Los Heroes

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Call it the original Buena Vista Social Club. Back in 1979 a crew of Cuba's best musicians got together in Egrem Studios in Havana and recorded epic sessions that were later issued on Egrem's Areito label. Brought together by African musical impresario Raoul Diomandé, and under the direction of trombonist Juan Pablo Torres, these 30 "stars" poured their hearts into a series of long, energetic tracks (running 7 to 15 minutes apiece) that burn up the aluminum on the two CDs they are now housed on. Many names leap out of the roster: Paquito D'Rivera, Rubén González, Israel Perez, Pio Leyva, and Arturo Sandoval just for a start. They are small parts in a group that spanned three generations from across the island, and they fused the violin-based tipicas with the tres and horns of the jazzier conjuntos to create a sound that shook the city and spread out to the world. Torres's inventive arrangements and his willingness to allow for a lot of improvisation within that framework mark this as an exciting adventure. --Louis Gibson

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Average customer rating: LAGQ Guitar Heroes by the LAGQ A Guitar Grimoire for 6 string enthusiasts

LAGQ - Guitar Heroes (Multichannel Hybrid SACD) Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Los Angeles Guitar Quartet | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary Edition Friday Night in San Francisco (Stereo SACD) Telarc SACD Sampler: Sound and Vision David Chesky: Area 31 [Hybrid SACD] Time Out ASIN: B000294RMG Release Date: 2004-06-22

Tracks:

1. Icarus
2. B & B
3. We Know You Know: Reverie For Mahavishnu
4. Pluck, Strum And Hammer
5. Letter From Home
6. Uarekena
7. Aire Para Un Dia (Mood For A Day)
8. Gyspy Flower
9. Pop
10. El Baile De Luis Alonso
11. Lament And Wake
12. Let's Be Frank
13. Blue Echo/Country Gentleman

Customer Reviews:

LAGQ Guitar Heroes by the LAGQ.......2005-03-24

This was the Grammy award winner in classical crossover for 2005. It is great if you appreciate the innovators in 20th century guitar music. Listen to The "Assad Duo" and a rock remedition of a Michael Hedges tribute" Lament and Wake which stand out. Both these songs got great reviews as arrangements by the newspaper critics. Get the multi channel version if you have a a top notch audio system with the speakers to show off the enginneering. If you just want "pretty" background music this is not an album for you.

A Guitar Grimoire for 6 string enthusiasts.......2004-08-14

This is an exciting display of 6 string prowess that really isn't classical, yet will inevitably become a classic. It is an amazing tour de force worthy of the California Guitar Trio. The efforst here focus on composers and players who are heroes to this quartet, and it is a compendium of the best: McLaughlin, Hendrix, Metheny, Towner, Howe, Rheinhart. Each and every selection is brilliant whether they are essaying Norman Blake or Frank Zappa. York, Tennant, Kanengiser and Dearman command their instruments with power and discipline, and the finessse and passion leaps off the strings. The fretwork is a tribute to each of the heroes honored, and indeed this is truly an honouring of great fretmen. The digital encoding of the disc is such that you get a very precise definition of who is playing spacially from right to left. Very impressive, as you would expect from Telarc.
Their take on Towner's "Icarus" is both timely and quite a creative adjustment of the tempo. Steve Howe's "Mood For A Day" undergoes a makeover as a flamenco tour de force, and it actually comes off even more amazing than Howe's various re-workings of this abstemious wonder. At times, the compositions are those of the heroes, at others it is the LAGQ's composition evoking essential qualities of the personalities honoured. It works beautifully on all accounts. If you are a fan of acoustic guitars, or even of any of the guitarists honoured here, you owe it to yourself to pick this up.

