El Quinto Trago [CD & DVD]

• Artist: Grupo Bryndis
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• Release Date: June 15, 2004
• Genre: Latin

Review

One of Grupo Bryndis' previous albums was titled Cumbias Romanticas, and that title could just as easily be applied to El Quinto Trago. This 2004 release is dominated by romantic cumbia -- not hardcore cumbia, but a light, smooth pop version of cumbia (which was created in Colombia and subsequently given a Mexican interpretation just as Mexican musicians put their recognizable spin on German polka and Afro-Cuban son). In the hands of both Colombian and Tex-Mex musicians, cumbia can be gritty and hard-swinging, but that isn't the sort of approach that Grupo Bryndis is going for on El Quinto Trago. This is, first and foremost, an album of Latin pop -- Latin adult contemporary, if you will -- and polished sleekness prevails on urbane tracks like "La Vida Es Asi," "La Ultima Cancion," "Fue un Sueño," and "Perdoname Mi Amor" (which shouldn't be confused with the Conjunto Primavera hit, although Bryndis and Primavera both represent the softer, lighter side of regional Mexican music). Grupo Bryndis aren't catering to a los Tigres del Norte/los Rieleros del Norte/los Huracanes del Norte sort of crowd on this album -- not at all. Rather, El Quinto Trago is for those who are into grupero stars like los Angeles de Charly, los Temerarios, los Yonic's, and the abovementioned Conjunto Primavera -- that is Bryndis' target audience, and this CD does nothing to alienate that audience. El Quinto Trago won't go down in history as the most adventurous or challenging regional Mexican CD of 2004; it is, however, a pleasant and good-natured, if predictable, example of their light cumbia approach. [This version of the album includes a bonus DVD.] ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
El Quinto Trago	Mauro Posadas	Grupo Bryndis	(3:25)
La Ultima Cancion		Grupo Bryndis	(4:20)
Tu Ausencia		Grupo Bryndis	(4:10)
La Vida Es Asi	Juan Ceballos	Grupo Bryndis	(3:31)
Yo Te Perdono		Grupo Bryndis	(3:58)
Sueño o Realidad		Grupo Bryndis	(4:08)
Una Vieja Cancion de Amor		Grupo Bryndis	(3:41)
Soledad	Mauro Posadas	Grupo Bryndis	(3:46)
El Quinto Trago	Mauro Posadas	Grupo Bryndis	(3:29)
Marchate	Mauro Posadas	Grupo Bryndis	(3:54)
Fue un Sueño		Grupo Bryndis	(3:33)
Otro Año	Juan Ceballos	Grupo Bryndis	(3:41)
Perdoname Mi Amor (Chicana)	Juan Ceballos	Grupo Bryndis	(3:58)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Vas a Sufrir [DVD]	Mauro Posadas	Grupo Bryndis
Amor Prohibido [DVD]	Mauro Posadas	Grupo Bryndis
Te Esperare [DVD]	Mauro Posadas	Grupo Bryndis
Olvidemos Nuestro Orgullo [DVD]	Mauro Posadas	Grupo Bryndis
Entre Tu y Yo [DVD]	Mauro Posadas	Grupo Bryndis
Quizas Si, Quizas No [DVD]		Grupo Bryndis
Sin Ti [DVD]	Mauro Posadas	Grupo Bryndis
Tu Traicion [DVD]	Mauro Posadas	Grupo Bryndis
Mi Verdadero Amor [DVD]		Grupo Bryndis
Por Estar Pensando en Ti [DVD]	Mauro Posadas	Grupo Bryndis
Biografia [DVD]		Grupo Bryndis
Fotogaleria [DVD]		Grupo Bryndis
Discografia [DVD]		Grupo Bryndis

Credits

Grupo Bryndis (Main Performer), Pablo Angel Garza (Engineer), Pablo Angel Garza (Mixing Engineer), Cesar Morin (Engineer), Cesar Morin (Mixing Engineer), Ismael J. Montoya (Creative Director), Gerardo Vazquez G. (Creative Director)