Album Of The Day

Sep 13 2024 Author

5

Ay dios mio this is DRAMATIC in the best way. Wish I knew what they were saying but also kind of nice just listening to the sounds the words make.

Jan 10 2024 Author

4

I hardly understand anything - but the drive and the beat really get to me. Nice choice, will certainly put this on during a dinner with friends when we open the 3rd bottle of wine.

Jan 28 2024 Author

4

Cool Spanish music and poetry. Rocky and folky and full of feeling.

Oct 04 2024 Author

4

Very interesting project putting poems by Manolo Chinato to music by Poesía Básica. I had not heard of the poet or the band(members) before. Great music and I assume also great lyrics. (Yeah, I admit I'm too lazy to google translate and read it).

Sep 10 2024 Author

4

This is just crazy. If this is introduced as a spanish-language collection of poems done to music, you would never guess what you were about to experience. This is wild and fun. Though I'm not sure i'm likely to listen to this again, the music was really solid and so much fun. Enjoyed!

Mar 08 2024 Author

2

This made me think of that Tarantino/Rodriguez movie From Dusk Till Dawn. But after having heard this album I'm way more inclined to go watch that movie again, than listining to this album ever again.

Sep 16 2025 Author

5

Spanish poetry with good music? It's a 5, even without understanding a single word.

Oct 25 2025 Author

5

This brings back a lot of memories of the late 90s and early 2000s. Whish is weird because I've never heard any of this before. A solid outing and something I'll be listening to again.

Jan 13 2024 Author

4

Kind of dug this a lot. Never heard of any of the musicians or the bands, but I understand this is a Spanish supergroup of sorts. I wish I understood what they were saying, but still enjoyed it nonetheless.

Jan 28 2024 Author

4

Spanish rock accompanying some Spanish poetry - extremely badass.

Feb 13 2024 Author

4

Yeah, I vibe to this. A great addition with some unexpected variety.

Mar 17 2024 Author

4

8/10. Crap, I keep listening to albums and then forgetting to review them day of. But this was quite good.

May 23 2024 Author

4

Good shit

May 25 2024 Author

4

I barely understood anything, but I enjoyed the driving hard rock feel punctuated by poetry. This is definitely worth another listen. Thanks for recommending this album; I certainly wouldn’t have come across it myself.

Aug 17 2024 Author

4

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Jugete de amor, Viento, Si el cielo esta gris, Suenos

Aug 23 2024 Author

4

Poesía más rock en castellano. Un 4.

Sep 17 2024 Author

4

Extra point for being in Spanish

Sep 30 2024 Author

4

Not at all what I was expecting. I am not sure I entirely enjoyed this but it had some fun guitar rock and then some cinematically instrumental tracks that kept things interesting, so I think its work rounding up.

Sep 30 2024 Author

4

Yeah, sure.

Dec 08 2024 Author

4

This was an interesting listen and super enjoyable.

Jan 19 2025 Author

4

Without speaking Spanish, I'm pretty sure this is what Metallica and Lou Reed's "Lulu" was supposed to be. Heavy notes of Megadeth and Anthrax. The production and instruments sound dated, and unfortunately I think "not understanding the language" fits a bit here, seeing that it's poetry put to metal. Still rules though. Favorite tracks: "Sueños", "Tres puertas"

Feb 13 2025 Author

4

A great idea for an album, and a lovely touch to have the lyricist's voice on a few tracks as well. Musically there's plenty of variety in the tracks, and i enjoyed listening on a loop for much longer than I might have expected to. Good to have more music outwith the usa/uk music scenes too.

Feb 25 2025 Author

4

I enjoyed it. I wish I spoke better Spanish and understood it too, but that's my failure! Good mix of hard rock and more traditional Spanish music. Very cool.

Mar 19 2025 Author

4

I'm into it

Mar 28 2025 Author

4

Enjoyable and interesting - exactly what should be on the list.

Apr 14 2025 Author

4

I liked this a lot. Great fun!!

Apr 17 2025 Author

4

I lost my review for this one, but the music is really cool and also pretty variable. I think I'd be able to appreciate the poetry a little better if I spoke more Spanish, but that's really on me 4/5

May 13 2025 Author

4

A supergroup of the "rock urbano revival" scene in Spain, Extrechinato y Tu continues the trend of placing emphasis on poetic lyrics while maintaining a fairly standard rock sound. Whoever picked this album as a fine appreciation for Spanish popular music, which is completely lacking from the original 1001 list. While certainly straightforward rock music, you can hear hints of Spanish folk music creep into the songwriting. This is emphasized during moments of symphonic brilliance, where the dramatism is cranked up to embolden the poetic delivery. Is the language difference a bit of a barrier? Sure, but the pure passion that comes with an album like this transcends all language. Majestic. CONTENDER FOR THE LIST: If we're expanding beyond primarily english-speaking albums, I don't see why not.

