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Feb 10, 2012Mis-steps like the sticky Santana-worship on 'Hanuman' are far less palatable, but when the combinations match up, it proves exactly how impressive this band have become.
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MojoJan 31, 2012They're still best when the basic Paco Pena influences surface. [Feb 2012, p.94]
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Jan 30, 2012The often overly-enthusiastic arrangements threaten to smother the qualities that made Rodrigo y Gabriela special in the first place with the quiet brutality of their guitar playing often lost in the extended jam-band style... structures.
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Jan 26, 2012Their sense of adventure seemingly knows no bounds, yet when, after six leisurely minutes of jazz-rock noodling, 11.11 suddenly segues into a passage of Cuban folk singing backed by a lone drummer, the strong whiff of pretension might hang rather too heavy in the air for some tastes.
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Jan 24, 2012It's a nice project that might have been put to better use as a one night only concert, because it's certainly not the crucial next step in the continued evolution of this otherwise fascinating duo.
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Jan 23, 2012With clean production and virtuoisitic precision, imagine a Latin, metal, jazz inspired mellow mele, on acoustic instruments.
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Jan 23, 2012It's a qualified success.
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UncutJan 20, 2012There's a punch that saves them [from] drifting into coffee-table politesse. [Feb 2011, p.98]
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Jan 20, 2012This album will infuriate many but bewitch some.