El Ultimo Concierto B [Live]

Soda Stereo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 16, 1997)
• Original Release Date: December 16, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Sony U.S. Latin
• ASIN: B000005MLI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,642 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #41 in Music > World Music > South & Central America > General
  • #42 in Music > World Music > South & Central America > General AAS

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A piece of musical heaven, February 16, 2005

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Sebastian (Chicago, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: El Ultimo Concierto B (Audio CD)

(This review is for the set of 2 cds, A and B, that by all means should be considered toguether. Soda had to release 2 cd's for contractual reasons but we forgive them for this..)

Set yourself in Buanos Aires, at the packed River Plate stadium, August 1997. It is the last concert of what is without any doubt the greatest rock band to ever have come from latin-american soil. The unforgetable music of La Ciudad de la Furia, a song about the darker side of Buenos Aires itself, blares into the stadium and penetrates deep into the collective conciousness of the thousands of adoring fans. Now fast forward to the last song, De Musica Lijera, pure rock and roll bliss, fans screaming the lyrics like mad and amazing gutar riffs roaring for the last time. Everybody in the stadium knows that is to be the end of it. Soda Stereo is to be no more. They can put the sadness aside, in between these two moments all those present had been treated to an unadultaretad piece of music heaven. It is precisely that what this pair of cd's try to capture.

To overstate the importance of Soda Stereo to latin-american music is impossible. This band which fused elements of ska, new-wave, pure rock and others into music that was remarkably progressive for its time and place has influenced so many others that it effectively has placed itself at the top of the latin rock world. In the 80's they opened doors for what would later become a musical revival not seen in Argentina since the time of the tango. If you have not listened to their music yet, take some time to do it. Listen repeatedly to these cd's and pick up all of their subtlelties, for the music created by Soda is just plain great. Even if you do not understand a word of Spanish you will apreciate what you will be listening to.

Soda has always delivered better performances live than in the studio, feeding off the crowd's energy. The performances in these cd's are no exeption. Listen to classics like La ciudad de la furia, Persiana americana, Zoom, El temblor, Ella uso mi cabeza como un revolver, Cancion Animal, Musica lijera among others and understand what this band was all about.

It pains me to see some of the trash that inundated the american and world markets coming from latin-america and at the same time for there to be no difussion of some great music like the one Soda created. Some gems from latin-america are known worldwide such as Brazilian music, salsa, merengue and other colorful examples. It is time for the rocker side to be known too.

Sell all of your other music if you have to, but get these cd's.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Musica para recordar y disfrutar..., August 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: El Ultimo Concierto B (Audio CD)

Es musica para revivir momentos del concierto. Soda toca sus grandes exitos que lo hicieron darse a conocer alrededor del mundo. Con la excelente voz que tiene Cerati y la musica suave y melodica se puede sentir la nostalgia de no volver a escuchar en concierto a este grupo recien desintegrado.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars La banda Que inicio todo en su ultimo concierto, May 1, 2000

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Jorge de La Rocha (Mazatlan, Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: El Ultimo Concierto B (Audio CD)

SODA STEREO es la punta de lanza del movimiento latino de rock , siempre fueron inovadores, majestuosos, musicos geniales y Cerati el cerebro que junto todo eso, estos discos capturan en concierto todos esos sentimientos, fabuloso

Si eres fan de la banda es obligatorio, si eres un fan pasajero tambien, ya que aqui encuentras una seleccion de los mejores temas, que como siempre, estan todas las que deberian estar y faltan todas las que deberian de estar