Buena Vista Social Club

Love this album, and the Wim Wenders movie (which we have on DVD).

Classic. It's been a good week for me on this list. Led Zeppelin II, Thriller, Miseducation of Lauren Hill and now this.

5/10. It's fun and I wish I could play the guitar like that, but probably not an album I would ever revisit

Trop bon de coder avec Buena Vista Social Club

Masters of their craft, some of whom were brought out of retirement, just casually being masterful. Listen to El Cuarto de Tula. If your hips don't move than seek medical help. And if your jaw doesn't drop at the solo on the Laud by Barbarito Torres then get a tetanus shot because you have lock jaw. Awesome

Auch irgendwie legendär und schon sehr entspannt. Kommt vermutlich am besten bei einem Karibik-Urlaub. Ich sitz halt nur grad im kühlen Göteborg...

Gefällt mir grundsätzlich, aber nicht über die ganze Länge. Tolle Atmosphäre.

perfection

Had a lot of fun with this one. Great album

I can see why this was everywhere in the late 90s. Interesting and jazzy enough to get your attention, but also good to have as background music for a bar or dinner party. Made for a nice Sunday drive

Not the biggest fan of Cuban music, and definitely not the biggest fan of sones. I often find them too attached to the same groove, but damn, these dudes were good! Chan Chan is just a classic, practically every Spanish speaker would recognize it. And what's with those piano songs? Sooo fucking good! And the tres cubano getting all playful toward the end of the songs. Awesome. That's the formula: piano sabrosón, percusiones rebajadas al ritmo y un tres cubano juguetón. Not every song is great, but with a little Latino bias, this deserves that fourth star

hm (good) if perhaps a bit boring

goated album and interesting niche

gracias a Dios naci en Latinoamérica te quiero muchissimo Cuba

I love the vibe. It’s a great dinner party album, although a bit too reminiscent of sitting in Nando’s

Not my type of music but still great

Pretty fun! Not sure it is something I will come back to over and over again, but for the right situation, this album could provide the perfect vibes. It's good stuff and definitely timelessly enjoyable.

Very good, loved it!

Absolute classic. An album I discovered in my late teen years that had a massive impact on the development on my taste. Hadn't listened to it in a few years and I'm glad to find out that it still holds up amazingly well from start to finish. Definitely an all-timer for me.

Some good things there, mostly the most well known track but overall I'm lacking emotion to really connect with it. It is also lacking in fluidity and cohessiveness to me.

Wow, this was a really fun listen! The musicianship here is superb -- the vocal harmonies are so tight, the guitar and percussion are on point, and the piano is absolutely outstanding, especially in the last two songs... wow! If this is representative of Cuban music, this definitely makes me want to dig deeper.

This was a great time overall. I can’t be anything but impressed with my first exposure to cuban music, these are some fantastic musicians that are at the top of their craft. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: Chan Chan, Candela, El Cuarto de Tula, Dos Gardenias 1 listen Favorite Tracks:

Not typically my jam but I see why this is beloved.

A cool jazz album that was good background music and not much more today. I expected more out of it based on other ratings, but it was just ok. The last couple of songs reminded me of SpongeBob... 6/10 Top song... Buena Vista Social Club

Ehhhhhhh I don't like this one. Just sort of generic sounding. Like, is this breaking new ground for the genre or something? It's entirely possible. If so, not knowing about it is on me, but also that's sort of the name of the game here.

Even though this wasn't my style at all, I was still glad to check this out.

Such a great vibe from these guys

This was a really cool surprise, dig it.

Very nice album, I really like that kinda nostalgic, jazzy sound. Gonna be listening to this one a lot! Hard to pick a favorite song.

2.44/5

Soooo good. I love it

very pleasant to listen to but didn't make a big impression, respectful 3.5

Well that was lovely.

Yeah this is great. I still don’t understand the criteria for making this list. But this is obviously excellent.

The rhythm section redefines time and has deeply entrenched grooves

Que?

Fun and easy listening music.

Really nice and pleasant record. I believe I've heard of this group before, but never properly listened to an album. It has some gentle melodies and instrumentation throughout, complemented with vocals of similar ilk. This is a nice one.