Jul 29 2025 Author

4

The first user album on the list, and it’s an obscure, Spanish rock album from a super group playing songs based on the lyrics of a poet? Count me in!!

Jul 29 2025 Author

4

First album on the user list for me, and this is exactly what I came here for - obscure record by artists I've never heard of. A supergroup consisting of members from bands I've never heard of. Great symphonic rock with (what I can only assume is) poetic lyrics. Makes me want to learn more Spanish to extend my capabilities beyond ordering beers and paella at restaurants.

Nov 06 2025 Author

4

I remember being pleasantly surprised by the variety of this.

Jan 13 2024 Author

3

Spanish music - as in Spain - is truly behind a veil as far as Anglo America is concerned. But I've liked poem-focused music before, so it's a shame to have no way to penetrate that quality of Poesía Básica. There's certainly an arc from reason to exploits to celebration; More than that I can't say. As rock music it has quite a bit of character, always growly.

Jan 24 2024 Author

3

No idea what a word of this was about but enjoyed the listen

Jan 26 2024 Author

3

Well that was a fun listen. Accessible and entertaining.

Feb 09 2024 Author

3

I've often written on this list about the challenge of albums in languages I don't speak, a whole dimension of the music lost. It's almost worse in Spansish, the closest I get to a second language, but nowhere near fluently enough to get more than a fraction of this fast paced and presumably heavily idiomatic writing. It sounded good anyway. The music ran a gamut - I liked a lot of it very well but there were also a lot of pretty cliché rock chops in there.

Feb 13 2024 Author

3

Certainly some rad sections here! Unfortunately, it's a bit challenging to appreciate spoken word in a language you don't speak.

Feb 16 2024 Author

3

This is certainly interesting. Sadly, I can't understand the words as I don't speak Spanish, so I won't comment on that. Musically it's interesting, strangely it brings to mind the Alan Parsons Project for me. Kind of good, but also kind of generic sounding. The singing I don't really care for - not very pleasant to my ears. Overall this is just okay for me, but I'm glad I listened to it. 3 stars.

Feb 16 2024 Author

3

It's fine.

Mar 08 2024 Author

3

What's up with all native language bands? Nothing against it, but it just sounds so weird. Especially when it's also prog. In the end, not bad.

Mar 16 2024 Author

3

This was kinda fun, dig the latin vibe. 3/5.

Mar 21 2024 Author

3

This album didn't stick. although there were some okay-ish songs

Jun 10 2024 Author

3

I like the proggy rock music. Not keen on the spoken vocal rather than sung vocal. Might listen to one of the two bands that merged for this music.

Jun 20 2024 Author

3

Not what I expected going from the album cover. Don't understand Spanish but the coolness shines through. The main list should have included more albums like this as it feels like a genuine discovery listening rather than 5 from the same band. 3.1

Jul 05 2024 Author

3

Rueing the fact my Spanish is so rusty since this album makes it clear there's a pretty epic narrative being spun across the tracks. Even without the added context, this was an entertaining listen – not every song broke the mold I would expect for the genre, but most made me pay attention through the novel instrumental choices and genre mixes. Great listen and a good model for the international representation that should have been on the official project.

Jul 07 2024 Author

3

Didn't read up of they were actually Spanish or not, but unlike the Spanish football team, this album only gets 3 stars

Sep 10 2024 Author

3

It's pretty entertaining to listen to, but ultimately not something that I would actively seek out to listen to again, however.

Sep 11 2024 Author

3

Sure why not. Poems set to Spanish/rock fusion are cool I guess.

Sep 13 2024 Author

3

This was really lovely. Well played, stylistically diverse, mildly proggy, pleasing on the ears. Thanks for recommending! Fave Songs: Abrazado a la tristeza, A la sombra de mi sombra, Viento (déjame ir contigo), Eterno viajero, Juguete de amor

Sep 30 2024 Author

3

I really liked the idea of this, but really didn't love listening to it.

Oct 26 2024 Author

3

Not knowing Spanish definitely disintegrates help me here

Nov 08 2024 Author

3

Já já, þetta er ágætt.

