La Luz del Ritmo

La Luz del Ritmo
Studio album by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Released	October 30th, 2008
Genre	Rock en español, Ska, Latin, Experimental
Length	61:56
Label	Sony Music
Producer	Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs chronology
Hola/Chau (2001) La Luz del Ritmo (2008) El Arte De La Elegancia De LFC (2009)

La Luz del Ritmo ("The Light of Rhythm") is the fifteenth album by Argentine ska band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. After a 7-year-long hiatus of the group in which some of the members of the band spent some time in their own projects, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs regrouped to launch a very anticipated disc which includes 5 new songs, 6 remakes and 2 covers, all new versions.

The most important single was the new version of Padre Nuestro, with a very different Cumbia tone, and a video that set the theme for the new style and the new album.

The title track is featured in football video game FIFA 10.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Mariano Prunes awarded the album 3 stars stating "Their vastly improved musicianship is very much on display here, particularly in the new versions of very early songs such as "Basta de Llamarme Así" or "El Genio del Dub," but it's not enough to make up for the lack of inspiration in the new material and the covers. The new songs are all correct LFC tunes but, with the possible exception of Rotman's jaunty "El Fin del Amor," hardly memorable, and a bit too much on the auto celebratory side for a band usually concerned with more pressing matters. All in all, La Luz del Ritmo is a decent comeback card, but still remains the least essential of all the Los Fabulosos Cadillacs' releases.".^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "La luz del ritmo" ("The Light of Rhythm") (Flavio Cianciarulo) – 4:05
2. "Mal bicho"("Bad Bug" - literal translation ) (Flavio Cianciarulo) – 3:51
3. "Flores" ("Flowers") (Flavio Cianciarulo) – 3:54
4. "Padre nuestro" ("Our Father") (Vicentico) – 4:34
5. "Nosotros egoístas" ("We the Selfish Ones") (Flavio Cianciarulo) – 3:42
6. "Hoy" ("Today") (Vicentico) – 4:23
7. "Should I stay or should I go" (Strummer / Jones) – 2:58
8. "El genio del dub" ("The Dub's Genius") (Sergio Rotman - Fernando Ricciardi – Flavio Cianciarulo – Vicentico) – 4:37
9. "Basta de llamarme así" ("Stop Calling Me That Way") (Vicentico) – 4:16
10. "El fin del amor" ("The end of love") (Sergio Rotman) – 2:11
11. "Muy, muy temprano" ("Very very early") (Vicentico - Flavio Cianciarulo) – 5:07
12. "Wake up and make love with me" (Ian Dury - Chas Jankel) – 5:34
13. "Condenaditos" ("Little Damned") (Vicentico – Gerardo Rotblat) – 5:11

Personnel

• Vicentico – vocals
• Flavio Cianciarulo – bass
• Sergio Rotman – sax
• Mario Siperman – keyboard
• Fernando Ricciardi – drums
• Daniel Lozano – trumpet

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[2]	Platinum	40,000^x
^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

External links

• Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Official Web Site
• La Luz del Ritmo at MusicBrainz
• La Luz del Ritmo at Allmusic

References

1. Prunes, M. Allmusic Review accessed January 24, 2011
2. "Argentinian album certifications – LOS FABULOSOS CADILLACS – La Luz del Ritmo". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.