Zapatillas (+DVD) - El Canto Del Loco > Reviews > Good album!

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics	Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks	Flawless
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Outstanding
Value for Money	Excellent

Advantages:	Great Spanish pop/rock
Disadvantages:	None !

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

First of all, you might not know who El Canto del Loco are: they're a Spanish rock/pop group comprising of 4 guys.

I have to say that this album is REALLY good. If you've heard Besos or Zapatillas, most of the songs sound sort of similar, so no surprises there. Even though they're all quite similar, they're still good songs. There are some nice slower songs too which gives a nice variety to the album.

I tried looking for this album on different websites online but found that the cheapest place was iTunes, and it cost only £7.99 which I thought was good value for money.

1. Besos: cute and catchy!
2. Vuelve: good beat and nice chorus
3. Sera: slower, but not depressing
4. Volvera: again- catchy beat
5. Tal Como Eres: a ballad, I guess; I like it.
6. Que Caro es el Tiempo: doesn't overly stick out as anything special; another slow-ish one
7. Usanos: great song!
8. Zapatillas: nice lyrics
9. El Pescao: different, sticks out from the other songs
10. Por Ti: cute ballad
11. Canciones: up-beat again
12. Despiertame: good beat
13. Desaparece: nice ending to the album

My personal favourites are Besos, Vuelve, Zapatillas and Tal Como Eres.

Overall: If you like Spanish and rock/pop, you'll be sure to like El Canto del Loco. I wouldn't say their songs are the catchiest or the most profound, but they're pretty good and I find it quite easy to understand what they're saying (generally)- I'm learning Spanish at the moment.

If you like El Canto del Loco, try listening to Pereza (their newest album is Animales)!