Average customer rating: The masters at play The Best, The Only Latin CD that matters!!!!!!!!!!! State of Cuban music 1979 The real deal Best Cuban/Latin music of alllll time,

Los Heroes Estrellas De Areito Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Son | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Orgullo de los Soneros Cuban Counterpoint: History of the Son Montuno Barbarito Torres Buena Vista Social Club Presents: Manuel Guajiro Mirabal Mas Cuba Libres ASIN: B00000JG3D Release Date: 1999-07-06

Tracks:

1. Ponganse Para Los Cosas
2. Hasta Pantojo Baila Mi Son
3. Que Traigan El Guaguanco
4. Mi Amanecer Campesino
5. Llora Timbero
6. Yo Si Como Candela
7. Fefita

Tracks:

1. Guaguanco A Todos Los Barrios
2. El Pregon De La Montana
3. U-La-La
4. Guajira Guantanamera
5. Para Mi Cuba Yo Traigo Un Son
6. Prepara Los Cueros
7. Maracaibo Oriental

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Call it the original Buena Vista Social Club. Back in 1979 a crew of Cuba's best musicians got together in Egrem Studios in Havana and recorded epic sessions that were later issued on Egrem's Areito label. Brought together by African musical impresario Raoul Diomandé, and under the direction of trombonist Juan Pablo Torres, these 30 "stars" poured their hearts into a series of long, energetic tracks (running 7 to 15 minutes apiece) that burn up the aluminum on the two CDs they are now housed on. Many names leap out of the roster: Paquito D'Rivera, Rubén González, Israel Perez, Pio Leyva, and Arturo Sandoval just for a start. They are small parts in a group that spanned three generations from across the island, and they fused the violin-based tipicas with the tres and horns of the jazzier conjuntos to create a sound that shook the city and spread out to the world. Torres's inventive arrangements and his willingness to allow for a lot of improvisation within that framework mark this as an exciting adventure. --Louis Gibson

Customer Reviews:

The masters at play.......2006-10-13

If you like authenticity, spontaneity, and Cuban music, you'll love this 2-CD all-star set. Noting the popularity of New York-based salsa musicians in the Seventies, Paris-based Ivory Coast producer Raoul Diomande, a great admirer of Afro-Cuban music, went to the source -- La Habana -- and cut these sides in 1979. Juan Pablo Torres recruited and arranged the charts for the trumpeters Felix Chappotin, Arturo Sandoval, Guajiro Mirabal and Jorge Varona. Additionally, Paquito D'Rivera (Irakere) is on alto sax, while pianists Ruben Gonzalez and Jesus Rubalcaba handle the 88 keys. The brilliant rhythm section includes percussionists Amadito Valdes, Tata Guines, Ricardo Leon, and electric bassist Fabian Garcia. Torres also wanted to represent the gentler influence of the charanga, and brought in violinists including Enrique Jorrin, credited with inventing the cha cha cha, Angel Barbazon and Miguel "Brindis" Barbon, plus flutist Richard Egues. Chappotin has great presence and Torres contributes warm-toned, fluent trombone spots. Gonzalez, who played with the Buena Vista Social Club, displays more brilliance here; in '79 he was younger and gigging on a more consistent basis. The lead vocalists, include the great Miguelito, Tito Gomez from Orquesta Riverside improvise with the flexibility of horn players. The late Pio Leyva also lends his baritone voice to the mix. Even though this recording came in late 1979, and was (incredibly) performed in a week, its improvisations are just mind-boggling. You will be witnessing witchcraft artistry at an incredible level. The cd includes a very imformative booklet and lyrics (with translation). The lyrics add so much to the music... especially for you non-Spanish speakers. Essential and very Highly recommended!

The Best, The Only Latin CD that matters!!!!!!!!!!!.......2003-02-02

This CD is my favorite CD of any kind of music no contest. I have listened to this CD everyday for the past year. I have bought many Latin CD's only to be disappointed with the selection of songs. Most of what people consider Latin music today is trash, watered down music for American consumption,people with fake gold chains (and fake hair on their chest), trying to cash in on the works of the real masters of (son)music. The musicians on these two CD's are GOD's with their instruments, it is passionate,and spiritual the feeling you get from listening to these CD's. If you could only afford one cd your entire life this should be it. I only hope the musicians on this album (CD)get the monetary reward and acclaim they deserve. I can not stop listening to this CD,"Mi Amanecer Campesino" is the perfect Latin song hands down, it is just perfect, If anyone out there has heard a better latin song please let me know. BUY this cd.

