Jarabe de Palo - Bonito
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Free Music Notes for Bonito
Free Music Review: Fantastic at all levels
Hit: 5 Stars
This is just a fantastic fusion of elements, from the accordion on "Yin-yang" that sits neatly in the space between zydeco and vallenato to the barrage of well-crafted rhythms from Spain, Brazil and the carribean (that I pick up on anyway) in Bonito. This was my first intro to Jarabe de Palo, after hearing Bonito on the radio which made me rush to the store for itThese songs for the most part aren't actually love songs, but are more philosophical statements on difficulties in life (appropriate enough for an artist whose stagename is a term for a beating, I suppose.) Bonito, for example, has the verse:
Things go poorly, life is heavy/living like this isn't interesting/ carrying on like this isn't worth it/ Lose love and the party's over/ the motor that spins the world is broken/life is a joke with a sad ending, and the pure doesn't exist, which is why I say "beautiful, everything is beautiful"
Cambia la piel is about getting over bitterness.
This is a very, very infectious album and completely refreshing on a whole bunch of levels. Get it. Now!
Free Music Review: Awesome... one of my top ten albums!
Hit: 5 Stars
Jarabe de Palo have changed their sound for the better.The voice of frontman Pau remains as delightfully dry as ever, and the lyrics are normally right on, but we see right from "Yin Yan" that the general flavor of the band's music has changed.
If songs like "De Vuelta y Vuelta" left you feeling just a bit depressed despite their technical brilliance, then you NEED to listen to the upbeat tracks on "Bonito" that, ultimately, are just more fun to listen to than anything this band has put out before.
The hooks and instrumentals are still near-perfect. It's tough to get "Como Peces En El Agua" and "No Se Estar Enamorado" out of one's mental stereo after a few listens.
The band takes a risk with this album, but judging by its success in Spain most people are responding quite well. Buy it.
Free Music Review: I wish I knew what they were saying
Hit: 4 Stars
I bought a bootleg of this in Spain. Sweeeeeet. It's got some great songs. I don't know what they are saying, sounds like a lot of love songs. But great to bop around to.
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