Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos

Artist: Marc Ribot & Los Cubanos Postizos
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 075678311628
EAN: 0075678311628
ASIN: B000006OB6

Release Date: 1998-06-09

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Tracks:

Aurora En Pekin
Aqui Como Alla
Como Se Goza En El Barrio
Postizo
No Me Llores Mas
Los Teenagers Bailan Changui
Fiesta En El Solar
La Vida Es Un Sueno
Esclavo Triste
Choserito Plena

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Customer Reviews:

just to counter point an ealier review.......2006-03-14

Track number 4 , Postizos! is Amazing NY no-wave style fun.
Ribot cannot hold himself to a style and please everyone. Purer Jazz lovers tend to shrink from his punkish rock stylings, where old punk guitarists like me - are drawn to his playing and get introduced to some fine Jazz in the process.

I put this recording on and play along with him - hear his lick, mimic it, i find it improves my ear and my dexterity. Plus, like when I was a kid playing along to Beggar's Banquet and CCR, I feel young again!

Ribot is iconic and powerful. I feel like I know him.

Aurora en Pekín is the best.......2005-04-30

I bought this CD just for the first track, Aurora en Pekýn. It's a deeply soulful piece -- not what you would expect showcased for "Track 1" on a CD. I agree with one of the other reviewers who said that you could practice it over and over and still not get it right. It's a perfect performance. Close your eyes and enjoy.

most beautiful, soulful electric guitar I have ever heard.......2002-09-17

I will get the negatives out of the way. I do not like all the tracks, especially the only one penned by Ribot, #4, and # 6. They just don't do it for me. On to the great.

The first track is perhaps the single most beautiful piece of music I have heard. They great thing about Ribot's playing is not only his choice of notes, but his great timing. It is so intuitively right that one could practice the piece forever, and still not play it as he does, which is to say perfectly. And the percusion is perfectly spare for this shimmering, tranquil song.

The second song has a great, soulful groove that is not just a product of the rhythm section and a catchy vamp, but once again of Ribot's great feel for timing. The organ work adds to the simmering, deep groove.

#3 is a fairly typical and repetative cuban uptempo number, but there is a raw and edgy tone that seperates from the cliche cuban piano, or horn vamp.

#4. see above.

#5. More instrumentation and vocals in this one. Even though Ribot is clearly not a singer, this is a strong song because of the veriety of textures -- rock guitar, psychodelic organ, acoustic guitar, horns, cuban chorus, and Ribot's spoken words. They form a hard and yet sentimental mix that is perfect for the words, "don't cry, because when you do, I feel... something."

#6 See above.

#7. A driving, raw and beautiful track that comes to a powerful, intense conclusion.

#8. Again spoken words and also singing by Ribot. Listening to him speak Spanish is funny and but the music is solid.

#9. Perhaps the most jazz-like track on the CD. It feature advanced guiitar work from Ribot, but it is not just technique for it's own sake, but serves the whole, and does not comprimise, but embelishes the beauty.

#10 Somewhat similar to #3, but with had malcontent horn that adds a somewhat whacky, but unique and contributing element to a cuban groove.

If you have any interest in the electric guitar as an instrument, that, contrary to many peoples prejudices, can be played as or more beautifully than any other, by this album. If you don't give one flying hoot about what I just said, but appreciate beautiful, soulful yet not smooth and watered down music, buy this album.

Very entertaining!.......2000-05-15

In this album, Ribot delivers more overt rock guitar, so some of the mystery is gone. But he still lets loose with some uncategorizable six-string spasms.

Please keep quiet and play!.......2000-02-19

This album opens with a wonderful piece, apparently reassuring that the next few tracks will be equally fantastic. If it is not exactly so, at least the album is worth listening to (despite the saturation of cuban music going on lately). Ribot's approach is quite personal and justifies spending some time enjoying this 'fake' cuban style, very much dominated by his own sound as a guitarist. In fact, this is the most interesting aspect: to listen to Marc Ribot... playing the guitar. No doubt, he is a fantastic guitarist, with a very unique sound and style. However I still don't understand why he insists to 'sing' in a foreign language, with a very bad american accent. It is totally embaracing and unpleasant to listen to such a thing. He had done that a few times (for example in the Serge Gainsbourg tribute album). However, what we hear in 'Los Cubanos Postizos' is even worse, because not only the accent is annoying but the voice is absolutely terrible! Why does he insist to open his mouth? Is it just for fun or is there another reason behind it? I would love to know his reasons for doing it. (Mr. Ribot, would you answer my question?) However, he sounds fine singing 'Yo! I killed your god'. If he kept his mouth shut I would give 4 stars to the 'cubanos postizos' and 5 stars to the cover photo (stunning).

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