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Casa

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I saw Natalia y la Fourquetina in concert in San Luis Potosi this summer. I was very impressed with their sound. Natalia's voice, her sound, and her band are the real thing. I was especially excited to hear a couple of songs that she was playing in public for the first time. We liked these so much that my wife and I checked websites everyday waiting for this album to be released.

When we finally got the album and listened to it for the first time, I was slightly let down--but mostly because I was in a really big mood to listen to some bossa nova and only two or three songs were recognizably of that genre (or at least influenced by it).

The truth is, that once I sat down to listen to this album from beginning to end, I coudln't help but play it over and over again--non bossa nova songs and all.

Without a doubt, my favorites are "Casa" and "Cuando todo Cambia." Her version of "O Pato" is not my favorite (It's kinda cutesy, I like a sax version by Coleman Hawkins), but it's playful, fun, and an honest interpretation by a playful and fun band. But the album doesn't end there. There are many influences apparent here, from slightly punk to slightly pop to slightly jazzy. The key to this album is that you can't play it becuase you're in the mood for something specific. You play it because you're in the mood to sit back and experience a variation of genres, moods and sounds and simply see where it will all lead.

No comparisons to other artists should be made here. Natalia Lafourcade has very much become her own artist despite her strong musical influences. Let's hope more artists like her keep popping up in a suddenly rich and talented mexican pop music scene.

I must say, this album is not nearly as good as the first one. But let me first explain that "Natalia LaFourcade" was a brilliant album, of a world-class calibre.

I don't know if Natalia truly was a singer-song writer; the complexity and maturity of the songs and the craft of the compilations led me to question how an 18 year old girl could originate such wonderful music. I have never seen her in concert: perhaps her performance may yet verify the veracity of this claim. Nonetheless, the resulting "Natalia Lafourcade" was a great flow of melody and song. It was, in effect a great delicacy of a promising young artist.

To return to the current disc, let me praise the courage of all the artists and producers. Despite falling short of the first production, "Casa" includes the bossa nova roots (O Pato, a previous production) as well new experiments like "Tic Tac". The words of the songs, again, denote a maturity lacking in contemporary Mexican artists, young and old alike. This continues a trend in the improvement of the quality of Mexican music, of what once was a romantic-ballad wasteland during the 70's and the 80's.

Natalia has been compared to Bebe, the flamenco fusion artist. This comparison must be based in talent alone, as the music genres are quite different. Julieta Venegas, a closer comparison, succeeds much like Natalia in maintaining a distinct musical character. Bebel Gilberto also comes to mind, for the exact same reason.

No matter what genre you prefer, however, I dare say that you would be pleased to hear the soft melody of Natalia's voice. Don't be fooled by her young looks: both her albums denote a complexity often lacking in young pop stars. But don't take my word for it. Buy it, and make your own judgment. I doubt you will be disappointed. Greetings from Vancouver, BC.

Natalia... I never get tired of saying, her cd's are feel happy/get happy songs. Whenever she performs you feel the passion she feels for music and now that she is no longer Natalia Lafourcad, I feel that she is very passionate about having her bandmates get credit for her succes! I love Natalia's sound and image, she is not resorting to showing off her boobs and ass in order to be famous cos she proves that girls can write and compose music and be good at it and have talent in a world where plastic performers are taking over more and more everyday! BTW: I'm a guy...

Natalia Lafourcade burst out into the music scene in 2002, with her infectious single "En El 2000" and her subsequent triple platinum eponymous album. With her unique mixture of girlie vocals, ukeleles and bossa nova grooves..she caught the ears of both young and mature audiences. This time around, armed with her army of boys, Natalia and her "Forquetina" return with a much more aggresive sound than before, and the results are interesting.

