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The unplugged trend of the 1990s could be quite revealing. If a band used amplification to mask its deficiencies, going acoustic could easily expose them. But when artists who had a lot going for them -- everyone from Aerosmith and Bruce Springsteen to L.L. Cool J -- went unplugged, they had a lot of strong material to rely on and triumphed in an acoustic or electro-acoustic environment. Stripped of the arena rock amplification it was known for, Maná generally sounds decent on this live-in-a-studio recording for MTV Unplugged. Much of the material is commercial, middle-of-the-road pop/rock fare; ballads like "Vivir Sin Aire" and "Cachito" are enjoyable, though not earth shattering. Nonetheless, the Mexican rock en Español band can be challenging at times. "Cuando Los Angeles Lloran" is a poignant ode to Chico Mendez, a South American environmentalist/activist who was murdered because of his fight to save the Amazon, while "Ana" describes the desperation of a pregnant 15-year-old who is afraid to tell her parents and gets no support from the boy who impregnated her. Equally sobering is the reggae-influenced "Falta Amor," an account of a homeless child. For the most part, however, Unplugged is the work of a band that is content to be decent when it's quite capable of being compelling.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Tony Flores, Assistant Mixer - Alex Gonzalez, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Vocals, Writer - Fher Olvera, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Harmonica - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - Luis Conte, Percussion - Claudio Leiva, Assistant Mixer - BENNY FACCONE, Mixer, Engineer - Laura Miller, Strings - Maná, MainArtist - Sergio Vallin, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Requinto Jarocho, Tres Guitar - Fernando Vallin, Acoustic Guitar - Tony Concepcion, Horn - Alfredo Oliva, Strings - Jason Carter, Horn - Debra Spring, Strings - Sheila Ríos, Vocals - Juan Toribio, Flute, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals - Juan Diego Calleros, Arranger, Acoustic Bass - Dana Mayer, Strings - Erika Vinabale, Strings - John Kreckir, Horn - Karessa Rueese, Strings - Michele Beauchesne, Strings - Tanya Dereviamko, Strings
© 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V./1999 MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Warn Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Tony Flores, Assistant Mixer - Alex Gonzalez, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Vocals, Writer - Fher Olvera, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Harmonica - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - Luis Conte, Percussion - Claudio Leiva, Assistant Mixer - BENNY FACCONE, Mixer, Engineer - Laura Miller, Strings - Maná, MainArtist - Sergio Vallin, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Requinto Jarocho, Tres Guitar - Fernando Vallin, Acoustic Guitar - Tony Concepcion, Horn - Alfredo Oliva, Strings - Jason Carter, Horn - Debra Spring, Strings - Sheila Ríos, Vocals - Juan Toribio, Flute, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals - Juan Diego Calleros, Arranger, Acoustic Bass - Dana Mayer, Strings - Erika Vinabale, Strings - John Kreckir, Horn - Karessa Rueese, Strings - Michele Beauchesne, Strings - Tanya Dereviamko, Strings
© 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V./1999 MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Tony Flores, Assistant Mixer - Alex Gonzalez, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Vocals - Fher Olvera, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Harmonica - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - Luis Conte, Percussion - Claudio Leiva, Assistant Mixer - BENNY FACCONE, Mixer, Engineer - Laura Miller, Strings - Maná, MainArtist - Sergio Vallin, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Requinto Jarocho, Tres Guitar - Fernando Vallin, Acoustic Guitar - Tony Concepcion, Horn - Alfredo Oliva, Strings - Jason Carter, Horn - Debra Spring, Strings - Sheila Ríos, Vocals - Juan Toribio, Flute, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals - Juan Diego Calleros, Arranger, Acoustic Bass - Dana Mayer, Strings - Erika Vinabale, Strings - John Kreckir, Horn - Karessa Rueese, Strings - Michele Beauchesne, Strings - Tanya Dereviamko, Strings
© 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V./1999 MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Tony Flores, Assistant Mixer - Alex Gonzalez, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Vocals - Fher Olvera, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Harmonica - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - Luis Conte, Percussion - Claudio Leiva, Assistant Mixer - BENNY FACCONE, Mixer, Engineer - Laura Miller, Strings - Maná, MainArtist - Sergio Vallin, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Requinto Jarocho, Tres Guitar - Fernando Vallin, Acoustic Guitar - Tony Concepcion, Horn - Alfredo Oliva, Strings - Jason Carter, Horn - Debra Spring, Strings - Sheila Ríos, Vocals - Juan Toribio, Flute, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals - Juan Diego Calleros, Arranger, Acoustic Bass - Dana Mayer, Strings - Erika Vinabale, Strings - John Kreckir, Horn - Karessa Rueese, Strings - Michele Beauchesne, Strings - Tanya Dereviamko, Strings
