Artilleria Pesada: Presenta

Control Machete | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 30, 1999)
• Original Release Date: March 30, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B00000IFV5
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,110 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastico, January 9, 2001

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Matthew Lange (Madison, Wisconsin United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Artilleria Pesada: Presenta (Audio CD)

I never thought my favorite rap group would be from Mexico, but along came Control Machete. I loved Mucho Barato, but after listening to Artilleria Pesada, Presente several times, I was convinced it was an even better album. The production has gotten away from that strictly Cypress Hill type style (but still retains enough for those who like it), and really encompasses a wider sound, from the hard hitting beats and rhymes of "Pesada" and "Unisono" to songs that aptly incorporate traditional Latin sounds with rap like "Ileso" and "Danzon". Fermin is a great vocalist, with his hard-hitting, gravelly voice and well-written lyrics. It's really cool being a non-native Spanish-speaker and figuring out what they say; it really adds to the experience.

By the way, all these sites and even CDDB are off on the track listings. They are fine until track 6, which is a filler track, followed by (7) Ileso, (8) Desde La Tierra, (9) Esperanza, (10) Danzon, (11) Grita, (12) La Artillera, and (13) short untitled track. If you listen to the songs and their themes, this makes more sense

"No se fracasa si existe un comienzo"

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Control Machete validates international rap, September 7, 2002

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G. M. Jenkins "musician, music teacher, and m... (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Artilleria Pesada: Presenta (Audio CD)

I was worried when i purchased this album, that because i barely understand any Spanish, that i would not be able to get into it. I was wrong. The production on this album is extremely inspired and every song sounds different and interesting. The music is hip-hop, but retains the Mexican flavor that makes this group so intriguing. Case in point, they rap over Latin Jazz on "Danzon" which comes off really well. Rap in Spanish also sounds really cool! And the real test is that this album sounds awesome both on my boombox and over the car stereo. This album rules from the beginning to the end, meaning that "Si, Senor" is not the only good song on the album.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bastante bueno!, November 28, 2001

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Francisco Portillo - See all my reviews

This review is from: Artilleria Pesada: Presenta (Audio CD)

Bueno, para mi fue el mejor albun que compre en el an~o 2000.
Realmente, un disco que me facino' no solamente por su musica, sino tambien por la originalidad y profundidad de sus letras.
Para mi este es un disco motivacional, con un mensaje positivo y que adema's responde perfectamente a la idosincracia del mexicano. Frases como:
"No se fracasa si existe un comienzo", o "Espera, avanza, esperanza", y "soy transparente y me transporto ileso".
Ademas de ser bastante alentadoras resultan bastante poeticas.
Un disco que vale la pena tener, pero no para todo mundo, solo para la generaciones jovenes. O los viejos que todavia creemos que hay inovacion en este mundo!