Vasos Vacios

1	Cadillacs VERSION'93 1:34
2	Matador 4:35
3	Te Tirare del Altar VERSION'93 3:07
4	V Centenario 3:54
5	Mi Novia Se Callo en un Pozo Ciego 2:39
6	El Satanico Dr. Cadillac VERSION'93 4:16
7	Gitana Remix Con Flaco Gimenez 3:13
8	Siguiendo la Luna 4:59
9	Manuel Santillan, el Leon 3:59
10	Demasiada Presion 4:11
11	Vasos Vacios (Con Celia Cruz) 4:41
12	Revolution Rock 4:59
13	Yo No Me Sentaria en Tu Mesa 2:54
14	Yo Te Avise 3:10
15	El Genio del Sub 5:24
16	Silencio Hospital Demo'85 2:07
17	Basta de Llamarme Asi 3:36

Barnes & Noble

You need this midcareer greatest hits collection for one track, "Matador" -- the Latin rock ur-jam that's guaranteed to get any party of any flavor started (it also keeps popping up on motion picture soundtracks). But stick around. Besides that samba/reggae masterpiece, the veteran Argentine ska/rock/salsa orchestra has plied definitive fusions for much of its nearly 15-year history. "El Leon," dedicated to resistance writer Leon Santillán, meshes revolutionary lyrics over a propulsive salsa/ska beat ("Matador" was similarly inspired by Victor Jara, the Chilean singer/poet). Cuban legend Celia Cruz joins the boys for the melancholy bluebeat title track. "El Satanico Dr. Cadillac" and "Genio del Dub" perform strange Buenos Aires magic over percolating reggae and dub grooves, and all the while, the Cadillacs' crack horn section pumps out riffs worthy of Kool & the Gang. This compilation looked like the band's last hurrah -- then "Matador" became a hit all over again, reviving their career and sparking million-selling efforts with Debbie Harry, Mick Jones, and Fishbone. Mark Schwartz

All Music Guide

When the Fabulosos Cadillacs signed a global distribution deal with Sony in 1993, none of their previous five albums had been released in the U.S. So, Sony put together Vasos Vacios, which mixes key tracks from their catalog along with remixed and newly recorded material. One of the new tracks, "El Matador" became an instant smash on the newly launched MTV Latino, and deservedly so -- the song comes on like a thundering locomotive. The other new track, "V Centenario," is an assault on colonialism that's almost as forceful. Similarly, the re-recorded earlier hits, such as "El Satanico Dr. Cadillac," are delivered with far more energy and muscle than the original versions. Clearly, by this time, the band had become a more confident and cohesive unit. The selections from earlier albums are more restrained, though the remixes contain many improvements, such as the addition of Tex-Mex star Flaco Jimenez on "Gitana." The best previously unearthed treasure is the title track (from their still unavailable second album), a lovely duet with salsa legend Celia Cruz. The other songs serve as a concise summary of their pre-Sony output. Vasos Vacios is an excellent introduction to the band's unique style. Victor W. Valdivia