Customer Reviews

Rio

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I got this over a year ago and it's still my favorite album by a Latin American rock group. I wouldn't say there is any single song on it that stands out. Instead, it has a good balanced flow throughout. The songs blend nicely from one to the other. I really like how they blend Down on the Corner into El Negrito - a song about modern day realities in the slum ("Look, he's sniffing glue. How cute! She's selling herself at 14.) It provides quite a contrast to John Fogerty's feel-good lyrics from the 1960s.

At least I got it as a gift from a friend. The only salvageable tracks are "Baby", and "Down on the corner". The rest is another cover: "In Between Days" by the Cure, and filler material. This is their third album since their breakup and reunion, their first two being "Me mata la vida" and "10,000Km",;disappointing albums. Their best efforts are the first five CDs: Rosas Rojas (''89), Escenas de la vida amorosa ('91), Devorador de corazones ('93), Huija ('95) and their first live album, hopelessly out of print and rare: La Portuaria En vivo ('96). Their return in 2001 with "Me Mata La vida" was an exercise in hype, egos and futility. The well ran dry. Though they did sell CDs and a couple of hit singles came emerged, the material on their albums since then has been forgettable. Try to find the first 5 CDs I pointed out, or go for a greatest hits compilation. Either way you'll enjoy this band at their prime. Right now, they are all coasting downhill.