99% (album)
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March 5, 2013 |
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15th |
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59:41 |
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Tony Lopez |
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99% is the eighth album by the Spanish group Ska-P . It was released on March 5, 2013 via Warner Music Group .
History of origin
99% was released on March 5th, 2013 and contains 15 titles. So far, two tracks have been released as a single , Canto a la rebelión and Se Acabó . The album is produced by Tony López. It is the second album since the band was reunited in 2008 and the first studio album in five years.
The album title is an allusion to the saying " We are the 99 percent ", a well-known quote from the Occupy movement .
Awards
99% was nominated for the Latin Grammy 2013 in the category "Best Rock Album". However, the award ultimately went to Será from La Vida Bohème .
Track list
| No. | title | length |
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| 1. | Full gas (instrumental) | 03:08 |
| 2. | Canto a la rebelion | 04:38 |
| 3. | Ciudadano papagayo | 04:08 |
| 4th | Pandemia SL | 04:02 |
| 5. | Se acabó | 04:07 |
| 6th | Ska-Pa | 03:52 |
| 7th | Marinaleda | 04:23 |
| 8th. | Alí Babá | 02:53 |
| 9. | Victoria | 03:21 |
| 10. | Bajo vigilancia | 04:01 |
| 11. | Maquis | 05:03 |
| 12. | Oniómanos | 03:18 |
| 13. | ¿Quiénes sois? | 04:08 |
| 14th | Radio falacia | 03:28 |
| 15th | África agónica | 04:48 |
Music genre
As with previous releases, the album is characterized by almost consistently fast-played skapunk . Only the ballad Africa Agónica is reminiscent of Roots Reggae . Simon Langemann from Laut.de even compares the brutality of the band with System of a Down . He alludes less to the style of music than to the frequent changes in tempo, breaks and breaks in style within a song. The texts are all written in Spanish .
reception
In the laut.de review, Simon Langemann judges that 99% meet the fans' expectations of a Ska-P record without entering into experiments. As usual, the album features "precise guitar offbeats, irresistibly tight brass sections, sufficient punk power, Spanish sing-along choruses - and last but not least, a lot of positive energy against fascism". The almost consistently high tempo of the songs, however, "is quite annoying here and there", as does some chorus melodies.
Critic Mark Read from Plattentests.de also describes 99% as an album that relies above all on the tried and tested: “Loose-fuzzy offbeat” meets “hard punk guitars and hymn-like melodies”. It is similar to Ska-P's fourth studio album Planeta Eskoria (2000), where "the winds [..] fire from all pipes" and the "background choirs hoot and whistle". In terms of content, the album also takes up 99% of the well-known socially critical issues. However, it is never boring and contains small doses of experimental elements, such as the instrumental opener Full Gas with a “jazzed end” or the reggae by Africa agónica . The hymn Se acabó praises Read as possibly the best song by Ska-P so far.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 99% - Official website SKA-P ( Memento from December 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b Mark Read: Percentages for everyone. In: Plattentests.de , accessed on March 10, 2014.
- ↑ Christy Khoshaba: Latin Grammys 2013: The complete list of winners and nominees. In: Los Angeles Times November 21, 2013, accessed March 10, 2014.
- ^ A b Simon Langemann: Friendly Moshen clears the mind. In: laut.de , accessed on March 10, 2014.