Customer Reviews

Origenes

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This is an excellent CD, with Alejandro's rich, velvety voice sounding great and the musicianship throughout superb.
There are some terrific tracks..."Tantita Pena" with its flamenco feel, 2 marvelous Manuel Monterrosas songs, "¡ Ay Amor !" and "¿Donde Vas Tan Sola ?"..."Duerme Tranquila" which is sung with so much heart and soul, and "Pajaro Perdido" with its tropical sound and lovely flute melody.
There are some other songs that lean towards a modern "pop" sound...but I much prefer the more traditional rancheras, which I find musically stronger.

I have 2 peripheral complaints:
# 1: After 8 minutes of silence, you get a "hidden track". A cute idea but can be somewhat annoying, especially in a car (I make it a rule not to drive and fiddle with stereo knobs !).
# 2: The packaging. It's awful. Impractical. No song list on the back of the jewel case, not even on the back of the booklet, which is almost unreadable, with yellow and orange on black, in a "fancy font".
But I'm quibbling folks...this is a really good CD...buy it...after you've bought "Que Seas Muy Feliz"..."Entre Tus Brazos"..."Me Estoy Enamorando"...the "Mis Primeros Exitos" box set...and well, why not buy them all !

This CD is one of his best so far. I hope some of these songs will become classics like "Como Quien Pierde Una Estrella", etc. To me they already are simply because they are performed by the incomparable Alejandro Fernandez. I saw him perform some of these songs on Sunday in concert with his Father (the great Vicente Fernandez, el Rey de la Musica Mexicana) and I had to get the CD. These two men Vicente and Alejandro Fernandez are to me two of the greatest singers the world have ever seen, and they are my two favorite singers. Please buy this disc, it is worth your money to hear the beautiful vocals and music.

Alejandro Fernandez has said many times that he is always looking for "new sounds". We can see this on his musical productions, from "Muy Dentro De Mi Corazon" (mariachi/traditional) to "Me Estoy Enamorando" (boleros) to "Mi Verdad"(mariachi/traditional) to "Entre Tus Brazos" (pop), and finally "Origenes". The CD starts of with the nice sounding single "Tantina Pena" which heavily borrows flamenco sounds and rythms. The very talented poet/composer Fato made excellent contributions with the beautiful "Si Tu No Vuelves" and the inspiring "Duerme Tranquila" which adds that romantic-pop flavor to "Origenes". Beautiful lyrics coupled with rythm is savored with "Amor De Luna" and while a very poetic and sentimental "Come Pez En El Agua" adds a gracious touch to this production. The more traditional Mexican sounds are also found in the contributions made by the talented composer that is Manuel Monterrosas with "Ay Amor", the highly-rythmic and beautifully composed "Donde Vas Tan Sola" and "Tu Regresaras". Another welcomed contribution is by Roberto Cantoral with "Jamas Te Vi Tan Linda", which is truly an inspiring piece.

Overall, this musical production is a gem and quite peculiar. With different sounds and great musical interpretation by Alejandro, it is a definite addition to any music lover.

Alejandro Fernandez Has One Of The Most Breathtaking Voice Of All-Time, No Matter What Style Music He Sings He Brings New Life & Beauty To It!!! As For This Cd The Main Thing I'd Like To Call Attention To Is The SOUND!!! The Arrangements, Mixing & Engineering Are Simply Beyond Words!!! Never Have I Heard Such Stunning Musicality To Add To Such A Gorgeous Voice!!! I Long To Hear Alejandro Sing With Barbra Streisand!! And I Can't Wait Until He Records A Christmas Album!!!(SWOOOOON)

No cabe duda que Alejandro Fernandez sabe evolucionar hasta en la musica mexicana. Si estabas esperando un disco totalmente compuesto por mariachis siento mucho decir que este no es. En efecto la base del disco es el mariachi pero un mariachi fusionado con otros ritmos con otras letras con otro estilo; el mariachi del nuevo siglo al estilo de Alejandro Fernandez. La musica esta exelente y la produccion ni que se diga. Origenes es un trabajo de muy buena calidad. Las canciones bellisimas. En este disco lo puedes encontrar todo desde las mas ranchera de las canciones como 'ay amor' hasta baladas como 'si tu no vuelves' o como una introduccion con instrumentos indigenas como esos usados por los mayas o aztecas esto en la cancion 'pajaro perdido', y tambien algo que nos recuerda a al 'cascabel' de Veracruz en la cancion 'donde vas tan sola'...
Ojala y otros artistas supieran evolucionar, probar y arriesgar en sus discos como lo hace este cantante.

Alejandro Fernandez....¿Que mas se le puede pedir? Disco:Excelente!!! Fotos:Espectaculares!!!!Canciones: llegan al corazon!!!Letras para pensar....Lo amo!!!

Alejandro is the first Charro who elevated mariachi music to a new level. Mariachi music with a concientious message like "Duerme Tranquila" directed to today's young women getting pregnant and being dumped. Mariachi music with a catchy danceable tune like "Tantita Pena" The whole CD is Mariachi music mixed with orquestra music wich equals "QUALITY MARIACHI MUSIC"

I just want to say that this is one of Alejandor's best cd's to date. I could listen to this cd over and over without ever getting tired of listening to it. It is very romantic!!!

This is vintage Alejandro Fernandez. No singer in Latin music has made the improvements that Fernandez has made. He has always possessed a powerful voice. Now he accompanies that with a tender almost whisper-like technique that really captures the emotion of each song. For my money, this is a must have, in the wonderful evolution of Alejandro Fernandez's singing career.

You have his old albums? Wondered how he might sound if the songs he records are arranged by other people other than his father's team of writers,producers, and arrangers?
Well, this is what this cd is. One interesting arrenger on this cd , which I think is one of the best in the genre, is Eduardo Maguellanes. His arrangements are very beautiful yet I don't think Alejandro's voice fitted up to the arrangement. Other arrangements are done by Kiko Campos who is more of a pop arranger. Nevertheless, he did a good job in this cd.
THere is also an extra hidden track : Las Mañanitas. I think it is very bad. For some reason it leads me to be believe he tried to secularize the traditional song by taking out parts that include San Pedro and San Juan. If you get bothered by the original version because of that then get this version.
I don't know why this cd is called Origenes because the songs are not anything related to that word. ONe high note and praise is the arrangements in the cd which some are very new to mariachi. THis is not a ranchera cd. It is more like pop-balada ranchera which suits Alejandro Fernandez right.
I have seen him perform when he started with his father and once in Teatro Blanquita. Back then I saw promise but by now , if he cared, he should be at least some kind of tenor. His image does seem to have gotten better. 3 stars because of the beautiful arrangements.