Customer Reviews

Bacilos

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I bought this album when I was in Ecuador last month. This band is extremely popular in South America and I wanted to try it out. I have listened to this CD everyday since I returned to the US and they are an excellent, very tight band with amazing talent. They use a variety of instruments and have a great blend of typical latin american styles and modern popular sounds. I would highly recommend this to anyone interested in a great, fun, talented latin band. Of course, it is all in spanish, so it is fun to brush up on spanish for those who are familiar with the language, but it is also an outstanding CD for those who don't understand a word. Both dancable and soothing. They remind me of a band you would see playing in an open mic coffee shop show, except way better.

Este CD es excelente, vale la pena comprarlo. Yo escuche al grupo por primera vez hace dos anios en Peru. Me enamore de la cancion "Tabaco y Channel." Luego escuche Caraluna y mi primer millon (en el segundo CD) ahi decidi comprar el CD, es mas, los dos CD's.

It is an excellent buy. I strongly recommend it. My friends that do not speak one word of english love their music too.

Fabulous music! Classic violin is mixed with Latin music. Lyrics are very realistic and honest about issues such as the depletion of wood and the destruction of our forests, and especially immigration. The rest is just plain fun for dancing and listening. Enjoy!

I had the opportunity to listen to these guys playing in a bar in Miami 3 years ago. At the time I couldn't understand how such a talented band would play for free in a small bar. Well, 3 year later they are nominated in the Latin Grammy's "Best New Artist" category. Quite a ride...by the way the CD is great, the hit song "Tabaco y Chanel" is great even if you don't understand a word in Spanish.

Bought the cd for the song "tabaco y channel", it is my all time favorite by los bacilos. I have been driving my co-workers crazy with the song.

The instrumentation is exquisite. The heart-wrenching fiddle in careful counterpoint to beautiful melody lines recalls the best of Celtic fiddle work. The various numbers feature different instruments: guitar solos, horns, the wonderful violin. Nice mix of different tempos, dance beat, ballad, etc. The lyrics are great too: and relatively easy to understand for non-native Spanish speakers. It is a beautiful CD, even if you don't understand Spanish.

Could not be a much better CD constructed of only a select few great songs that this group has been able to perfectly compose. Excellent music!

The harmonius combination of their lyrics and music makes this group one to look out for. I hear that they are in the process of recording their next album....surely it will be a success! Highly recommended!