Cronicas De Un Laberinto

Jaguares | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 27, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony U.S. Latin
• ASIN: B0009I7OIY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,454 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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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 Much of the album is filled with noisy, outdated arrangements that seem swiped from 1980s English-language hair bands--often a pitfall of the rock en espanol genre.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

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Muy buen CD de Jaguares pero...., June 5, 2005

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Sergio J Castro (Ensenada, Baja California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cronicas De Un Laberinto (Audio CD)

Esperaba que Cesar "Vampiro Lopez despegara y callara las bocas de los que dicen que no llena los zapatos de Aguilera y Marcovich (Caifanes) Desafortunadamente no lo hizo y su presencia se ve opacada por las colaboraciones de Adrian Belew... La Musica tiene gratas sorpresas como la cancion "Ya Te Quemaste" en la que la voz de Saul Hernandez se parece mucho a la de un Alejandro Lora de El TRI. "Ya te Quemaste" es la cancion mas "pesada" y novedosa del disco. Otras canciones disfrutables son "Bruja Canibal", "La Forma" y mi favorita: "Espejo".
Otro pero que le pongo al disco es que esperaba que fuera mas colaborativo por parte de los demas Jaguares ya que Andre lo menciono en el DVD que acompaño al "Primer Instinto" sin embargo no fue asi, Jaguares sigue siendo la carrera quasi-solista de Saul Hernandez. Lo que si es cierto es que Pague $163.00 Pesos Mexicanos por este disco compacto en el MixUp de Plaza Rio en Tijuana y cada centavo bien valio la pena por este nuevo material de Jaguares. No es un disco que este al nivel de "El Equilibrio", pero si empata con Cuando la Sangre Galopa. El CD que compre en Tj. lo remate en Ebay por que aqui se anuncia con DVD. Aun no me llega mi pedido pero por comentarios que he leido parece que es una estafa o desinformacion y no hay tal DVD. Ojo.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At least 5 Stars, September 21, 2005

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annie "annie" (new york) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cronicas De Un Laberinto (Audio CD)

"Bruja Canibal" lays the band's biggest influence out for all to see, employing a sound highly reminiscent of the Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows," complete with backwards guitars, phase-shifted vocals, and circular drum pattern. "Tu Me Liberas" and "Fenomeno," on the other hand, fast-forward a few decades, mining the chorused guitar sounds and danceable beats of INXS. "Ya Te Quemaste" looks further afield, with its dissonant guitar solos and stop-start rhythms, sounding like a combination of Jane's Addiction and DISCIPLINE-era King Crimson. (In fact, Crimson's Adrian Belew produced this album.) With an eclectic sound that should appeal to a wide range of rock fans, CRONICAS DE UN LABERINTO is an intriguing, multi-faceted release.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Album, September 21, 2005

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Esteban Pared (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cronicas De Un Laberinto (Audio CD)

Jaguares have come up with their most musically varied album to date. Songs like "Ya Te Quemaste" and "Bruja Canibal" are dissonate rockers unlike anything the Mexico City-based group has produced. "Hay Amores Que Matan," with its jazzy trumpet and trombone arrangement, and the galloping "Y Si" move the band farther into uncharted territory. Other tunes such as "Tu Me Liberas" and "Me Evaporo" sound instantly familiar in an original sort of way. Besides exploring distinct musical turf, singer/songwriter Saul Hernandez has penned his most openly political songs ever. Like the best protest songs, "Esta Muy Claro" and "Todo Te Da Igual" deal with specific controversies -- government corruption and citizen apathy in Mexico -- while remaining universally relevant.

The criticism of this album escapes me. The band and its sound have evolved from Caifanes to the present. It would be unrealistic to think Saul would keep rehashing riffs from "El Silencio." Is this effort the group's best? I don't know. It's as good as "El Equilibrio" and "Cuando La Sangre Galopa" and better than the studio disc on "Bajo El Azul De Tu Misterio." (I'm not going to compare it to Caifanes, because, like others have said, it's a different animal). There isn't a bad song on "Cronicas" and it gets better with every listen.