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Svårt album att ens lyckas lyssna på, och det var inte direkt värt jobbet.
can't listen it in spotify
Favorites: Believe, Cuando Canto Least favorites: Who's To Blame, Ya Viene el Sol Rating (out of 10): 5/10
Santana meets Black Eyed Peas meets the Beastie Boys! ¿Donde esta la after-party?
Ó hvað ég vildi að þetta hefði verið heilt albúm. Mig langaði virkilega að hlusta á þetta en heyrði bara tvö lög en þau voru góð. Þess vegna fá þau höfundarréttarskammarstig. Leiðinlegt.
Like kje latinamerikanske rytma, men ut over da va da heilt ok. Kanskje litt for P4-aktig
Til dels smertefullt pinlig, til dels ingenting.
4/10 – Weak
540/1001
I mean at least I had fun testing out my Spanish skills
This was headed to one star because I hated the English parts. The Spanish parts that didn't try to do a rap/rock hybrid was pretty good. Probably won't ever listen to this again but it's not without it's merits.
This is totally ok, it's not really memorable in any way and it's not really my style. I understand how this is super LA focused but I just don't care for it
I have never been as happy to hear an American's voice until now
not bad, but i immediately forgot what I had listened to after it was done.
not for me
La he tenido que escuchar en Youtube en plan cutre porque no está en Spotify. Por otra parte, la música no está mal. Me recuerda mucho a música del FIFA rollo Macaco. Pero vamos, sin más.
Unable to listen to the full album. What I could listen to was refreshing but not truly my vibe
Nahh man this isn’t it. A bit too mid rap with very mid everything honestly.
Blanding av alt mulig rart; latino, jazz, hiphop, rap. Politisk vinkling på mange av sangene, men tekstene er veldig tannløse.
Zzzzz. What is this even doing here? I laughed so hard at the Spanish pronunciation of the first song
Pass
There are some fun songs here but the salsa vibe of this album just sounds too dorky to me.
Interesting concept mixing so many different nationalities of music. I think it's too much happening at once, and I can't rap but I didn't think the rap parts werent articularly that well done. It was a fun album, but i didn't really care for it.
i think i would've liked it better if instead of switching tabs between youtube and spotify, i could listen to it in one place on any of those platforms. sadly, i had to miss two songs because they were not available on any of music streaming apps. the album itself was fine, it had a pleasant vibe ("saturday night" and "ya viene el sol" were my personal favourites). maybe one day i'll buy a used cd of this album so i could listen to the entirety of it, but at the moment the album was just "fine" and simply nothing too special for me, despite being quite catchy!
Impossible to find this (on Spotify at least, and only partial version on Youtube). From what I heard on Youtube, it was pretty cool. Latin rap. Some songs better than others. Fine, won't return most likely. Odd inclusion to the list, when so many of the great Latin albums were not included.
-sort of a strange album in terms of direction i think. not at all something i would listen to in my free time but i gave it a decent chance -there were some fun songs at the beginning but a lot of it felt very cringe and contrived. kinda blended together toward the end. maybe not an album quite deserving of being on here imo -Favorites: Believe, Love And Hope
Not my jam.
Just not my vibe. I think there are groups that have a similar sound that are more my vibe that I will give a listen to.
I either loved or hated the songs. It sounded like two different groups!
Was kind of like a suburban mall version of Latin funk
I'm just okay on this
La única forma de escucharlo han sido listas que he encontrado subidas por la gente a YouTube Music. Suenan bastante bien, pero no los conocía de nada y creo que no los he escuchado antes. Suena a verbena, a Café Tacuba a Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. No sé si fueron los pioneros de este sonido, pero no han pasado a la historia.
Kind of boring in a banal way. Nothing really stood out, even if it was heavier than expected. Still, I probably won't have this album in a regular rotation. 2 stars.
Was only able to listen to two songs, rest not available in my country. It's 2025, go figure. Anyhoo, the two I could hear didn't float my boat
These are all very good musicians. Unfortunately this doesn't really do much for me. I'm honestly surprised this is on the list... but 1001 albums covers a lot of genres and artists. Ozomatli is probably the best at what they do... but that doesn't make it something I need to listen to before I die. Is this even their best album?
This album had a lot of different genres mixed in together. Some of it was good, some of it was interesting, but overall I can't say any song really rose up and did it for me.
??? latin, middle east, hip fusion. läuft gut durch aber 1001? c
Interesting. Such a mix of things, they probably don’t even know what kind of music they play. In Amal bites it was ok, but not this much.
2.5
Latin rap, for a guy who is meh about both genres
I hoped for more. But it’s not good.
Jamaica, nd a ver com reggae...escutei algumas outras coisas pois esse album n tem no spotify (acho que apenas duas músicas).
Nope
I found myself really liking certain sections of this record and I also found myself really hating certain sections of this record. Overall I don't really like it but I could see how this would be a banger of an album for a lot of people. I'm not a big fan of latin rock but I really like latin jazz and just latin music in general. The hip hop stuff came across as pretty cheesy. So I think whenever it got more rock-y or more hip hop-y I started to hate it. I think I'd give it a 2.5 but I'm leaning more towards a 2.
eh
World music mixed with rap.not bad, but not for me. Sorry, 2 it is.
Only one song available on Spotify and it wasn't good enough to make me seek out the rest
Didn't hate it, but every song sounded the same as the rest. It almost seemed like a parody of latin music... 2.4
Its kinda cool with all the latin american influence and flair. But awfully tacky and cliche for '04 with the infusion of hip hop and nu metal aspects. Surely worth a listen before you die in lifeto round out your world influence. But this is so very 2004, it doesn't hold up 21 years later in the big '25.
