Por Vida: Live [Single]

Alejandro Escovedo (Author) (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2004)
• Original Release Date: January 1, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: Junketboy
• ASIN: B0006HGFKG
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,495 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wave

2. All About This Love

3. The Way It Goes

4. Everybody Loves Me

5. Sacramento & Polk

6. Follow You Down (Intro)

7. Follow You Down

8. Try Try Try

9. Rosalie

10. I Was Drunk

11. Castanets

12. Irene Wilde(Intro)

13. Irene Wilde

14. Sad & Dreamy(The Big 10)

15. Velvet Guitar(Acoustic Demo)

16. Sad & Dreamy(The Big 10)*

Editorial Reviews

Not to be confused with the tribute record this is a live CD. This CD is a 16-track collection that has until recently only been available through the fan club. All songs recorded live at various locations. Alejandro Escovedo is one of the most critically acclaimed artists in contemporary music, hailed by Rolling Stone critic David Fricke for creating 'his own genre' and named Artist of the Decade for the 1990s by No Depression magazine. Widely admired for the stylistic breadth and innovation of his compositions and his facility for translating his personal experiences and observations into universal truths, he fell ill from the effects of Hepatitis C in April 2003.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Alejandro At His Best, December 17, 2007

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Daufhin Thorndike (New York , NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Por Vida: Live (Audio CD)

Wow! I have been a hopeless Alejandro fan for several years now collecting anything of his I can get my hands on. I had not heard of this live release until only recently, and I was able to pick it up for a very fair price through Amazon right away. Alejandro has always been excellent both in the studio and in a live setting. For many people, though, they have not had the chance to see him live and so anytime a new live record comes out it's a great joy to us fans. Por Vida Live was initially just available through his fan club, but is now more widely accessible. I have listened to this record, and each song sounds amazing. One of the best things about AE live has always been his constant reinterpreting of his own songs. Rarely, if ever, will he play a song the same way twice- and he often will create entirely new and vastly different approaches to his own songs live. This is exactly why his music always stays fresh and interesting live, and this cd is no exception. He chooses a very excellent song list for one- many of his best, but less popular songs are featured here. If you have all of his live releases, this is very welcome because many of these songs have not been properly released outside of the studio before and it is pure joy hearing these lesser known songs given their deserved attention here. I can't say enough about how sweet this record is, and how amazing Alejandro's voice sounds. The recording is top notch- it is masterfully recorded and mixed for a live record. If you haven't gotten this record, and whether or not you are a casual fan or not- you deserve to treat yourself to this album. You will thank yourself for making the effort, guaranteed!

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5.0 out of 5 stars not to be confused..., June 7, 2007

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Cen (of Barbi & Cen) "lost in place" (where pigs fly, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Por Vida: Live (Audio CD)

not being an alejandro scholar, this, to me, represents the quintessential AE, a wonderful best of. in some ways more powerful, yet gentle and spaced (seduce me baby). it may be that i'm prejudiced, as he gives, in this cd, testimony that affirms my warm feelings towards Ian Hunter. enjoy