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Rodrigo y Gabriela (with Bonus DVD)

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Its difficult to describe what Rodrigo y Gabriela can do with a pair of guitars, the best thing to do is to click on the crocodile's eye at http://www.rodgab.com to see for yourself.

Don't think that this is flowery, fluffy flamenco guitar music, its not. If you like rock, you'll love this. The opening two tracks ("Tamacun" and "Diablo Rojo") are the highlights in an album of standout tracks. Tremendous.


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I learned about this pair when my local radio station (KFOG) started playing Tamacun, and I found myself turning up the volume every time the song came on. Just love it.

So, the album has eight other songs, and - behold - they all stand up. Each one is interesting, passionate, energetic, and unique. In all, a great album, one I plan on listening to until the disc turns to dust.

Now, this ablum comes with a DVD that shows Rod & Gab playing, and even has a "tutorial," where they explain how they play Tamacun in excrutiating detail. It's fascinating, and after watching, I felt admiration at their mastery of their instruments, but that's not all that goes into the music. The songs are lyrical, even without lyrics, and I am in awe of their skill and art.

In short, this is a terrific album that defies definition.

This is a truly amazing album. Rodrigo y Gabriela create the perfect blend of spanish/latin/jazz/rock. I don't think it's physically possible to listen to Diablo Rojo without tapping your foot. Do yourself a favour and buy this album. Don't believe me? Listen to some samples on their website.

My wife and I were driving to a friend's when the local rock station played the first cut "Tamacun" and we decided it was amazing and decided to pre-order it. I am thrilled ... listening to it for the first time, I'm over halfway through and there's not a bad piece in the bunch. Absolutely incredible work, and well worth the price.

If you like acoustic guitar music, you will love this! Don't think. Just buy it. (Caveat: I haven't seen the DVD.)

This is a fabulous, very high energy, instrumental album. Rodrigo and Gabriela combine their metal roots with latin melodies, and use the guitar as a percussion instrument in a way I've never seen before. See them live if you can. They grew up in Mexico city trying to make it playing in a metal band, and are now living in Ireland with this album that hit the top of the Irish music charts.

Once in a blue moon an album comes along that is authentic, beautiful, and overflowing with style and talent - alas, Rodrigo y Gabriela! They interweave flamenco, metal and other latin influences to create something that is vibrant and complete. It will fulfill your soul.

This is an unbelievable album, and I definitely recommend it. Rodrigo y Gabriela are two amazingly talented musicians. The way they mix so many different genres is incredible and makes the music they create unique, fun, and exciting. A friend recommended them to me, and I was a bit skeptical at first as I've never even really thought about listening to a guitar album, but now I'm completely hooked. I've found it's great to have on in the background in my dorm, and everyone that's heard it in my room has loved it as well. To sum things up, BUY THIS ALBUM! It is well worth it!

One listen and you will be blown away by these two artists. The amount of sound they create with simply two acoustic guitars is mind-boggling. It will take a leap of faith to believe that all the sound is just two guitars and not a full band with percussion behind them. My kids love this music, my friends love this music, and even my 80-something mother likes this music.

I received this last night for Christmas and was blown away. After listening to the CD, I thought, "Wow, what's on disc 2?" The DVD is stunning. They actually have a tutorial on there explaining that their style isn't really flamenco or jazz...it's something completely different. Watching Gabriela teach you how she plays is humorus...she even slows down and it's a blur to watch. "Oh yeah," I thought, "I'll be able to do that after 3 years of practice!" She makes it so effortless. Again, simply incredible. They also have clips of different performances. Again, it's amazing to watch. Two thumbs up for sure...definately buy this album!