Not my style of music. So I’m the wrong person to rate it’s quality.
The soul is there, the sound isn’t. Too much Ricky Martin-esque sparkle for me. 😬
not my thing but wasn't especially painful
Not for me. I love the style, some fusion bands really get me, like Melt Yourself Down, Budos Band, Estradasphere. But for some reason this one just doesn't hit. That being said, I imagine if I saw this band live, I'd be blown away, and want to know who it was. I feel like these types of intense, collaborative performances lose something when not live.
Not great, but pretty different.
This one was never on my radar. Good album, definitely a product of the time/zeitgeist. Little chaotic and a few songs I had to skip through.
Very repetitive, everything sounded the same. This sounded like an hour of commercial music. Also, minus points for the hassle it was to find this album anywhere.
This album is too all over the place. There's maybe one or two fun songs.
Not for me
Erratic and chaotic. I don't think it knows what it wants to be. Is it a party album? Is it a political album? Is it funk? is it hiphop? Is it pop? Is it rock? I don't think anybody knows. Just too all over the place for me.
it was ok!!
This album is not available to listen anywhere where I live, so……. (Yeah idk I found some tracks on YouTube, sounds interesting!) Actual rating: ★★½ (Neutral ground)
boring and performative, feels like it inspired the worst of Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Probably one I should relisten to at some point, I didn't really give it as much attention as some of these other albums. I liked "Doña Isabelle" the best from this, otherwise the songs all kind of blended into each other.
I liked the album when it first started out - Believe sounded like Latin meets Middle Eastern. By the end I was bored, and didn't really care for the Latin rap rock or whatever it was. I started skipping ahead through songs and didn't really feel like giving it another listen.
This doesn’t really work for me. Not sure how exactly to explain why. Some good songs, but the ways it’s experimental just feel chaotic and the rapping feels mostly cheesy. Also, I hate Saturday night. I don’t know why I know this song, but it makes me irrationally angry. I don’t think I ever would have liked it, but it must have been in a sports video game or something when I was in high school and listened to it a thousand times to build this degree of aversion
This tries to sound all serious and talk about "the revolution", but the music sounds like it's for babies.
TIVE QUE BAIXAR O SOULSEEK PRA ACHAR ESSE AQUI COM A TRACKLIST CERTINHA VAI TOMAR NO CUUUUUUUUUUU achei que seria rap rock pela primeira música. mas não eh exatamente, graças a deus eh uma mistureba né, hip hop com (o que os gringo chamam de) música latina????? mas não eh tao ruim qto eu achei que seria não, mas tbm nao eh lá aquelas coisa
There was a track with a rapper, who I’d swear was the kid from Chocolate Rain.
Only "Believe" and "Love and Hope" were available on Spotify? Mix of Latin, hip-hop, funk and reggae. "Believe" sounds like something ethnical you would hear at Eurovision, and would not receive a high score unless it is performed by Ukraine. "Love and Hope" was catchy, reminiscent of 2000s and 2010s Spanish-inspired pop hits, but nothing memorable.
Latin flavours, but bland as all hell, no spices, no sizzle, just elevator muzak style beats with weak bars over the top.
This has a pretty strong opening track. I wanted to like the album more, but it ended up feeling kind of one dimensional to me. I can see why this would be a popular album, and I liked some of the tracks but it's overproduced and largely not my style.
Some cool stuff here, but it's smothered out by an unrelenting early aughts pop veneer on a lot of tracks boy band crooning, Black Eyed Peas style conscious rap about everyone getting along. Without knowing this bad well, and only listening once, it feels like they were trying to hard for a crossover hit. Which they might have succeeded at as far as EA Sports is concerned.
2.5, the vocals aren't my vibe
*2004 - Latin rock band from Los Angelos. *Lots of Latinx horns and rhythm, then some rap/hip-hop in English sprinkled in. *Felt like I needed to be on an island with an umbrella in my drink, but also the hip hop elements felt very big city LA/NYC. Cool blend. *Wouldn't revisit but enjoyed the concept. RATING - 6/10
Nothing stands out about this album.
Some fun songs. Boring start though
odd, but not bad. some of the songs were really cool. definitely a vibe.
Somehow has a kitchen-sink approach to its very 2000s production while also being monotonous. I started off kind of liking it and cooled off as it continued. The genre-bending comes off as scattered and the songs buckle under the weight. Not to say it’s no fun at all, but not a listening experience I relished.
1 track 56 mins - weird
Not for me.
Interesting. I guess. Unfortunately also super ass. Like I kinda want to give it a 1
I had never heard of this band before—for good reason.
Not my cuppa tea
nah
Given the connections to Jurassic 5 I really thought I was going to enjoy this album. But this just feels like a mashup of the least interesting latin music and hip hop. It's too manufactured and clean. 2.5⭐️
I think these guys got to like 900 albums and then just started adding random albums they listened to at one point in their lives. I don’t think Ozomatli is a band of much significance and they picked an album that isn’t even available on most streaming services. Anyway my only previous experience with Ozomatli is “cut chemistry suite” on the Tony Hawk soundtrack which is a great song. This album was fine. 2.5
I knew Ozomatli from Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3, by the song "Cut Chemist Suite", which is a masterpiece (mostly in the voice of 2Na Fish, possibly the most underrated rap vocalist ever). The samples are wild on the whole Street Signs, they are witty, culturally rich, it's like the producer is a big history nerd. That said, few songs actually caught me, possibly only Who's to Blame (bc of 2Na fish rapping, of course) and my Fav. track: Saturday Night
I couldn't get access to the album properly so I listened to a few of their top tracks on Tidal. A bit too unrelentingly cheery for me. I'm discovering I don't like most funk rock.
