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La Ley - MTV Unplugged

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With a better lead singer and an amplitude of variety between songs in comparison to Mana, La Ley has proved once again to have taken the crown that Soda Stereo left for best latin rock band. Besides "Mentira" the rest of the songs are not commercial or "pop" like other reviews said. This album lets you connect with the band's old and new style. Songs from most of their previous albums give you some deep inside feeling to what they have emerged to since 1989. "Dia 0", a song about a person that suffers from Amnesia is my personal favorite, but other songs like "Fuera De Mi", and "Al Final", provide you with a good taste of acoustic guitar, and symphonic strings, with the never dissapointing voice of Alberto Cuevas. His performance in "The Corridor" and "Krazyworld", demonstrate his versatile knowledge of not only the English, but also the French language. If you loved Soda and you are looking for a replacement, dont settle for the repetitive Mana, La Ley is your ticket. This album is probably the one you should buy first if you dont have any. But if you're a fan like me, you know this is just another example of greatness... La Ley has yet to make a dissapointing album.

para comenzar quisiera decir que yo desconocia de la ley...inclusive hasta despues de ganar el grammy el ano pasado. despues de ver la promocion del mtv unplugged descubri que LA LEY es uno de los mejores grupos de rock en espanol (despues de MECANO Y LOS PRISIONEROS) me parecer mentira que de pronto me gusten 15 canciones de un grupo que apenas llega a mi coleccion. este album es exellente, canciones como "Hombre,Fuera de mi, Animal, Mentiras, Krazyworld, the corridor, dia cero, & "EL DUELO" son como experiencias religiosas. desde que lo compre no ha dejado de sonar en mi cd player. yo recomiendo a todos que compren este disco........y si desconoces de la ley.......dale una probadita; te va a gustar.

La Ley is one of the most important groups in Latin Music. The've won 2 Grammy awards and their latest singles became hits. That's the reason why they were called to make this unplugged.
The production is very good, they had selected their best song and also made some arrangements. They also made new songs like: "Mentira" and "Intenta amar". They also made a duet with a mexican great singer called Ely Guerra.
If you don't know very much about La Ley I can say that their music is a soft rock type and if you know them I can only say that this is their best cd.

Realmente, cuando vi el Unplugged en MTV Latino me gusto pero me sentí algo como dejada a medias, y es que en realidad de esa forma no puedes apreciarlo tanto, porque aparte de que no lo televisaron completo pues no es lo mismo escucharlo en una televisión que en un Compact Disc.

Las canciones están super buenas(aunque hay algunas versiones que se parecen mucho a las originales), incluyendo los nuevos temas como son "Mentira" e "Intenta Amar", sin dejar de mencionar la magnifica interpretación que hicieron del tema "El Duelo" que para mi pues fue el mejor.

Si eres un fan de La Ley y Beto Cuevas pues no puedes dejar de comprar este CD y si no lo eres te lo recomiendo a manera de introducción.

One year ago I was watching TV on a Sunday afternoon when I saw something that grabbed my attention. Only 10 minutes were enough to realize that that group could be the best one in Latin America. It was La Ley.
Ever since, I have sought songs of them in the Web because believe it or not, in Brazil almost no one knows La Ley. Therefore there are not their CDs on sale here. But the opportunity had finally come: my sister traveled to Argentina and... guess what was the first thing I asked to her: Yes! To buy the Unplugged for me.
One word can explain the feelings that have been filling my spirit every time I listen to it: poignant! From the first track to the last one, I open my heart together with Cuevas and my soul gets pleased. Soul-stirring!
Día Cero makes me cry; Krazyworld goes along with my wishes to have a peaceful world; El Duelo is emotionally strong; Aquí makes my heart beat faster. In other words, all the songs have a point that touches who listens to them.
Just Superb!

I bought this cd after seeing La Ley MTV Unplugged (LIVE) on a spanish channel. I was just flipping through channels and a song caught my attention (I think it was "Mentira") and I was mesmerized by the singers voice (Beto Cuevas). I had heard about La Ley but I never really knew what his songs sound like. I don't even speak spanish but I could hear the emotion from these songs from the way Beto sings them. I love Beto's voice, it is soooo damn sexy. All of the songs are good, especially "Mentira","Krazyworld,"El Duelo", "Aqui", "Fuera de Mi", "Paraiso", and "Al Final". Theres one song (Krazyworld) he sings in French. I was really impressed by this one. I have to admit this is a must have CD for any new fans. Buy this one and you will be hooked. And it doesn't matter if you don't speak or understand spanish, you will love La Ley!

