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At Carnegie Hall [Live]
by Buena Vista Social Club
The recording of Buena Vista Social Club's first concert at Carnegie Hall in July 1, 1998.
| LABEL: |
Nonesuch |
| RELEASE DATE: |
14 October 2008 |
| DISCS: |
2 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Latin, Live |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
All Music Guide
This set is every bit as necessary as the solo albums by the singers, and perhaps even more than the studio effort. It is not only a historical document; it is a living, breathing piece of work that guarantees the transference of emotion from tape to listener, and cements the Buena Vista Social Club's place not only in the Latin music pantheon, but in the larger context of popular music history.
100
musicOMH.com
The 16 tracks here aren't just duplicate recordings--with sudden new depth we are able to complete an emotive, triumphant musical triptych.
100
PopMatters
At Carnegie Hall staunchly carries with it the brand characteristics that launched this cultural exchange.
100
NOW Magazine
Of course, being an audio document, you miss out on the entertaining high-handed flourishes of González at the piano and Bárbarito Torres showboating by playing the laúd behind his back, but it’s still a stellar document of a special performance, the likes of which we’ll never encounter again.
100
Delusions of Adequacy
Even eleven years after their breakthrough success, their music still sounds as fresh and exciting as ever; we are truly lucky.
90
Rolling Stone
Just as exuberant is the part of Disc Two dominated by the jazz-infused playing of pianist Rubén González, whose spiraling solos bring roars from the crowd.
90
Billboard
The recording is immaculate, the performance breathtaking.
83
MSN Consumer Guide (Robert Christgau)
Recorded July 1, 1998, a 78-minute double-CD proves how stiff and thin this made-up collective's mysteriously canonical 1997 studio album is.
80
Q Magazine
Their joyous music has an even greater emotional weight. [Dec 2008, p.133]
80
Mojo
At Carnegie Hall, doesn't so much add to the legend as confirm the original was no studio-contrived fluke. [Nov 2008, p.109]
80
Observer Music Monthly
This live double album, recorded in July 1998, offers another take on those great songs.
80
The Guardian
Even if you are one of the eight million who bought their first album, Buena Vista's long-awaited follow-up is well worth checking out.
80
Uncut
The complete recording reveals many (until-now) hidden delights that we can enjoy in full. [Nov 2008, p.89]
80
The New York Times
There’s still something to be gleaned here, perhaps especially from the frisky pianist Ruben González and the debonair vocalists Compay Segundo and Ibrahim Ferrer, all of whom are now gone, having enjoyed twilight acclaim.
The average user rating for this album is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
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