Dec 15 2024 Author

3

I did like this one, a nice departure to get some more Latin music (Spanish in particular), though I can't say too much of it stuck out or grabbed me. Still, decent album. Favorite tracks: Jugete de Amor. Album art: Is that a naked old man riding a horse? Powerful stuff. 3/5

Dec 20 2024 Author

3

Yeah this is a really good rock album, worth a listen.

Jan 03 2025 Author

3

This was great!

Mar 11 2025 Author

3

Poesía Básica is a pretty cool musical-theatre-slash-rock-show performance that manages to keep my interest despite the language barrier. It's a great sound, well put-together, and plenty of variety. High 3 or low 4 because the story doesn't get through to me properly, but the music does sell the journey by itself to an extent.

Mar 12 2025 Author

3

This was cool. Spoken word poetry over some steady guitar riffs in Spanish language. I dunno what they said, but I enjoyed hearing it.

Mar 12 2025 Author

3

This was fun to listen to. Wish I knew what they were saying. Sounds very dramatic at times. Trying to read about this album there isn't much to it. It seems to just be a little side project of someone who is probably famous in Spain? Nonetheless, it's certainly fun to listen to but all fluff no substance. My personal rating: 3/5 My rating relative to the list: 3/5 Should this have been included on the original list? No.

Apr 02 2025 Author

3

Nice enough, obviously can't understand a word of it

Apr 02 2025 Author

3

Interesting mix of styles. Definitely wouldn’t have heard this if not for it appearing here

Apr 10 2025 Author

3

This is all over the place, in what I think is mostly a good way.

Apr 25 2025 Author

3

It was pretty nice, better than I expected.

Jun 16 2025 Author

3

How to even begin describing this? A very eclectic Latin rock album with influences up the wazoo. A bit inconsistent but when it slapped (like on Tres Puertas) it really really slapped

Jun 20 2025 Author

3

Tuneful and easy on the ears If one spoke Spanish, one would almost certainly be inclined to sing along. The rockier songs seem less effective, but one senses some irony and perhaps even some outright piss-taking in the husky-voiced singer. One will check out the poetry, though.

Jul 03 2025 Author

3

Tunes were good. Vocals were meh.

Jul 18 2025 Author

3

Musi good, but rock sounds wrong to me in Spanish. I don't have a rational explanation, because I'm fine with Spanish folk music. So it's good but not for me.

Aug 05 2025 Author

3

Winsome latanic beats

Jan 28 2024 Author

2

A union between members of Extremoduro and Platero y Tú to pay tribute to the poet Manolo Chinato. A curiosity from the early century, interesting for fans of both bands, but in this context any of the best works of Extremo or Platero would have made more sense to be included

Feb 16 2024 Author

2

Lord Godiva.

Mar 10 2024 Author

2

Solid record, not much of my taste

Sep 06 2024 Author

2

Spanish spoken word proggy rock. Niche. Rating: 2.5 Playlist track: Rojitas Date listened: 05/09/24

Dec 15 2024 Author

2

Short and sweet. Almost a kind of Latin rock.

Jan 21 2025 Author

2

Not for me. I think I’m old.

Mar 29 2025 Author

2

Hmmm OKish

Apr 04 2025 Author

2

Spanish prog rock / hard rock with poetic spoken-word sections and logical latin influences. Sometimes moving and well-crafted, other times awkward or hackneyed. 2/5 for the purposes of this list of essential albums. 7/10 for more general purposes (5 + 2) Number of albums from the original list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 465 Albums from the original list I *might* include in mine later on: 288 Albums from the original list I won't include in mine: 336 ---- Number of albums from the users list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 11 Albums from the users list I *might* include in mine later on: 13 Albums from the users list I won't include in mine: 22 (including this one)

Apr 14 2025 Author

2

Not my bag! Maybe it wasn't bad. I don't known just not my thing.

May 09 2025 Author

2

Not sure what to think about this. Pretty sure I wouldn't like it even if I understood the lyrics. Just kinda seems like kitschy hard rock to me.

Jun 24 2025 Author

2

Slightly forgettable Spanish fare that changed tempo frequently.

Jul 31 2025 Author

2

Not for me

Oct 31 2024 Author

1

Yo no soy comprendo. Me no quero es. I will say though I’ve never heard a Mexican rock album so that was new to me. It was decent to hear but huge drawback of just not understanding it. But at least I tried. 2.5/10

Jul 17 2025 Author

1

Nope

Nov 15 2025 Author

1

Without understanding the lyrics, I can tell this album isn’t great because the genre of the songs and singing styles are all over the place.

Poesía Básica

Extrechinato y Tu

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