Audio CD review:
Paco de Lucia - Antologia, Vol. 1

Paco de Lucia - Antologia, Vol. 1

Band: Paco de Lucia Title: Antologia, Vol. 1 Rating: Release Date: 30 January, 1996 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Almoraima 2: Cancion De Amor 3: Gloria Al Nino Ricardo 4: Solo Quiero Caminar 5: Punta Umbria 6: Rio Ancho 7: Danza Ritual Del Fuego 8: Compadres 9: Fuente Y Caudal 10: Casilda 11: Cepa Andaluza 12: Rumba Improvisada

Customer Reviews Very Disappointed! And half the time the guy hits some really off-key notes. This CD is NOT Flamenco! I'm not sure exactly what to call it, but it is not Flamenco. I would not recommend this CD to anyone. If you want to hear some great guitar music by someone who knows how to play the guitar, try music by the guitarist known as Pavlo. Paco is the best Paco's blessed hands are hard at work in this compilation from previous albums, a great way to start a de Lucia collection. Great anthology, althouh if you want to stay true to it you should get both cd's, they are both amazing. Make sure you get LUZIA and SIROCO too!!. Quite Possibly the Greatest Flamenco Guitar Cd ever heard... Paco's ability to carry a song with just his guitar and the most subtle of backing musicians is quite awe-inspiring. Largely considered the finest Flamenco Guitarist on his generation, (possibly ever), this is some of the most affecting beautiful composed music I've heard in recent times. He moves from complex delicate guitar rhythmic arrangements, to furiously intense rapid fire passages that will almost certainly invoke an response of complete awe & admiration for what he does better than anyone else. This is an Anthology of (a Limited 2 Cd version) that complies his two `Antologia' albums into 2 disks (1 disk for each Anthology), and for a double album that weights in at over 24 tracks, you'd think that you'd have had your fill of Contemporary Flamenco, way before then. . . . but you'd be wrong, spreading the listening experience a disk at a time (over 2 days) not only left me with an unquenchable thirst for more of his work, but has that astute honour of being the most remarkable album, I've heard for sometime, and that's with some truly exceptional competition, utter genius. And it should also be noted that this is a perfect introduction into Paco's sublime music if your new to this particular artist. . You can see a complete list of all Paco de Lucia discography, or go back to the Paco de Lucia tabs