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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A brilliant album!!, 3 Nov 2007
I haven't stopped playing this album since I got it, it is simply fantastic. No Creo En El Jamas is a good opener, upbeat with positive lyrics and one of several tracks with some fierce drums. The third track is Me Enamora, which I really wish had been released as a single in the UK 'cos I love it. The title track La Vida Es Un Ratico is going to have everyone with lighters in the air at his concerts for sure, you just have to sing along with it. Minas Piedras may well make you cry, I know I cried listening to this collaboration with Andres Calamaro telling of the horrific consequences of landmines. Tu Y Yo is a lovely song, one of Juanes' more romantic, celebratory songs. Bandera De Manos has two versions, one featuring Campino which is partially in German and the second is Juanes by himself doing the song all in Spanish and it's a great, anthemic album closer.
The DVD is good too, the first documentary is a look at Juanes' life and career so far, useful for those of us who only discovered him with the European release of Mi Sangre last year! We also get a look at how they made the Me Enamora video and the inspiration behind what is a really neat video. The final documentary looks at the individual songs and Juanes discusses how each one came about, what prompted him to write them, how they evolved. Overall the DVD is a really informative accompaniment to the album.
I strongly recommend La Vida Es Un Ratico to anyone who prefers their rock music with an international flavour and a social conscience - whether you understand the words or not, you'll still get something out of this album. I honestly can't find a track on here that I don't like, it is that good.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply Magnificent!, 24 Feb 2008
I am currently studying french and spanish at University and this is the main reason i have gone looking for foreign music to listen to. After being played Juanes duet with Nelly Furtado "Fotografía" from the "Un Día Normal" album, i had to check him out further. I bought the "Mi Sangre" album (the version with the bonus tracks) and i was hooked. I may be studying the language but i am far from fluent, and therefore am not going to pretend that i was, at first, attracted by the lyrics. However, one of the great things about Juanes is that, despite his magnificent voice, almost every word is clear, even when sung quickly (like at the start of "No Creo En El Jamas"), and after a couple of listens i found myself singing along fervently. Nor am i a musical expert, i simply know what i like, and I LOVED everything i heard on that Mi Sangre album. Inevitably i bought his previous two studio recordings and after being nothing but increasingly enthusiastic about what i heard, i eagerly awaited the realease of "La Vida...Es Un Ratíco". I was not disappointed. Again i stress if you are reading my review hoping for detailed song by song descriptions of musical techniques employed etc, then you will be disappointed because i haven't a clue. All i know is that i recommend this album, and all his other work, to anyone who enjoys upbeat, soft rock music. And if yu don't, buy it anyway, even if you don't speak spanish, so long as you do not allow that do pre-dispose you to disliking it, then i guarantee you will also love this Colombian rock-god! I sure hope he comes on tour to the UK, unlikley though! :-(
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love him!!, 5 Nov 2007
A friend suggested I buy this and I haven't stopped playing this since I bought it. The video on Youtube is fantastic. I'd recommend it unreservedly
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