Arriving a long four years after Revolución de Amor (2002), which had been the band's most accomplished album to date, and a Grammy winner to boot, Amar Es Combatir confirmed Maná's continuing designation as the world's standard-bearing Spanish-language mainstream rock band. Amar Es Combatir's lead single, "Labios Compartidos," was an overnight ...
Falta Amor is the Mexican pop/rock band's least noteworthy album by far -- musically, at least -- but it still has its moments and, most importantly, it established them as a promising act during the early '90s, with an exceptionally straightforward pop/rock sound for a Mexican band. In particular, "Rayando el Sol" is a highlight and established a ...
Eclipse is a pretty good collection, featuring most of the highlights from Maná's career. It spans ten years of work, from 1992's Falta Amor through 2002's Revolución de Amor, and includes hits like "Vivir Sin Aire," "No Ha Parado de Llover," "Rayando el Sol," "Hechicera," and "En el Muelle de San Blas." Of course, there are some songs missing, ...
The unplugged trend of the 1990s could be quite revealing. If a band used amplification to mask its deficiencies, going acoustic could easily expose them. But when artists who had a lot going for them -- everyone from Aerosmith and Bruce Springsteen to L.L. Cool J -- went unplugged, they had a lot of strong material to rely on and triumphed in an ...
One of three best-of Maná compilations in the Esencials series released in 2003, Luna focuses on the band's ballads, whereas Sol focuses on their rockers and Eclipse on a distillation of both. Maná enjoyed the most commercial success with their ballads, beginning with their first major hit, "Rayando el Sol" (1992), and their breakthrough hit, ...
One of three best-of Maná compilations in the Esencials series released in 2003, Sol focuses on the band's rockers, whereas Luna focuses on their ballads and Eclipse on a distillation of both. Maná is admittedly known best for their ballads, which tended to score them their biggest hits historically, but the guys are convincing rockers as well, ...
Arriving a long four years after Revolución de Amor (2002), which had been the band's most accomplished album to date, and a Grammy winner to boot, Amar Es Combatir confirmed Maná's continuing designation as the world's standard-bearing Spanish-language mainstream rock band. Amar Es Combatir's lead single, "Labios Compartidos," was an overnight ...
Following in the footsteps of renowned DJs such as Darren Emerson, a then-unknown Texan DJ named D:Fuse came out of nowhere to turn in a blood-pumping installment to Moonshine's popular Psychotrance series. The cover's note that this album consists of "trance anthems" isn't standard marketing hyperbole -- by the second track, D:Fuse has all ...
Maná staged one of the biggest comebacks in the history of Latin pop with Amar Es Combatir, their sixth full-length and an album that, for all intents and purposes, had everything in common with the Maná that reigned supreme throughout the '90s -- a pop phenomenon that thrived on melodic acoustic rockers, heartfelt fingerpicked ballads, and a ...
Like English-language rock, the rock en español field has its superstars and its more underground artists. Superstars like los Fabulosos Cadillacs and Shakira can easily fill a huge soccer stadium in Mexico City or Buenos Aires, while the more underground artists perform in Latin America's small clubs. Maná falls into the supergroup category; in ...
There had been compilations of Grammy-nominated artists and songs in other categories before, but 2000 Latin Grammy Nominees was the first in its particular genre. Some of the biggest names in Latin pop are here, including Ricky Martin (though it's hard to figure out what 1999's "Livin' La Vida Loca" is doing here), Marc Anthony, Santana, Gloria ...
People en Espanol: Latin Pop is a harmless, fluffy collection of commercial Latin pop music. Although several of these songs are recognizable hits even in America, little of the material here has any substance or power beyond a generic sense of "passion" that they try to pass off as real. But most of it is quite catchy and energetic, making it ...
A re-packaging of the Mexican superstars' first album under the name Maná, the 1987 self-titled effort, Cronicas is solely for longtime fans. This is music from the '80s and sounds like it, and it's missing the light alternative flavor that dominated Maná's later work. This certainly isn't groundbreaking stuff, but tracks like "Robot," "Cayo Mi ...
Maná's trademark light Latin rock and new wave are compiled on Solo Para Fanáticos, a Universal Latino sampler featuring songs from a few different albums. Mostly up-tempo and ignoring the band's guitar-based material, the album doesn't fully represent the Maná catalog but maintains a breezy vibe throughout. ~ Bradley Torreano, All Music Guide
In terms of live albums, Maná's En Vivo is exemplary. It's filled with hits, offers crystalline sound quality, and boasts remarkable band-audience rapport, highlighted by the numerous moments when the crowd sings along to the better-known songs. Fher Olvera is a captivating frontman, and it's him in particular who engages this lively crowd most. ...
A harmonically wise and confident band capable of loosely wound Latin pop/rock, Maná has returned with some of their best songs of their career stuck to a midday high-gloss finish. No twitchy tokenism here -- it would be ridiculous to lump this music along with the patronizing Latin pop stars crossing over into America's gaze -- but the album's ...
Maná enjoyed some success with their first album, Falta Amor, but it was their second, Donde Jugaran los Niños?, that made them such an international sensation, establishing them as one of the top Latin pop/rock acts of the '90s. The album is quite solid, maintaining a consistently strong standard of songwriting throughout, and the production is ...
As a collection of Latin rock and pop acts, Hace Mucho Calor is a worthy sampler, though it seems oddly chosen at times. Maná, possibly the preeminent Mexican rock band of the day, is represented not by one of their many originals but by a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Fool in the Rain." It's a pleasant enough version, but not really representative of ...
In 2007 Universal Latino released Crónicas, which, despite the name, was in fact a re-packaged edition of Maná's self-titled album, and first under the name Maná. The next year, Serie Cinco Estrellas de Oro came out, and it is little more than a reorganized version of Crónicas. The same ten tracks, a slightly different order, same 1986 feel. ~ ...
Covering nearly all of Maná's hits prior to 1999, this album contains the most popular songs from the group's first four albums. Spanning from ballads like "Vivir Sin Aire" and "No Ha Parado de Llover" to funkier numbers like "Déjame Entrar" and "Hechicera," this album captures all the finest moments that made Maná one of the most successful bands ...
For fans of Tu Ritmo, the biggest Spanish-language music video show in the world, the artists contained on this collection will be familiar favorites. Presenting recent hits from artists like Laura Pausini, Olga Tanon, and Alejandro Sanz, this album collects some of the hottest songs in current Latin music. ~ Stacia Proefrock, All Music Guide
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