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Sometimes a few of his songs tend to sound a bit the same on past albums, but on La Vida. I simply love Juanes. I've been listening to him since Fijate Bien & he just always seem to make a good album. he strays from the usual. I liked the slow, intense ballads & continue to adore him.
If you want fun, there's Gotas de Agua Dulce. I have to say, I've been a fan of Juanes' since I first heard "Nada" on MTV en español years ago. When I first heard this album, I wasn't sure about it. It's easily the weakest song on the album. Maybe it's the knowledge of the pain in Juanes' personal life that gives this CD more heart and soul, but while I respect and love his earlier CD's, I feel like this album was born of his sweat, blood, and tears. I felt it lacked the charm of Mi Sangre, the passion of Un Día Normal, and the fire of Fijate Bien.
If you want to dance while washing the dishes, there's Tres. It's been absolutely amazing watching him grow as an artist, and as a fan, I feel privileged to have been a part of that. If you've had your heart broken and need to scream, there's Dificil. But the more I listened to it, and after seeing him perform his songs live, I fell deeply in love and the veil was lifted from my eyes. Me Enamora, which I had instantly liked, fell to the wayside. La Vida es Un ratico is reminiscent of Un Dia Normal in message and tone, but it's far more heart rending.
It's going to be hard to top.
Mis canciones favoritas son:No creo en el Jamas - Esta canción te levanta grandemente el ánimo, te recuerda que los problemas en la vida tienen solución.Me enamoraEsta es posiblemente la canción más popular de álbum.La vida es un raticoTe recuerda que no debes perder las ganas de vivir.Bandera de manosUna critica social y un llamado a la reflexión.
Love this albulm too, it is mixed with great beats and lyrics. Juanes won't disappoint you and the bonus is that there is a great message in his music.
Who would have thought that the little metalhead boy from colombia would have the vision to break up his competent if not spectaular Metallica like band and then put out four consecutive 5 star Colombian rock albums. No cheese here. But even if he never put out a single song again, his musical legacy is secure with this spectatular album. He deserves all 17 Latin Grammy's that he has won, and I am certain that he has a ton more left to win. Mi Sangre proved that he had completely grown up, and now he takes us so far beyond with Un Ratico. Who knew that his guitar skill were so insinuating that they would worm their way into your unconscious so that each delicious guitar line seems to be the soundtrack to your life.
Anyone that heard "Fijate Bien" probably thought it was a great album by a little boy who may or may not have any longevity. Then he blew away Fijate with the gigantic Un Dia Normal. Juanes is something of a phenomenon. If you are a fan of Rock en Espanol but have somehow had your head buried below ground for the last several years, look for further than Juanes. I don't know how best to describe how music that is so encouraging, so beautiful, so touching is also musically so darn good. Pure invention, fantastic rockers, all with Colombian traditional backbone making them stronger.Juanes is incredible. Buy everything he has without fear.
I am humming or singing it all the time. Who knew that he could write from a deep well of sensitivity--not only anger, pain, joy, encouragement, and love, but optimism too. If you are a Juanes fan, then you probably already own this album. The first song, No Creo en Jamas, is simply one of the best songs I have heard, English or Spanish in years. The heart of the album is his incredible title track, which seems so amazing that he has perspective that he does. High five. If you are an English only speaker who is even the tiniest bit open to music in Spanish and you are a fan of rhythmic, well sung, well played, well constructed Spanish Rock, then put down that Mana album and buy this.
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