State of Cuban music 1979.......2002-03-21

This was the state of Cuban music in 1979, the product of jam sessions convened by trombonist/producer/arranger Juan Pablo Torres at the famed EGREM studio. "Estrellas de Areito" means "Stars of Areito" in English, referring to the fact that the albums were originally released on Areito, a Cuban government label. The performances are a little repititious, but this is more than compensated by the spirited vocals and wonderful solos by Ruben Gonzalez, Arturo Sandoval, Nino Rivera, Paquito D'Rivera and other worthy souls, some of whom would later defect to the USA.

The real deal.......2002-02-17

Once you hear this music, you will understand why many modern music historians will tell 'there's "el son", then there's everything else.'

It's unfortunate that most people think of Salsa as 'the' Cuban music. Salsa it's just a simplified, pop version of the real deal, 'el son.'

Forget Salsa, Merengue, or any other type of Latin music you may have heard.

The son is the real deal. The rhythms of Africa, the moodiness of Spain, it's own amazing set of instruments (the 'tres' stands out), the jazz of the French brass, the soulful of the Blues (Blues originates in W. Africa), and the funk of the Montuno.

Once you have been captivated by 'el son', you will never listen to music quite the same way again.

This CD contains some of the most amazing, mesmerizing descargas (jams) you will ever hear. There's no language barrier here. This music goes places, and comes back.

Every song is a celebration of life, and of the 'son'. The musicians are very aware of the music they are interpreting.
You can hear them encouraging and admiring each other as each voice/instrument takes its turn under the spotlight and the rest of the musicians take their turn in support.

The chorus in Prepara los Cueros is a show of it's own, reminiscent of the chorus in a Greek play as it introduces the players.

This CD is a treasure.

Best Cuban/Latin music of alllll time,.......2001-02-19

This CD is my favorite CD of any kind of music no contest. I have listened to it everyday for the past year. I have bought many Latin CD's only to be disappointed with the selection of songs. Most if not of what people consider Latin music today is trash, watered down music for American consumption,people with fake gold chains, trying to cash in on the work of real masters of (son)music. The musicians on these two CD's are GOD's with there instruments, it is passionate,and spiritual the feeling you will get from listening to these CD. If you could only afford one cd your entire life this should be it. I only hope the musicians on this album (CD)get the monetary reward and acclaim they deserve. BUY this cd. P.S. Do not email me and tell me I am wrong, until you have listened to all of the song at least 3 times especially "Mi Amanecer Campesino" the greatest latin song of all time.

Average customer rating: An Outstanding Hommage to the Greats of All-Styles of Guitar LAGQ: "Decent" Fails to translate into much pleasure for average listeners I Should Have Known Better Totally satisfying

LAGQ's Guitar Heroes Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Los Angeles Guitar Quartet | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Best of L.A.G.Q. LAGQ: Latin For Thy Pleasure L.A.G.Q. L.A. Guitar Quartet: Evening In Granada ASIN: B00020PVUC Release Date: 2004-06-22

Tracks:

1. Icarus
2. B & B
3. We Know You Know: Reverie For Mahavishnu
4. Pluck, Strum, And Hammer
5. Letter From Home
6. Uarekena
7. Aire Para Un Dia (Mood For A Day)
8. Gypsy Flower
9. Pop
10. El Baile De Luis Alonso
11. Lament And Wake
12. Let's Be Frank
13. Blue Echo/Country Gentleman

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These guys are amazing. This CD is for everyone, regardless of "favorite" musical tastes. Classical, pop, new-age, country, whatever: the LAGQ's virtuosity is stunning, and the sounds they make are engaging, clear and clean (and aided by recording engineers who should win the Nobel Prize for recording, were there such a thing). Nominally, this CD is inspired by the heroes of the four members of LAGQ, but that's only a piece of information: What they do with music by, or indebted to, or inspired by their "heroes" is the issue, and it's never less than original, by turns lovely (the Pat Metheny piece), reckless and innovatively busy (Jimi Hendrix's "Pluck, Strum and Hammer"---with gorgeous harmonics), flamenco (Steve Howe's "Aire para un dia," totally re-conceived), and kitchen-sink (Frank Zappa's "Let's be Frank"). Even the infuriating John McLaughlin is well represented. The recording is vivid and the artists are identified from left to right, speaker-wise. And the Chet Atkins piece that closes the CD is nothing short of delicious. What is this uncategorizable CD? A joy---that's what. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

