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Songs ruined by overdubed intros. STAY AWAY!!!

L. Sanchez | Albuquerque, NM United States | 05/29/2004

(1 out of 5 stars)

"The songs on this CD are, at least in their original form, great. But some idiot decided that they would add their "ideas" to the intros of all of the songs on this CD. Basically, the intros of all of these songs are overdubed with idiodic comments that, I guess, were supposed to serve some purpose. THIS RUINS EVERY CUT ON THIS CD!! Whoever decided to do this to RT's songs should be hung out to dry!DO NOT BUY THIS CD!!"

Who is that guy?

L. Sanchez | 04/06/2004

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Disappointing. Unfortunately while these do sound like the original recordings of Rigo Tovar and his Costa Azul, they have added a voiceover that constantly interrupts each track with tacky poetry or a mock conversation between a couple (who are these people?). The song I bought the cd for (Palabritas) is hard to find - on this cd, not only is it interrupted at the beginning by this voice, but is not even allowed to end before the voice cuts in again and another song begins. Terrible!"

Hey, it's not all THAT bad! :)

J. D. Weinrich | California, USA | 04/07/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Whether this album is wonderful or not that hot depends on your point of view.



True, if you're looking for 30 unforgettable Rigo Tovar songs in their full length, exactly as they originally appeared, then this album is not for you. Hey, it's 30 songs! You can't possibly fit 30 songs at their original length of 4 minutes or more onto a single CD! That's 120 minutes or more and one CD just isn't long enough!



Likewise, if you want the music and just the music and nothing more, then this album is also probably not for you. Each of the songs on this CD is introduced by a brief (just a few seconds) something-or-other -- like restaurant sound effects mimicking the idea of music in the background at a restaurant, or a deejay introducing the song as if it's playing on the radio. This is (judging from the other reviewers) annoying to some people, and if you're like that then this will be annoying to you, too.



On the other hand... once the vignette part is over the rest is pure, unadulterated Tovar.



The music that makes up the large majority (over 90%) of this CD is the original, real Rigo Tovar. All of the choruses. Many (most?) of the verses. Basically, exactly the same recordings you recall from when you fell in love with his music back when you were a kid.



Soooooo... if you want to recall Rigo's unforgettables -- 30 of them! -- this may well be the album for you. If you want the 100% complete, unchanged originals? Well, you'll have to go elsewhere for those and you'll have to buy several disks. It's up to you!"