| 1. Mi PC |
| 2. Vale la Pena |
| 3. Hormiguita |
| 4. Quisiera |
| 5. Niagara en Bicicleta |
| 6. Palomita Blanca |
| 7. Testimonio |
| 8. Amapola |
| 9. Primo |
| 10. Sobremesa |
| 11. Amor de Conuco [*] |
Editorial Reviews
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Beginning in 1989 with his breakthrough album Ojala Que Llueva Café, Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra shook the Latin pop world by writing music that was successful both artistically and commercially. Without losing sight of the dancers on the dance floor or of hook-driven radio, Guerra reworked Dominican merengue, and later the romantic, bolero-like bachata, with sophisticated jazz harmonies, poetic lyrics, and top-shelf pop-style production. He even made some astute connections between modern Caribbean and West African pop. But in 1994 he disappeared from view. Ni Es lo Mismo ni Es Igual shows an artist finding his way back, looking for the markers he left behind but not wanting to simply re-create the past. He has a couple of potential hits in "Mi PC," a catchy merengue in which Guerra romances using the imagery and language of our computer world, and "El Primo," a witty, crisp merengue about a cousin who "knows Michael Jordan and is an actor / Breathes underwater and is a painter / Is a sociologist and pilot planes...." The highlight of the disc is "El Niagara en Bicicleta," a merengue-rap that deals with the tragicomic miseries of health care in the contemporary Dominican Republic and shows Guerra at his very best: a devastating social critic with a fine-tuned pop sensibility. No Es lo Mismo is solid rather than impressive. But still, solid, for Guerra, is already better than most anything else on the Latin music charts. --Fernando Gonzalez
Os 4 merengues (1, 2, 5 e 9) são dos melhores que já compôs (destaque para "El Niágara en bicicleta"). A salsa "Quisiera" (faixa 4) é deliciosa (veja também a versão balada dela em "Colección Romantica" de 2001).
As bachatas aqui ("La hormiguita" e "Palomita blanca") são as melhores e mais românticas dele. Falando em romantismo, completam o CD as lindas faixas 7, 8 e 10 ("Testimonio", "Amapola" e "Sobremesa", respectivamente) e a última música, uma versão de "Amor de conuco", apenas violão e voz, ótima!
Juan Luis Guerra é um músico de primeira qualidade. Suas composições são harmoniosas, perfeitas e toca nossos corações profundamente - seja com merengues, bachatas, salsas, baladas... Não deixe de apreciar seus outros trabalhos ("Para Ti" de 2004, por exemplo, tem ótimos merengues), nos quais NÃO vejo músicas que pudesse descartar, jogar fora, ou seja, não tem música-lixo (e tem muuuuita música assim em nossos dias... em espanhol, português, inglês... arghh!).
I love "Mi PC" (a song that juxtaposes computer lingo with a man's love for his lover), "Hormiguita" (a beautiful ballad), "Niagara en Bicicleta" (a merengue rap that takes a humourous and tongue-in-cheek look at the health care system of the Dominican Republic), the romantic "Testimonio", "Sobremesa", "Amor de Conuco" and the lively and humour "Primo."
If you are tired of all of the techno-based merengue and want to hear lyrics from a sincere and beautiful poet and melodies that compliment them oh so well this is definitely an album for you! What a great introduction to the music of the Dominican Republic. (This is only the tip of the iceberg, of course!)
I think his music delivers goodness. He must be an awesome human being!
