Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

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

64 /100
Foothills
Higher than 35% of albums we've rated

Lean, tense post-punk writing gains character from its varied settings, though the songs stay close to a shared, repetitive framework and the original closing sequence is uncertai…

What we noticed

  • The guitar and rhythm section keep the songs lean and tense; the arrangements rely more on repeated figures and abrupt accents than on extended instrumental passages.
  • Titles such as “Héroes de la URSS,” “Maquis,” and “Un día en Texas” give the short songs sharply different settings rather than building one continuous narrative.
  • The catalogued sequence closes with “Gresca gitana” and “El arte de amar”; I cannot establish whether the latter belongs to the original LP running order.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

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 Tierra de nadie 2:57
  • 2 Mentir 3:31
  • 3 Que Dios reparta suerte 4:38
  • 4 Héroes de la URSS 3:36
  • 5 Pérdidas blancas 2:23
  • 6 Un día en Texas 2:31
  • 7 Sangre española 3:37
  • 8 Grado 33 3:43
  • 9 Maquis 2:58
  • 10 Gresca gitana 3:36
  • 11 El arte de amar 5:04

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata