9 Dead Alive

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2014}}

{{Infobox album

| name = 9 Dead Alive

| type = Studio Album

| artist = Rodrigo y Gabriela

| cover = 9_Dead_Alive,_2014_Rodrigo_y_Gabriela_album.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2014|4|25}}

| recorded = October 2013; Ixtapa, Mexico (Lumbini Studios)

| venue =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 40:58

| label = Rubyworks

| producer = Rodrigo y Gabriela

| prev_title = Area 52

| prev_year = 2012

| next_title = Mettavolution

| next_year = 2019

| misc = {{Singles

| name = 9 Dead Alive

| type = studio

| single1 = The Soundmaker

| single1date = March 4, 2014

}}

}}

9 Dead Alive is the fourth studio album by Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela released on April 25, 2014, in Ireland{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/Rodrigo-Y-Gabriela/news/Rodrigo-Y-Gabriela-album-details--NCH-show/11412963.html |title=Rodrigo Y Gabriela: album details & NCH show | Music | News |publisher=Hot Press |access-date=2014-07-23}} and on April 29, 2014, internationally. According to their Twitter, "each track is a personal celebration of individuals who have passed on, but through their deeds and words still resonate in the 21st century",{{cite web|author=Rodrigo y Gabriela |url=https://twitter.com/rodgab/status/423517159902699520 |title=Twitter - rodgab|date=January 15, 2014 |access-date=March 20, 2014}} and is said to be a more rock-focused album compared to their Latin-focused material of the past. Its first single is "The Soundmaker", which is inspired by Spanish guitarist Antonio de Torres Jurado.[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rodrigo-y-gabriela-honor-antonio-de-torres-jurado-on-the-soundmaker-20140217 Rodrigo Y Gabriela Honor Antonio de Torres Jurado on 'The Soundmaker'] (Rolling Stone)[https://www.popmatters.com/post/178291-rodrigo-y-gabriela-to-release-new-album-9-dead-alive/ Rodrigo y Gabriela to Release New Album, '9 Dead Alive' (video)] (PopMatters)

{{Music ratings

| MC = 65/100{{Metacritic album|title=9 Dead Alive |accessdate=September 8, 2014}}

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic | class=album | id=mw0002616921 | label=9 Dead Alive | first=Thom | last=Jurek | access-date=May 4, 2014}}

| rev2 = Consequence of Sound

| rev2score = B−{{cite web|last=Lenz |first=Kristofer |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/05/album-review-rodrigo-y-gabriela-9-dead-alive/ |title=Album Review: Rodrigo y Gabriela – 9 Dead Alive |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=April 30, 2014 |access-date=May 4, 2014}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Denselow |first=Robin |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/24/rodrigo-y-gabriela-9-dead-alive-review |title=Rodrigo y Gabriela: 9 Dead Alive review |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian Media Group |date=April 24, 2014 |access-date=May 4, 2014}}

| rev4 = musicOMH

| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Day |first=Larry |url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/rodrigo-y-gabriela-9-dead-alive |title=Rodrigo y Gabriela – 9 Dead Alive |publisher=musicOMH |date=April 28, 2014 |access-date=May 4, 2014}}

| rev5 = NME

| rev5score = 5/10{{cite web|last=Allen |first=Jeremy |title=Rodrigo Y Gabriela - '9 Dead Alive' |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/rodrigo+y+gabriela/15265 |work=NME |publisher=IPC Media |date=April 25, 2014 |access-date=May 4, 2014}}

| rev6 = Ultimate Guitar Archive

| rev6score = 9.7/10{{cite web|last=Abt |first=Parker |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/rodrigo_y_gabriela/9_dead_alive/index.html |title=9 Dead Alive Review |publisher=Ultimate Guitar Archive |date=May 13, 2014 |access-date=May 15, 2014}}

| noprose = yes

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