While I feel like this is a fun album I am quite sure that this does not rise to the level of an album needed to be consumed before I fuck off of this planet. There are plenty of party albums that I LOVE, but know it doesn't need to be heard by every music lover. My rating reflects its placement on this list and not by the competency of the players.
All over the musical map
Disco começa bem com a mistura de guitarras e cordas orientais. A banda promove uma salada de ritmos pondo juntos sons latinos e do oriente médio que vai bem até descambar para um hip-hop latino que soa forçado e até meio brega, que só não é pior do que a tentativa de fazer hip-hop com bases sonoras do oriente. Um disco "engraçadinho", apenas.
Did not enjoy this.
The first song made me believe I was going to love this. But eventually it all just ran together without any standouts. Fine but not essential. 2.5/5
Blind album and artist. There were definitely some tracks that stuck out to me, but the album lacked overall. I think i liked the more hip hop funk influenced tracks, less so world and latin.
Baffling and not in a good way. The second track could just be a song by a Latin boy band. It stinks!
Not bad. Repetitive. Didn't seem to add much or build upon anything. Not for me.
The Good: We know where we are! The Bad: Seems like the street signs are all greyed out… The Ugly: Have you ever lost yourself in a neighborhood where you don’t belong?… I was not able to listen to this album, as Spotify has it greyed out in my country. I tried look for it on the Tube, but got sidetracked by other videos… Head scratcher for me… I tried listening to 2 other albums by this group that weren’t greyed out, and did not like either of them… So, based on the 2 songs I was able to listen to… 2*
This was cool for a few songs, but got boring very quickly.
Not very notable
Looks like something that Carlitos de la technobanda would dance to.
I liked a couple of songs but overall I didn’t love it. 2.5
Een soort mengelmoes van Juanes (die van o.a. de hit 'Een Zwart Overhemd') en Enrique Iglesias. Met een rappert die op sommige nummers komt opdagen. Niet bepaald Champions League dit. Het is wel geinig hoor. Sowieso is het af en toe wel lekker om die Latin ongein aan te zetten met die knerpende blazertjes en vrolijke piano's, maar als album is dit echt heel ver verwijderd van waar deze lijst voor bedoeld is, wat mij betreft. Sterretje of 2 tot 3. Twee sterren omdat het niet heel makkelijk digitaal beschikbaar is en we leven inmiddels in 2025.
OK.
Yeah I can see this being on the trailer for hot tub time machine. Makes no sense to be on the list. There's fusion going on here but this is so forgettable. Maybe Vin Diesel would find this cool.
I did not care for this. Just doesn't have it. It is a cohesive album and for the most part didn't cause me pain so I can give it a 2. "Ya Gotta Dip Dip Dive, So So Socialize Clean Out Your Ears Then Open Your Eyes" - Grand Maste Flash & The Furious Five
Was probably super influential to Lin Manuel Miranda
They’re better live
Sub optimal listen, had hopes up seeing “Latin funk” on wiki page but simply too commercialized
One good song, Dejame En Paz, but that one song is so good that it really saves the whole thing from being a total waste.
God!
Latin music fusion of... something? Honestly it felt somewhat all over the place and everything sounded the same. It's almost like a worse Enrique Iglesias. 4/10
I never thought that a Latin album with hip hop elements could be so boring. Santana pulled it off better five years before this album came out. I was not impressed.
Just cannot get into it.
I feel like this album was listed for diversity, but maybe all those English Rock bands aren't so bad afterall.
2.5/5
Could only get one track on Spotify with rest on YouTube. Not for me.
Even the Wild West of YouTube doesn’t have much. Of the four I could find, one was ok, two were average and one was bad, so not something I’ll try seem out later.
I’d never heard of this band. All over the map on this album with Latin, rap, with maybe some reggae thrown in. In the end though just ok for me.
did not particularly enjoy this. feels like the soundtrack to a bad 2000s movie.
This album had two moods. One was "salsa covers of random songs like Matchbox 20 deep cuts that would play at salsa/bachata night" (positive) and the other was "2000s boyband doing an edgy hip-hop song" (derogatory)
Not my type tho
Not for me.
I don’t see how this is on the list
The first track wouldn't be out of place on one of the more exotic chases in a "Bourne" film, but the rest just isn't really my cup of tea? Also slightly annoying that it's not available digitally in the UK.
I wish I saw the stop sign
Unknown band to me. Some tracks were OK. I'm not a fan of rap and to much repetition with the vocalized lyrics.
Would never have listened to this on my own and will likely never listen in full length again but it was funky and a nice change up.
it's like if you made an entire album of those spanish pop songs that are played on the radio every now and then
Latin Pop. OK.
Another lesser known album from a different background, this one was more fun to listen to, but it still doesn't feel up to par for this list. Sonically the album fits into Latin funk rock, with some hip-hop mixed in. This description itself creates a fun and upbeat image in ones head, and in reality this album sounds exactly like that. There are fun Latin rhythms with different percussion elements, smooth guitar and piano melodies. The best parts of the album for me were the songs which featured hip-hop vocals, the blend worked really well in my opinion. Now for the not so good parts, the album doesn't bring anything new, it just goes through the same, well treaded, paths. The music, mix and vocals aren't well done or refined, they are just average. All in all a fun album, but nothing special.
