Humanos cover

Released 50 years ago

Humanos

Pastoral · 1976

40 min · 9 tracks

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

75 /100
Treeline
Higher than 73% of albums we've rated

The paired movements and intimate acoustic writing give the album a clear identity; its restrained arrangements and steady pacing hold up, though the sequence is not an especially…

What we noticed

  • Tracks two and three are consecutive, explicitly numbered movements; they extend one musical sequence instead of being separated by unrelated songs.
  • The record is built around acoustic guitar and close male vocals, with the arrangements giving the words and vocal lines the foreground.
  • “Sólo (con silencio)” sits near the end, before “El mago traslúcido,” making the final track a return after a deliberately stripped-back passage.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
7/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 5/10

Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Humanos (quieren llamarse) 4:56
  • 2 Me desprendo de tu vientre (1er. movimiento) 3:25
  • 3 De regreso a tus entrañas (2do. movimiento) 5:35
  • 4 Mujercita yo sé esperar 5:53
  • 5 Prórroga de la tierra 4:34
  • 6 Lustrabotas 2:28
  • 7 Deseo del lúcido suicida preso 6:43
  • 8 Sólo (con silencio) 3:43
  • 9 El mago traslúcido 3:35

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata