La Ley

I love the version of El Duelo, actually, I love listening to her on it. I was happy that the song title was "con Ely Guerra" - yea, that must be the one. So I pay my buck and start listening. Hey! where's the Mexican chick? Damn it Jim! The download must be a different version, all I can figure. I wanted to hear Ely! Aye.

3 stars, not to slam them for my disappointment (amazon mixup? or did they edit her out or what? L if I know.)

I was watching the Latin Grammy Awards last week when I learned that La Ley was disbanding. I was dismayed, especially when the group proceeded to perform an electrifying set that rocked the house.

I always thought that Beto Cuevas was a rock star of the highest order: Sexy and piercing in his look, but intelligent and oozing sensitivy through his vocals and video performances. All the members of the band are top notch musicians, but Beto stands out. I wonder if he is going to go solo? I hope so. I really don't think I am ready to say goodbye.

My favorites on this CD are "El Duelo" -- which will move you whether you speak Spanish or not -- "Aqui," "Al Final" and "Delirando."

I recommend all La Ley's CDs: Check out "Libertad." The songs "Amate y Salvate," "Los Demas," and "Mas Alla" are superlative. If you really want to check out Beto's rock star quotient, the DVD for this Uplugged performance and for "Amate y Salvate" will make you a true believer. The earlier CDs are great too. On "Invisible," my favorites are "Deuxieme Fois" and "Dia Cero." The original version of "El Duelo" is here too.

La Ley grew and created great music over the years, just like true artists should do.

If you are not familiar with La Ley I recommend you buy this CD and go back and buy the rest of their CD's. Beto Cuevas has a talent he has a remarkable voice it's indescribable. Hear it and you'll know what I'm talking about, you'll fall in love (if your a girl :))pair that up with the music and you have a hit. He can sing unplugged and it's so perfect that you think your hearing the radio version. La Ley is the best Latin rock group out their-it's ashame so many people have not heard of them. Hear them now and buy it-people!!

I saw La Ley live in concert recently at Webster Hall in NYC. Words can't express how incredible this band plays live. Beto Cuevas is trully a gifted vocalist who comfortably and eloquently uses the full range of his voice and delivers a perfect performance. Their unplugged CD a good example of how talented they are. The unplugged DVD is even better.

With a better lead singer and an amplitude of variety between songs in comparison to Mana, La Ley has proved once again to have taken the crown that Soda Stereo left for best latin rock band. Besides "Mentira" the rest of the songs are not commercial or "pop" like other reviews said. This album lets you connect with the band's old and new style. Songs from most of their previous albums give you some deep inside feeling to what they have emerged to since 1989. "Dia 0", a song about a person that suffers from Amnesia is my personal favorite, but other songs like "Fuera De Mi", and "Al Final", provide you with a good taste of acoustic guitar, and symphonic strings, with the never dissapointing voice of Alberto Cuevas. His performance in "The Corridor" and "Krazyworld", demonstrate his versatile knowledge of not only the English, but also the French language. If you loved Soda and you are looking for a replacement, dont settle for the repetitive Mana, La Ley is your ticket. This album is probably the one you should buy first if you dont have any. But if you're a fan like me, you know this is just another example of greatness... La Ley has yet to make a dissapointing album.

Like another reviewer commented, this album will become a Rock en Espanol classic in a few years. I had the privilege of seeing this band live last year in NYC, and believe me, this band ROCKS! ALL, and I do mean ALL of the songs in this album are absolutely INCREDIBLE. This band has more creative talent than almost any other band out there, period. Listen to DIA CERO, that song will blow you away. Anyway, JUST BUY IT!!!

