La Oreja de Van Gogh Album: “La Oreja De Van Gogh En Directo: Gira Lo Que Te Co”

Okay, so I'm a self-confessed audiophile reviewing a live Spanish pop album. This is the first album I've encountered that is off-the-beaten audiophile path that I thought is worth telling others about... and yes, I do dig LODVG and latin pop! :-)

Out of all my live pop/rock concert recordings, this is the only recording which actually serves to capture the *FEEL* and *ENERGY* of being there in concert among thousands of fans. Sr. Vinader & Co effectively mixed in the throngs of fans singing along in concert with the close-mic'd clarity of a studio session. The chorus of the audience singing along is never a distraction, rather it boosts the energy and excitement of the mix, especially in the moments where Amaia drops out to let the audience carry a verse or chorus forward. The instruments are pristinely recorded and occupy their own space in the mix, rather than being combined together in an indistinguishable blob as with other live albums.

The track "Soledad" especially stands out with the electric piano/organ/synth (in the intro) and rhythm guitar driving a toe-tapping groove over the intro and choruses. The audience seems to know just the thing to do with fills during the choruses. Fun!

It's not an entirely "pure" recording by audiophile standards, but it's a recording and mix that does what recordings should do, which is to present music in such a way to engage and excite the listener. I'm actually digging this album more than the studio recording of "Lo que te conte mientras te hacias la dormida".

Oh, and yes, the music is plenty fun and catchy with all the right pop hooks... just as it should be. This is worth getting for the CD only... the DVD is just a BIG bonus!

El DVD es excellente. El Concerto, Videos y Fotas son increibles. Vale la pena. Tambien hay un CD de musica.

Todo el concierto y el DVD en general es genial!!! El concierto, los videos, las fotos, los documentales, todooooooo es muy bueno. Se los recomiendo, yo no era un mayor fan de LODVG, y cuando escuché su 3º disco, me encantaron y ahora tengo el CD y el DVD. Además, el CD que trae el DVD trae el mismo concierto del DVD!. Es muy, pero muy recomnedable para toda la gente, y la selección de temas para el concierto es espectacular; yo vivo en sudamérica, muy, pero muy lejos de España, y cuando vinieron, hace 1 mes aprox., fui a su concierto y fue fabuloso! El DVD es muy, pero muy bueno!

If you are a fan of this group you will absolutely love this CD/DVD combo. It is their entire concert on both a cd and a dvd. You can hear all of their greatest hits from the first 3 albums all together in one package. The voice is absolutely clear and sounds like it was recorded in the studio even though she is singing live. And the DVD is great with lots of bonus footage like making of the album and the concepts behind it. Also it has some videos which are available on their other dvd and others that are not like "Puedes Contar Con Migo", "20 De Enero" and "Rosas" Get this NOW.....

This DVD has been out for a while in Spain and I was almost about to buy it from overseas then i ran into it here and it just came out with the NTSC version! even better. Whether you hate them for being way to poppish/mainstream or love them ( personally i think the best cd is still dile al sol ) you cant deny their success. They sound really good live, i saw them 3 weeks ago in los angeles, and amaia is absolutely amazing. They put a lot of energy, noise, and distortion in their live show that made their regular pop/mainstream songs rock and the whole expirience was just a blast.