Live: Manchester and Dublin
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| Released | 2004 | |||
| Label | Rubyworks | |||
| Producer | Rodrigo y Gabriela | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Live: Manchester and Dublin is the first live album by Rodrigo y Gabriela, a Mexican guitar duo.
Critical reception
[edit]The album was given a positive review by The Guardian, saying "There's a wild streak to these recordings I've not heard in previous performances by Rodrigo y Gabriela, and it's very welcome. This is a World Music album that swings."[2] It was also included in their list of 1,000 albums to hear before you die.[3]
Track listing
[edit]All music is composed by Rodrigo y Gabriela, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Foc" | 6:50 | |
| 2. | "Hola" | 0:53 | |
| 3. | "One/Take Five" | James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich / Paul Desmond | 6:48 |
| 4. | "Mr Tang" | 3:39 | |
| 5. | "Paris" | 3:52 | |
| 6. | "Libertango" | Ástor Piazzolla | 3:14 |
| 7. | "Capitan Casanova" | 4:00 | |
| 8. | "One" | Hetfield, Ulrich | 7:58 |
Track 1 ends with a reference to the ending of "Fight Fire with Fire". Track 4 contains an excerpt of "Seven Nation Army". Track 5 contains an excerpt of "Master of Puppets". Track 5 contains an excerpt of "Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho" (Al Di Meola/Paco De Lucia). Track 7 begins with an excerpt of "Dirty Window" and ends with references to "Of Wolf and Man" and live renditions of "Battery". Track 8 has a 1-minute silence starting at 5:05; The reasoning behind this is unknown.
Tracks 1-4 recorded in Manchester, UK, at Manchester Academy 2 on 12 February 2004. Tracks 5-8 recorded in Dublin, Ireland, at Christ Church Cathedral on 2 December 2003.
Personnel
[edit]- Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Rodrigo Sánchez – acoustic guitar
- Gabriela Quintero – acoustic guitar
- Additional performers
- Production
- Produced by Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Live engineering by Graham Higgins
- Mixed by Neil Causier and Colin Sullivan
- Mastered by Robyn Robins
- Video directed and edited by David O'Rourke
- Video shot by O'Rourke, Mark Rubbathan, Craig Rubbathan, Dean Lochner, Conn Holohan
- Cover concept by Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Design and photography by Marcus Byrne
- Live agent – Paul Wilson at CAA
- Accountant – Anthony Casey
- Management – Niall Muckian
References
[edit]- ^ Live: Manchester and Dublin at AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "Warning: may contain bagpipes". The Guardian. October 29, 2004. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ "1000 albums to hear before you die - Artists beginning with R". The Guardian. November 21, 2007. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
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