As I have delved into all of La Ley's music, being a relative newcomer to their sound, I found myself more and more drawn to the incredible music on Invisible. Now it's my fasvorite of all of their albums. If you have ever heard or read Beto's story about the name of the album, then you have some insight into why this album touches the listener on so many levels. 4 of the songs were co-written by the late Andres Bobe, and their inclusion is a touching and fitting homage to him, especially when you consider how deeply his death affected the band. I'd have to say that this album defines La Ley--some of their biggest hits come from it. 2 songs that to this day remind me of the band, especially Beto, thumbing his nose at those who thought the band was over or who sought to make $$ from Bobe's death are Dia Cero and Cielo Market. To see La Ley perform these songs live is to share those raw emotions. This album belongs in any music lover's collection!

"Invisible" is La Ley's third full-length album and radically changed when compared to the first two, "Doble Opuesto ana "La Ley", which were more rock/electronic. This CD was made after the death of their former guitarist, Andres Bobe, and has a different sound to it. Every song in this CD is greatly inspired and has an enormous amount of dept in its lyrics. The music is also very beautiful, it has a harder rock style that wasn't heard in the previous CD's. La Ley fans around the world will all tell you the same, this is La Ley's most inspired piece of work ever. If you only want to buy one La Ley CD, it should be this one... Or the Unplugged.

Absolutely splendid. The best latin rock album I have yet to purchase and hear. The album provides both a soft and sentimental sound in songs like "The Corridor" and "Dia 0", as well as a fast and upbeat rock with great drumline in "El Duelo". "Animal" is a great first track that kind of sets the mood of the album, with a great intro and some deep lyrics. While "Invisible", "1-800 Dual", "Fausto" and "El Rey" are not characterized as the best songs in the album simply because they were matched up with songs like "Cielo Market", a piece explaining the tragic side of humans and their egoism. It is impossible to pick a favorite song from this album since they are all so very well written and produced. This is La Ley's most elucrative and colorful album, it will surely be considered as one of the latin rock classics. With Pedro Frugone's first appearance as a band member, the sounds of Bobe will never be forgotten, but the new lineup of La Ley falls nothing short of its accustomed quality.

this is the greatest album La Ley has ever put together. buy it now!!!!!!!!

El verdugo no sabe de la ley porque el primer disco de la ley se llamo "Desiertos" y solo en cassette. salieron solo 500 copias en 1990. El segundo que a veces se dice que es el promero si fue "Doble Opuesto." Este si fue CD y salio en 1991. Luego en 1993, La Ley sale con el cd "La Ley" con temas como , Tejedores de Ilusion, Autoruta, y Decadencia. Y si quieren saber mas, en 1994 La Ley sale con un maxi-single titulado "Cara de Dios." Este no se conoce mucho porque tenia solo 4 canciones (En la Ciudad, Rythym Valetine, Desiertos Mix,y A veces Mix.) En 1995 salio Invisible, en 1998 salio Vertigo, en 2000 salio Uno, luego MTV unplugged, Libertad, y ahora Historias E Histeria.

To clarify what has been previously misled in other reviews. La Ley's first album is called "Desiertos" and it cant be found anywhere,if you are lucky enough to have it treasure it because there are many of us looking for it. Beto's first composition "Espina Feroz" is on that album. Also, "Doble Opuesto" came before "La Ley", unlike other reviews claim. This album is a classic, 13 years since it has been released and the only thing it lacked for it to be a giant was its publicity and airtime. La Ley delivers a great introductory attempt that will set the mark for an incredible evolvement in spanish rock. "Prisioneros De La Piel" is a great song that describes the aging of a Father from a son's perspective, and how he is ready to meet his death. The best song "Solo Ideales" is La Ley's greatest song ever, as it shares the thoughts of many of us to change the world, and make it a better place, but describes just that, thoughtless actions. "Angie" is a remake cover of the Rolling Stones that with time I grew to admire more than then original. Songs like "A Veces", "Doble Opuesto" and "Desiertos", let you glide through the album enjoying different aspects of Bobe's great guitar playing, while also enjoying the bands dedicated and above averaged singer Beto Cuevas. A must have album for any latin rock lover. Too bad for its small success at the time of release, because this album would of given prodigal Soda Stereo some airplay and market competition.

