Music CD - Héctor Lavoe: El Cantante: The Originals

	Music CD: El Cantante: The Originals Artist: Héctor Lavoe List Price: $14.98 Our Price: $9.38 Your Save: $ 5.60 ( 37% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Fania / Umgd
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Tracks: 1. El Cantante 2. Mi Gente 3. Che Che Colé 4. Periódico De Ayer 5. El Dia De Suerte 6. Qué Lío 7. Aguanile 8. Todo Tiene Su Final 9. Tú Bien Lo Sabes 10. Plato De Segunda Mesa 11. No Hay Quién Te Aguante 12. Paraíso de Dulzura 13. Lloré 14. Mi Gente (Louie Vega EOL Remix-Radio Edit)
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0877313002690 Format: Original recording remastered Label: Fania / Umgd Manufacturer: Fania / Umgd Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Fania / Umgd Release Date: 2007-07-03 Studio: Fania / Umgd
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Vamos, Cantante... ¡Comienza! Comment: Como bien dice en el texto del interior de la portada: la postura de Héctor, su actitud, su estética, era de una estrella de rock. A diferencia de quien lo personificó en la película, por ejemplo, el señor Marc Anthony, quien en mi país sería catalogado dentro del estilo que se conoce como "la gilada latina" (something like "the foolish latin-thing"). Héctor era un sonero de alma, natural, espontáneo. Y si lo comparo con su remplazante en la banda de Colón, el señor Rubén Blades (a quien respeto, por cierto), podría decir lo siguiente: tomemos como ejemplo la "ópera" MAESTRA VIDA (a great masterpiece!)de Blades y Colón. Dura aproximádamente 80 minutos. Héctor hubiese contado lo mismo en 15 minutos (3 temas de 5 minutos c/u). Su poder de síntesis era impresionante. Analizando "El Cantante" (The Originals), destaco por supuesto la extensa versión completa del tema que da título al álbum, "Aguanile", que está basado en un tema folklórico cubano, "Todo tiene su final" y "El día de mi suerte", en cierto modo autobiográficos, y "¡Qué lío!", una tremenda guajira, con todo el feeling del blues en su versión latina. Me hubiera gustado que estuviera "Juanito Alimaña", pero claro, no fue incluida en la peli. ¡¡Piérdanselo!! Customer Rating: Summary: GREAT CD Comment: EVERY cut is FABULOUS....great dancing and exercise music.....as a young woman I danced to the FANIA All Stars back in the day and was excited to see the movie and now once again dance to the music. Customer Rating: Summary: Classic Salsa 101 Comment: I bought this album after listening to "El Cantante" movie soundtrack. Some of the other reviews are correct. The new movie does remove a lot of elements essential for a good classic salsa album. I am not saying that Marc Anthonys rendition of Hector Lavoe is not good; it's actually great. But there's nothing like home-made. Hector Lavoe was so original, so unique, so ahead of his time. Sometimes, I will listen to a song that I always love listening to and realize that it's actually Lavoe who sang it. This gives me more appreciation for the man. Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent! Comment: Great CD! Never skip a song! The best of the best! All these songs will be hits even if they came out for the very first time in 2008! Customer Rating: Summary: For the "Old School" salsa lovers Comment: There's nothing like the classic salsa era and Lavoe was one of its premier singers. While he brought to life many more fabulous songs than are found in this CD, it's a great compilation, especially for those not familiar with his voice and sound. As a New Yorker, I grew up on the music of front man Lavoe (together with the fantastic Willie Colon) and had the pleasure and honor of seeing them perform in person. Nothing will compare, but this is the next best thing. Get it and dance, dance, dance! More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Héctor Lavoe (1946-1993) was born Héctor Juan Pérez in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and became known to his fans simply as El Cantante (the singer). His hectic career began when he moved to New York City as a teenager and headlined with Willie Colôn's band and, later, with the Fania All-Stars. But despite a series of hits that culminated in a 1987 Grammy nomination for his final album, Strikes Back, his posthumous reputation was not nearly so widespread as it deserved to be. Then, in 2006, he became the subject of a film biography, also called El Cantante, which is now available on DVD. Starring the modern Latin-and-crossover superstar Marc Anthony, and featuring his pop star wife, Jennifer Lopez, as Lavoe's long-suffering and endlessly loyal mate, Nilda "Puchi" Roman, it captures much of the gritty, mesmerizing yet poetic urban ambience that launched his tragic but ultimately triumphant legacy. The present album gathers together several of Lavoe's most iconic tunes, many of which were covered by Anthony in the movie. However, with all due props to the younger artist, Lavoe's own interpretations are still the ones to beat. Showcased in selections composed by Johnny Pacheco and Rubén Blades, among others, and produced by Willie Colôn, his lifelong friend and collaborator, his creamy, resonant tenor, flawless phrasing, and improvisatory zeal are so incandescently organic that he never seems to break a sweat--even as he wrings every possible iota of lyric, rhythmic and emotional truth from each tune. --Christina Roden