Produced by Aureo Baqueiro and Emmanuel del Real, this CD is a big segué from Natalia's debut. Whereas the debut had a cutesy groove, this album pumps up the bass and has a heavy use on electric guitar. It's not exactly a flat out rock record, but more of a guitar-heavy upbeat album. So drastic is this change for Natalia that one would think this is a different girl. I'm guessing this is why she opted to release the album as a band rather than as a solo record? Either way, it's refreshing to see Natalia experimenting with her voice and her music, and taking herself to different playgrounds.

The overall groove of this album is playfully aggressive. At times, Natalia's voice goes from cutesy girlie then to screaming lady. A style currently associated with fellow Mexican alt. singer/songwriter ELY GUERRA. Though she does not possess the big and powerful voice of Ms. Guerra, Natalia still does a convincing job of emoting in her songs.

I'm glad that Natalia returned after 3 years, and more so because, she exceeded my expectations, and by the look of it, the expectation of the majority of her fans, who remembered her as that cute girl with the ukelele singing about her happenings. I hope, like she has, her audience has matured and developed an appreciation for other styles, rather than be stuck in the land of continuity.

Esta vez Natalia biene acompañada de 3 chavos que componen su banda "La Forquetina". Su primer sencillo SER HUMANO esta lleno de energia y tiene un toque como rockero!! Creo que Natalia y La Forquetina lograron hacer musica de buena calidad y tambien lograron regresar con un segundo album solido que tiene mucho que ofrecer. Tambien en este album podemos mirar que Natalia experimento mucho con su vuz. Aunque Naty no tenga una voz muy fuerte, ella se divertio mucho tratando varios tonos con su voz y eso lo podemos apreciar. GRACIAS CHAVOS POR SU MUSICA!!!!

This is the kind of rock album that most of us thought could have only been made in the LP era. Substantive, mind-expanding, and frighteningly catchy. Bass, guitar and keyboards are all played with gusto and without time-wasting solos. The band, La Forquetina, comes up with the kind of classic-rock, superficially meaningless lyrics that can be interpreted in many different ways and convey general emotions. And those lyrics are wedded to outstanding melodies, thanks to the genius of singer Natalia LaFourcade. Oh - and she's only 20. Paul and John were just getting to "she loves you, yeah, yeah yeah!" by then.

Natalia is blessed with a slightly quirky voice that will never be confused with anyone else's. Gone are the Julieta Venegas comparisons that surfaced with her 2002 debut single "Busca un Problema," and LaFourcade's apparent aping ("za-pa-a-to-os") of Venegas' tendency to stretch out words like Silly Putty. The fact is, LaFourcade can get away with some mannered vocals (such as on the title track and second single "Casa") because she's 20 and beautiful. Venegas is 34 and, well, it just wouldn't be as cute if she sang like that. Not fair, but true.

Most intriguing is "Saul," which Natalia sings from the point of view of a transvestite who was born male (hence Saul). She even lisps at one point: "solo quiero nieve de fressasss..." Is the song a sympathetic portrait or a frat-boy joke? Feel free to sit around all night discussing this with your friends. I said this was a new classic-rock album, right?

este disco supera por mucho al primero las canciones estan muy buenas ademas no importa que natalia haya estado en el grupo twist este disco es muy bueno comprenlo original y no pirata pero si quieren un buen disco compren el cd y dvd ese esta muy suave la caja y el art work estan mejor ademas de que el dvd trae cosas muy suaves

PLEASE, NO SE PIERDAN ESTE DISCO
Natalia tiene una voz unica y vuelve a entregar un disco increible, con ritmos distintos and a lot of great lyrics too! Ace mucho tiempo que MEXICO no presenta una artista como ella, y el mundo merece conocerla. Tambien hiso canciones para la pelicula AMARTE DUELE. Chekenla!

Muy buen disco, que mas puedo decir?,,, mi favorita "en direccion contraria'' en este disco ella juega con diferentes tonos y colores de voz,,,, no conozco su primer disco,, pero , va que vuela para ser una de las grandes del pop-rock

The group is excellent. And the disc i bought it for a friend of mine and she love it. Thanks.