but I will be getting it in the future. I love la Ley. And al beto Cuevas ser como un hermano. Okay I will put it bottom line. You are like if you do not own it then how rate it. And I will say because I have heard almost all the songs on this cd because I have the Grandes Extios which I am going to give to my friend after I bye all the cds from La Ley. I decided that I would rather have all there cds instead because like I said I love La Ley. I have heard songs 1.2.3.5.6.8.9.10 and they are all great songs. I will tell you a little about La Ley even though I am not from Chile but my friend is. Okay la Ley formed in 1989 and they did not start singing untill 1993. In the begining there where 4 guys but they lost a guatiest named Andres Bobe in 1994. He passed away in a car accient. Very sad and it must have been very hard for Beto to lose a man in his group. But life goes on and so did the ley and they made this cd after A.B. passed away and other cds in the future. There lateset cd is Libertad. I did not know this group untill 2002. They are very good and I can tell you that if you get this cd you won't be dissapointed with the songs I listed above in the numbers. The others I have not yet heard myself so I will not make a coment on those yet. but when I have heard the other ones then I will rerate the cd and give 5 stars. Other wise It will stay with 4 stars. Thanks alot

La primera vez que escuché a La Ley fue por El Duelo, una muy buena canción del disco Invisible. Así que decidí prestar el disco para oir el resto de las canciones. Tenía buenas canciones pero también otras que no tanto. Luego salió Vertigo y me sorprendí del cambio, como si fuera otro grupo con la voz Cuevas como el único enlace. ¡Horrible! Desde ese momento ya no tuve ningún interes en el grupo, pero un día me topé en una tienda de discos con Doble Opuesto y La Ley. Los oí por pura curiosidad y ¡vaya sorpresa! La música era exelente, melodiosa, con buenas atmosferas, sin pretenciones y ...esa guitarra. Siempre tuve esa curiosidad de por que La Ley había cambiado su rumbo tan drasticamente después de Invisible. No fue hasta hace poco, que decidí leer la biografía del grupo en su site para ver quienes habían sido sus influencias en los primeros dos discos. No encontré esa infomación pero si la razón por la cual la música había cambiado tanto después de Invisible: el fundador del grupo Andres Bobe había fallecido en un accidente antes de Invisible. Así que definitivamente lo que me gustó de La Ley no va a regresar nunca. Me pregunto que más habría podido Bobe contribuir al movimiento del rock en español. Tal vez no harían tenido el éxito comercial que tiene ahora, pero seguro que musicalmente estaría en lo más alto.
Solo para aclarar Doble Opuesto si es el primer LP.

This is a CD for Everyone. The music is so damn hot and sexy that eveyone will be melting while listening to this CD. If you dont speak Spanish, who cares, I dont either. Buy it and you wont be sorry, trust me.

Although not the most important album for La Ley, they achieved a demi "White Album" status with this. For some reason this album didn't sell as much as Invicible, which is a little darker than this, probably because it doesn't have that instant hit sound, but this does sound much happier...
On Vertigo i guess the focus was more on production and music than it was on lyrics.
From opener slasher Fotophobia, to the intense Vi, and the sublime Ciclos, this has something for everyone.
Call me crazy, but to me, this is like a tame version of Nine Inch Nail's "The Downward Spiral". Shyguy is even reminiscent of "Big man with a gun". But that's besides the point.
There's no way i can describe this. Give your ears a treat, get this record NOW!!!

First off I would like to start off by saying that I have known La Ley since 2002 when I saw the video for Mentira on MTV Espanol. I fell In love with that song and got their MTV Unplugged cd because it was a new song.

