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Silvio Rodriguez - Oh Melancolia Audio CD

A fair review of the Silvio Rodriguez "Oh Melancolia" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Silvio Rodriguez reviews here, or go back to the Silvio Rodriguez tabs.

Silvio Rodriguez Band: Silvio Rodriguez
Title: Oh Melancolia
Rating:
Release Date: 2002-03-27
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Cuando Yo Era un Enano 2: Eva 3: Locuras 4: Con un Poco de Amor 5: Jerusalen A�o Cero 6: Entre el Espanto y la Ternura 7: Bolero y Habaneras 8: Prision 9: Prision [Fragmento] 10: Amigo Mayor 11: Oh Melancolia 12: Yo Soy de Donde Hay un Rio 13: Verbos en Juego 14: Hay Quien Precisa [Fragmento] 15: El Extra�o Caso de las Damas de Africa 16: Hay Quien Precisa 17: En el Jardin de la Noche

3.5 stars: Beautiful but far from his best
The song "Locuras", besides being the best track in the album, is the exception to this, with its amazing acoustic guitar lines and uplifting lyrics. Silvio recorded this album in 1988 with a sound that grew somewhat distant from his traditional "basic" guitar work alongside his beautiful voice, but didn't quite make it with the entire album. But in general, the album shows comes out as symphonic/classical in its overall orchestration.

"Entre El Espanto Y La Ternura" (sung by an impressive choir), "Oh Melancolia" (with a classic piano intro), "Eva" (with guitar with baroque keys and horns accompanying), "Hay Quien Precisa" (with strings as its backbone), and "En El Jardin De La Noche" (a piece with a bolero feel in its early moments) are the biggest highlights in terms of the classic sound of the album, yet they don't ever attain the level of exquisiteness that previous orchestrated Silvio works reached (such as the case with 'Causas y Azares') or the more intimate quitar/singer albums had before and continued to have after 'Oh Melancolia!'.


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