Customer Reviews

Mi Sangre

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2 star:		(7)
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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).

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".

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.

Es increíble como baja la calidad con cada disco que Juanes saca, yo no se quien tiene la culpa aquí pero yo me esperaba mucho más de este CD. Sinceramente estoy harto de que para la mayoría del pueblo latino que vive en Estados Unidos Juanes sea lo máximo en cuanto al rock se refiere. Muestra de esto son las entregas de premios del año pasado (2004), donde Juanes seguia recibiendo premios a pesar de que su disco Un Dia Normal salió dos años antes, solamente porque los medios no saben que hay miles de grupos y artistas rockeros mejores que Juanes en Latinoamérica. Juanes cada vez se hace mas comercial y se olvida de como se hace un CD de calidad como Fijate Bien, de este album sólo salieron 3 sencillos (mmm, el promedio normal de un CD), Un Día Normal tuvo 5 sencillos, todavía no creen que Juanes es muy comercial? Cuantos traerá Mi Sangre? Hasta ahora van 2: Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor & Volverte A Ver. Este CD me decepciono, las canciones son bastantes parecidas, yo no digo que las canciones no tengan un mensaje (ej. Que Pasa, No Siento Penas) pero se me hace muy "forzada" la manera de escribir de Juanes. Ahora diganme si La Camisa Negra y La Paga no son la misma canción, si no fuera por la letra y por el tono (una esta en La menor y la otra en Fa sost. menor) yo no sabria decir cual es cual. No, esperen, dije que no sabia quien era el culpable, pues si lo se, los medios son los culpables por hacerle creer a Juanes que es lo máximo que nos ha pasado en nuestras vidas, y mira que son bastantes las personas que le hacen caso a la TV ó a la radio y compran las porquerias que anuncian, por ejemplo el pasito duranguense o el reggaeton, entre otros. Yo creo que Juanes no se dió tiempo para hacer un CD inteligente e innovador como aquellos que grabó en la banda Ekhymosis. Total, yo los invito a descubrir música por uds. mismos y no hacerle a los medios que en lugar de ayudar al artista, terminan por descomponer su formula.

I first heard Jaunes in my Spanish class. My teacher has us listen to different artists in order to be better exposed to the culture. When I heard Sueños it was stuck in my head for a week, and after we translated through the lyrics I loved it even more.

When I bought the cd last week I couldn't stop listening to it. The beat just makes me want to dance. The lyrics are captivating and will have you unknowingly start singign. I was singing Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor this morning and friends of mine started looking at me strangely, which was when I realized I was singing.

I'm new to listening to Latin music, but I haven't regretted it. Despite what some reviewers may say, this cd is defiantely worth the buy.

I don't understand why this CD has gotten bad reviews[well, not too many but still..]. Juanes has such a great deal of talent. Honestly, "Mi Sangre" is a beautiful CD. He speaks about love, politics, concerns..every song is different, and he has the ability to sing a ballad and a more rock oriented song with absolute ease.

The lyrics are absolutely beautiful, as well. If you can't understand them, you can at least feel something when you listen to his music.

"Mi Sangre" is very different from "Un Dia Normal" and I think that's what makes it amazing. While I LOVE "Un Dia Normal", the fact that he sounds different with each CD shows Juanes' talent. His music never gets stale, and I STILL listen to Un Dia Normal daily.

He kind of reminds me of Nirvana[my favorite band of all time]. not his music, but the fact that he can change his sound with each song, and each album, and that shows his genius. Buy this CD, Juanes is absolutely astounding.

Now, normally, this is not the type of music I listen to. Not once until this month have I tuned into a Spanish radio station purposely. But my friends, who happen to be from Juarez, lured me away from my R&B and pop-punk and into their little knot of Latino musica. What can I say except, nada valgo...okay, not really.

But seriously, Juanes impressed me with most of his songs. My very favorite is, of course, "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor." I understand Spanish fairly well, and the beautiful lyrics of this song entranced me. Not to mention the catchy beat. I enjoyed other songs as well, including "Que Pasa?" and "Volverte A Ver."

Juanes has brought me into his world of Latino music and I adore it. 'Nuff said.

The thing that separates Juanes from most spanish rock is the ammount of heart that he pours into his music. It is a heart with purpuse which presents how it suffers from the terrorism in Colombia while at the same time making the music something that you can sing along to and let your heart flow with...

There is definitely a little bit of Beatles in this album in particular and those who like Juanes' harder side will also find something to love in this CD. Like with the best musicians it becomes dificult to say which album is the best but this one is certainly a must buy...

Este CD es tan bueno como los anteriores. Este disco esta muy bien balanceado en cuanto a variedad de musica, si no lo tienes compralo, y para los que puedan ir a verlo en concierto en su nueva gira Mi Sangre, se lo recomiendo es fenomenal, no hay tiempo para aburrirse, hace un recorrido por todo su arte desde que comenzo con su banda hasta ahora y nos deja con deseos de seguir escuchandolo.

We all love this CD!! After listening to this CD over a thousand times, I am thinking about his previous CD's. My 2 year old daughter even knows half of the words to "La Camisa Negra", we play this CD so much! My favorites are "Para Tu Amor", "Amame" and "Volverte a Ver". I think that Juanes is a very talented individual and I wish that I had caught on to him a lot earlier in his career. I hope he stays the same and never, ever crosses over.