Beginning in 1989 with his breakthrough album Ojala Que Llueva Café, Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra shook the Latin pop world by writing music that was successful both artistically and commercially. Without losing sight of the dancers on the dance floor or of hook-driven radio, Guerra reworked Dominican merengue, and later the romantic, bolero-like bachata, with sophisticated jazz harmonies, poetic lyrics, and top-shelf pop-style production. He even made some astute connections between modern Caribbean and West African pop. But in 1994 he disappeared from view. Ni Es lo Mismo ni Es Igual shows an artist finding his way back, looking for the markers he left behind but not wanting to simply re-create the past. He has a couple of potential hits in "Mi PC," a catchy merengue in which Guerra romances using the imagery and language of our computer world, and "El Primo," a witty, crisp merengue about a cousin who "knows Michael Jordan and is an actor / Breathes underwater and is a painter / Is a sociologist and pilot planes...." The highlight of the disc is "El Niagara en Bicicleta," a merengue-rap that deals with the tragicomic miseries of health care in the contemporary Dominican Republic and shows Guerra at his very best: a devastating social critic with a fine-tuned pop sensibility. No Es lo Mismo is solid rather than impressive. But still, solid, for Guerra, is already better than most anything else on the Latin music charts. --Fernando Gonzalez
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ASIN: B00000GBYS Release Date: 1998-12-15 |
Tracks:
- Mi PC
- Vale La Pena
- La Hormiguita
- Quisiera
- El Niagara En Bicicleta
- Palomita Blanca
- Testimonio
- Amapola
- El Primo
- Sobremesa
- Amor De Concuco
Amazon.com
Beginning in 1989 with his breakthrough album Ojala Que Llueva Café, Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra shook the Latin pop world by writing music that was successful both artistically and commercially. Without losing sight of the dancers on the dance floor or of hook-driven radio, Guerra reworked Dominican merengue, and later the romantic, bolero-like bachata, with sophisticated jazz harmonies, poetic lyrics, and top-shelf pop-style production. He even made some astute connections between modern Caribbean and West African pop. But in 1994 he disappeared from view. Ni Es lo Mismo ni Es Igual shows an artist finding his way back, looking for the markers he left behind but not wanting to simply re-create the past. He has a couple of potential hits in "Mi PC," a catchy merengue in which Guerra romances using the imagery and language of our computer world, and "El Primo," a witty, crisp merengue about a cousin who "knows Michael Jordan and is an actor / Breathes underwater and is a painter / Is a sociologist and pilot planes...." The highlight of the disc is "El Niagara en Bicicleta," a merengue-rap that deals with the tragicomic miseries of health care in the contemporary Dominican Republic and shows Guerra at his very best: a devastating social critic with a fine-tuned pop sensibility. No Es lo Mismo is solid rather than impressive. But still, solid, for Guerra, is already better than most anything else on the Latin music charts. --Fernando GonzalezCustomer Reviews:
No es lo mismo ni es igual.......2007-02-24
EXCELENTE.......2005-08-01
O melhor álbum de JLG!.......2005-02-21
Os 4 merengues (1, 2, 5 e 9) são dos melhores que já compôs (destaque para "El Niágara en bicicleta"). A salsa "Quisiera" (faixa 4) é deliciosa (veja também a versão balada dela em "Colección Romantica" de 2001).
As bachatas aqui ("La hormiguita" e "Palomita blanca") são as melhores e mais românticas dele. Falando em romantismo, completam o CD as lindas faixas 7, 8 e 10 ("Testimonio", "Amapola" e "Sobremesa", respectivamente) e a última música, uma versão de "Amor de conuco", apenas violão e voz, ótima!
Juan Luis Guerra é um músico de primeira qualidade. Suas composições são harmoniosas, perfeitas e toca nossos corações profundamente - seja com merengues, bachatas, salsas, baladas... Não deixe de apreciar seus outros trabalhos ("Para Ti" de 2004, por exemplo, tem ótimos merengues), nos quais NÃO vejo músicas que pudesse descartar, jogar fora, ou seja, não tem música-lixo (e tem muuuuita música assim em nossos dias... em espanhol, português, inglês... arghh!).
Juan Luis Guerra is a wonderful performer!.......2004-07-11
I love "Mi PC" (a song that juxtaposes computer lingo with a man's love for his lover), "Hormiguita" (a beautiful ballad), "Niagara en Bicicleta" (a merengue rap that takes a humourous and tongue-in-cheek look at the health care system of the Dominican Republic), the romantic "Testimonio", "Sobremesa", "Amor de Conuco" and the lively and humour "Primo."
If you are tired of all of the techno-based merengue and want to hear lyrics from a sincere and beautiful poet and melodies that compliment them oh so well this is definitely an album for you! What a great introduction to the music of the Dominican Republic. (This is only the tip of the iceberg, of course!)
The best!.......2004-01-28
I think his music delivers goodness. He must be an awesome human being!
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