Live In Manchester And Dublin (album)
Encyclopedia
Live: Manchester and Dublin is the first live album by Rodrigo y Gabriela
, a Mexican
guitar duo.
". 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.
Additional performers
Production
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Rodrigo y Gabriela , also known as "El Rodri y La Gabi", are a Mexican musical duo who specialize in playing fast, rhythmic acoustic guitars...
, a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
guitar duo.
Track listing
Track 1 ends with a reference to the ending of "Fight Fire with FireRide the Lightning
Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on July 27, 1984 through the independent record label Megaforce Records. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on November 5, 1987 and was most recently certified 5x platinum on June 9, 2003...
". Track 4 contains an excerpt of "Seven Nation Army
Seven Nation Army
"Seven Nation Army" is the first track on the album Elephant by American alternative rock band The White Stripes. It was released as a single in 2003. "Seven Nation Army" reached #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks for three weeks and won 2004's Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. The song is known for its...
". Track 5 contains an excerpt of "Master of Puppets
Master of Puppets (song)
"Master of Puppets" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It is the title track and was released as the first single from their album of the same name....
". Track 5 contains an excerpt of "Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho" (Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola is an acclaimed American jazz fusion and Latin guitarist, composer, and record producer of Italian origin. With a musical career that has spanned more than three decades, he has become respected as one of the most influential guitarists in jazz to date...
/Paco De Lucia
Paco de Lucía
Paco de Lucía, born Francisco Sánchez Gómez , is a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist and composer. He is considered by many to be one of the finest guitarists in the world and the greatest guitarist of the flamenco genre...
). Track 7 begins with an excerpt of "Dirty Window
St. Anger
St. Anger is the eighth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on June 5, 2003 through Elektra Records. It was the band's last album released through Elektra. The album marked the end of the longest timespan between studio albums from Metallica, with nearly six...
" and ends with references to "Of Wolf and Man
Metallica (album)
Metallica is the self-titled fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. Mainly produced by Bob Rock, it was released on August 12, 1991 through Elektra Records to critical acclaim...
" and live renditions of "Battery
Battery (song)
"Battery" is a song by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It is the opening track and was released as the second single from their third album, Master of Puppets.-Structure:...
".
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 guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
- Gabriela Quintero – acoustic guitar
Additional performers
- Zoë Conway – violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
on tracks 5–8, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
on track 8. - Ruth O'Leary – violin on tracks 7–8.
Production
- ProducedRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by Rodrigo y Gabriela - Live engineeringAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
by Graham Higgins - MixedAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
by Neil Causier and Colin Sullivan - MasteredAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
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