I was watching the Latin Grammy Awards last week when I learned that La Ley was disbanding. I was dismayed, especially when the group proceeded to perform an electrifying set that rocked the house.

I always thought that Beto Cuevas was a rock star of the highest order: Sexy and piercing in his look, but intelligent and oozing sensitivy through his vocals and video performances. All the members of the band are top notch musicians, but Beto stands out. I wonder if he is going to go solo? I hope so. I really don't think I am ready to say goodbye.

My favorites on this CD are "El Duelo" -- which will move you whether you speak Spanish or not -- "Aqui," "Al Final" and "Delirando."

I recommend all La Ley's CDs: Check out "Libertad." The songs "Amate y Salvate," "Los Demas," and "Mas Alla" are superlative. If you really want to check out Beto's rock star quotient, the DVD for this Uplugged performance and for "Amate y Salvate" will make you a true believer. The earlier CDs are great too. On "Invisible," my favorites are "Deuxieme Fois" and "Dia Cero." The original version of "El Duelo" is here too.

La Ley grew and created great music over the years, just like true artists should do.

I saw La Ley live in concert recently at Webster Hall in NYC. Words can't express how incredible this band plays live. Beto Cuevas is trully a gifted vocalist who comfortably and eloquently uses the full range of his voice and delivers a perfect performance. Their unplugged CD a good example of how talented they are. The unplugged DVD is even better.

Simply sublime, like a piece of heaven. I have no other words to describe this incredible cd. What makes this cd so great is that La Ley takes out the techno sounds that often make their cds not as good as they could be. If you don't like any other La Ley cds, I can almost guarantee that you'll like this one. The song most improved from the original is without a doubt "El Duelo," which is so beautiful, it will give you chills. The new songs "Mentira" and "Intenta Amar" are also excellent, but you'll have to listen very carefully to "La Luna" to discover the brilliant analogy the lyrics make, despite the fact that it's only 2 chords (as Beto explains on the Unplugged video). Rarely have I heard a band whose songs sounded better live than in the studio, but La Ley never ceases to amaze me. This is the best MTV Unplugged album that I've ever heard, and it's a top 3 cd in my collection. It's just brilliant...

Simplemente sublime, como un pedacito del cielo. Me hacen falta palabras para describir este disco increíble. Lo que hace buenísimo este disco es que La Ley quita los sonidos techno que a veces hacen que sus discos no sean tan buenos como deben ser. Si no te gusta ningún disco de La Ley, casi te puedo garantizar que ésto te gustará. La canción más mejorada de la original es, sin duda, "El Duelo," la cual es tan hermosa, te pondrá la piel de gallina. Las nuevas canciones "Mentira" e "Intenta Amar" son excelentes también, pero tendrás que fijarte en "La Luna" para descubrir la analogía sobresaliente que muestra la letra, a pesar de que sólo tiene 2 acordes (como explica Beto en el video Unplugged). Raras veces he escuchado una banda cuyas canciones soñaban mejor en vivo que en el estudio, pero La Ley nunca cesa de asombrarme. Este es el mejor álbum MTV Unplugged que jamás he escuchado, y es un disco top 3 en mi colección. Es simplemente sobresaliente...

La Ley's songs are passionate, romantic and earthly. This band has great maturity and gave an exciting and energetic musical performance here. The CD is immensely satisfying to listen to if you groove to adult modern rock and a great addition to any music lover's collection.

To sample this album you shouldn't rely on the clips above. In my humblest opinion, the best tracks, in the order that I like to listen them, are: "Animal"(clip above), "El Duelo" (I'd say this song sets the standard), "Intenta Amar", "Fuera De Mi", "Aqui", "Al Final", "Paraiso", "Prisioneros de Piel", "La Luna", "Krazyworld", "Dia Cero", "Mentira"...etc. Great album.

Other features to be appreciated include an amazing guest star singer (Ely Guerra) who lent her surreal vocals to the phenomenal track "El Duelo", the amazing female background vocalist(s), and the enthusiastic responses from the audience. ...

~~Jean