Espiritu Vivo - Susana Baca

Advantages: Different, intriguing, virtually pan pipe free
Disadvantages: Maudlin and sombre

.... A bit faster than the previous tracks and you can see the change in Susana's voice. She's less whispery and maudlin and her voice shimmers with confidence and sheer joy as her backing singers join in singing the title track. Her accent and pronunciation remain both alien and captivating to me. A joy and one for my i-Pod (if I owned one). Mark: 5/5 **6. Luna Lena** Shit! Duck! It's a pan pipe intro. Luckily they disappear as quickly as they arrive becausethe track is largely acapella with a little bit of bass to add volume. Her voice goes back to being mournful but she hits some low notes quite impressively on this song. Near the end, some percussion rattles in and Baca goes from deep voiced chanteuse to some quite thrilling falsetto notes as she sings the title. Mark: 3/5 **7. Caras Lindas** Still slow-paced, I find... Read review

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Advantages: Amazing melodies and profound beautiful lyrics
Disadvantages: Absolutely none

...could find the following information on one of the tens of thousands of websites about Silvio Rodriguez, here is a list (by no means comprehensive) of some of his albums. "Cita Con Angeles" "Expedición" (Recorded with a whole symphonic orchestra) "Mariposas" (with Rey Guerra) "Descartes" "EnVivo (Live) en Argentina" (with Pablo Milanés) "Silvio" "Domínguez" "Rodríguez" "Silvio Autobiográfico" "En Vivo en Chile" "Oh Melancolía" "Causas y Azares" "Tríptico- Vol I" "Tríptico Vol II" "Tríptico Vol III" "Arboles" (with Roy Brown and Afrocuba" "Unicornio" "Rabo de Nube" "Mujeres" "Al Final de este viaje…" "Te doy una canción" "Días y Flores" © Lola Awada 2005... Read review

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Advantages: Some Decent Tracks, Some Decent Production, Eminem Appearances
Disadvantages: Filler, Awful Subject Matter, overrated lyricism, Mainly uninspired production, cliche, uncreative

...the hype is real, This is no joke, I don't smoke, But I toke enough secondhand to make my f*cking P.O. choke, I'm an OG, your f*cking with a G.I. Joe, Bia Bia, mia vivo a vida loco, I'm pyscho, Mariah ain't got sh*t on me, When I retire I'll be spittin baby food on people, A tent siged on her ranch huddle up next to her, with Hello Kitty slippers on, humpin her legs, You ever had your cap peeled back or your sh*t pushed in, I put my blade in you like a f*ckin pin cushion. "Spread Yo Sh*t" kicks off exactly the same way that the Obie Trice skit from Devil's Night kicks off, with DJ 7-Deuce, and i wish that this song was that good. Kon Artis from D-12 drops by to supply the somewhat humorous, yet commercial chorus. The song has all the makings to be good, but Obie's lyrics and subject matter, or lack there of, kill the track. Obie's uninspired... Read review

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