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Great Voice

Juan OlveraJr | Orlando, fl United States | 11/27/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This cd is an excellent cd to hear classic songs the way they should interpreted. The downside to this cd is that it contains the usual song list that just about everyone(Luis Miguel, Domingo, etc) includes on their albums. The musical arrangement is good. On Besame Mucho by Conzuelo Velazquez the musical arrangment is done by Arturo Marquez. I guess because he thinks his danzones did not get great attention he used danzon 4's musical arangement and applied it to Besame Mucho. In my opinion he shouldn't have done that. Danzon #4 is that piece itself and Besame Mucho another one. On Malagueña Vargas takes the falsetto part to about 12 seconds and it seemed he could hold that note for another 20. La Malagueña on this cd is not, as Amazon.com specifies, Lecuona's but rather the one that Miguel Aceves Mejia made popular("que bonitos ojos tienes..."). The cd is good but how many times are we going to hear Roberto Cantoral's 'Reloj'?? Minus one star because of the song selection. This cd is better than Placido's Domingo's mariachi album though."

Mexico--Precioso!

Latin Music Lover | Arlington, VA USA | 04/05/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Beautiful rendition of Mexican standards, glorious voice. As far as I'm concerned, you can't top Placido Domingo in this arena, but Ramon Vargos comes pretty close! I really appreciate the detailed liner notes with Spanish lyrics and English translation. I agree with the reviewer who complained about "El Reloj." There must be 1,000 versions of this. A shame, when there are so many beautiful boleros that have been forgotten. Despite that, there are many wonderful songs on this album, and a great range of styles -- rancheras, huapangos, boleros, waltzes, etc. I never get tired of hearing classics like "Besame mucho" and "Maria Elena.""

Fairly Mediocre!

J. Marquez | Los Angeles, CA | 02/26/2004

(2 out of 5 stars)

"A couple of years ago I bought a Ramon Vargas CD in Tijuana that was just magnificent. It what was a live recital performed in Guanajuato for a Cerventino Literature Fair and I was very happy with his renditions of Italian baroque arias and turn of the century Mexican danzas. However, he is simply not made for ranchereas. His voice is montonous - like Placido Domingo, he only knows how to sing "open" with lots of vibrato - and lacks any rhythym or pizzaz whatsover. Further, with the proliferation of quality Mexican tenors (Fernando de la Mora, Alberto Angel, Humberto Craviotto, Valente Pastor ...) he is going to have to do a lot better than this to earn my dollar. In fact, I am not exaggerating when I say that even the boys from Mariachi Vargas, Mariachi Cobre or Los Camperos sing these songs better than Ramon. Don't waste your money purchase the original renditions with Jorge Negrete & Pedro Vargas or recent renditions by the tenors I have mentioned."