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Sturdy, But Where's "Mujer Gala"?

J. Martinez | 06/17/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I am a big Aterciopelados freak, and bought this best-of CD even though I already owned all the albums it drew from. (By mistake: I thought "Serie 2000" was the follow-up to "Caribe Atomico"; it isn't -- the new CD is due sometime next year.) It's a terrific compilation, though nothing like the mix I would have made. And that's a good thing: Some songs that seemed a little weak came to life on their own in this new context (take Florecita Rockera: in "El Dorado" it's just one more song with softish acoustic verses and crunchy fuzz-driven chorus (very Pixies), but on its own it's terrific). Truth be told, there was a lot of filler in the first three albums, but with enough outstanding material to warrant a double CD of early hits. "Serie 2000" does a pretty good job: it even plucks one of the band's oddest efforts, Miss Panela, a Beastie Boys-style rap that is interspliced with vallenato (accordeon dance music that bears no resemblance to polka, other than the aforementioned accordeon). And there are enough lovely ballads and fast crunching numbers to give you a taste of what this oddball Colombian rock band did before giving us "Caribe Atomico" -- that gem of electronica that you really, really need to get. Right now. "Serie 2000" is a fair overview loaded with great material. One quibble: Where is Mujer Gala? That was the punkish, two-minute hit that made them famous -- it's on the first two albums, and it's terrific, and it's nowhere to be seen here."

Cool, music, cool español!!!

J. Martinez | 05/02/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"in the new era of español music, this Aterciopelados leads the sound of the new generation of rock musicians, with fresh lyrics and with music sometimes remember me, punk rock, almost a mystery. Keep cool "mis amigos""