The Review:

This is the 4th cd from La Ley that I have gotten and I think that this is their best cd. I used to have Uno but that one got badly scratched that I had to put it in the trash. And that was a fanstic cd but compared to Libertad and Invisible and Uno I think this is the best cd they have done. Its not a new cd. Its old. 1998. But I love La ley so much that I would like to own all their cds if possible. One of the best songs on Vertigo is Ciclos. Another is Sed. But I think the whole cd is out of sight and dynamite. If you are a big fan of La Ley you should have this cd in your collection.

La Ley has had a long career and has various albums released, but there is one that didn't get the recognition or fame that it deserved. This is that CD. Vertigo is La Ley's darker, more in-touch with life piece of work. In my opinion, this album is Invisible's creative equal but has an opposite way of being expressed. Once again, as always with this band, the lyrics are outstanding and the music and rythms to each and every song make you want to listen to it all the way through many times. If you are a fan of modern La Ley you have to listen to this CD with an open mind and look for the characteristics that never left the band. La Ley is all about change but the basic elements that define them always remain.

Dissapoiting for some, Vertigo is a misunderstood album. "Fotofobia", the first single is a masterpiece that has some electronic clash with the use of the electric guitars, but it still delivers its message accross. "Ciclos" is undoubtfully the best song in this album, and in my opinion one of the best songs La Ley has ever made. It explains the cycle us humans live and evolve through in this world, and the small insignificance a life means if it is wasted. Songs like "Tanta Ciudad" and "Guerrillero" are exceptionally written and composed. The mix of electronics may unattract you at first, but after listening to it 3 or 4 times, the songs become better and better. Another great album provided by latin rock's best band, but not the first album you want to buy from La Ley.

This CD is truly what La Ley is if your a fan like myself. The sound if this CD is very electronic. They have songs in english and french, but the spanish ones are the best (Vi, Sed, Opacidad, Shygun)

A great second album. Only a few bands have the privilege of having a second album that can follow up the quality of the first. La Ley, concentrates more in a tecno, and synthesized sound in most of the album, while still delivering a great rock aspect in songs such as "Tejedores De Ilusion". Tejedores... is the album's best song as it describes the promises that sometimes carry us to our biggest letdowns. For some, this will be the last chance to hear Bobe in La Ley, as their next 4 song album, "Cara De Dios" cannot be found anywhere, and is very rare. "Poyecto Ser" is a great song describing the birth of an infant and its first impressions of the world, a poetic and rhythmic song. "Auto Ruta" and "I.L.U" are songs written and singles also released in this Album. In the case of "I.L.U" it is a very instrumental track sang by Bobe instead of Cuevas. This is probably the last album I would purchase from La Ley if I had to go in order from best to worst. But unfortunately this doesnt mean much because La Ley's "worst" is better than 90% of the music out there. Check out La Ley's self titled attempt.

This album is one of their best. My favorite songs are Tejedores, Por un Binocular, Roces, Plegarias, and especially Proyecto Ser. The last song is calm at first and then it turns into rock. That is tight!!. It was hard for me to find this CD in the US. So, I went to Tijuana and I saw it while walking into a small Cd store. It was unbelievable!! and for only 60 pesos!

I think this guy has an amazing voice. The melodies, vocals and orchestrations of the songs on this album are excellent. I like almost everyone - and I'm not easy to please with music.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this is my favorite La Ley album out of all of them (I'm not counting Unplugged as an album; it's in its own category). The more I listen to this CD, the more I like it. Most of it is mid-tempo ballads rather than fast songs. It has more depth than some of their other ones; meaning, almost all of the songs are good, rather than there being just two hits and a bunch of filler (see, eg, Uno), and the songwriting has matured so the melodies and verse work together better than in the past. If you're wondering whether it's worth it to buy their last album, the answer is definitely yes-- this shows that they didn't break up because they ran out of ideas or talent.

This is one of my all time favorite albums. It is deeply emotional and beautiful in its voice and rhythms. Its a great intro into Latin pop, although it is well above the distinction of pop, falling more into the real of latin soul. If you don't own this album, you should.

