La Oreja de Van Gogh

Esas canciones son buenas...tienen muchos de los sentimientos y las ideas de los otros discos de LOVG. También son escritos bien, y Leire comunica todas las emociones de las canciones en una manera real e interesante. Pero falten algo sin la voz de Amaia. Ella tenía una manera muy especial de cantar y una voz muy diferente. Siempre puedo sentir cada emoción de que ella canta y puedo experimentarlas. Puedo relacionar a cada canción que ella canta porque las emociones son realizados en una manera que le obliga a escuchar. Para mi, cada canción de LOVG tiene un sentido especial de un parte especifico de mi vida. No puedo conectar en la misma manera con las canciones de Leire, aunque están pegajosos y divertidos de eschucar a. Así que, pienso que todos que quieren comprar ese disco deberían escuchar a los otros discos primeros. Comenzando con "Grandes Exitos", que es una selección muy diversa y bien de canciones. Sólo entonces podría entender que el disco falta ahora.

This is yet another fantastic collection of their music. I have listened to it more than twenty times already but I never seem to tire of their music. I most definitely recommend it.

They came with a new album, a new singer, but still the same La Oreja de Van Gogh that does not fail to provide the same unpredictable and flawless sound that keeps them as one of the most successful Spanish bands of this century. Amazing, is the only word that describes this album full of LODVG quality but with a bit of rock that makes the perfect blend for the new singer, whose voice range and power was a good decision to replace former singer Amaia Montero. If you liked the previous album, you would not be disappointed.

Singers are a huge part of a group's sound and appeal, even when the rest of the band is as great as LOVG. So comparisons to the albums with Amaia Montero are inescapable but ultimately we care about today's band, not the 2006 version. This new album is good. I love this group's music and I was glad to hear a beautiful and soulful voice in Leire Martinez. She isn't singing yet with the dynamic range or lyrical sensibility of A.M. (neither by octave nor in mood), but you can hear the present beauty and new potential in these songs. I didn't expect something like Guapa first time out of the gate. This is a strong early album for the new LOVG.

Leire M has a darker yet still very clear voice, different from A.M.'s sweeter and more crystalline sound, but to my ears no less beautiful. Give her another year or two of growth and fans may miss A.M.'s song-writing more than her vocals.

U.S. tour, please!

LOVG! have always been an excellent band since day one. I'm a sucker for great electronic sounds, moogs, synth leads, and dark atmosphere. These guys have it all!.....or should I say, had it all! Well....ever since I heard the Amaia news leaving the band, I can't really imagine the band without her. LOVG have continued their work with a new voice, and even though; this is a great achievement as a band. When I hear the new voice by Leire Martínez, I can't help, but wonder if this is really the great band that we grew up to love. The music sounds as good as always, can't complaint about that. I just miss Amaia's Smooth and delicate vocals, which were very angelical, and full of passion, she transported that feeling to us, the listeners. I wish LOVG and Amaia the best of luck, but Amaia has left a very empty space that cannot be filled up by anyone.

Buen Disco, La Oreja de Van Gogh uno de los mejores grupos en el mundo si te gusta buena musica, este album es para ti.

I love this woman's voice! Este CD estuvo excelente. Lo escucho cuando manejo al trabajo y me despierta y estoy bailando en el carro. Muy buen CD!

This album is stunning! The songs are once again, catchy, clever, literate, romantic and often funny. The arrangements on this album are even more elaborate and innovative than in their previous effort. I swear this band just keeps getting better! The vocal harmonies are as lovely as they have ever been; the lead singer's voice is amazing, strong, beautiful and sexy! The Beatles influence is still there, and the songs are very well crafted, yet sound very different from the previous album. The first three singles are outstanding; "20 de Enero" ("20th January"), "Puedes Contar Conmigo" ("You Can Count On Me") and "Rosas" ("Roses"), but the rest of the songs are just as good. This album (and its predecessor "El Viaje De Copperpot") is one of those albums where every song is very very good. This one of the Best, if not THE BEST Spanish Pop/Rock Band in the world!! I refer to their music as "Pop/Rock" for two reasons; the "rock" more than most "pop" bands and their songs have a complex struture that reveals craftmanship. This is not your average pop band!! These guys and gal actually write their own songs and play instruments; they don't just sing. This band is a real treat and a rarity amongst all the crap that passes for music in the Spanish Pop world today. I heard they just put out a new album. Can't wait to hear it!!

