Enrique Iglesias - Insomniac
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Free Music Notes for Insomniac
Free Music Review: a bit different
Hit: 4 Stars
From his previous effort. But that's not a bad thing at all. Enrique reaches out and brings in one of my fav rappers Lil Wayne for a song. I never though he would do "Push" with Weezy's nice flow on the song and singing being on point. It makes for a better effort than i thought before i first heard the song. Being an obvious choice for favorite song
"Do You Know (The Ping Pong Song)" strange title people might think. But after hearing the song you'll understand why. It's different again from what i'd expect from Enrique. He still has his well done ballads on the cd as well for those that love that.
Also more uptempo songs on Insomniac as well..nice title for the cd. Dont really like the album artwork but that's just something i mention. Not something that really takes away from one of Enrique's more diverse CDs in a bit. Nice one, EI.
Free Music Review: garbage
Hit: 1 Stars
Who said he was talented? I saw him on Regis and Kelly and he was awful. He looked gross too. I just don't get the hype about this guy.Free Music Review: Moody, Dark, and Almost Perfect
Hit: 3 Stars
The opening track of "Insomniac" drops us into the good stuff right away. "Ring my Bells" is a masterpiece, a fusion of the holy and the carnal. It sounds like something that could be sung in a monastery. Its deep vocals and dense, obsessive rhythms are exhilarating introduction to the album's theme of desire.
There's much on Insomniac that absorbs. Iglesias likes ear candy -- a good thing for listeners who like ear candy. "Do You Know (The Ping Pong Song)" features the daring and intricate use of a bouncing ping-pong ball. "On Top of You" is a more dancy "Ring My Bells," sans innuendo. "Tired of Being Sorry" mentions vampires and has an ambiance of desolate, decadent L.A. nights.
Listening to the album for the first time is a slightly jarring experience, because the sound of one song doesn't suggest the sound of another. The rhythms on "Push," for instance, don't hint at "Do You Know." But gradually, we're clued in to theme and rhythmic unification; we see what Iglesias is driving at; we're into the groove. The album has intriguing similarities to numerous other albums, including Bryan Ferry's "Bete Noir," Dido's "Life for Rent," and the Pet Shop Boys' "Nightlife." "Insomniac" an appropriate title for this shadowy, nighttime music.
Unfortunately, the last third of the album is a let-down. The darkness and stark yearning of the songs that precede it only make "Little Girl" look shallower and more boring and mawkish than it already is. "Stay Here Tonight" is a likeable workhorse of a track, but an odd follow-up to "Little Girl." "Sweet Isabelle" further adds to the trouble. A blas?, 1970s-sounding number, it comes out of left field, and the only thing you can think of when hearing it is, "Who let the B-side in?"
But the biggest disappointment is that Iglesias ends the album with the interminable "Don't Forget About Me." The last song on this album should have been a dance number, or maybe something that returned us to the sound of "Ring my Bells;" something, anyway, more upbeat. All this moodiness, and we can't even work things out in a club, or maybe go a bit Bjork? If Iglesias and producer Mark Taylor wouldn't give this song a groove--despite the fact that Iglesias' vocals beg for one-- they should have shipped it off to someone who would. Giorgio Moroder could have worked wonders with it.
At the end of the day, you'll want to stick with the first eight songs on the album and then skip ahead to the tenth. Those are the numbers that make waking hours worthwhile.
Free Music Review: Ping Pong Pop
Hit: 4 Stars
Enrique Iglesias finally returns, not with a smash, but with an easy lob that lacks the momentum of his earlier albums. Loaded with pop melodies, Iglesias rallies smoothly, playing mostly safe shots but occasionally coming up with a winner.
Loaded serves (Lots of good spin on a first listen): "Ring My Bells"; "Do You Know?"; "D?melo" (Spanish version of "Do You Know?")
Crossover (fancy footwork): "Push" (Feat. Lil' Wayne)
Dwell time (tracks to make you linger): "Somebody's Me"; "Stay Here Tonight"; "Alguien Soy Yo" (Spanish version of "Somebody's Me")
Ordinary strokes (good but no kill shot): "Tired of Being Sorry"; "Miss You"; "Wish I Was Your Lover"; "Little Girl"; "Sweet Isabel"; "Don't Forget about Me"; "Amigo Vulnerable" (Spanish version of "Tired of Being Sorry")
Deep (A track that will not bounce twice on the turntable if given the chance.): "On Top of You"
A reasonably good album, but Iglesias needs to start mixing it up a little more.
Rated: 3.5 stars
Amanda Richards, June 18, 2007
Free Music Review: Enrique does it again!
Hit: 5 Stars
I have had the CD on since I bought it yesterday. A definite "grower". I have enjoyed Enrique's three previous english CD's, and the new one does not disappoint! The best tracks are definetly "On Top of You" and "Tired of Being Sorry". There are not as many high energy songs, like on Seven and Escape, but the CD is one that will be on my high rotation list throughout the summer/and fall:) How refreshing that an artist can be entertaining, by just being himself. What a novel concept.