Interesting What tracks I could listen to (Spotify didn't have many and I had to seek on You Tube) were interesting. Varied, and interesting
Just uninteresting
Not in the book, not on Spotify (not even all on YouTube!), never heard of them, never played the games they were in or seen Hot Tub Time Machine. So, totally passed me by. All sounds pretty generic Latin pop rock. With a bit of Jurassic 5 style rapping in places but not as good. Almost certainly heard some of these in a Revolucion de Cuba somewhere. How come there seems to be about ten of them in the band? The more traditional Latin ones were obviously the best, Dejame en Paz. I'll have a bit of that. Also benefit of being forced to YouTube meant I saw the lovely vid of Cuando Canto performed in isolation under COVID lockdown. The rest I will leave. I imagine they're a great watch live though.
Jurassic 2 out of 5
The music is really good! But the singing is not, and the lyrics are corny or just straight bad. The album, I would say, is fun, but I would not say it's good. It really doesn't have any business being here. Favorite Song(s): Love and Hope
Another random album from post-2000. Let your grandchildren pick these grandpa Rating: 2.2
Couldn't find all of it online. Seemed OK.
There was no full album available in Spotify, and those two songs that there were didn't inspirate me to hunt the full album from somewhere else. So my stars are based only on those two songs.
01) Believe - 7,5 02) Love and Hope - 7,0 03) Street Signs - 7,0 04) (Who Discovered) America? - 7,5 05) Who's to Blame - 6,5 06) Te Estoy Buscando - 1,0 (not available on Spotify/YouTube) 07) Saturday Night - 7,0 08) Déjame en Paz - 6,5 09) Santiago - 7,5 10) Ya Viene el Sol - 7,0 11) Doña Isabelle - 1,0 (not available on Spotify/YouTube) 12) Nadie Te Tira - 1,0 (not available on Spotify/YouTube) 13) Cuando Canto - 6,5 TOTAL: 5,62 (56/100) Current ranking: 394/467 I know it's not fair to give the lowest rating to songs I haven't even heard, but on the other hand, I'll die without ever hearing them! :-) Anyway, what I heard deserves three stars, but because I didn't hear everything, the rating is lower... There you go. Is that fair?
No shade but...why...
⭐⭐– – – 2[.1] of 5 stars. This one's kinda strange ... I can't decide if I sorta like it or not? Not what I was expecting from the album cover. It's like hip-hop/rap mixed with rock (sorta), and latin instrumentals/percussion in there too? It's okay, it starts out kind of good, but, after that it just seems to drag on and the quality wears off after the first few tracks. Not something I'd normally listen to, nor would repeat listen. Love the vocals and the GROOVAY instruments/drums on "Love and Hope" and "Te Estoy Buscando," the rap breaks on the title track, and where the album "slows down" at "Santiago," "Dona Isabelle" and "Cuando Canto," but other than that it just feels like a constant barrage of tracks that aren't really my thing. Favourites: Love and Hope, Santiago, Dona Isabelle, Cuando Canto⭐. Dislikes: America?, Déjame en Paz, Saturday Night.
Not available on UK Spotify, I listened to some of it on YouTube. I get the idea.
This is not great. Some of the Latin stuff is cool but I dislike the party hip hop stuff intermixed with it.
Not for me. South American salsa / rap / whatever - just is t of interest to me.
point5.
I hear they’re really fun live but I didn’t like this. I was expecting something better, different
Bland but listenable
This is what I always hope Latin music will sound like, and then it doesn't. This always leaves me feeling vaguely racist. So I don't know if this is actually good, but it satisfies my white guy desires for exoticism.
I like this band and bought this album when it came out. I was disappointed. Only tracks that were decent are whose to blame w/ Chali 2na And Saturday Night. They're more of a live band but they're 1998 self titled release is far better
Nie udalo sie przesluchac, moze to blad, ale nie ma na spotify, a jeden kawalej brzmial ok, arabskie rytmy.
Oh I used to listen to a lot of Ozomatli back in the day. If I remember correctly this was the album where I lost interest. So the fact that this album made the list but not their superior debut is pretty funny to me and indicative of a lot of the choices in this book. This should be interesting… After giving it another listen, yeah, this doesn't hold up. The only reason I like their first album - and I barely do - is because I heard it at the right time in my life. I would likely not enjoy it if I heard it for the first time today. And this album is definitely not nearly as good as that first one. I'm sure they put on a great show, which is still evident from this album, but as far as a listening experience goes, this is a nah from me.
Not that cool
Sounds like 2004, kinda corny
Probably won’t come back to this but kinda fun
Boooooring. Two rap albums in a row
kinda messy i enjoyed finally listening to something different though
Who is this album for? I thought it was going to be a trip hopefully electronic album based on the cover but really I can't see why this is on the list. There's better versions of all of this that's left off. Big bust.
These guys were hot shit on the jam scene back in the day. Now it’s borderline cringe?
Música del mundo, salseo, bah, varios estilos. Rollo patatero.
What Latin music sounds to gringos.
Street Signs is an album by Ozomatli, originally released in 2004. I had high hopes for this one. I had never heard of them before now but some of the reviews made it sound very interesting. Funk with Latin and hip hop influences? Sign me up. Unfortunately, my hopes were too high. Their ideas sound good in theory, and it's clear this group takes lots of inspiration from the greats like Santana. The musicianship and the grooves are definitely there... it just ends up falling flat in some places. The production is really bad. Classic victim of the Loudness War that was ever so prevalent in the era. It's also a bit overproduced. I found all of the layered string parts to be too much. The songwriting is also subpar for the most part. I found the hip-hop/rap elements to be dated and unimpressive. Although I wasn't a huge fan of this, I respect what they were trying to do. They basically took all of LA's influences and meshed them together. I even hear some influence on modern-day groups like Chicano Batman.
