Descanso Dominical

Mecano | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 18, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony U.S. Latin
• ASIN: B000005LLZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #351,478 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My introduction to the Spanish speaking world - my paradise, February 16, 2000

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Gaute Magnussen Aas (Oslo, Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Descanso Dominical (Audio CD)

I was 11 years old when I first heard some of the songs from this fabulous album. Being unable to forget the exquisite sound of Mecano, I finally found the album some 4 yrs later. Then, over the next 5 yrs I was driven mad by not understanding what this beautiful lyrics actually ment. So, I started studying Spanish. Understanding the meaning of the lyrics has made me an even more devoted fan of Mecano. These are songs of love and hate, happiness, sadness, and about the beauty of living. Mecano sings in pictures, describing situations so vividly that you almost feel you are experiencing it yourself. Buy "Descanso Dominical," "Entre el cielo y el suelo," and "Aidalai," learn Spanish, and see how much this will bring to your life...this is about so much more than just music!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece from the masters!, May 20, 2003

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Rodrigo Llamozas (the last cubicle at the end of the hall...) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Descanso Dominical (Audio CD)

This is the best Mecano album hands down. 'Aidalai' and 'Entre el cielo y el suelo' come close, but this baby tops them both.

If you've already heard Mecano, you know how lovely Ana Torroja's voice is. It can be lyrical and grand, but it can also be playful and childish when necessary. As for the song writing, it's the usual Nacho and José Mari mix of all their records, basically each one writes half of the songs in the album.

As for the tracks, standouts are 'Mujer contra mujer' (a gorgeous song about love between two women), 'La fuerza del destino' (a quirky love song suppossedly written by Nacho for his then girlfriend and now Ms. Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz), 'Quédate en Madrid', '"Eungenio" Salvador Dalí" (as José Mari tells it, he is a great fan of Dalí's work and when he learned that the great painter was sick he wrote him a letter telling him how much he admired his work, well, after a while Dalí passed away while Mecano was on tour, and upon returning home, José Mari found a package in his mail that had a book of Dali's paintings dedicated by the master himself! He had signed it only days before leaving this earth!), "Un año más" and "Hermano sol, hermana luna".

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the album that got me learn Spanish, March 2, 2000

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Janne Aihtia (Finland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Descanso Dominical (Audio CD)

I bought this album on a trip to Spain about ten years ago. I listened to it once and thought "quite nice, but not anything special". One day I placed it on my record player and started to listen to it again. "This is actually quite good" I thought. After having heard it several times more I found myself having a new favourite album. Descanso dominical is still among my all-time favourite albums. For me the highlights of the album are Un ano mas, "Eugenio" Salvador Dali, Mujer contra mujer" and especially "Quedate en Madrid".