EXTREMELY GOOD ALBUM/ MUY BUEN ALBUM!!!!!
Fabian Muenala | BRONX, NY | 04/24/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Calle 13, the winner of 3 Latin Grammys and 1 Latin American MTV Award are extremely diverse on this new album. The Puerto Rican born duo Calle 13 are representing their native homeland extremely well in the genre of Reggeaton. As we know Reggaeton has been growing temendously all throughot the world, but especially Latin America. Residente o Visitante acknowledges that and pays tribute to different types of Latin music. Their first single "Tango del Pecado" has a blend of Tango from Spain, good mix! What can you expect the rest of the album... well an evolution of head banging beats from countries like Spain, Colombia, Brazil, Peru-Ecuaodr & Bolivia(The Andes), Mexico and many more!!!!
The album has Reggaeton fire in its heart, but each track blends beautifully with genres like Cumbia, Rock, Tango, Bossa Nova, Funk, Pop & reggae. More than an evolution Calle 13 has created their own flavor of what REGGEATON can be.
Artists like Ivy Queen were pissed off when calle 13 won 3 Latin Grammys, but the reason why they probably won is the same reason why this album is completely different from the rest. Residente o Visitante grows out of the same beats from Luny Tunes, Tainy, Nelly La Mente Maestra, DJ Urba & Monseratte, DJ Nelson & others ( whom are still all great producers and have made various hot beats)... they offer something more than street beats.
Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Hector El Father, Wisin Y Yandel are all great Reggeaton artists but CALLE 13 could be argued that lyrically destroys some of these artists. Calle 13 spits flames and has much more diverse topics to talk about. These guys better watch out, Calle 13 has style that these "gangsters" don't even understand. Calle 13 is maybe one of the best reggaeton artists out there because they can rap circles around 90% of the reggeaton artists( Hector El Father, Wisin Y Yandel, Arcangel, Yomo, IVY QUEEN, defintely Rakim y Ken-Y... and maybe Daddy Yankee & Don Omar).
These guys should take some notes down and maybe take some lessons from Calle 13 in terms of being a musician... now Im not hating on them but maybe like that they will give us better music!!!! Not like that weak beat from Scott Storch on "IMPACTO" for Daddy Yankee. Im sure DY's album will be the bomb but what else are artistrs like him gonna do, keep working with the same type of producers?????????????
OVERALL 5 STAR ALBUM! get it!!! you wont be pissed off trust not me but other critics!
CALLE 13 MAS TE CRECE"
Track Listings (14) - Disc #1