Search - Abel :: Live at Alegria

I don't know about album of the year...but.....

bcauseisaidso | Miami, FL USA | 12/22/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The set is definatly good. I'm not one of those reviewers that gives everthing a 5 Star rating and these discs don't deserve it...but if I had to do it all over again..I would still want this in my collection."

VERY Disappointed...

DEX | Poland | 08/13/2005

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I was expecting some good tribal house music - similar to Tony Moran's Tour De Beats or like Peter Rauhofer's Liva @ Roxy 4... bought it recently coz i couldn't decide if the cd's are worth it... Well now i know they aren't! Almost no vocals in most of the tracks, tracks are so repetetive and boring... how can i say it... out of words really, u wont find any good anthems on this cd's (buy Tony Moran's Tour De Beats instead - great mixes of deborah cox and deborah cooper). I tried to find sth good on those 2 cd's - i found only 2 tracks worth listening: Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On (Rosabel Club Anthem) on CD1 and Origene - Sanctuary (Moran/Rigg Remix) on CD2. Rest sounds lets say not special. I really wanted to have Ofra Haza - Love Song (DJ Paulo's Mix) on WAV format but this track from the CD sounds worse then the full mix on MP3 i got... [Listened to the cd's only once - not going to waste any more time] [Tested on Creative Gigaworks S750]"

Not your typical Circuit dj-mix cd at all

DEX | 06/29/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"If you haven't heard of DJ Abel by now, most likely you have heard of the famous ALEGRIA circuit parties in New York (and other cities also). Abel has primarily been the DJ for the Alegria parties, and his Miami-sound (tribal, Latin-grooved, hard & soulful vocals & a nice sense of humor in the accapella samples) is a fresh unique perspective to the "circuit sound." You won't hear boring "anthems" (ie: DJ Monty Q...etc.) or that typical hard electronic NewYork house sound (Junior ...!) but a perfect mix of both.The standout track is the next to the last track on CD #2 - "Sanctuary". Made the hair on the arms stand up (and I heard it in my car - not on the dance floor).Abel's mixing abilities are super-smooth. He also has a chance to display his stand-alond DJ'ing style and ability. He's not just one half of the group "Rosabel" with Ralphi Rosario, he actually can turn it out, all by himself!The samples of the woman's voice on certain parts of the cd saying "Alegria" over & over again is slightly annoying and yet, this hardly diminshes the quality of this cd.A perfect Summer 2004 CD. If you missed Abel live @ Alegria for NY Gay Pride - pick this up & hear what you missed!"