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Julieta Redefined

Enrique Torres | San Diegotitlan, Califas | 11/02/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is one of our areas exports to the music world. Julieta Venegas lived in Tijuana and at one time worked at the Wherehouse in the Southbay area. She is a local success story. All lyrics and included booklet are in Spanish but the emotions she evokes are universal. This is Julieta's second effort and it does not disappoint. This is a departure CD as she is further exploring her path. One of a number of many talented young female voices, Venegas seems to provide her fans with something different. It is not so much her voice but probably her style. She sings in a staccato, rapid fire style that fluctuates to various highs and lows. The strength is in her phrasing, which is mesmerizing, catchy and borders on rap, teasing seductively but never crossing over to the other genre. Her vocal range is wide and she doesn't exceed her limits. The songs included on her sophmore effort are personal testaments to loves lost and the cycle involved in hopes of and finding a new one.Void of heavy messages that often abound in Rock en Espanol, the formaula is simple, drawing on the universal theme of love and all the complexities it involves. Venegas is accompamied by a good group of musicians although her solo work is not as evident as on her first effort, "Aqui". This gives the CD a different sound as she ventures further into new territories giving this a more "cutting edge" sound. The guitars and keyboards wail, whine and drop out, all the while Venegas machine guns her vocals. On certain numbers she performs on piano but only briefly. She is featured on accordian quite a few times and the reult is very good as she displays her talents in a fine blending of tradition ala 21st century. The CD hinges on techno flavored tunes but the glue that holds all the experiments together are her Gatlin gun vocals that fire at you in staccato fashion. Some favorites include the title track, "Bueninvento" which includes some nice violin, "Voluntad" which has a wonderful arrangement that features underlying tones, "Abandonada" features her accordian work that is tangoesque and played in the style she sings, "Salvavidas" has a quirky sound that has a dark underside that contrasts beautifully with the upbeat song as Julieta takes you on a trip that is like a roller coaster, complete with dips and unexpected turns. All in all this is a very good CD as Julieta anounces that if you're going with her get ready to explore some new musical grounds. It should be a fun ride as she has some great musical sensibilites."

Transcendent!

J. O'Kelly | California, USA | 07/21/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you need proof that music is universal - that it transcends race, culture, and language - listen to Julietta Venegas. I usually only review books on Amazon, but I HAD to help get the word out about a singer America needs to discover. As Alanis is to Canada, Bjork is to Iceland, and Gwen Stefani is to SoCal, Ofra Haza was to the Middle East and Kate Bush is for England - so Julietta is to Mexico. Strong, talented, ENERGETIC and auto-replay worthy. As a native english speaker, I was surprised to find that this CD spoke to me louder than any other this year. The emotion that Julieta projects is all that's needed to get her message, and soon you'll forget that she's singing in spanish - and you'll be proud to say you dig the accordion. SERIOUSLY.
I guarantee - if you like any of the singers listed above, buy Bueninvento and you won't be disappointed."

Julieta Venegas en todo su esplendor

J. O'Kelly | 09/19/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Como ya se ha comentado, este disco es realmente una evolucion para Julieta. Aunque, su album debut fue muy bueno, en "Bueninvento" Julieta saca a relucir su talento como instrumentista tocando la guitarra y el acordeon mas a menudo que en su anterior trabajo. Este disco tambien se lo recomendaria ampliamente a fans de los tacubos. Hay como tres o cuatro canciones en las cuales se nota el trabajo de los tacubos. Ademas, de la participacion de los tacubos en la produccion, tambien aparece en el disco Alvaro Henriquez del grupo chileno de Los Tres con arreglos instrumentales, mayormente en la guitarra. Bueno amigos, espero que esto les haya sido util. Viva Chile! Feliz 18 Chile!"