Tradicional

Ana Gabriel

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 12, 2004)
• Original Release Date: September 14, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony International
• ASIN: B0002VETWC
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #254,336 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

At this point in her nearly 30-year career, Mexican diva Ana Gabriel could croon her grocery list and still wring ample emotion out of it, thanks to her unaffected, passionate vocal delivery. Instead, she keeps delivering timeless classics like Tradicional, the latest in a long line of albums honoring classic Mexican music. Whereas Gabriel's last disc, Dulce y Salado, melded old and new sounds, Tradicional is steeped in, well, tradition. Gabriel tackles Vicente Fernandez's "Volver, Volver" with fiery confidence, and she's equally vibrant during the oompah banda beats of "Tu y Las Nubes," the corrido strains of "Simon Blanco" and the bittersweet Christmas ranchera "Amarga Navidad." This is high-caliber stuff. Gabriel even contributes "Con Las Alas Atadas," a self-penned huapango that opens the album and fits in perfectly with Tradicional's overall sound. --Joey Guerra

Customer Reviews

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5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Uninspired, October 21, 2004

By	Rob Ez (Chicago) - See all my reviews

Ana Gabriel, the radiant Mexican anomaly. She has never been one to steer wrong on the musical path, but on her latest release, her spark seems to have faded temporarily.

Titled "Tradicional:, Ana Gabriel offers standard and factory-made Mariachi beats to mostly non-original songs. Her vocals are so unlike her, that one has to wonder WHY she bothered recording this album. She only wrote one of the tracks, which makes me think that she is saving her good material for a new label? Who knows, not me. I surely hope so, Ana Gabriel is one of the few artists today that still offers music to think to and drink to at times. Her talent is limitless and she is destined for legendary status. I can honestly say that there are no standout tracks. Much like her previous album, the music isn't half as exciting as the album cover, which in this case is quite exotic. The color scheme covering the backgroud of a Mountain setting sitts well with the font of the title. This is sad to realize that talking about the cover brings more out of me than describing the tripe that is this music.

We all know that Ana Gabriel is capable of a great, mind-shattering performance, even in the ranchera field, so I will not conclude to any reasoning as to why this album was made. I will just sit patiently to hear from Ana with a GOOD album for once.