All I know about this band is that I have heard the name in passing. Never heard a single song so this is a true blind listening to this album and band. After reading the track listing I see it is all in Spanish, lets see... "Chan Chan": Couldn't get into this one. Great vocal harmony though "De Camino a La Vereda": This one had a brighter feel. Great vocals but not generating any feelings from me "El Cuarto De Tula": The percussion is really fun but I am not enjoying this so far "Pueblo Nuevo": Some nice piano playing at the start. Oh, the whole song is a instrumental. Still feel nothing "Dos Gardenias": Sounds like a great song for a slow dance or movie credits. Not moving me "¿Y Tu Que Has Hecho?": Nice horn playing and guitar but boring "Veinte Anos": I liked the duet but still can't connect "El Carretero": I'm really struggling here "Candela": I grooved to this for a bit, then I was waiting for it to end "Amor De Loca Juventud": I want to skip but I'm in it for the long haul "Orgullecida": I think I've zoned out. "Murmullo": I'm sorry everybody. "Buena Vista Social Club": Another instrumental with solid piano, but again "La Bayamesa": Sounds like a sweet send-off but I am grateful the album is done. I didn't enjoy this one at all. The genre of the music never spoke to me and the language-barrier kept me from connecting to the meaning of the lyrics. These musicians definitely put heart into these songs but since I am rating this on my personal enjoyment of the albums I have to give this 1 star.

Unexpected! Pleasant and innovative Cuban-style arrangements.

Long listen

Live a bit of Chan Chan

De Camino a la vareda is making me want a nandos. Extremely monotonous and repetitive. Nice steel drums though, and trumpet. El cuarto de Tula has dirty trumpet Sure it's good music, but stylistically it's very repetitive and quite boring to listen to

It felt like instrumental music in Nando’s for a lot of it. I can acknowledge it’s musically very good but it was rather repetitive and very much background music that I wouldn't listen to again. I liked the trumpet - there could have been more trumpet imo, that would bring it up a notch

I thought it was a hard listen, at points it felt like a backing track for a restaurant. I just feel like i was listening to the same song again and again.

I like it

Hohe 4/5

Completely unique album. Brought a whole genre of music to audiences, like Paul Simon’s Graceland.

8 - GOOD

yeah good, fun time. no thoughts really

Groundbreaking

Excellent musicians. I prefer to listen to this music in the background, and not to have it be my focus. 3/5

Nice album.

This was okay to listen to in the car. It is not my type of music at all but I certainly didn’t dislike it and can see why it would be popular.

omg i loved this, felt like i was on holiday and in love, and it made me want to dance

Why does this remind me of Pixar? Not sure, probably something for a therapist to unpack there. Loved Orgullecida

Orgullecida had some fun instrumental moments and Pueblo Nuevo had some really nice jazz elements, but I as soon as the vocals come in I just can’t listen anymore. There’s something about the vocal tone that a lot of Spanish-speaking male singers use that I really don’t enjoy.

me encantó ctm.

Loved it, felt like the best soundtrack to a fancy dinner party. 5/5

Excellent musicians but didn't excite me.

It's starts good and I enjoyed the most of the tracks. But after a while I lost interest in this album. I'm not going to say it's a bad album. Just average for me. So: 3/5

Ihan mahtava! Tosi hyvä fiilis! Kuunnellut paljon, etenkin aamusin!

Very pleasing sound. Maybe held back by not understanding the words, maybe propelled who knows.

Spanish Latin jazz, was interesting

Rate: 100/10. Sazón pura.

Just a masterclass. Thoroughly enjoyable and relaxing from start to finish, not a bad track in the whole bunch.

Até Cubanos

I don’t usually go over 3 stars with these albums from other cultures, but this one was so much fun. I imagined myself sipping a cocktail in a Cuban club somewhere. It transported me for sure.

(4/7) sounds like jazz

I really like it even though it’s not my genre

Enjoyable good background music good coffee sunny day tunes

This is in Spanish, but immediately I like the vibes. Got halfway through before I stopped, but I still think this is a decent album. Recordings were good quality and I liked the music overall, it's just hard for me to listen to a language I don't know for an entire album straight.

