Amar de Nuevo

Amar de Nuevo

Editorial Reviews
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More than three decades together have made Inti-Illimani one of Chile's great groups. On Amar de Nuevo, they explore the heritage of Latin American Creole music in lush, sensual arrangements that sound as if they've come directly from the '40s or '50s--quite remarkable for what are mostly original compositions. There's a real fresh beauty to the sound, with instrumental lines extending like tendrils over the vocals. The fact that this comes from no single national tradition, but encompasses all Latin culture, offers a rich variety of style. Once again, the band has proved the master of everything it attempts, making it all seem so easy and relaxed. If you want to know what romance might sound like, this is the perfect place to start. --Chris Nickson

Tracks:

Before Loving Again
This Eternal Custom
The Party To You
Indifference
Presumptuous Black Lady
Entre Amor (Instrumental)
The Lighthouse
The Shadow
The Letter Of Good-Bye
The Little Black Lady
Ballad Of Arrogance

Amazon.com

More than three decades together have made Inti-Illimani one of Chile's great groups. On Amar de Nuevo, they explore the heritage of Latin American Creole music in lush, sensual arrangements that sound as if they've come directly from the '40s or '50s--quite remarkable for what are mostly original compositions. There's a real fresh beauty to the sound, with instrumental lines extending like tendrils over the vocals. The fact that this comes from no single national tradition, but encompasses all Latin culture, offers a rich variety of style. Once again, the band has proved the master of everything it attempts, making it all seem so easy and relaxed. If you want to know what romance might sound like, this is the perfect place to start. --Chris Nickson

Customer Reviews:

Let us learn to appreciate their great music without..........2006-01-05

It has been an enormous pleasure to listen to Inti Illimani for the past 20 years. Definitely great musicians and great recordings, to say the least. However the use of this review section as a political venue to praise Allende and call his deplorable and failed communist period in power exciting, and Pinochet's years "the frightening Pinochet years" (read reviews under The Best of Inti Illimani), can only come from the twisted mind of someone who still believes in 20th Century myths: the myth of Fidel Castro, the myth of Che Guevara, the myth of the proletariat, etc. Having survived 11 years in a communist country I know better, a lot better. All of us should by now. Unfortunately we do not. Look at Venezueza and now Bolivia, with the two puppets in power dancing to the music of Fidel Castro.
Frightening years for whom? For the communists and all members of the red tribe of disciples of Fidel Castro, of course. Today, to still call Pinochet a dictator and Fidel Castro "president" is beyond comprehension. Look at Chile today. Can anyone believe it could have become what it is now without eliminating Allende's regime and crushing the communists?
I give Inti Illimani an A for their music. Let us learn to appreciate their great music without praising their disastrous and failed political views. For that, they get capital F.

Un album de sorpresas y con sabor a Latinoamérica........2000-05-15

Es verdad que los Inti procesan su entorno y descubren cual es el trabajo que debe realizarse. Amar de nuevo, es la continuación lógica de Arriesgaré la piel. Un trabajo con base en el sentimiento trágico de América Latina, el canto de amor y desamor, como lo hacía Violeta Parra, y continuando el tipo de trabajo que les exigia Victor Jara en su tiempo. O sea volver a las raíces del canto popular americano, sacando el jugo a cada rincón, y con las letras expertas de Patricio Manns. Un trabajo inmejorable.

Uno de los mejores albumes de Inti-Illimani.......2000-04-26

La persona que escribio arriba seguramente tiene un concepto muy rigido sobre lo que debe ser Inti-Illimani, sin entender que este grupo, al igual que muchos otros (Illapu y Quilapayun, por ejemplo), ha tenido que evolucionar, considerando ademas que la situacion imperante en Chile es diferente de aquella existente hace mas de 25 años. Por otro lado, no considero que esta evolucion signifique necesariamente un retroceso o concesion en sus convicciones de lucha, sino mas bien, la necesidad de continuar esa lucha por cauces diferentes.

Respecto al Amar de Nuevo, me parece un excelente disco. Todas y cada una de sus letras son magnificas, y la musica es grandiosa, un justo acompañamiento al gran trabajo creativo de Patricio Manns. Me parece fabuloso este disco con canciones de amor y desamor, sin que parezca cursi, trillado o siquiera aburrido. Mi recomendacion es que, si tienes oportunidad, lo compres y lo disfrutes.

Lamentablemente estan decayendo.......1999-11-20