© 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V./1999 MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Tony Flores, Assistant Mixer - Alex Gonzalez, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Vocals, Writer - Fher Olvera, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Harmonica - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - Luis Conte, Percussion - Claudio Leiva, Assistant Mixer - BENNY FACCONE, Mixer, Engineer - Laura Miller, Strings - Maná, MainArtist - Sergio Vallin, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Requinto Jarocho, Tres Guitar - Fernando Vallin, Acoustic Guitar - Tony Concepcion, Horn - Alfredo Oliva, Strings - Jason Carter, Horn - Debra Spring, Strings - Sheila Ríos, Vocals - Juan Toribio, Flute, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals - Juan Diego Calleros, Arranger, Acoustic Bass - Dana Mayer, Strings - Erika Vinabale, Strings - John Kreckir, Horn - Karessa Rueese, Strings - Michele Beauchesne, Strings - Tanya Dereviamko, Strings
© 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V./1999 MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Fernando Olvera Sierra, Producer - Tony Flores, Assistant Mixer - Alex Gonzalez, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Vocals - Fher Olvera, Arranger, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - José Alfredo Jiménez, Composer - Luis Conte, Percussion - Claudio Leiva, Assistant Mixer - BENNY FACCONE, Mixer, Engineer - Laura Miller, Strings - Maná, Arranger, MainArtist - Sergio Vallin, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Requinto Jarocho, Tres Guitar - Fernando Vallin, Acoustic Guitar - Tony Concepcion, Horn - Alfredo Oliva, Strings - Jason Carter, Horn - Debra Spring, Strings - Sheila Ríos, Vocals - Juan Toribio, Flute, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals - Juan Diego Calleros, Arranger, Acoustic Bass - Dana Mayer, Strings - Erika Vinabale, Strings - John Kreckir, Horn - Karessa Rueese, Strings - Michele Beauchesne, Strings - Tanya Dereviamko, Strings
© 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V./1999 MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Tony Flores, Assistant Mixer - Alex Gonzalez, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Vocals - Fher Olvera, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - Luis Conte, Percussion - Ruben Blades, Composer - Claudio Leiva, Assistant Mixer - BENNY FACCONE, Mixer, Engineer - Laura Miller, Strings - Maná, Arranger, MainArtist - Sergio Vallin, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Requinto Jarocho, Tres Guitar - Fernando Vallin, Acoustic Guitar - Tony Concepcion, Horn - Alfredo Oliva, Strings - Jason Carter, Horn - Debra Spring, Strings - Sheila Ríos, Vocals - Juan Toribio, Flute, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals - Juan Diego Calleros, Arranger, Acoustic Bass - Dana Mayer, Strings - Erika Vinabale, Strings - John Kreckir, Horn - Karessa Rueese, Strings - Michele Beauchesne, Strings - Tanya Dereviamko, Strings
© 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V./1999 MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Tony Flores, Assistant Mixer - Alex Gonzalez, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Vocals - Fher Olvera, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Harmonica - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - Luis Conte, Percussion - Claudio Leiva, Assistant Mixer - BENNY FACCONE, Mixer, Engineer - Laura Miller, Strings - Maná, MainArtist - Sergio Vallin, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Requinto Jarocho, Tres Guitar - Fernando Vallin, Acoustic Guitar - Tony Concepcion, Horn - Alfredo Oliva, Strings - Jason Carter, Horn - Debra Spring, Strings - Sheila Ríos, Vocals - Juan Toribio, Flute, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals - Juan Diego Calleros, Arranger, Acoustic Bass - Dana Mayer, Strings - Erika Vinabale, Strings - John Kreckir, Horn - Karessa Rueese, Strings - Michele Beauchesne, Strings - Tanya Dereviamko, Strings
© 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V./1999 MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Tony Flores, Assistant Mixer - Alex Gonzalez, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Vocals, Writer - Fher Olvera, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - Luis Conte, Percussion - Claudio Leiva, Assistant Mixer - BENNY FACCONE, Mixer, Engineer - Laura Miller, Strings - Maná, MainArtist - Sergio Vallin, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Requinto Jarocho, Tres Guitar - Fernando Vallin, Acoustic Guitar - Tony Concepcion, Horn - Alfredo Oliva, Strings - Jason Carter, Horn - Debra Spring, Strings - Sheila Ríos, Vocals - Luis Cristobal Conte, Writer - Juan Toribio, Flute, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals - Juan Diego Calleros, Arranger, Acoustic Bass - Dana Mayer, Strings - Erika Vinabale, Strings - John Kreckir, Horn - Karessa Rueese, Strings - Michele Beauchesne, Strings - Tanya Dereviamko, Strings
© 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V./1999 MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Tony Flores, Assistant Mixer - Alex Gonzalez, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Vocals - Fher Olvera, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Harmonica - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - Luis Conte, Percussion - Claudio Leiva, Assistant Mixer - BENNY FACCONE, Mixer, Engineer - Laura Miller, Strings - Maná, MainArtist - Sergio Vallin, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Tres Guitar, Requinto Guitar - Fernando Vallin, Acoustic Guitar - Tony Concepcion, Horn - Alfredo Oliva, Strings - Jason Carter, Horn - Debra Spring, Strings - Sheila Ríos, Vocals - Juan Toribio, Flute, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals - Juan Diego Calleros, Arranger, Acoustic Bass - Dana Mayer, Strings - Erika Vinabale, Strings - John Kreckir, Horn - Karessa Rueese, Strings - Michele Beauchesne, Strings - Tanya Dereviamko, Strings