Decently catchy stuff. Nothing that I wanted to immediately turn off, but also nothing that made me want to put it on again.
Are the lyrics in Spanish as corny as the ones in English?
Not my vibe.
Extremely not my shit. Over-produced, early 2000s, very cheesy, genre mash-up Los Angeles jam band sounds like my worst fucking nightmare. The fellas making the music seem talented enough so I’m giving it two stars. Best part is maybe their rapper? He’s…..fine?
The one track is okay. This is basically chumbawumba pt 2
Some fun tracks. Not my normal kind of vibes.
Favourite song - Believe
I like the self-titled first album significantly more.
Pretty bland overall.
There's a lot of questionable music trends all just blended in. Take your favorite aspects of Ricky Martin, then add a touch of NuMetal, including pointless dj scratching, and then add a dash of Big Bad VooDoo Daddy inspired swing. Hope for the best.
An interesting mash of genres. The poppiness and funkiness was good, the hip hop was ok, and the raps were Hopsin tier (bad). A whirlwind of an album that didn’t end up holding my attention for the right reasons
So Ozomatli did the sound track to the videogame based on the sequel to Happy Feet? Anyway, I can understand why people would like this but this slipped right by me.
Strikes me as a flavor-of-the-month kind of album. I'm sure it sounded like the future of music when it came out but now it sounds dated and lacking in focus. There's a lot going on but that's not usually to the songs' advantage.
Couldn’t find it so no idea if it’s any good. Will be generous and give it a 2 though.
It’s either too much and messy or completely bare bones. It’s quite infuriating
It's okay, I dug a bit back in the day, but this doesn't really grab me. 2.5
Unconvinced this album should be on the list. It's not bad, but doesn't do anything special.
Not really my thing.
Sounded great! Not for me.
Interesting sound, but kind of done-to-death. It's essentially modern Latin-pop with a noticeable electronic influence (e.g. DJ sfx/sampling, synthesisers). The opening three tracks were strong patch in a fairly weak track listing, possibly for being the beginning of a listening session before my enjoyment tapered off substantially. This album just doesn't bring anything new to the table. Anything on this list post-2000 has got to be seriously creative or ear-catching to really justify its presence. As is typical for the genre, the horns and percussion are two very strong point. I love the trumpet harmonising and extensive syncopation, and could easily see me in my high school jazz band struggling to play Nadie Te Tira correctly. Brings back some good memories. The percussion is reasonably complex and busy – always a plus. The production isn't particularly interesting, and I would've liked a less mono-sounding mix. There's less piano than I would have expected, but when it appears, it's usually played with gusto. I don't like the singer's vocals at all – it's a bit hoarse and unrefined – but I can understand its appeal in this genre. 2/5 Key tracks: Believe, Street Signs, Doña Isabelle/Nadie Te Tira
I'm sure these would be a blast live back in the day, on record not so much
not pour moi
Het doet me allemaal een beetje teveel aan als een soort huismerk Santana met Enrique Iglesias als zanger. Het is best vrolijk hoor, maar ik heb het idee dat als je een of andere latin zender aanzet, dat je 300000 van dit soort nummers kan horen. Of als je naar een willekeurig buurtfeest in de cariben gaat, de lokale huisband dit ook gewoon staat te spelen. Misschien zit ik wel helemaal fout en is dit terecht de creme de la creme en hebben ome Robert D en zijn muzikale vrinden dit speciaal geselecteerd voor ons. Het is niet voor niks dat dit blijkbaar in het voorprogramma stond van Santana tijdens de Supernatural tour, dus uit de tijd van "Maria Maria". Maar dat is precies waar het op lijkt. Overigens kon ik niet het hele album luisteren, want er is geen goede versie op joetoep en op spotify kan ik maar 2 nummers luisteren tenzij ik ga betalen, wat ik uiteraard weiger. Dus voor de toegankelijkheid gaat er weer een puntje van de vergeetbare 3 af.
Sorry, what? Am I missing something here or is this list saying that completely forgettable copy/paste Latin American albums are vital to listen to before you die?
Album is not available on youtube music, at least not in the Netherlands. Listened to the title songs via a different route, and it sounds okay. Bit too much rap. The Northern African sounds accompanying are nice.
LOt's influences, some of hip hops tracks are good nothing groundbreaking but others are just bad. The latin funky jammy tracks are the winners, there's just not enough of them. 2.5
While I didn't particularly like this, I did appreciate how many different styles of music were blended together fairly well. But it's not for me.
not on spotify
This one started really strong and I was really thinking I would enjoy the rest. Sadly, It was downhill from there for me, to the point where I was getting a bit bored with it all.
Hmm asså det va fett skumt, bara två låtar fanns på Spotify o sen hitta jag nästan hela albumet på youtube, men inte ens där fanns hel albumet, så jag lyssnade på det som fanns, helt okej album Bästa låtar: Believe, Who discovered America?
Took me a while to get round to listening to this on YouTube music, pretty disappointed when I finally did, sounds so much older than 2004 don’t think it’s aged very well, appreciate a mix of different music styles but the hip hop and lyrics feel very dated.
Very good but like kryptonite for me. A lot going on, very funky.
Paso palabra
I can see the appeal of this album, with its blend of Latin rock, hip hop, and funk. However, the rapping felt cliche and sleazy, filled with outdated punchlines and hooks reminiscent of ‘80s hip hop stereotypes. By the time it reached the end, the album had worn out its welcome and began to feel more annoying than enjoyable.
