Mediterraneo [Original recording reissued]

Joan Manuel Serrat | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 20, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 1971
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Sony U.S. Latin
• ASIN: B00004X0MA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,496 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #8 in Music > World Music > Europe > Continental Europe > Spain
  • #61 in Music > Latin Music > Latin Pop
  • #90 in Music > World Music > Latin Music

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SERRAT JOAN MANUEL MEDITERRANEO

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the Mediterranean calls me..., September 30, 2000

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Alejandra Vernon "artist & illustrator" (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mediterraneo (Audio CD)

Every time I hear this CD I feel like packing a bag and getting a one-way ticket to Spain. I love Serrat's tremulous voice, and his melodies and poetry are exquisite, and very visual...I get such a clear image of "Pueblo Blanco"...it's people, it's dryness. "...por sus callejas de polvo y piedra" and of course, "Mediterráneo", calling me to it's shores.

This is a brilliant collection of songs, and my personal favorite of his CDs, perhaps because I find it the most melodic. Ah ! Someday I'll pack that bag, but until then, I have this incredibly wonderful music.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dusty Towns & Immortal Love., August 3, 2005

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Maximiliano F Yofre "Maxi" (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mediterraneo (Audio CD)

Joan Manuel Serrat (1943) is one of the greatest Spanish folk singer. He is much more than that! He is a Poet, Musician & Troubadour, permanently touring around Spain & Latin America.
Fortunately, for me, Argentina is one of his favorite destinations, allowing me to see him "live" more than once.

Serrat's first compositions were done in Catalan as he was engaged in artistic-resistant movement opposing Franco's regimen & politics that include forbidding regional languages.
His first success sang in Spanish was the single "Poema de Amor" (1968) closely followed by "Tu Nombre me Sabe a Hierba" (1969). After those two hits Spanish speaking musical market was in turmoil demanding more from Joan Manuel.
"Mediterraneo" (1971) and "Miguel Hernandez" (1972) were two remarkable LPs springing from his heart and his political affiliation.
After those years he will deliver a continuous flow of LPs and CDs. We may mention "Cada Loco con su Tema" (1983), "Utopia" (1992), "Cansiones" (2000) and "Serrat Sinfónico" (2003) as a representative simple of his works.

The compositions contained in this CD emerge directly from Serrat's soul giving the audience a magic tour around Mediterranean landscapes, women, flavors, nostalgia and culture.
The first composition, the one that gives title to the whole CD, is a romantic overview of the region and finally the poet ask his friends that when he passes away they should bury him in a hill's side facing the sea.
"La Mujer Que Yo Quiero" is a brave love song describing his ideal love.
"Pueblo Blanco" is the song I love best. It describes a dusty lost town, being depopulated little by little; its melody envelopes the audience with melancholic tonalities.
"Que Va a Ser de Ti Lejos de Casa" contains a very similar subject to Beatles' "She's Leaving Home" with a wonderful musical composition.
The rest of the compositions are outstanding!

This is a CD to be treasured by anyone in love with folk music and soloist admirers.
Reviewed by Max Yofre.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DIRECT TO THE SOUL, November 21, 2004

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M. Ferrer "Mónica Ferrer" (SPAIN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mediterraneo (Audio CD)

Joan Manuel Serrat has always been more than a singer for me. He is a poet. And this record has something really very special. It is a cd made from the soul to the soul. It does not matter if you can understand Sapnish or not, the music is so beautiful and his performance so tender than you will be trapped in his web.

The song Mediterraneo is the most beautiful hymn anyone has ever written to the mare Nostrum. And when you listen Lucia I can assure you, you would think that is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

Enjoy poetry in its purest form, enjoy a singer who feels what he sings.