Bueno para empezar este grupo es un grupo compuesto de muy buen musicos que han sido tragados por el horrible monstruo de la sociedad en hambre del pop horible. \\
La Ley,con cada disco, se deja consumir por esta monstruo todo por la fama y el dinero. Este cd es el peor que han hecho.
"Invisible" Vertigo y Uno son mucho mejores

Don't hate. These guys compose, play their own instruments and too boot they have a good looking vocalist that can actually sing. He has the most angelic voice and it shows in MTV unplugged that he can sing. You have a mix of songs "Sabes Quien Eres" is Rock while "Amate Y Salvate" is one of my favorite songs of La Ley. Then you have "Mas Alla" which is awesome. Buy it you will become a fan these guys are unique you can't say their rock because I wouldn't agree with that label. I can only tell you that you won't be disappointed if you buy the CD. Also, buy MTV Unplugged DVD and CD you will diffentely see that La Ley is the best group Latinos have out there.

La Ley is and will forever be known as one of the greatest bands that ever existed. Their sound is ultimately unique to any other band in the "rock en espanol" movement. Their catchy lyrics and sounds have made them extremely popular. It is a shame, however, that after fifteen years this great band is saying goodbye to the rock scene. In my opinion, it is a good idea to leave on a high note. Historias e Histeria captures some of the greatest songs of this amazing band. Songs like El Duelo, Doble Opuesto, Amate y Salvate, Aqui, Histeria and Mirate could be found in this CD. In my opinion, it is a job well done and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys great music.

I know everyone is entitled to an opinion, but I disagree with one reviewer that la Ley is one of the worst bands ever. La Ley put out some great albums early in their career, but had fallen to commercialism in the past years with a very safe and predictable sound. That's happened to other great bands, like U2 for example, this doesn't mean that these guys dont have talent, in fact they are great musicians, specially the guys that have left the band (bobe-rip, aboitiz & rojas)and Beto Cuevas has a great voice and is (or was) a good lyricist.
The CD leans towards the latter years, hence more commercial music less art. But the DVD includes all of their videos and that's where the value is, they have chosen very good video directors and they are good performers on the videos. Overall the CD takes one star off, but the DVD is great.

la compilacion es buena o mala o regular depende del gusto de las personas...faltan algunos exitos, como hombre, paraiso y otros pero igual no me parece mala la compilacion....pero quiero mencionar los temas nuevos, "mirate" y "bienvenidos al anochecer" son buenos pero en particular la cancion "histeria" me parece ESPECTACULAR...fuerte, pegada,solida se siente a un beto cuevas que canta con ganas y corazon. muy buena cancion como para decir que la La Ley sigue vigente. ojala que su separacion no sea muy larga y salgan con otro buen disco. ...recomiendo el disco y sobre todo la cancion "HISTERIA"

La Ley is one of the best bands today, this cd shows how great they are. Along the way, they have faced many obstacles like the death of the founder and lead guitarrist Andres Bobe, but they were still able to perfrom and creat great music. I would recommend this CD for anyone that likes spanish rock. This CD is a masterpiece!!!

La Ley is one of the best pop rock bands in Latin America. However, this album, which was released as a compilation of the band's works, falls short of showcasing the band's work in all their splendor. You are better off getting a copy of just about any of their albums: truly, it's hard to go wrong with them. So I don't know who would be responsible for picking tracks on this compilation, but they are doing the guys a disservice.

I'm a sucker for Latin music anyway, but the combination of melody and voice for this group is incredible. I actually found the sheet music for the piano to this, too...

