Live: Manchester and Dublin
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Live: Manchester and Dublin is the first live album by Rodrigo y Gabriela, a Mexican guitar duo.
Critical reception
The album was given a positive review by The Guardian, saying "There's a wild streak to these recordings I've not heard in previous performances by Rodrigo y Gabriela, and it's very welcome. This is a World Music album that swings."[1] It was also included in their list of 1,000 albums to hear before you die.[2]
Track listing
Track 1 ends with a reference to the ending of "Fight Fire with Fire". Track 4 contains an excerpt of "Seven Nation Army". Track 5 contains an excerpt of "Master of Puppets". Track 5 contains an excerpt of "Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho" (Al Di Meola/Paco De Lucia). Track 7 begins with an excerpt of "Dirty Window" and ends with references to "Of Wolf and Man" and live renditions of "Battery". Track 8 has a 1-minute silence starting at 5:05; The reasoning behind this is unknown.
Tracks 1-4 recorded in Manchester, UK, at Manchester Academy 2 on 12 February 2004. Tracks 5-8 recorded in Dublin, Ireland, at Christ Church Cathedral on 2 December 2003.
Personnel
- Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Rodrigo Sánchez – acoustic guitar
- Gabriela Quintero – acoustic guitar
- Additional performers
- Production
- Produced by Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Live engineering by Graham Higgins
- Mixed by Neil Causier and Colin Sullivan
- Mastered by Robyn Robins
- Video directed and edited by David O'Rourke
- Video shot by O'Rourke, Mark Rubbathan, Craig Rubbathan, Dean Lochner, Conn Holohan
- Cover concept by Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Design and photography by Marcus Byrne
- Live agent – Paul Wilson at CAA
- Accountant – Anthony Casey
- Management – Niall Muckian