Graciasland
Download links and information about Graciasland by El Vez. This album was released in 1994 and it belongs to Rock, Rock & Roll, Alternative genres. It contains 14 tracks with total duration of 52:00 minutes.
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| Artist: | El Vez |
| Release date: | 1994 |
| Genre: | Rock, Rock & Roll, Alternative |
| Tracks: | 14 |
| Duration: | 52:00 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | La Negra | 2:44 |
| 2. | Huaraches Azules | 2:29 |
| 3. | Aztlan | 3:58 |
| 4. | Chicanisma | 3:24 |
| 5. | !Go Zapata Go! | 4:04 |
| 6. | It's Now or Never | 5:10 |
| 7. | Cinco de Mayo (Edit) (featuring Blackbird) | 3:29 |
| 8. | Gypsy Queen | 2:40 |
| 9. | Trouble | 2:34 |
| 10. | The Cuauhtemoc Walk | 3:41 |
| 11. | Cesar Chavez | 2:31 |
| 12. | Mexican Radio | 4:12 |
| 13. | Safe (Baby Let's Play Safe) | 2:06 |
| 14. | Immigration Time | 8:58 |
Details
[Edit]Graciasland is El Vez's best work, smoothly combining humor, social and political satire, and great rock & roll in one fell swoop. The album's cover, a sendup of Paul Simon's Graceland, both critiques the appropriation of minority cultures by a dominant culture and is just plain funny. "Graciasland" reworks Paul Simon's "Graceland," featuring the politically charged lyrics "For reasons I have explained/I'm not a part of Spain/I'm part Aztlan/and I'm trying to get back to a place I've never been/I'm trying to cross over/Well I've reason to believe/We all have been deceived/There is an Aztlan." Throughout the album he is able to mix pure fun with serious messages, not an easy feat.