Seems like this album is all over the place and lacks some direction. Would have ranked the first few songs a 3, but midway through the record I was ready to say goodbye. (Not the teary eyed kind)
Cover Impressions: the band name and unfamiliar sign has me thinking Australia, but could be anything. Apparently this is American, but is quite the melting pot of sounds. I hear elements of Linkin Park, Santana, Ra, and others. Not a huge fan of mixed languages, but I assume it's cool for bilingual people. My brain can't handle going back and forth. I don't think this particular situation came up, but a common example I have for this is "eso si que es?". Are they spelling out Socks or saying what something is? Interesting album, but not really my style. Favorite track "Love and Hope" 2/5
It was okay, but nothing grabbed me.
Not on Spot. Not really on YT either. Heard bits. Cuban rap funk thing. Sounds messy. Why this?
Has a few good moments but most of it is background music for a hipster mexican restaurant
It's ok but not my scene and I wonder whether it's here to fit the genre 'World Music' bands?
Hard to find. Not my genre. Some songs were ok
Very mediocre and corny. 2/5
not my cup of tea
I'd like to start by saying I had to buy a CD of this album as it's not available on any streaming services within the United Kingdom. This album sounds like they are having a lot of fun, however, some of the songs are hip hop which I am not too fond of, but others sound exciting. Standout tracks: Love and Hope, (Who Discovered) America?
Latin pop/rock that is on this list for reasons I can't figure out. Even critics didn't have much to say about it and only two tracks are on Spotify. Probably not essential then? Only Tracks: Believe; Love and Hope
Don’t do it for me. Didn’t really love any element of the fusion that was being attempted. Seemed more all over the place as opposed to a unified vision.
at least it's not another bland rock pantheon thing we're in the Rage Against the Machine category where the group's political convictions are worth taking more seriously than their music music: respectfully hated. (⌐■_■)
Political angle ✅ Music that doesn’t just wash over me ❌
Wide variety of genres, from funk/hip-hop to traditional. Not surprisingly, I much preferred the traditional.
# Playlist track - Believe # Notes - For some reason only the first couple of tracks are available on Spotify, I've pierced the album from Youtube Playlists. - Never heard of them before, album starts with a very cool mix of western vibes and my hopes are UP. - Unfortunately, the album doesn't really take off at all. - There are some interesting moments, cool riffs and vocals and you can kind of forget that you are listening to a boring album. After a few minutes, that cool little piece of music will be reused 10 times and you'll be back to thinking that this is a boring album. - Filled with interesting ideas, but none of them really pan out. 2 stars.
There are so many great funk records. There are so many great Latin records. There are so many great Latin alternative records. This one is just not it. Feels like a token modern Latin album chosen by someone who isn't really into contemporary Latin music. That being said, there are a few real bops (mostly hip hop ones) and I cannot in good conscious give this a 1/5 when I know there's a Kid Rock album on the list.
Definitely not my cup of tea in full honesty. Great music just not for me.
Quite enjoyable and diverse Latino / Middle Eastern (?) funk and groove. Verges on Miami Sound Machine at times which isn’t a good thing, Shakira, Shakira at others. Minus a star for being a bit of a faff to listen to on YouTube. Come on guys - sell out like everyone else please.
Only managed to find one song and quite enjoyed it, made me want to go on holiday. There latest song moose on the loose could become a family favorite but still only 2 stars due to lack of availability.
A varied collection in style and quality.
‘Street Sounds’ is enjoyable enough as background music, well performed and produced, but doesn’t really do anything interesting enough overall to make it essential listening for me. ‘Nadie Te Tira’ however is the one exception, and the best track on the album.
Interesting, a couple songs I liked but mostly felt a bit less memorable to me as a record. Based on the description I was hoping for something a bit more like Cafe Tacuba, but it's a much more divergent mix of influences on it.
The year is 2024. The hopes of recovering a copy of this historical musical masterpiece are minimal. I search far and wide, but to no avail. I give up all hope. A friend is successful. He has found a copy of this hidden gem in an ancient format. Compact Disc they call it. Only the rarest of devices are able to play such a relic format, so I pack up my PlayStation 2 in a bag from the local pizza shop (as was the style at the time), add a bunch of cables and adapters to be able to hook it up to a modern television, and spend the next 90 minutes in public transportation. Finally I am able to witness the ancient treasure with my own eyes. The disc goes in, the console beeps and boops, and we gently use the joystick to start the first of 13 mysterious tracks hidden behind a gradient of colored cubes. The reward is minimal.
Album no longer available in full on Spotify. Listened to main single. It was ok.
A few enjoyable moments here or there but mostly not street signs I care to pay attention to. Unlike stop signs. It's very important that you come to a full stop at stop signs, and if you will be turning then please be sure to use your signal indicator to inform other drivers of your intent to turn. To be a safe driver is to be a predictable driver, so please, I implore you, be predictable.
Pénible à écouter. Un mélange mal habile de genres. Certaines pièces ont l'air d'être des parodies.
Nix! Inte apdåligt dock.
I'm unsure if I listened to the right album, but it's okay. I'm happy to see some Latin (or Chicano) rock on the 1001 list, but I'm sad that it is far from the best Latin rock available. Being a 2004 album, there are plenty of options that can easily replace this one with much more success. Let's see if the book contains more options in the future.
pretty odd
Ikke så spændende, ville nok være federe uden sangen på hahah Føler ikke noget specielt for det her. 2/5 til 3/5, ikke godt, ikke dårligt
not bad but i don’t suspect i’ll listen to this album or even think about it again
I live in LA and I don't know how this represents LA
sadly only had one song available in south africa on spotify and that one song did not impress me enough to try and find a different way to pirate it. the good old men in suits deciding who can listen to what win again.
