Mi Sangre

Juanes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Universal Latino
• ASIN: B0002XVSAG
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,193 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #1 in Music > World Music > South & Central America > Colombia
  • #4 in Music > Latin Music > Latin Rock
  • #21 in Music > Latin Music > Latin Pop

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Mi Sangre meets--and often exceeds--the glittering standards set by its predecessors. The album fuses the best elements of Juanes' previous works, Un Dia Normal and Fijate Bien, to create a collection that is exciting, energetic and thought-provoking. Lead-off single "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor" ("I'm Worthless Without Your Love") is a bittersweet mix of alternately hopeful and sad lyrics ("That's why I want your love, always strong in my mind/Even if we are far, or even if we are near, in the end") that could be a simple declaration of amor or a love letter from a war-time soldier. Social issues are highlighted throughout Mi Sangre, which finds Juanes directly addressing Colombian warfare. "What's happening in the world today," he asks amid the passionate rock rhythms of "Que Pasa," "that in all the dailies I read the same news of horror, lives that fall without reason?" Mi Sangre is a compulsive listen, with surprises at every turn. Juanes gets flirty during "Damelo," which finds him sizing up a potential lover; and "Para Tu Amor" is a swoon-inducing pop ballad that glitters with optimism. Producer Gustavo Santaolalla knows his way around the alt-rock world, having worked with Maldita Vecindad, Café Tacuba, Molotov, and Julieta Venegas. He co-produced Jaunes' previous albums, and the pair's synergy is nothing short of exceptional. "Tu Guardian," the album closer, is a sweet lullaby that seems tailor-made for Jaunes' eight-month-old daughter, Luna. It's here that Juanes' electric display of blood, sweat, and tears proves why Mi Sangre is one of the year's best releases. --Joey Guerra

Product Description

JUANES MI SANGRE

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful and heartfelt..., September 29, 2004

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D. Pawl "Dani" (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mi Sangre (Audio CD)

I was curious to see what the follow-up to "Un Dia Normal" would sound like. That was definitely a masterpiece in and of itself. Juanes is prolific, intelligent and definitely has the ability to write songs that are both catchy and thought-provoking.

From what I have read on Amazon.com, some of the Juanes fans who bought "Mi Sangre" felt that it fell short and couldn't compare with the brilliant arrangement, continuity of catchy tunes and skillful blend of rock and roll and Colombian cumbia on "Un Dia Normal." I beg to differ....

This album, though stylistically different from Juanes' previous CD, definitely has "legs" and a slew of songs that are catchy and diverse in sound and styles. "Repetitive" is the last word I would use to describe them. Juanes not only draws you into a fusion of rock and roll guitar and cumbia ("La Camisa Negra"), but he also demonstrates his ability for writing and performing soulful ballads (the love song, "Para Tu Amor," and "Tu Guardian," a song for his young daughter, whom he obviously loves), and funky latin power ballads (the catchy and quirky "Damelo"--Juanes even raps on this one!). I also admire Juanes for his social commentary. This is demonstrated in "Rosario Tijeras" (a song about a town in Colombia where corruption is its middle name) and "Que Pasa?" (this song is commentary on the world situation that is filled with war and injustice)
The first single release off of this album, "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor," is beautifully written and tows the line between muted ballad and energetic rock. It made me think of The Beatles in Spanish. From the first guitar hook, I was smitten!

This album definitely takes a different turn from "Un Dia Normal," but I don't think that is necessarily bad. While "Un Dia" had more outward bravado and youthful energy, I feel that "Mi Sangre" is more muted, introspective and more mature. Though, Juanes may have returned to the scene a little older and wiser, this doesn't mean he's forgotten how to have fun. Please don't write off this album. This album is refreshingly intelligent and catchy in a way that a lot of CDs aren't in the world of rock music today (Spanish and non-Spanish).

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Only Juanes can beat Juanes, February 28, 2005

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Manny Hernandez "@askmanny" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mi Sangre (Audio CD)

Except perhaps for Alek Syntek and to a certain extent Miguel Bose, there's hardly any serious Spanish-speaking competition for Colombia's very own Juanes. Therefore, practically, only Juanes can beat himself. But, in spite of the praise for "Mi Sangre" and its inarguable sonic qualities, his third album falls a bit short behind his first two efforts. He just set the bar too high for himself.

"Mi Sangre" offers a blend of contagious styles that will catch the unaware humming a tune or accidentally tapping your feet. And if Spanish is your language, you'll find the album also to be amusing on a certain level, with a type of humor that Carlos Vives had us a bit more used to. Those familiar with Colombian people know this blend of humor lies at the heart of this great people, so Juanes and Vives simply do a great job at putting music to it.

In sum, though "Mi Sangre" can move those who don't respond to practically anything, Juanes still needs to work to top his first and, mostly, his second album, "Un Dia Normal".

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Juanes evoluciona y crece musicalmente! Digan lo que digan!!, September 28, 2004

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Juan Camilo (Winter Park, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mi Sangre (Audio CD)

No pueden esperar que siga la misma formula que en "Fíjate bien" o "Un día noraml" porque eso sería perder el tiempo y la plata. Como todos los artistas, Juanes se reinventó para su nuevo disco, y lo logró con excelentes canciones como "Nada valgo sin tu amor" y "La camisa negra"(Aunque se le nota la influencia de su anterior álbum), la canción que identifica la película colombiana "Rosario Tijeras," de el mismo nombre (Y co-escrita con el autor del libro), "Tu guardián" (Dedicada a Luna, su pequeña hija), "Sueños," "Que pasa" y "Volverte a ver" (Sobre la guerrilla, los secuestros y la situación del mundo, especialmente en Colombia) y "Ámame," compuesta especialmente para Karen Martínez.

En mi opinión, Juanes creó un álbum lleno de variedad, hay que llegar con los oídos y la mente abiertos a nuevas canciones, nuevas historias, nuevas formas de ver la vida.... Tal como Carlos Vives y "El rock de mi pueblo" y, aunque sea una comparación un poco distante, Madonna y su "Re-Invention Tour," el reinventarse no sólo está de moda, sino que también logra que los artistas crezcan, y desde Britney hasta Juanes, a todos les hace bien ese cambio.