La Luz del Ritmo

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La Luz del Ritmo
LFC La Luz Del Ritmo.jpg
Studio album by
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
ReleasedOctober 30th, 2008
Genre Rock en español, Ska, Latin, Experimental
Length61:56
Label Sony Music
Producer Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs chronology
Hola/Chau
(2001)		La Luz del Ritmo
(2008)		 El Arte De La Elegancia De LFC
(2009)

La Luz del Ritmo ("The Light of Rhythm") is the fifteenth album by Argentine ska band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. After a 7-year-long hiatus of the group in which some of the members of the band spent some time in their own projects, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs regrouped to launch a very anticipated disc which includes 5 new songs, 6 remakes and 2 covers, all new versions.

Contents

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Reception

The AllMusic review by Mariano Prunes awarded the album 3 stars stating "Their vastly improved musicianship is very much on display here, particularly in the new versions of very early songs such as "Basta de Llamarme Así" or "El Genio del Dub," but it's not enough to make up for the lack of inspiration in the new material and the covers. The new songs are all correct LFC tunes but, with the possible exception of Rotman's jaunty "El Fin del Amor," hardly memorable, and a bit too much on the auto celebratory side for a band usually concerned with more pressing matters. All in all, La Luz del Ritmo is a decent comeback card, but still remains the least essential of all the Los Fabulosos Cadillacs' releases". [1]

Professional ratings
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Track listing

  1. "La luz del ritmo" ("The Light of Rhythm") (Flavio Cianciarulo) – 4:05
  2. "Mal bicho"("Bad Bug") (Flavio Cianciarulo) – 3:51
  3. "Flores" ("Flowers") (Flavio Cianciarulo) – 3:54
  4. "Padre nuestro" ("Our Father") (Vicentico) – 4:34
  5. "Nosotros egoístas" ("We the Selfish Ones") (Flavio Cianciarulo) – 3:42
  6. "Hoy" ("Today") (Vicentico) – 4:23
  7. "Should I Stay or Should I Go" (Joe Strummer / Mick Jones) – 2:58
  8. "El genio del dub" ("The Geine of Dub") (Sergio Rotman - Fernando Ricciardi – Flavio Cianciarulo – Vicentico) – 4:37
  9. "Basta de llamarme así" ("Stop Calling Me That") (Vicentico) – 4:16
  10. "El fin del amor" ("The End of Love") (Sergio Rotman) – 2:11
  11. "Muy, muy temprano" ("Too, Too Soon") (Vicentico - Flavio Cianciarulo) – 5:07
  12. "Wake Up and Make Love with Me" (Ian Dury - Chas Jankel) – 5:34
  13. "Condenaditos" ("Damned Little Ones") (Vicentico – Gerardo Rotblat) – 5:11

Personnel

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [2] Platinum40,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. 1 2 Prunes, M. Allmusic Review accessed January 24, 2011
  2. ↑ "Argentinian album certifications – LOS FABULOSOS CADILLACS – La Luz del Ritmo". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
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