Not my style
Best song is who discovered america
Latin funk rock that incorporates hip hop, alt rock, and early 2000s teen pop. Very much a product of its time. It's pretty repetitive and derivative with clear inspirational sources, and most of it is forgettable or exhausting as the Latin novelty wears off. But it's coherent, produced and mixed well, and offers several creative ideas with a few outstanding bangers. Favorites: Love and Hope, Who Discovered America, Saturday Night, Cuando Canto
I've heard the name before, and probably listened to a song or two. But never sat through a whole album. Not bad, nice latin beats, but not sure I'm coming back to listen to more.
"World-wide party people get ready." LOL, no.
Unexpected, rhythmical fun, but not something I’ll listen to again soon
didn’t like this, the songs aren't great are kinda bland. overall not for me.
If "Smooth" by Santana got turned into a band, this is what it would sound like.
Nice mix of Latin and hip hop elements.
A lot going on, slightly jarring sonic mishmash
Sounds like a soundtrack to a early 2000s telenovela
Wasn’t available on Spotify but didn’t like their artist page a lot Wish it was just foreign singing
Wish.com Santana I felt. I only had 9 of the songs from the album as I couldnt find any others due it being unavailable in the UK, assembled from random covers and amv's. Wasn't too impressed with the sound, first song was kinda good though. Weird Arab/Latin america/ska/reggae vibes. Might as well listen to Santana where it's done better.
Bleh
Dip, dive, socialize. Are You Ready for the Saturday night? Just one example of how fucking lame this pile of crap was. Yea, they sound musically talented enough, it’s like a high school band got together and started a group but none of them had any cool lyrics to write. Maybe the Spanish lyrics were cool, but based on what I heard of the English lyrics, I’m gonna assume they were equally lame. Album artwork is bad, they rap was bad, the band name is bad, band name is bad. Glad it’s over 2 stars
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only one song on spotify and i can’t be bothered right now to find it over the internet so it’ll have to wait: i don’t like what i can hear right now anyways. oh ok, i’m surprised, some rapping came on and it wasn’t so bad, but still i will have to youtube it or something so it’ll have to wait.
Hiphop latin rock. Çest vraiment pas mon style et c'est pas si fou pour être honnête, mais bon ça va 2.85
over produced, but there is music worth listening to here. Saturday Night is the beginning of it settling in and it gets a little better through to the end.
Hmmm. I appreciate this entry for variety's sake, and though it's not one I'd feel comfortable kicking from the list, there wasn't much on here that appealed to me. A really cool mix of styles and genres, but often the lyrics and end-product missed the mark for me. It was a fine listen but unfortunately not much I'd return to here. Favorite tracks: Ya Viene el Sol, Cuando Canto. Album art: Pretty striking, this one looks familiar to me. A street sign (surprise, surprise), and it kind of looks like the man crossing the street with the woman is being struck by lightning? Not certain that's what they're going for. I like the storage/garage door background too. 2.5/5
did not listen
I recognized one song that I kinda like, the rest of the album left me wondering "why..."
Lots of energy. Seem like they'd be fun to see live if you were in the mood for it.
Chali 2na saved this from being a total disaster.
Unable to find the album on a streaming service
Hahaha Jared, “Ricky Martin-esque” is the adjective I was searching for. This album immediately sounded like 2004 and I’m just not sure that’s a good thing.
Big oof after getting Amy and the Avalanches this week. I guess I prefer the hip hop sections over the Ricky Martin-esque parts but I really didn’t like any of it
There is the skeleton of something cool in this album, an intestine mix of styles with eastern and western rhythms. However, the majority of this album is wrapped up in such a glossy and poppy package that there was very little for me to really enjoy outside of a few tracks. If there were a few more songs like Déjame en Paz or Ya Viene el Sol, for example, then I think I would have rather liked this album.
It was okay but once again not something i would gag about
Bien aimé les rythmes et arrangements à saveur sud-américaine au début, mais à la longue, je me suis lassée. J'ai fini par trouver ça irritant.
What a ride. Sydäntä on pelissä, mutta kokonaisuus on... ei nyt tylsä, muttei sykähdyttävä, ja vähän sekava. Plussaa vilpittömyydestä, taitavuudesta ja kantaaottavuudesta.
Harvinaisuus: melkein tahattoman kuuloista naivismia. Lisäksi nämä ovat kappaleita, jotka on tehty viihdyttämään, ja lopputulos on ihan ok.
Boy, this one was all over the place.
Favorite Tracks: Believe, Street Signs, Dejame En Paz, Santiago, Nadie Te Tira
Move along, nothing to hear here.
There’s some fun rhythms and tunes on here but in the end it really wasn’t worth the effort taken to find and listen to it (I still haven’t managed to hear the whole album, just a handful of studio songs interspersed with live versions)
Couldn’t find it. Listened to one of their other ones and it was shite
Meh. Despite the fact that this is so genre-bending, it ultimately feels like something unremarkable and not unique. I like some of the rapping, though.
Straight ass
This is one of those projects that, despite of looking fun, tends to tire me out. Each song sounds quite similar, event to my Latino ears…
Not for me
So Bland its unreal. Also very hard to find. The 1001 guys put this in, just in case it became big. Unfortunately, anything remotely contemporary is a risk.
