"Un disco excelente, es un reencuentro con el sonido jaguar que se perdió un poco con "Bajo el azul de tu misterio". La guitarra del Vampiro López cada día se escucha mejor y en este disco introduce sonidos y texturas muy ricas. "La vida no es igual" es un nuevo clásico en la era Caifanes-Jaguares, o sea, es una pieza de colección. "Como tú" -el primer sencillo-, es el sonido clásico de Saúl y es una buena canción. Una de mis favoritas es "El ültimo planeta", un tema con guitarras pesadas y una cadencia riquísima. Además, tiene instrumentaciones muy elaboradas y cada uno de los integrantes del grupo suena genial. Si no tiene el disco, se está perdiendo de un discazo, y si aún no es fan de Jaguares, este es el momento de hacerlo"
Impressive
orange2001 | Orange County, CA | 07/11/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I actually got this album a few days prior to its release date. After a disappointing effort in "Bajo El Azul De Tu Misterio" I wasn't really sure what to expect from Jaguares, but i was optimistic about this album. The first single, "Como Tu", is a good catchy song that will surely get much airplay on the radio waves. But when i heard the entire album, "Cuando La Sangre Galopa", for the first time i must admit i was pleasantly surprised. Right away i thought that this album took off right where "El Equilibrio De Los Jaguares" left off.The first track, "Cuando La Sangre Galopa", is a hard rocker that features a very catchy riff. But the song that blew me away and in my opinion is the best song in this album is "La Vida No Es Igual" (actually sounds like it came from "El Silencio" or "El Equilibrio"). The final track, "Viejo El Mundo?", is a lengthy one because it features a bonus track! This album features dark folkish sounds which remind me of "El Silencio" and "El Equilibrio". As usual, Saul Hernandez & Co came up with great lyrics to go along with the music. Other notable tracks include: "Contigo", "Por Un Beso", "Estoy Cansado" & "Como Tu". Overall this is a very good album and is far superior to "Bajo El Azul.." but not quite as solid as "El Equilibrio". Though I feel this album is lacking something, it is still a good one!"
Beautiful
Mario | 03/12/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This was the first Jaguares CD I bought and I have to say that I'm not in the least bit disappointed. The lyrics are beautiful and soulful - real poetry. I can listen to this entire CD through without skipping any tracks and I think that really says a lot for the band. I saw them live last night at the TLA in Philadelphia and they put on a helluva show. So much energy, so much talent, simply fantastic. If you ever get a chance, see them live. They work with the crowd instead of a lot of bands who distance themselves from the very people whom they should be trying to connect with. But yes, this CD is well worth the buying. Even if you don't speak a single word of Spanish, get it. The music alone is a good enough reason. You won't regret it."
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ernesto199 | Florida | 01/29/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"What else to say about this true musical jewel. Saul Hernandez, now a seasoned spanish rock musician, producer, and lyricist has struck, yet again, a particularly pleasant mixture of his native mexico's sounds with a deep rock'n'roll sensitivity. Although the title track is of good enough quality, it is certainly not the cuspid of the album (a little rythmically repetitive at times). "El Secreto" I think is one of the album hidden great rock'n'roll treasures. A base line that nails the message on the head about a nagging secret passion ("your secret"). Estoy Cansado is pregnant with deeper layers of meaning (I'm tired, ... of the world's stupid misery, of the foolishness of my days, of my "death indiffirent" country) as Saul begs: "Liberate me ... from this sphere, I don't know it, from this poisonous time, it's not mine). Killer Lyrics. Most reviewers agree: "La Vida no es Igual" is probably the best composition of the set. I whole heartedly agree. Saul & Co top quality musical composition is demonstrated by the exquisite combination of percusion rich rythms with a poignant mexican violin (a staple of mexican traditional music) which gives excellent flow to the song, together with harps and guitarron, part of the traditional veracruz music instruments, excellently introduced... And the lyrics -- " beautiful is to live when there's sand under your feet, but when you're walking on glass .. life is not the same". Perhaps an allusion to Saul's hospital days. To anyone who considers a serious incursion into latin rock'n'roll: This CD is a must."