9 Dead Alive

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9 Dead Alive
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 25, 2014 (2014-04-25)
RecordedOctober 2013; Ixtapa, Mexico (Lumbini Studios)
Length40:58
Label Rubyworks
Producer Rodrigo y Gabriela
Rodrigo y Gabriela chronology
Area 52
(2012)
9 Dead Alive
(2014)
Mettavolution
(2019)
Singles from 9 Dead Alive
  1. "The Soundmaker"
    Released: March 4, 2014

9 Dead Alive is the fourth studio album by Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela released on April 25, 2014, in Ireland [1] and on April 29, 2014, internationally. According to their Twitter, "each track is a personal celebration of individuals who have passed on, but through their deeds and words still resonate in the 21st century", [2] and is said to be a more rock-focused album compared to their Latin-focused material of the past. Its first single is "The Soundmaker", which is inspired by Spanish guitarist Antonio de Torres Jurado. [3] [4]

Contents

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 65/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Consequence of Sound B− [7]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
NME 5/10 [10]
Ultimate Guitar Archive 9.7/10 [11]

Track listing

All music is composed by Rodrigo y Gabriela

No.TitleDedicated toLength
1."The Soundmaker" Antonio de Torres Jurado 4:52
2."Torito"Animals and Nature5:03
3."Sunday Neurosis" Viktor Frankl 5:16
4."Misty Moses" Harriet Tubman 4:39
5."Somnium"Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3:43
6."Fram" Fridtjof Nansen 4:31
7."Megalopolis" Gabriela Mistral 5:01
8."The Russian Messenger" Fyodor Dostoyevsky 4:52
9."La salle des pas perdus" Eleanor of Aquitaine 3:01
Total length:40:58

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [13] 49
French Albums (SNEP) [14] 42
Irish Albums (IRMA) [15] 24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 73

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