Having enjoyed Latin music for many years and not being any where near competent in Spanish, Italian, or Portuguese, I can say that this group is up there with Electric Light Orchestra, Emerson Lake & Palmer, and The Corrs. Of their four studio albums this one is the best one in my opinion by the fact that it has the greater number of really good songs than the others. Very good European pop rock with a touch of Old Spain for extra flavor.

I would like this album more if I liked the lead singers voice. Some songs sound quite good, so maybe I will look out for them.

La Oreja de Van Gogh treats us to too much of a good thing. Fifteen cuts, including the hidden track, result in a certain sameness setting in for, say, songs 11-13 or so. I may hold this view because, while my Spanish is good it's by no means native, and after awhile -- lulled by the very similar pop melodies -- I don't try to distinguish between the songs by listening closely to the lyrics. The pop sound, however, is usually deceiving for the lyrics -- and their tales of loss and death banished by dreams -- are anything but lightweight. Puedes Contar Conmigo, 20 de enero, Rosas, Geografia, and La esperanza debida are the best cuts. But there isn't a bad song in the bunch; the group should have just saved a couple for another CD.

This is the fourth production from the famed Spanish band La Oreja de Van Gogh (OVG), which gave us great hits such as "La Playa", "Rosas", and "20 de enero", among many others. For all OVG fans, this is one of the best albums the band has recorded since its begining. Great tracks include the controversial "Muñeca de Trapo" and the hit "Dulce Locura". Great classic OVG sounds plus some new experimental pieces included in this album add up to a great musical experience. It is also the last album featuring Amaya as the lead singer, thus making this a must have for any real fan. You may be interested in a special two disc edition called "Mas Guapa" which includes live and extended tracks, which is worth having as well.

Make no mistake, this is a really cool CD. It is even better than their old stuff. Trust me you should buy it, do not make the critical mistake of not doing this, I beg you.

Several really good songs. This group was interesting from the start. Good vocals, excellent instrumentation, and good rocking clasical based melodies.

I don't like tracks 5,7,9 but i think the lead singers voice sounds good on this compared to other albums.

I understand very little Spanish, but this album has become one of my all time favorites. I have to stop myself from listening to it too much. This girl has a fantastic voice.

este cd es definalmente lo mejor de la oreja de van gogh, mucho mejor que viaje de copperpot. dile al sol es uno de mis discos favoritos.

i bought el viaje al copperpot first, then this one.. I love them both. They are pretty creative and unique adn a lot of fun each time I listen to them! This group is pretty cool!

Buen Disco, La Oreja de Van Gogh uno de los mejores grupos en el mundo si te gusta buena musica, este album es para ti.

This is one of my favorite albums - not just favorite Latin albums.
This band is HOT!
The tunes are cute too.
Buy this album. If you don't like it you should have yourself checked for a pulse, because it may have disappeared.

I understand this is the band's second or third album. Whatever it is, it's a real treat. I have not heard their previous album(s), only this one and the one that came out after (see my review for "Lo Que Te Conte Mientras Te Hacias La Dormida ("What I Told You While You Were Pretending To Sleep") I am a rock fan, always have been. I like some English pop, but I hardly listen to Spanish music anymore (exceptions: Alejandro Sanz and Mexican female rocker Alejandra Guzman... and Juanes) but this album was a real nice surprise. The songs are fun, catchy, the lyrics literate and often romantic and clever. The songs are extremely well-crafted. There is some Beatles influence here; I am referring to mid-60's Beatles, around the time of "Rubber Soul"/Revolver and maybe a touch of "Abbey Road"; especially in the vocal harmonies which are really lovely (and which also recall late 70's Fleetwood Mac) and in the structure of the songs. I first heard the song "Cuidate" (translates as "Take Care of Yourself") on the radio. It was a huge hit in Mexico, (as were "Paris", "Soledad" ("Loneliness") and "La Playa" ("The Beach") ) and I was instantly hooked. The band uses lots of synthesizers, acoustic and electric guitars and sometimes strings. The sound is also kind of "retro"; sort of 60's pop/rock. "Cuidate" reminds me a bit of Madonna's "Beautiful Stranger". Te lead singer's voice is lovely, smooth, soothing and very very sexy!! I don't know her name but she is a total babe!! Some of the songs are uptempo soft rockers, others are ballads but all are finely crafted and extremely enjoyable. La Oreja de Van Gogh is one of the best Spanish music bands today!! If you like Spanish pop music, you will enjoy this album very very much!

