Maná - Revolución de Amor [2LP]

Guadalajara's biggest rock export came back swinging on Revolución de Amor, the 2002 album that married love songs to social conscience, newly remastered and spread across two LPs.

It was Maná's first studio album in five years, following the enormous success of Sueños Líquidos and their MTV Unplugged set, and Fher Olvera and Alex González produced it themselves. The band invited some heavyweight friends along: Carlos Santana lights up the opening track, Rubén Blades lends his voice to "Sábanas Frías," and Ozomatli's Asdrubal Sierra joins in on "No Voy a Ser Tu Esclavo." The record went on to win a Grammy.

"Justicia, Tierra y Libertad" opens with a fiery call for justice, Santana's guitar soaring over a rolling rock groove. Then the hearts come out. "Mariposa Traicionera" is a breezy tale of a fickle lover that became one of their signature hits, "Eres Mi Religión" is a devotional ballad sung with total conviction, and "Ángel de Amor" glides on a sweeping, romantic melody.

Twelve songs, an hour of music and no shortage of singalong anthems: this is Maná at the height of their stadium-filling powers. The double vinyl gives the album all the room it deserves, and the remaster adds a fresh polish to a record that millions of fans already know by heart.