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Her best so far

Jens | Montréal | 06/16/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I love this CD! I've been a fan of Julieta Venegas ever since I first heard to "Aqui" back in '98 after listening to it at Borders. Her following CDs, "Si" and "Bueninvento," didn't appeal to me a much, but "Limon y sal" is heart-breakingly beautiful. Ms. Venegas has matured, both personally and musically, and "Lemon y sal" deserves a much wider audience than Ms. Venegas has enjoyed thus far north of the Mexican border. Music stores will classify this as "world music," but it is really pure pop at its best, regardless of language. The song "De que me sirve" is just plain beautiful, and you don't need to understand Spanish to get it. "Donde sea" rocks more like the music on her earlier CDs, but it is far more refined. There are no losers on "Limon y sal"; it is excellent throughout. Julieta's music has never been the throw-away pop of singers like, say, Shakira. It is timeless and, like her earlier "Aqui," will hold up over the years to repeated listening. Even without the bonus DVD, this CD is well worth the price."

EN ASCENSO CONSTANTE!!!

Humberto Briseo | Mexico City | 06/15/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Julieta no solo se reinventa y sigue su ascenso....sino que deja en claro que su gusto musical, vá más allá de buscar un éxito musical...Su anterior disco "SI" , dejó en claro que puede orbitar en géneros más ligeros, sin pretensiones pero con profundidades interesantes..!! Esta nueva entrega, ademas de estar bien producida, da la impresion de ser la continuacion de su anterior trabajo...y esto, en vez de repetirse, la hace crecer como artista...Definitvamente, un disco memorable, y sin lugar a dudas, un CD que llegará a ser un clásico!!!"

Julieta in surround sound. Cojonudo!

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

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm a recent fan of Julieta so my first taste of her music was Limon y sal. I've happily gone back through her catalog to savor "Si" (absolutely great pop that channels her Baja CA roots along with Lennon & McCartney via Prince...no easy task!) and her earlier CDs where she was doing more "alternative" flavors. I love it all and admire how she has progressed as an artist with true talent (and beauty) and not just an overly choreographed flavor of the month. That said, I'd like to comment on Juli in surround sound.



I purchased this dual disc a few days ago and just this morning sat down in the 5.1 sweet spot to let her music, well, surround me. Hats off to her and her co-producers. It's tastefully mixed to let Julieta's gorgeous voice take center stage while the guitars, percussion, keyboards (I'm a sucker for her accordeon especially) and backup vocals really seamlessly complement the overall effect. I've got an "old school" set up with Advent speakers (from the late 70s...I've dated myself!) in front and mini Advents behind, by the way. All in all, great. May she produce more splendid music, pop or alternative or wherever her muse may take her. I hear she's become a fan of Estrella Morente...maybe a flamenco-influenced disc with some Kiko Veneno added...hay que esperar...Also, I hope she's made her first million (in response to one sad reviewer stuck in her "alternative" phase...get over it...she's made an artist's choice that's hers alone) and goes on to make whatever she needs to make the choices she wants as a true artist without constraints. She's obviously not in it for the money like so many other "artists".



Asi como se dice en España...es cojonudo la tia y su musica tambien."