Re (Café Tacuba album)
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| Studio album by Café Tacuba | ||||
| Released | July 22, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Cuernavaca and Los Angeles, in studios CAN-AM and DEVONSHIRE | |||
| Genre | Latin Alternative, Rock en español, norteño | |||
| Length | 59:53 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Mexico | |||
| Producer | Gustavo Santaolalla | |||
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| Vocaciones Separadas | link |
Re was Café Tacuba's second and perhaps most important contribution to Mexico's music scene. The album was called "the equivalent of the Beatles 'White Album' for the rock en español movement" by the New York Times.[1] The name probably comes from the second syllable in Solfege, perhaps because it was their second album. It was released in 1994 and consisted of twenty songs.
The album is considered by some to be the best Latin American album of all time.[2][3]
Track listing
- El Aparato (The Machine) – 3:19
- La Ingrata (The Ingrate) – 3:32
- El Ciclón (The Cyclone) – 2:55
- El Borrego (The Sheep) A derogatory Spanish term for people who do everything they're told to. – 2:08
- Esa Noche (That Night) – 3:27
- 24 Horas (24 Hours) – 2:19
- Ixtepec (Ixtepec is a city in Oaxaca) – 3:21
- Trópico de Cáncer (Tropic of Cancer) – 4:38
- El Metro (The Subway) – 3:46
- El Fin de la Infancia (Childhood's End, named after the book by Arthur C. Clarke.) – 2:19
- Madrugal (Song For Dawn as the lyrics describe dawn (madrugada) in the Mexican capital) – 1:08
- Pez (Fish) – 2:18
- Verde (Green) – 1:55
- La Negrita (The Little Black Woman, a diminutive) – 3:05
- El Tlatoani del Barrio (The King of the Neighborhood. Tlatoani is a Nahuatl word, used to describe Aztec emperors. Cuauhtemoc was the last.) It is also a nod to Ruben Albarran's father, who was a boxer, as pictured in the booklet. – 3:27
- Las Flores (The Flowers) – 2:16
- La Pinta (Skipping Class) Also refers to one of Christopher Columbus' vessels. – 2:49
- El Baile y el Salón (The Dance and the Ballroom) – 5:08
- El Puñal y el Corazón (The Dagger and the Heart) –4:22
- El Balcón (The Balcony) – 1:41
Re album established Café Tacuba's style of genre-switching, which hadn't been as prominent in their debut album, Café Tacuba, released two years earlier. Its sheer length - an hour long - and experimentation with musical styles has made it a favorite among fans. One notable aspect of the album is that it contains several musical genres, notably norteño, Banda, and Bolero music. The album's diversity in genres showcase the vocal capabilities of Rubén Albarrán, credited on this album as "Cosme".
Personnel
Band members
- Cosme (Rubén Albarrán): lead vocals
- Emmanuel Del Real: keyboards, acoustic guitar, piano, programming, drum machine, backing vocals, lead vocals, melodeon
- Joselo Rangel: electric guitar, acoustic guitar, jarana, backing vocals
- Quique Rangel: bass guitar, electric upright bass, guitarron, backing vocals
Art
- Sergio Toporek and Rubén Albarrán
References
- ↑ "Madcap Music by a Mexican Band With Its Ears to the World". New York Times. 24 August 2006. Retrieved 10 January 2006.
- ↑ http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/a9662747c48c8d3b6218fe1afc0aff35
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-10-greatest-latin-rock-albums-of-all-time-20121119/cafe-tacuba-re-aa994-19691231