Not really my style but pleasant music to drive to and listen to casually nonetheless. Cuban music is uniquely identifiable.

What an incredible glimpse into cuban jazz. Casually throw together a bunch of legends, unknown to most of the world. Such fun, such beauty.

#114 Good vibes, great musicianship. Highlights: Chan Chan, Veinte Años, Candela 3.5 / 5

Гранде мучачос

If this doesn’t make you feel relaxed there’s something wrong with you. Wish I had listened in summer, though. Just pretty.

Fine, but a bit samey. 2.5

oh man this is one of my all-time favorites 10 out of 5 right away

Exotico, tenia voces, cantos, coros muy buenos, me gusto lo que escuche pero no terminé.

Buenisiimo. Música que contagia, te lleva. Son excelentes. Y corta un poco tanto género tan habitual que tiene esto. 8/10

4. Easy rating. Chan Chan is what put them on the map, but the whole album is enjoyable and soothing.

music is love

So boring and long. 1.5 stars.

Nice change of pace from all these rock albums, and it’s one of my favorite albums ever.

Pleasant listening.

this has to be the most important Cuban album in the west. it blends together a ton of styles without feeling overcommercialized like a lot of the other Ry Cooder projects under the "world music" (hate that term) umbrella. i even own it on cd! always fun to play an album from this list physically. deserves to be one of the 1001? sure, but i wouldn't mind if it were swapped for a Silvio Rodríguez album

Today's album is Metallica and that's just not gonna fly with my sleepy brain right now haha. So Cubano dance music? Heck yeah. I don't know enough about this genre to review on a quality level, but it's delightful. And then I read up on it and realized oh, this sounds sort of comforting/familiar because I was obsessed with I Love Lucy as a kid.

Belas canções. Me lembra um pouco a música raiz brasileira. Vozes bonitas, harmonia, violãozinho tranquilo. Te transporta pra outro mundo. Deu vontade de conhecer mais a cultura de Cuba.

Always a great spin

Enjoyed this one …not something I normally listen to but I liked it and will see future spins

Really strong start, the perfect vibes to imagine been on a Caribbean island, the sun beating down, the sand on my feet, the steel drums, the saxophone, the acoustic guitars. So dreamy and perfect for an hours sunbathing. The album did slow down and I found myself happy for it to end by the time it did. But just like sunbathing on holiday I can only do so much before it feels boring. This album is exactly like that! Favourite track- ‘de Camino à la vareda’ Worst track- ‘orgullecida’ 9/10 dropping to a 6/10 as the album progressed and I’d had enough sunbathing! For that a 7.5/10 score.

Burma Vista Social Club Enjoyed very much. Reminded me that music is universal, despite language differences. The emotions, and celebratory nature of the songs came through. And the playing was undoubtedly skillful, vibrant and just so good to listen to. Highlights for me were the piano driven Pueblo Nuevo, the lovely two-way De Camino a La Vereda, and the oh-so-danceable Candela and El Cuarto de Tula. The latter being my favourite track Least favourite - I liked them all but some did pass me by a bit such As Y Tu Qu Has Hecho 7.5/10

3.4

Not for me, but I struggle with things when I can't understand the words.

I remember when this came out and was the thing everyone who loves public radio was listening to. I likely bought the CD, but have no recollection of listening to it at the time. I was looking forward to jumping into it today. And for the most part I was not disappointed. It was interesting throughout, but only a few songs truly grabbed me and made me really pay attention. I think I was hoping for something a bit more upbeat, and there were moments, but it was also slower much of the time. It might've helped if I knew Spanish with those songs, but I do not. Standouts were Chan Chan, Pueblo Neuvo, and Candela. This is a solid 3.5 for me, so I'll decide in the morning which way I go.

I really thought this was going to be an EMO band. Initially disappointed but then I kept listening. Excellent. Take me to Mexico or Cuba, wherever they are from!

Very, very good The rating would be off the charts if I was listening in the garden with a rum and a cigar

I gave this a 4 the first time. I think it’s still there. But too much does become too much. 4 Boolean: True

This is my cooking music.