Gipsy Kings - Somos Gitanos
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Free Music Review: Completes my Collection
Hit: 5 Stars
I now have the complete set of CD's recorded by the Gipsy Kings - all are one better than the other.Free Music Review: Magic songs
Hit: 5 Stars
I was sitting in the library and reading a book. There was a song from the album in the background. I thought to myself "Hmm, this is a pretty good song." Then I heard other songs and was impressed more and more. After I heard "Quiero Libertad" I knew I had to have this album. Their songs touched that hidden string in my soul. "Quiero Libertad" is a magic song for me, it so passionate. Other songs are also great. I could feel heart of the singer and musicians in every song from the album. This album is a MUST-HAVE for sensitive and passionate guys.Free Music Review: great production, average songs............
Hit: 4 Stars
While I had enjoyed the last album (Compas)I wasn't too impressed with the production. Those songs just sounded so much better live (especially "Solo Por Ti.") It just seemed that they were gradually burying the guitars in the mix (compare this album with their debuts, the truly acoustic "allegria" & "luna de fuego." And their guitars didn't really sound acoustic anymore, if that makes any sense. With the subsequent tours, I heard a lot of great uptempo songs, so I couldn't wait for the new album. When it arrived, I was disappointed to hear that most of those new songs I had heard the last three years weren't on the album!!!! The only ones I remembered were Solo Dire, Lleva me el Compas, Majiwi, Poquito a Poco, and Mi Fandango, so naturally it was wonderful to hear them in their studio versions. THe production has improved, you can hear the guitars again! These songs sound just as good live as they do on CD. I wish they had attempted this on Compas. THe other songs are mediocre, in my opinion. The title track starts promisingly enough, but never quite reaches its potential. The other songs just don't do it for me. I think I would have been more impressed had they used more of the songs from the tours (they were new songs, I have all their albums, so I do know they were new)leading up to the album. So while I was disappointed with the album as whole, the handful of songs that I do like (listed above)require me to give a four star rating.Free Music Review: If it is not broke don't fix it
Hit: 4 Stars
The Reyes gitano family, minus Canut Reyes, released yet another disc last year amidst their greatest hits packages using the same successful formula of pop flamenco. This time around don't look for a new direction, more pure instrumentals (there are two), or pure flamenco, it is pretty much the same as all their other releases. That said, it is a very good disc. "Mi Fandango" rings more true than most of their pop inflected tunes with the soulful mouring of Nicolas Reyes. Nicolas Reyes takes the lead vocals on all but one track and gives the group it's continuity. Coupled with the lead guitar work of original Gipsy King Tomino Baliardo, much of their appealing sound and longevity can be attributed to these two factors. On the one track where the lead is relinquished, entitled "Poquito a Poquito," the familiar sound changes just barely and seems to rely on backup vocals to fill the void without Nicolas Reyes. "Felices Dias" is a pure instrumental song that could fill in nicely on an Ottmar Liebert disc and no one would probably be the wiser. "Flamencos En El Aire" is a lush beautiful song with the a soothing quality that breaks up the fiery tempo of some of the other songs. "Quiero Libertad" is a lamenting song with nice keyboards and harp that adds a worldly texture to the song. The Middle Eastern influences are throughout the disc and help give the pop flamenco some authenticity. The accompanying booklet is odd, it lists the musicians on all the tracks in big print for every song but has no lyrics included. By now we know who they are and the booklet would have been best utilized with words to the songs. Basically if you like the Gipsy Kings you will like this disc, more of the same type of music that has made them world wide favorites. They continue to please their fans with more of the same.Free Music Review: One great song, five excellant ones, six good enough ones
Hit: 4 Stars
Well, that above is my not always humble opinion, but if you're a Gipsy Kings fan, you'll soon enough have your own favorites.The one which I consider the great one of the group is the ninth cut, "Quiero Libertad". This one has a different quality than anything by them I've heard before. Admittedly, I'm not good at understanding the Spanish language, but the whole tone and sound to this song speaks for itself as a strong heart felt statement for freedom.
The title cut, "Somos Gitanos", gets the album off to a great start, and the second one, a ballad, has a great instrumental break which keeps it going. And of course, "Mi Fandango" is representative of the groups best of the upbeat songs. I was quite impressed with the instrumental, "Felices Dias", and felt it blended well as a lead in to "Poquito a Poco".
This album does not present the group at their very best, but it still is outstanding.