From Hell To Paradise Music Cd

Mavericks - From Hell To Paradise

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From Hell to Paradise      Artist : Mavericks      List Price : $6.98 USD        Your Price : $6.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1992-05-12      Studio : Mca Special Products      Label : Mca Special Products      Avg. Customer Rating : (7 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for From Hell To Paradise      Good Stuff      Rating:      Having only heard this Group once before, I was particularly pleased with their performance especially the track Children. Hope to hear more of the Group.     Customer Reviews for From Hell To Paradise Cd      First commercial recordings      Rating:      The Mavericks recorded some material that they circulated to record companies when they were looking for a deal (and those recordings were eventually released as an album) but this album marks the official start to their career. On its own merits, this is an impressive debut although their subsequent albums (What a crying shame, Music for all occasions, Trampoline) are even more impressive. The set opens with a very sad song (Mr Jones) about a man returning to a former home after many years, only to find it in a state of semi-dereliction. An even sadder song (Children) closes the set. In between, there are some other sad songs (This broken heart, The end of the line, Forever blue) as well as a Buck Owens cover (Excuse me I think I've got a heartache) but its not all doom and gloom. The title track is about a Cuban man who finally makes it to America I got you is about a man who puts up with a lot of things, knowing that his partner makes it all worthwhile. A better way is about a man scorning a former partner who cheated on him, having found a new and better partner. Most upbeat of all is the second and last cover here (Hey good looking, the old Hank Williams classic). If you enjoy listening to the Mavericks and you've already got some of their other albums, you should give this one a listen. Editorial Reviews for From Hell To Paradise Audio Cd      Amazon.com      Few country artists of the 1990s have been able to meld a pronounced pop sensibility with the core elements of classic country as effectively as Miami's Mavericks. Their 1992 major-label debut displays a band mature well beyond its years, one not afraid of either tantalizing melodies or country music history. Here the Mavericks reprise four tunes from their eponymous indie debut and toss in four new Raul Malo originals along with covers of Hank Williams (a lackluster "Hey Good Lookin'") and Buck Owens (a much more engaging "Excuse Me"). Their deft mix of old-school honky-tonk, Orbisonesque sob stories, and punchy modern country-rock serves notice of a band with enormous commercial and artistic potential. --Marc Greilsamer