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| Artist: Man
Label: Warner Music Latina
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 1748
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 63661
UPC: 825646366125
EAN: 0825646366125
Release Date: August 22, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Manda una senal | | • | Labios compartidos | | • | Ojala pudiera borrarte | | • | Arrancame el corazon | | • | Tengo muchas alas | | • | Dime Luna | | • | Bendita tu luz | | • | Tu me salvaste | | • | Combatiente | | • | El viaje | | • | El Rey tiburon | | • | Somos mar y arena | | • | Relax |
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Amazon.com
It's finally happened. After years of puzzling popularity by way of derivative rock retreads, Mana has finally made the leap to full-bodied musical force on its first album in four years, Amar Es Combatir. The disc is a thoughtful, tender and often terrific collection of pop wizardry. It's buoyed by solid production work, a cohesive sound and singer Fher Olvera's commanding vocal presence. Mana has always drawn inspiration from the arena-rock vibes of everyone from U2 to Journey, but this time, the group takes those blueprints and creates its own urgent framework. It's a thrilling, insanely catchy collection. Everything on the disc crackles with energy, from winsome opener "Manda Un Senal" to swaggering closing track "Relax." In between, the Mexico-based outfit weaves memorable stories of love that are marked by pulsing percussion, driving guitar riffs and emotive vocals. First-rate stuff from a group who finally--at least to these ears--justifies all the fuss. --Joey Guerra
Album Description
Amar es Combatir, Mana's 9th studio album and first in four years, was produced by Mana with the special collaboration of recording engineer Tom Russo (Audioslave, Macy Gray, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton). Also includes a duet with JLGuerra.
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 Solid Effort from Mana! August 25, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Well, I waited long and hard for a new Mana album and it took me many times through it to be able to rate it. In my opinion, Suenos Liquidos and Revolucion de Amor were more complete albums, and I would rate those albums MORE than 5 stars. Amar Es Combatir gets a solid 5 stars from me. This one has less of a "Rock" sound than Revolucion in my opinion, although a few songs don't disappoint in that category. This to me is more of an "easy listening" sound but worth the money. I couldn't really pinpoint a theme to this one. "Donde Jugaran" from years ago had a sort of environmental theme, as did "Cuando Los Angeles Lloran", which I also call the "Dark" album. "Suenos" was water and dreams and sirenas, and "Revolucion" to me really was a revolution in their sound compared to prior albums. This one flows along and is easy to listen to, with four or five songs that REALLY stand out and the rest are "good". Only thing I'd change is I'd make it a little harder. That being said, I have noticed that all of the songs I like the least (tracks 6, 9 11,12) are other people's favorites, which makes sense and is evidence that Mana really does appeal to a large audience with different tastes. For that reason alone a person should buy this album - at least half of the songs will appeal to you, which is more than can be said for a lot of albums released these days that have only one or two really good songs...
One thing about this album is that it seems more crisp, more digitally mastered, or engineered, than past albums. You can hear more computerized or synthesized sounds throughout the songs, which isn't a bad thing, just a little more than they've done in the past.
Of note on this album is the repeat appearance by Sergio's brother Fernando. He is credited with bass arrangements on most of the songs. He has been with Mana since at least the Unplugged days, and it seems he is an unofficial member. It makes me wonder what's up with Juan, who I really like and who in fact I met in Monterrey a few years ago and is a VERY polite and accommodating down to earth person. I suspect that Fernando has a lot more formal training in bass arrangement and composition than Juan, but Juan will always be one of the COOLEST bass players around.
I like the appearance of Juan Luis Guerra on this album, and like that Sergio and Alex played a visible part in the music and lyrics as they did on Revolucion. It's also cool that Gus Orozco(one of the original members of Sombrero Verde 25 years ago, which became Mana. Gus also stood in at guitar for the Mana En Vivo album and world tour)contributes some talent on one of the songs.
Overall: A- / B+ BUY IT!
Some thoughts on each track:
1 - Manda Una Senal...Classic Mana sound. Good harmony, toe tapping, soothing. It has a Huele a Tristeza (Donde Jugaran...) feel...one of the best songs on the disc.
2 - Labios Compartidos - lead single. Again, good classic Mana
3 - Ojala Pudiera Borrarte - It has the same effect on me that "Como Dueles en Los Labios" (Suenos Liquidos) did when I first heard it. I'm not sure why it had the effect on me that it did, but it brought a tear to my eye about halfway through the first two times I listened to it. "Oh, if I could erase you from my dreams... if I could drown you in a pool of roses and love, if even your name could be forgotten, drowned within the sea, oh if your summer smile could be erased..."
4 - Arrancame el Corazon - First of three songs with music written by Alex (lyrics by Fher). I can always tell his composition style - it's always a little bit more raw (in a good way) and hard charging. Also one of the best songs on this album...
5 - Tengo Muchas Alas - A song by Fher about a person who is rejected and discarded after giving everything, but he still has hope that the wind will help spread his wings and carry him above it all...this song would end up on the adult contemporary charts if it were in English
6 - Dime Luna - A sort of whimsical song, more or less floats along. In the song he is singing to the moon, asking why he can never hide from it no matter what he does, which is an analogy for not being able to hide from the memory of someone who is gone from his life. This is the token "harmonica" song on the disc...not my favorite, although the harmonica is one of Fher's trademarks and I like to see him continue with it....
