Re (studio album) by Café Tacuba

A bit too long and too many tracks. My favourites are Ixtepec, Pez, El Ciclon and El Baile Y El Salon. El Borrego is terrible but thankfully only 2 minutes long.

This is a fantastic collection of songs that never disappoints as you glide from song to song and get lost in the rhythm. When I first listened to this record I saw the 20 tracks and the hour long run time and I prepared myself for an extremely inconsistent listen and I was proven very wrong. The music on here is consistently incredible with every song bringing its own unique flare and filling the album full of life and joy. That is one thing this album is absolutely packed full of and that is happiness as it is near impossible for someone to listen to this and not get lost in the infectious songs and become overjoyed. Musically, it is a treat as well with the diverse instrumentation keeping the album fresh and it also means that there is hardly ever a dull moment on here. The vocals are fantastic as well and they go so well with the stylings of the music. This makes a deadly combination of catchy instrumentation, great vocals and smart choruses which makes this an elite record. Overall, this record took me by surprise on first listen with just how brilliant it is and now I have been loving it ever since.

Nothing sounds quite like this

From AlvaroIesus 10/04/2021 02:36

No soy para nada fan de ellos, y aún así me emociona lo sólido que les quedó este disco.

From VictorVale 01/13/2021 14:15

Tratado do rock espanhol, latino e mundial.

Re es una obra maestra, cuantos generos tienen el disco y todos bien logrados, 20 canciones una odisea que los tacubos nos regalan
de los mejores discos de la historia en cualquier idioma

Whenever I hear this album, I think of the Mexican game La Lotería. It's a type of bingo board game. The images represent elements of Mexican folklore, a chaotic Mexican tarot that portraits our luck.

Re is a lottery. It takes you from the coast of Veracruz with "La Negrita" to the turmoil created by 25 million people in the transportation veins of Mexico City: "El Metro".

It's a musical bingo where you can find boleros, banda, and other Latin American genres mixed with punk, pop, and rock songs.

It's a beautiful journey and a playful ode to Mexico.

From SaulCortes1992 12/04/2016 08:16

The best álbum in SPANISH 100/100

From 9999 10/29/2015 19:11

When an album is this long (White Album, London Calling, The Wall...), the result is usually inconsistent. Re would be much better if they had cut out 5 o 6 tracks (El fin de la infancia, El borrego, Madrugal and Verde come to mind) that severely hurt the album as a whole for me.

From serpico 03/10/2013 05:03

There is some truth in the comparison has been made of this album compared to the Beatles' White Album, the album combines national folklore rhythms with rock, punk, bolero, in short it is an eclectic album. an instant classic