Customer Reviews

En Vivo en Argentina

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In 1984, when Silvio and Pablo recorded this CD alive in the Obras Publicas Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina was recovering from a brutal dictatorship that destroyed the country, murdered thousands and lost a pathetic war. The country gasped for fresh FREE air. Many exiled Argentinians were returning home to pick up the broken pieces left by the military. In these circumstances Silvio & Pablo offered this concert surrounded by some of the best Argentine folk musicians at that time: Victor Heredia, Leon Gieco, Cuarteto Zupay, Piero, Antonio Tarrago Ros, and Cesar Isella. To me this CD (that I got originally in 1985 as a cassette) represents a lot for many reasons, some very personal. However, I must admit that the recording is not the best and that several choruses with Silvio and/or Pablo and the Argentinian singers are far from perfect. On the other hand you will never have the chance to listen this Latin American anthem called "Cancion con Todos" authored by Cesar Isella, sung by the Cubans, the author and the rest of the cast. The CD that I purchased in Buenos Aires in 1993, does not have a beautiful song by Pablo: "Acto de Fe" (available in Pablo's CD's in Amazon). I don't think it was left out because of lack of room since the duration of the CD is short enough to accommodate more songs. Perhaps the ending of that missing song may give us a hint why it wasn't included: "Creo en ti, revolucion!"

This album is one of the most amazing recordings you can own...it is worth it for the passion and strength in Silvio's vocals alone. the playing is often uneven but this music is not about precision, it was about people finally being free to have this concert after 10 years of political oppression in Argentina, and the crowd rages with delight upon every revolutionary utterance of silvio's masterful lyrics and delivery. Pablo Milanes also is great as are Argentinian musicians who lend their help. "Todavia Cantamos" is the highlight. A MUST HAVE!

English and spanish Overview:
- English: Silvio and Pablo Milanes, are the 2 most importants singers for the Nueva Trova Cubana movement. On this disk, the quality of the sound is very good for a recording like this, and the additional argentinien singers perform very well also. Although those two singers may have about 30 discs each one, the selection here is still interesting, with some of the most popular songs from both. If you like either Silvio, Pablo, or both, and want all the discs in your collection, then buy this one. If you don't have this one, you won't miss too much this record. It has pretty much the same musical structure arrengments than the original songs, with 2 exceptions, Ojala y Oleo de Mujer con sombrero.
Spanish: Este disco tiene una seleccion de canciones acertada, diria yo, tomando el larguisimo numero de canciones que tienen Silvio y Pablo. Musicalmente, creo que no aporta mayor cosa, pero si tienes que tener todas las versiones de todas las canciones, pues compralo, no te arrepentiras, aunque no estara en tu lista de favoritos, creo yo, porque no tiene mayor valor agregado. Los cantantes invitados argentinos cantan una cancion cada uno, con resultados variados.

La rendicion vocal de Silvio Rodriguez en "Por quien merece
amor" junto a su inmortal guitarra es mi pieza favorita de
este hermoso y conmovedor cd. Como el nadie pero Pablo
Milanes te despierta del sueno con su propia propuesta igual
de digna. Los argentinos Leon Gieco, Victor Heredia y demas
completan la mision de volver a los oyentes pedazos. Altamente
recomendado.

This combo CD really is a great live recording of these two Cuban artists. Their styles compliment each other and the energy this duo creates is similiar to what you get with Simon and Garfunkel who are always better when they perform together.
Buy this CD, two cd's for one price plus the cynergy of some duets.

ESTA GRABACION CONLLEVA UN VALOR HISTORICO ESPECIAL...LOS QUE ESTUVIMOS AHI SENTIMOS COMO SE DERRUMBABAN AÑOS DE CRUELDAD, INJUSTICIA, TERROR Y DOLOR....LAS VOCES DE SILVIO Y PABLO DESPERTARON Y ANIMARON A UN PUEBLO HERIDO, SOTENIENDOLO CON LA AYUDA DE SUS PROPIOS CANTORES....CADA TEMA DE ESTA PLACA LATE POR SI SOLO Y RESPIRA UNA FRAGANCIA DE ESPERANZA Y LIBERACION TAN RARA EN ESOS TIEMPOS....MUSICALMENTE HAY DESACIERTOS, LA VERSION EN CD NO RESPETA EL VINILO DOBLE ORIGINAL..PERO ESO A QUIEN LE IMPORTA...?????TODAVIA ES POSIBLE VIBRAR, SENTIR, DISFRUTAR Y LLORAR DE EMOCION EN CADA ESCUCHA......QUIZAS NO REPRESENTE UN VALOR ESENCIAL EN LA DISCOGRAFIA DE ESTOS ARTISTAS, PERO LA OBRA EN SI, DIGNIFICA UN SENTIMIENTO DE LIBERTAD INIGUALABLE!

de este album,desgraciadamente lo mutilaron,le quitaron entre otras cosas una exelente participacion de PIERO"para el pueblo" se los puedo decir porque yo tengo una copia anterior a esta en la cual se hace notar todo con lo que este concierto conto.

I did not know what i was going to get when i purchased this cd, but now am i ever glad i got it. My new fav cd! The introduction of "todavia cantamos" with the crowd going nuts, gives me goose bumps everytime. Wish i could have the original record!

This cd is an experience. Some of the best songs of Pablo, together with the ones from Rodriguez. Great songs, though I have heart better versions of Yolanda. Sometimes the quality of the sound is not as good as we might expect. But the voice of Milanes is alive on every song.