7 - Bendita Tu Luz - Music by Sergio, with special guest Juan Luis Guerra. I have found Sergios music to be especially introspective, detailed, and perfectionistic. Coupled with JLG on lead voice and Fher on harmony, there is no way this song can go wrong. For those who do not know Guerra or his band 4.40, CHECK HIM OUT. He is a Grammy winning Bachata and Merengue artist from the Dominican Republic who has never done less than outstanding work. As far as collaborations go, this is one of their best in my opinion due to Guerra's caliber (however, past collaborations with Santana, Ruben Blades, etc were great too...).
8 - Tu me Salvaste - Words, Music and lead voice by Alex. Again, has his "sound" to it...No Mana album is complete without a few tracks with Alex on lead vocal...
9 - Combatiente - Solid song, not one of the best on the album (in my opinion). Again, another hard charging song with music by Alex. It reminds me of Nada Que Perder from Revolucion, but with Fher on lead vocal this time.
10 - El Viaje - This is a cool song! Words, Music and Voice by Alex. It has a "Rage Against the Machine" sound to it with a little bit of what feels like Led Zeppelin to me. There is a guitar riff in the middle of the song that sounds eerily like the now defunct "Rage". It's a step out for Alex from some of his other stuff as far as the "sound" but not bad at all. Awesome percussion throughout and cool guitar from Sergio.
11 - El Rey Tiburon - This song took a long time to grow on me. I had to listen to the album at least 10 times for me to stop skipping over it. It's one of those less serious songs with Fher singing about how he's the King Shark swimming around looking for hotties, and he'll shower them with tons of love and kisses and eat `em up if he catches them. "Careful, beauties, now I'm here and there's no stopping me. Now the shark is here." This takes after the "Perdido en un Barco" (Falta Amor) style of song from the early days that has a really good, danceable latin beat but is just silly as far as lyrics go.
12 - Somos Mar Y Arena - another song that just kind of floats along. One of Fher's flowing songs about the earth and how we should let all of the cares, fears, etc. just roll off of our backs, since we are just sand and sea after all...
13 - Relax - Awesome song! Words and Music by Sergio. As mentioned already, Sergio's stuff is always very crisp and cool. The only thing I wish is that the few guitar bridges towards the end of the song were longer.
Overall, worth the money. I would put it at third best of all their studio albums, just behind Cuando Los Angeles Lloran and Revolucion de Amor.
Buen trabajo September 27, 2006
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
La cancion 'mandame una seal' es probablemente la mejor cancion de todo el album.. es absolutamente bellisima.. Despues de varios aos Mana regresa con otro album lleno de calidad, sentimiento, y sobretodo con mucho amor!! Por eso es que nos encanta tanto.. El amor es lo mas importante que el ser humano puede tener no?.. Bien hecho.
The BEST Latino Rock Band in the world April 4, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
When it comes to asking people about Pop Latino music; it is almost common that almost everyone you ask will say Mana is among thier favorites. This is probably hard to believe that I have only been a Mana fan or the other word they use for fans like me "Manatico" since 2004. I had a huge interest in the group when I Bought my first album from them called "Unplugged". Thier soothing sounds of a live concern scene had me wanting more. When I bought the next album Cuando Los Angeles Lloran I was hooked. I really enjoy listening to Fher Olvera, the main singer in the group. His musical talents are often compared to the main singer in Sting or Bono from U2. It's really amazing how the group we know as Mana know now almost failed to exist at one point of thier career. I listen to these guys often and recommend anyone to listen to thier music, you don't have to speak Spanish but you can still enjoy the sound of Fher's voice, as well as the drumbeats performed by Sergio Vallin Rodriguez. Here are a couple reviews of thier albums from thier careers (may not have all of them)
Falta Amor 1990- Great first album under the name Mana. for those of you who don't that they used to be called Sombrero Verde and were also part of the movement called "Rock en tu Idioma" This album has more of an Adult Contemporary sound to it, kinda like a Soft Rock en Espanol type sound. My favorite song in this album is "Rayando El Sol" Mana's first big hit.
Donde Jugaran Los Ninos 1992- Another great masterpiece of work, still has the Soft Rock en espanol sound. Great hits include: Oye Mi Amor, Vivir Sin Aire, and Como Diablos, as well as the beginning up beat hit: De Pies a Cabeza. This album you can say put the group on the map on heading to being one of the best Latino rock band in the world
Cuando Los Angeles LLoran 1995- This is when they kinda leave the Soft Rock en espanol sound and head towards the rock en espanol sound. You can tell of the musical differences by listening to thier sound, Selva Negra, as well thier balads. Thier balads aim towards the edge of rock. I don't have a favorite song from this album but I do consider it as one of my favorites.
Suenos Liquidos 1997- En el Muelle de San Blas is another favorite song from Mana.
MTV Unplugged 1999- Another favorite of mine, has the all songs in a concert setting on CD. You can listen to this album while relaxing or if your up and around.
Revolucion de Amor 2002- Includes the hit Mariposa Tracioniera. Love that song!
Amar es Combatir 2006- My favorite song is Labios Compartidos, still love thier music even though they went a little stronger
I don't leave home without them! March 10, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I can't drive without Mana. Up until this point my favorite of their CD's was Revolucion de Amor; that one got so much air time I found myself constantly humming Ay Doctor and Mariposa Tracionera, now I can't get Bendita tu luz out of my head.
I always loved Santana, and that is how I discovered Mana; they appeared on a Santana CD--I think it was Supernatural. It's definitely been amor ever since! Fher can sing in my ear anytime.
So don't tell Santana, but usted ahora es mi grupo preferido, Mana!
Louise StrongBear, author of: Journey By Night: A Solitary Journey
loved it! December 19, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
reminds me of their earlier work...wasn't quite sure about their previous CD...but this one is awesome!
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