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SI SI SI SI SI SI SI SI!

S. Quinto | Guatemala, Guatemala | 05/07/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yes! Si! Oui!, este es una de las artistas mexicanas que realmente escribe, canta, toca su música, el albúm en sí no es supremo, pero Julieta Venegas se merece todo el exito obtenido por este disco, "ANDAR CONMIGO" ha sido su exito más fuerte en la radio, no se le puede acusar de tratar de comercializarse, por que ANDAR CONMIGO tiene su mérito, y no es cualquier canción, solo por la inteligencia de este sencillo, el resto del disco es digerible y predecible, pero los temás que se tocan son más profundos que el primer corte promocional, vale la pena darle una revizada a los dos trabajos anteriores que son tan bien muy buenos, en especial el sencillo SERIA FELIZ. Este disco vale la pena, porque es una latina con talento y agallas para cantar lo que siente."

Julieta has grown, she's happy now. Nothing wrong with that

Alonso Blanco Velo | Huddersfield, UK | 03/26/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ive read so many reviews of Julieta fans critizising her new work for being too pop, too happy feely... complaining she does no longer generate dark songs, bitter witty lyrics... The problem with that is that people go through stages, sad ones, dark ones and even happy ones! She's a happy girl now! That is what is coming out of her... Nothing wrong with that... I love her work. "sticky" tunes do not equate commercial bubble gum pop... Give it a try and understand it for what it is; a different album, a different stage. I keep her last 2 albums close to my heart, and although this one is completely different, Julieta Venegas still is."

Si te gusta SI, te encantara Limon y sal/If you like SI, you

B. Lockhart | Davis, CA USA | 09/16/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Or maybe vice versa. I'd give them both 5 stars y mas. Both CDs are bright, vibrant, and full of Julieta in LOVE with LIFE. Se nota de repente. I just discovered her through "Limon y sal" when it was released earlier this year, and slowly became captivated. One of millions...I know. I'm a latecomer, but a very content one. She has that mysterious inner "algo" that just connects naturally with that same mystic "algo" inside each of us, her "captivados". It's not exactly "duende", but it's damn close. It's captivating nonetheless. Talent, "duende" y belleza. It's a delicious triple threat.



I've enjoyed discovering her catalog going backwards in time. I fell in love both thru her music and video work (thank God for youtube & KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectico). I think, like a fellow reviewer, it happened at the exact moment while watching the video of "Lento". She's probably garnered thousands of suitors "pediendole la mano" on the strength of that song, and of course, "Andar conmigo" alone. I also enjoy her first two alternative flavored works even if she sounds the role of the disgruntled lover a lot. Knowing her, at the time, she was probably just channeling that phase of life. It's all fine stuff.



I cut my teeth on the music of Lennon & McCartney, George Harrison, Neil Young, Prince, and great female artists from Sam Phillips back to Joni Mitchell. Add to that Spanish stuff like Mecano, Pata Negra, Kiko Veneno, Camaron de la Isla, and more recently, Estrella Morente...to name a few. Julieta joins fine company.



As they say in Spain, "la tia es cojonudo...y su musica tambien...". I was lucky enough to spend four years teaching there back in the late "la movida" era of early Almodovar, 1985-1989, en el foro, Madrid. In fact, I think she's touring there now. I hope she meets Kiko Veneno and Estrella Morente, two artists who she's mentioned she admires, and gets a chance to collaborate. Que camino mas bueno seria con esa mezcla de artistas....



By the way, if you have a 5.1 setup, buy the dual disc of "Limon y sal". Tastefully done (I just wrote my first review of her for that disc) and the 5.1 sweet spot won't ever get much sweeter. You also get the DVD versions of her video work, "Me Voy" and an MTV "making of" video that's enjoyable and gives a good glimpse of her and her Buenos Aires (no digo boludeces...) work in the studio...Pa' saborear, todo.



Finally, I hope she makes her way back to CA, Sur y Norte, so I get a chance to see her in concert. She deserves to make it here in "Gringolandia" too."