This album is nowhere near as good as Made of Bricks although is a better album than I expected. Some of the songs have a lyrical toughness missing from her rather insipid first record. So the album takes a while to grow on to you. But when you've listened to it for a while you realize that this is great stuff and it's more enjoyable to listen to in the long run.
Favorite Tracks:
1. Paris
2. Do-Wah-Doo
3. You Were So Far Away
4. Early Christmas Present
#5 Lissie Catching a Tiger
This album is really fantastic, every song on the album is amazing. She has an intense voice. She is clearly the revelation of 2010. The new face of folk. The next critically acclaimed artist. The lyrics are magnific and the bridge is so exciting, when it starts to heat up at the end ... orgasmic! Her voice is so perfect and beautiful!
Favorite Tracks:
1. Everywhere I Go
2. When I'm Alone
3. Cuckoo
4. Loosen The Knot
#4 Shakira Sale El Sol
This album has just regained my faith in Shakira after the mediocre "She Wolf". Shakira should just forget that style and keep releasing stuff like this that really sounds appropriate for her. I had very big expectations about this new album for the simple fact that it was concibed in spanish... and then Shakira saying "i'll try to include latin rhythms" and "old style" and stuff... I needed to listen to it as soon as posible. Not perfect but as good as it should be! "Sale el sol" it's not her best album honestly but it's a great quality album! The wait was worthy.
Favorite Tracks:
1. Tu Boca
2. Islands
3. Antes De Las Seis
4. Lo Que Más
Next 3 albums coming out later plus the number one! Any thoughts?