The only deciding factor in whether this album is second only to LODVG's third album is that there are two more songs on that album than this one. None of the songs on this album are slackers. They pop and they rock. Great for dancing or rocking in the SUV on a road trip.

Their mix of music is good. The songs are original and upbeat, a hint of 80's American music, but overall good rocking. I saw the band on Musica Si several times on the TVE network when I lived in Europe. Orega de Van Gogh won the MTV Europe Award for best band in 2000. Second CD is better than the first which to me seems to be a trend for Spanish groups.

I bought thie CD on the strength of their last album Dile al Sol
This is a great album, I enjoyed every cut on it. The first and last cuts are the ones I really get,Cuidate ad Desde el Puerto. These are fresh sounds to me and some cuts have a touch of European influence. By the way I am just about ignorant in Spanish, but listening to this CD, it doesn't matter.

I bought « La oreja de van Gogh - Guapa » and « Remedios Amaya - Me voy contigo » together from Amazon.com to supplement my fledgeling collection of the music CDs en español.

That said, please let me tell you that this review gonna be like no other; not because it's better than any other reviews but because the reason behind buying these is presumably different from most other people's justification to do so.

Now that I have time all for myself 24/7 and for the upkeep of my mental faculty, decided to take up something to knead my brain with. My pick was to improve my conversational proficiency in French, Italian, and Swedish. Since the former two are similar, I told myself why don't I pluck one more up, hoping I don't pluck my hairs off the head down the road. Why not Spanish ! Why didn't I pick up Portuguese and Romanian too ? If I did my brain will overheat and explode for sure !

When I was leaning English back home many many tides and moons ago, our instructor told class to try to sing songs in English to improve pronunciation. If you don't pronounce english words correctly with the right accent and intonation you just can't sing properly, he quipped. Ever since, I bought music CDs in French, Italian, Mandarin, and Swedish whenever I learned those languages. Now it's español.

So, my criteria in choosing CDs are that the singer sings relatively clear and pronounces each word relatively distinctive although I fully understand that liaison, elision, and other nitty-gritty details are facts of life in language learning. That presented a major obstacle in choosing CDs because no review on a musical CD was understandably written from the viewpoint of if it's helpful in learning a language or not.

In any event, to make a long story short, I chose the above noted CDs. From musical point of view I prefer Remedios Amaya. In my provincial mind her songs fit my preconceived idea of what canciones de España should be like. Although she sings very fast and I need a lot of concentration to follow the lyrics in the booklet which came with the disc. The other one, I bought it because I read that they have sold more than 6 million copies worldwide of their four albums. However, as far as I'm concerned, is like a collection of generic pop songs sang in Spanish and Amaia Montero's way of singing is kinda soft and not very clear. On top of that, the CD supposed to contain a bonus track of « Cuántos cuentos cuento » but it's not on the CD. I feel I was cheated by Sony. That's one of the reasons why it earned just one star. It's not the group's fault, though.

La Oreja de Van Gogh brings a fresh new sound to Latin Rock. Very contemporary, young and hip sound and feel to their rhythm and alternative style. Trend setters in comparison to the mainstream, a cutting edge group worth following.

extraordinary songs and music that you dont hear everyday. her voice is original and delivers the songs with true feelings.

La Oreja de Van Gogh tiene una larga trayectoria musical, exelentes canciones y, lo mejor de todo, una exelente vocalista... Escuchar la voz de Amaia Montero es lo mejor...

The music of this CD is great. It is my second favorite CD from Oreja de Van Gogh...their sound is very unique and easy to hear. It is the kind of music that can make anyone feel happy.