THE VOCALS OF BETO CUEVAS ARE LIKE NO OTHER SO- ANYTHING THAT HE SINGS SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL. THIS ALBUM YOU HAVE "FUERA DE MI" WHICH IS ONE OF THE BEST SONGS ON THIS ALBUM. YOU HEAR THE INTENSITY OF HIS VOICE ON THIS SONG AND YOU CAN'T HELP, BUT TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HIS VOICE. FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT HARD UP ON WHAT THEY SOUNDED LIKE 8 OR 10 YEARS AGO, BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN SINGING FOR YEARS -I THINK THIS A WORTH THE MONEY AND YOU WILL BECOME A FAN. THEY ARE WHAT THEY ARE NOW BECAUSE THEY HAVE GROWN AND I HOPE MORE PEOPLE START TAKING NOTICE OF THIS TALENTED BAND SO, THAT WE CAN KEEP HEARING BRILLIANT MUSIC FROM LA LEY. BUY MTV UNPLUGGED IN DVD AND CD THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT BUY HE SINGS BETTER THAN ANYBODY I'VE HEARD UNPLUGGED.

After listening to La Ley since 1989 and watching this band mutate, grow and chomp the head out of other latin rock artists, from the tame and pophook-filled "doble opuesto" to full on creativeness of "Invicible" to the underrated, more intellingent (and darker even) than "Vertigo",let me tell you my friends, this is a HUGE let down.
La Ley has been known to push latin american music forward. The use of electronics and production gadgets to create warm, intense, beautiful and ethereal atmospheres with great beats and amazing guitar work is just a memory.
"Uno" pales next to any of these albums.
Now don't get me wrong... 75% of this album is as epic and gorgeous as the rest, but the latter half of this album sounds like filler. You can almost catch glimpses of what could have been on "Verano Espacial" (which is about safe sex, believe it or not).
But considering all they were doing with music, it seems they're more interested in making mainstream marketable records than actually exploring they potential, which I am sure, had they continued down the path they were going, they would have made the best album in latin rock history.
It's really a shame...
Nonetheless, they're still great musician. My problem with this record is that after listening to INVICIBLE and VERTIGO (my favorite) this just doesn't hold up, neither does all the new music it's been putting out.
On the other hand it's completly understandable since latin artists are sort of force to put out commercial music. It happened to mexican popstar FEY, whose bubble gum, preppy, teenage music morphed into sophisticatedly dense and cerebral tecno, which got her fired from Sony Music and whose album "VERTIGO" was acclaimed by critics as her best and boo-ed by latin audieces.
Either way, this album is still likable. But not anyway near their best.

La Ley, empezando con "Doble Opuesto" y terminando con este disco, ah cambiado mucho su estilo musical e fisico. Pero algo que sigue constante es que su sonido esta igual de bello que cuando eran un grupo tratando de crecer. "Uno" fue el que hizo la barrera entre los viejos fans y los fans por venir que tienen puntos de vista muy distintos. Pero sin ver diferencias, ni comparar un disco con otro, (porque siempre se comparan todos los discos de La Ley con "Invisible" sin escucharlo por lo que es) "Uno" es una maravilla. Es un album con canciones muy diversas y con un tema dedicado a su paiz. Este disco es el numero tres en los mejores discos (sin contar el Unplugged) superado por "Invisible" y "Vertigo". Este es un de los que se debe tener seas fan o no.

A 180 degree shift from Vertigo, Uno is more of Invisible, but with greater mainstream sound. Dont get me confused, "Fuera De Mi" and "Al Final" are two of La Ley's best songs, and the album maintains a good complexity around itself, but it lacks that power Invisible left in aura after you were through with it. "Aqui" and "Eternidad" are great songs with simple chords that allow Beto's voice to reach a great potential. Uno is an album less upbeat than Vertigo and it concentrates more in the after life and spirit like themes, but it does not lack power. It opens and ends great. Look out for the song Garden not listed in the tracklist, but definately added after the end of "Al Final", just keep you Cd player rolling. With a new "European" look la Ley leaves behing their Gothic apperance, and concentrate in new endeveaors, following them are a diverse audience they have captivated from their different styles of music and looks.