© 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V./1999 MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Tony Flores, Assistant Mixer - Alex Gonzalez, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Vocals, Writer - Fher Olvera, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Harmonica - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - Luis Conte, Percussion - Claudio Leiva, Assistant Mixer - BENNY FACCONE, Mixer, Engineer - Laura Miller, Strings - Maná, MainArtist - Sergio Vallin, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Requinto Jarocho, Tres Guitar - Fernando Vallin, Acoustic Guitar - Tony Concepcion, Horn - Alfredo Oliva, Strings - Jason Carter, Horn - Debra Spring, Strings - Sheila Ríos, Vocals - Juan Toribio, Flute, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals - Juan Diego Calleros, Arranger, Acoustic Bass - Dana Mayer, Strings - Erika Vinabale, Strings - John Kreckir, Horn - Karessa Rueese, Strings - Michele Beauchesne, Strings - Tanya Dereviamko, Strings
© 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V./1999 MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Tony Flores, Assistant Mixer - Alex Gonzalez, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Vocals - Fher Olvera, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - JUAN GABRIEL, Composer - Luis Conte, Percussion - Claudio Leiva, Assistant Mixer - BENNY FACCONE, Mixer, Engineer - Laura Miller, Strings - Maná, Arranger, MainArtist - Sergio Vallin, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Requinto Jarocho, Tres Guitar - Fernando Vallin, Acoustic Guitar - Tony Concepcion, Horn - Alfredo Oliva, Strings - Jason Carter, Horn - Debra Spring, Strings - Sheila Ríos, Vocals - Juan Toribio, Flute, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals - Juan Diego Calleros, Arranger, Acoustic Bass - Dana Mayer, Strings - Erika Vinabale, Strings - John Kreckir, Horn - Karessa Rueese, Strings - Michele Beauchesne, Strings - Tanya Dereviamko, Strings
© 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V./1999 MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Tony Flores, Assistant Mixer - Alex Gonzalez, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Vocals, Writer - Fher Olvera, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Harmonica - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - Luis Conte, Percussion - Claudio Leiva, Assistant Mixer - BENNY FACCONE, Mixer, Engineer - Laura Miller, Strings - Maná, MainArtist - Sergio Vallin, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Requinto Jarocho, Tres Guitar - Fernando Vallin, Acoustic Guitar - Tony Concepcion, Horn - Alfredo Oliva, Strings - Jason Carter, Horn - Debra Spring, Strings - Sheila Ríos, Vocals - Juan Toribio, Flute, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals - Juan Diego Calleros, Arranger, Acoustic Bass - Dana Mayer, Strings - Erika Vinabale, Strings - John Kreckir, Horn - Karessa Rueese, Strings - Michele Beauchesne, Strings - Tanya Dereviamko, Strings
© 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V./1999 MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Tony Flores, Assistant Mixer - Alex Gonzalez, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Vocals, Writer - Fher Olvera, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Harmonica - Brian Gardner, MasteringEngineer - Luis Conte, Percussion - Claudio Leiva, Assistant Mixer - BENNY FACCONE, Mixer, Engineer - Laura Miller, Strings - Maná, MainArtist - Sergio Vallin, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Requinto Jarocho, Tres Guitar - Fernando Vallin, Acoustic Guitar - Tony Concepcion, Horn - Alfredo Oliva, Strings - Jason Carter, Horn - Debra Spring, Strings - Sheila Ríos, Vocals - Juan Toribio, Flute, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals - Juan Diego Calleros, Arranger, Acoustic Bass - Dana Mayer, Strings - Erika Vinabale, Strings - John Kreckir, Horn - Karessa Rueese, Strings - Michele Beauchesne, Strings - Tanya Dereviamko, Strings
© 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V./1999 MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. ℗ 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Album review
The unplugged trend of the 1990s could be quite revealing. If a band used amplification to mask its deficiencies, going acoustic could easily expose them. But when artists who had a lot going for them -- everyone from Aerosmith and Bruce Springsteen to L.L. Cool J -- went unplugged, they had a lot of strong material to rely on and triumphed in an acoustic or electro-acoustic environment. Stripped of the arena rock amplification it was known for, Maná generally sounds decent on this live-in-a-studio recording for MTV Unplugged. Much of the material is commercial, middle-of-the-road pop/rock fare; ballads like "Vivir Sin Aire" and "Cachito" are enjoyable, though not earth shattering. Nonetheless, the Mexican rock en Español band can be challenging at times. "Cuando Los Angeles Lloran" is a poignant ode to Chico Mendez, a South American environmentalist/activist who was murdered because of his fight to save the Amazon, while "Ana" describes the desperation of a pregnant 15-year-old who is afraid to tell her parents and gets no support from the boy who impregnated her. Equally sobering is the reggae-influenced "Falta Amor," an account of a homeless child. For the most part, however, Unplugged is the work of a band that is content to be decent when it's quite capable of being compelling.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:57
- Main artists: Mana
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: WM Mexico
- Genre: World Latin America
© 1999 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V./1999 MTV Networks Latin America, Inc. ℗ 1999, 2020 Warner Music Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
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