wondered what some guy was doing singing in Spanish on a Belew record.
The standout track, for me, was "Mejor Sera", which wouldn't have sounded out of place on Perfect Circle's "Mer de Noms." It's powerful all around. The disc as a whole is nicely varied; not to a point where it's a distraction, but enough so that the album--or at least its better tracks--don't wear thin on repeated listenings.

Then there's the rest of the album. Some of what's here is a bit slick and poppy ("Tu Me Liberas" comes to mind). And there are a couple of tracks here that, to my ears at least, are throwaways (like the ones that close the album). That, to me, is what makes this a merely "good" album as opposed to a great one. This isn't a waste of money, but you'll have to sit through a few clunkers to get to the good stuff.

JAGUARES/ CRONICAS DE UN LABERINTO.......2006-07-16

Como el titulo del disco sugiere este disco de jaguares es un laberinto de decepcion, la verdad yo esperaba mucho este disco con una gran expectativa, pero la verdad suena muy predecible no hay ninguna evolucion musical,me parece la misma formula del primer instinto, desafortunadamente con este disco no paso nada, ojala y la banda aprendan de este disco a no hacer algo igual, porque sin lugar a dudas esta es una de las mejores bandas dentro del rock en espanol. yo me considero un fan de esta banda, pero no de este disco.

Hands down their best CD yet.......2006-01-15

This is by far the Best Jaguares Cd to date. The album rocks! I've been a little dissappointed with the last couple cd's but this one makes up for that. Some of my favorite tracks are Tu me liberas, Esta muy claro, Todo te da igual and Ahi aprendi. The whole disc is great from beginning to end. If you are a fan, or if you've never heard of this band check this one out. It's a keeper. The best CD of 2005!

Que pasa con Daniel....creo que es un juevo.......2005-10-09

Estoy pensando en todo que pasa en la vida de nuestro amigo senor Daniel Pebozo (tambien se llama Pebonr). Pebonr quiere musica como este poo poo porque esta en el medio de la vida y tiene problemas con esa. Pebonr necesita compra musica mas mejor de este como neo progressive. Eres un gran juevo Pebozo.

Welcome Back " Adrian Belew".......2005-09-27

Well , this cd takes a few listens just to realize how good it is. Some people have a hard time accepting Adrian Belew producing a Mexican band. Fact is Belew is back for the second time. He is very influential in the writing of Jaguares. The opening song displays Belew with the wangy guitar.

But , this isn't a Belew album . The songs are all written be Saul Hernandez. They are all typical of their music.There is a lot of energy in the music ,they are great musicians who keep hard rock alive in Mexico. Here is one group who hasn't sold out.Unlike Le Ley and Mana who enjoy much commercial success. This makes for a lack in musical direction.

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