Fundamental [Enhanced, Import]

Puya | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 26, 1999)
• Original Release Date: January 26, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Import
• Label: Universal Int'l
• ASIN: B00000HZDC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,824 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vital to any CD collection, May 8, 2004

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Rich (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamental (Audio CD)

This band should be HUGE!! The fact that it is not (they actually are not even currently signed to a record label) is a testament to both bad marketing and the general public's lack of imagination. This band single handedly created a new genre: "salsacore". They bring elements of tropical music, hip hop, jazz, and speed metal together to create what I consider a masterpiece. The variety and musicianship in this recording is impeccable. Some songs are so extreme that you don't know whether to dance or headbang. My advice: do both and buy this CD. You will not be dissapointed.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Like To Call It Pantera De La Salsa, June 15, 2000

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Amir Tajakin (Orange, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamental (Audio CD)

Puya have produced something amazing with this debut album on MCA. Coming out of Puerto Rico are the jazzy latino sounds of something like Buena Vista Social Club colliding with Santana. Wait there's more! On complete American turf, Pantera, Ultraspank, and Snot all crash together on a battlefield and begin making some really loud music. These two collide on a sonic freight train and the music that comes out is called Puya. With great bass lines, Spanglish vocals, and great beats, this album cannot be beaten. Except in the guitar area. While most of the time the guitarist can produce crushing riffs, songs like Oasis wind up with guitars fit for 80's metal, which is not my area. My favorite tracks here are Sal Pa' Fuera, Oasis, Fake, and Whatever. There is only one track here that I do not like, and that is Keep it Simple, a salsa track with nothing else in it. Some other unique Spanish rapcore bands to check out are Psycho Realm, Molotov, and Control Machete.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The child of Santana , Deftones and 311 on acid!, December 22, 1999

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"soundspank" (Redwood City, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamental (Audio CD)

Puya...what a hell of a band!I saw these guys a couple years ago with Incubus and they rocked the house down. Much like Incubus, they have cool jazzy/funky rhythms that make you wanna shake yo' booty! But your booty will be moshing in a second because before you know it, these guys slam an all-out, Latino-spiced thrash assault right in your face. Muy bien! Mas!Mas!MAS! I'm tired of the overhyped Latin pop invasion, let's see a Latin metal invasion! Viva Puya!