An Outstanding Hommage to the Greats of All-Styles of Guitar.......2006-06-25

It goes without saying the the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet is in fact the BEST performing guitar ensemble in the world right now. The quartet always impresses me with their variety, technique, musicianship, ensemble playing and innovation. The playing and material on this album reflects just that. The variety reflects many different styles: contemporary classical, rock, jazz, avant garde, new age, bluegrass, country and flamenco. The technique is spotless, the musicianship is incredibly fine tuned the group plays together perfectly and the selections are fresh, new and very interesting. It's a true treat to hear nylon stringed classical guitars playing tribute to their greats and the greats of their electric counterparts.

To talk about highlight tracks on this album just wouldn't be fair. There are too many. The cover of Ralph Towner's "Icarus" is exciting in its use of special guitar techniques, its Brazillian flavor and Andrew Yorks amazing improvised solo. The bouncy tribute to Norman Blake and David Bromberg is fun and incredibly enerjetic. The hommages to McLaughlin and Hendrix are provocative, strange and haunting. Following those two abrasive, dissonant cuts is a beautiful transcription of Pat Metheny's Letter from Home and Sergio Assad's very cool composition "Uarekena." The disc also features a flamenco reworking of Yes's "Mood for a Day," a tribute to gypsy great Django Reinhard, a Romeros quartet piece bubbling with Spanish flair, the extended technique ridden Michael Hedges tribute, an avant garde nod to Frank Zappa and a bouncy country influenced salute to Chet Atkins. Every cut is strong and is oozing with LAGQ perfection and nuance.

The other cool thing about this album is that it is mixed in stereo. The players are mixed across the speakers so that the arrangements can be aurally analyzed much easier. This album is a must have for any fan of the guitar... not just classical players.

LAGQ: "Decent".......2006-02-21

Bought this album because I thought the last tune on it was very catchy. The rest of the album didn't seem so great, possibly because my girlfriend wouldn't shut up and listen to it. I am going to listen to it some more without her. It is all instrumental, all guitar, and just not bad.

Fails to translate into much pleasure for average listeners .......2006-01-31

LAGQ's CD "Guitar Heroes" begins with their take on Ralph Towner's classic Icarus. This choice proves an apt one, for like this mythical Greek hero, LAGQ strives to accomplish something great and wonderful, but instead crashes to earth.

In fact, the CD begins with much promise, leading with the soaring cover of Icarus and the well-done homage to Blake and Bromberg "B&B." Then the McLaughlin and Hendrix tributes founder badly before the band achieves stability with a pair of unexciting but listenable tunes in honor of Pat Metheney and the Assad Duo (I always thought it was the other way around, Duo Assad).

A rather horrid homage to Steve Howe and a lackluster one for Django Reinhardt are countered by the brief but clever Duane York, a nice yoking together of slide and classical styles. The tip of the cap to Los Romeros is OK, but then the overlong, often irritating tributes to Michael Hedges and Frank Zappa do not add any luster to either of these late guitarists' legacies and set the CD on a terminal downward spiral.

The nice tribute to Chet Atkins that concludes this set is not enough to restore altitude and the whole effort essential crashes to earth.

No doubt the performers had a great time recording this CD for their grasp of technique and nuance proves solid. The problem is that the concept of "Guitar Heroes" fails to translate into much pleasure for average listeners like me.

I Should Have Known Better.......2005-04-05

I'm a fan of Classical Guitar. I heard about this quartet and sought them out, buying "Guitar Heroes". I should have read the Amazon review more closely. If I had I would have earned these pieces are in a dissonant rock-style with little or no melodic form. A far cry from what I envisioned. I write this to warn other innocents who might be looking for melodic music in a classical style. I didn't read the review closely enough, but you should.

Totally satisfying.......2004-12-12

I can't think of any recent collection of music that I enjoyed more than this album by the LAGQ. "Guitar Heroes" is amazing right from the beginning and never ceases right through the last track. The performances are solid, always musical and often mesmerizing. The songs and arrangements are impeccable and thoughtful, never pandering or taking the easy route to illuminating a particular guitar hero. After listening to this album, you want to hear more of the LAGQ, and also more from their "heroes". For that alone, this offering is a tremendous success.