Hard to find, and even then didn’t geta purport chance. Loved dejáme en paz
interesting mix of styles, doesn't really work though 2
This was corny as hell, but there was some groovy instrumentals in here
I found this to be completely irritating. Mostly because it's so melodramatic, without ever really backing itself up with anything truly potent. Trying way too hard to do way too much (and appeal to a mainstream audience). It felt like a double album despite only being 52 minutes. The moment that made my eyes roll back in my head was when they had that live announcer person hyping up the band, and then they incorporated it into the songs via sample. A revolution? Hardly. The only thing saving this from a 1 is if this has come out in the 90s, it might have been slightly more impressive.
Sounds interesting but not for me 2/5
Couldn’t really listen to this as it wasn’t on Spotify and only some tracks were available on YouTube. It sounded like a Latin hip hop album with a couple of the J5 lads popping up here and there. It seemed pleasant enough but not something I’d come back to.
Funky and fun. I love seeing my Jurassic 5 connection. Was it life changing? Nah. Fun though.
Música del mundo, salseo, bah, varios estilos. Rollo patatero.
Quite a similar sound to the previous album.A couple of tracks sounded good but I’m going to be harsh and give it a 2*
Managed to find more than half of the album between Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. Normally I’d try to listen to the whole album, but it has been removed from the book, so I’ll make an exception.
Eh, not a huge fan of this project.
Could only listen to the first two tracks. Found it fine, but didn't fancy hunting for the rest.
Not for me.
I couldn't find 2 of the songs: not available in my country. The first song sounds promising. Most of the rest of the record is not very exciting. It's Latin pop, but there's more to it. They try to incorporate a lot of styles in their music, but they're not particularly good or bad at any of them. This would not be on the list if I was in charge. Favorite song by far: Who's to blame
Like kje latinamerikanske rytma, men ut over da va da heilt ok. Kanskje litt for P4-aktig
I think this album was quirky and funky in the i literacy aspect of it but it just wasn’t the best. Nothing bad, just not really it.
eh. On paper it sounds creative - some rock songs, some rap, attempts at international flavour.... Ends up being a collection of songs with dull and predictable chord progressions and too often sounds like a low-effort and highly (over) produced Santana record ("Who Discovered America?") or a chaotic party with uninvited horns. Notable exception: "Dona Isabelle" with its odd piano intro was the best intro and best part of any of the songs - would have loved more of that. Overall just not that interesting. 3/10 2 stars.
nay
Meh. It got annoying around the second half of the album. It's bland. It's hard to define exactly the genre but maybe latin rap rock? Not my cup of tea.
It reminds me of advertisements for nice summer holidays. Which is a negative because those always remind me about how much I don't wanna work tomorrow.
Okay but not my thing
Can't really point out exactly what I didn't like about this but the whole thing just felt a little off.
I'm sure it's fine but I couldn't get the whole album and just listened to a few tracks.
“My homies kill it like asbestos” “(Who Discovered) America?” is their version of Smooth by Santana ft. Rob Thomas I want to take a moment to highlight these lyrics from “Saturday Night”: To the future, bro 2020 and some number of years ago People rose up Governments froze up World-wide block party Everybody shows up I mean, 50/50 on the truth? I’ll give it a 2 because the music was fun at points. Honestly, I think I would’ve enjoyed this more if some of the songs were just instrumental.
Another strange choice for one of the 1001 albums you *must* listen to before you die. I mean it's not bad music at all, don't get me wrong. I can vibe to some salsa, some pipin' hot trumpets slamming my face, some guitar. Sure. But for some reason this to me just sounds like 51 minutes of "Smooth" that Santana track with Rob Thomas. Santana better be on this list. Here's what I'll say. Cool concept to blend Latin with Hip Hop. Some good flow on here. Some good vibes on here. But "some" good flow and "some" good vibes doesn't really = an album that stands the test of time. It's fine. But in the realm of the gods here it's hard to give this anything above a 2, unfortunately.
Having never heard of this album or group, I skipped ahead to preview their most played song, ”Saturday Night,” and immediately thought to myself, “I don’t need this. I’d be just fine if I died without hearing this record.” And if this track was the highlight, I was not looking forward to the rest. But turns out, “Saturday Night” is the lowest of low points on this record. Probably because it is the hip-hoppiest, and features the most rap which I don’t care for anywhere on this album, except for Chali 2na’s verse. And actually the main verse on “Street Signs” ain’t bad either. But still, I much prefer the latin-funk-rock fusion of tracks like “Love and Hope,” “Dejame En Paz” and, really, all the songs with Spanish titles, to the hip-hop stuff. Overall, it’s all a little disorienting, like they’re trying to be every genre at once. Hard to grasp what this band is. Did I really *need* to hear this album before I died? Probably not. Is this even their best album? I’m not sure. Most plays on Spotify goes to their 1998 self-titled effort, and having just listened to a few songs off that (one of which is even featured in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3!), I think that album is loads better than this. In closing, I’m kinda glad I know this group exists, especially as an Angeleno, but I could do without the album. I won’t be listening again and will probably forget it in a few years time. I hope we get some Los Lobos on this list. 2/5 - not bad, but more mid-to-low moments than highs.
Não tem o álbum no deezer, e nem no tocador verde oliva. Escutei algumas faixas ao vivo e o melhor mesmo é uma participação no disco do Santana, Shaman.
I liked one song from a different album.
Really interesting fusion of a bunch of different genres, but personally just didn't stick the landing for me. Some songs are pretty solid (liked the intro track a lot) while most others just feel all over the place. Appreciate what this project is going for but I think it could have flowed together a lot smoother.