Average customer rating: The Great Mentor

Opera Heroes: Tito Gobbi Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000AGKM Release Date: 1998-09-22

Tracks:

1. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum
2. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: All' idea di quel metallo
3. Lucia di Lammermoor: Cruda, funesta smania
4. Lucia di Lammermoor: La pietade in suo favore
5. Rigoletto: Cortigiani, vil razza dannata
6. La Traviata: Di Provenza il mar
7. Simon Boccanegra: Figlia! A tal nome palpito
8. Un Ballo in Maschera: Alla vita che t'arride
9. Un Ballo in Maschera: Altzati!...Eri tu
10. Don Carlo: Per me giunto e il di supremo
11. Don Carlo: O Carlo, ascolta
12. Pagliacci: Si pue?
13. TOSCA: Tre shirri, una carrozza
14. TOSCA: La povera mia cena fu interrotta
15. Otello: Vanne!...Credo in un Dio crudel
16. Falstaff: L'Onore! Ladri!

Customer Reviews:

The Great Mentor.......1999-10-07

Tito Gobbi's renditions remain standards for many operas, from bubbling hilarious Figaro to devilish Iago. A great singing actor Gobbi made each role distinctly his own, his relatively light but incredibly vibrant and colorful baritone capable of sounding ardent or paternal. His Scarpia is quite possibly the best on record, he literally lives this demanding role and brings fateful sinister presence to the charater as no one else.

Gobbi's musical intelligence, breath control and evenly projected sound without a trace of wobble serve as example and inspiration for generations of baritones to come.

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Edicion Platino Heroes del Silencio , and Los Prisioneros Manufacturer: EMI Latin ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Spain | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Rock en Español | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000EMGIUA Release Date: 2006-03-21

Tracks:

1. La Sirena Varada
2. Sexo
3. Mar Adentro
4. La Voz De Los '80
5. La Herida
6. Tren Al Sur
7. Entre Dos Tierras
8. We Are Sudamerican Rockers
9. Avalancha
10. El Baile De Los Que Sobran
11. Deshacer El Mundo
12. El Es Mi Idolo
13. Nuestros Nombres
14. Corazones Rojos
15. Rueda, Fortunal
16. Maldito Sudaca

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Why Is Everybody 2 Loud ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00011OR48 Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

1. Why Is Everybody 2 Loud + Slow 4 Me
2. This Dogs Gonna Make Me Rich
3. One Nation

Album Description

2003 single featuring three tracks, 'Why Is Everybody 2 Loud + Slow 4 Me', 'This Dog's Gonna Make Me Rich', & 'One Nation'. Copy Controlled. BMG.

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Hombres G "Historia Del Bikini" ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000QSYPFC

Product Description

LAS MEJORES HISTORIAS DEL BIKINI CON LOS HOMBRES G.

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Los Heroes Del Silencio [40 Grandes Exitos] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000NSN0Q0

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Heroes de Los 80 Loquillo Manufacturer: Dro Atlantic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000P299D2 Release Date: 1993-02-08

Tracks:

1. Hawai 5-0
2. Todos Los Chicos en La Playa
3. Pacifico
4. Vaqueros del Espacio - Loquillo,
5. Ritmo del Garaje
6. Maria
7. Pegate a Mi
8. Barcelona Ciudad
9. Oh! Que Casualidad
10. Avenida de La Luz
11. Cadillac Solitario
12. Rocker

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100 Anos De Pop Rock alaska y dinarama-lone star-obk-radio futura-miguel rios-heroes del silencio-los mustang and many more Manufacturer: Emi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000006TRQ

Jazz Music:

1. Los Remixes 2.0
2. Mastropiero Que Nunca V.2 [Import]
3. Memorias (Bonus DVD) [Enhanced]
4. Mexico y Su Musica
5. Mexico y Su Musica
6. Mucho Cha-Cha [Original recording remastered]
7. Naturaleza Muerta [Import]
8. Naturaleza Sangre [Import]
9. Noches Del Regina: En Vivo Mayo 1982 [Import]
10. Oscar de la Hoya

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