Yideirita

Good job!

Oh, I almost forgot: true, there are few tracks. Short. Just 40 minutes. Five or seven more would have been perfect. Also because the tracks are very different from each other; maybe with sixteen, it would have left a taste of excess, of too much noise (sorry for the grammar, I just got back from Venezuela!)

The video for She Wolf is frankly embarrassing, but I really enjoyed the album, especially a track like "Why wait," which, in my opinion, is far from just random Eastern sounds. I find the single captivating; I didn't like Long Time, nor Men in This Town. The others (especially Spy) I liked a lot. Of course, Shakira has changed her style quite a bit, but that's what makes her loved by people of (almost) all tastes: Latin pop, meaningful lyrics (true, her earlier albums were more serious, as were some tracks from Oral Fixation vol. 2, but this album is, according to the artist herself, a work designed to be played in clubs and discotheques), love songs, rock, salsa, cumbia, bachata, r'n'b, Arabic sounds... (she said it herself: "I like to put them together, to make coexist different sounds: an Arabian darbuka, an Indian charango with an electric guitar and so on... It's the kind of cocktail I like"). The old Shakira reappears in Fijación Oral vol. 1, an album aimed at a Spanish-speaking audience. Her other works are intended for a much broader and varied audience, which is why you can't compare Laundry Service (very commercial and still a bit inexperienced) with a classic of Latin pop-rock like Pies Descalzos (in South America, they even teach some of the "meaningful" lyrics in schools!!!!). I really liked this latest proof of Shakira's ability to not limit herself to the pop of Whenever, Wherever that launched her, but to change and experiment. This cannot be denied. The rest are opinions, more or less shareable. The review is well written even though I don't agree with it.

"Shakira, Act Two: about six months after the Spanish album "Fijación Oral – Vol. 1" (already at 4 million copies sold), here comes the English one, "Oral Fixation – Vol. 2," the second part of the Colombian singer's bilingual project for 2005. While the first volume clearly expressed Shakira's desire to shed the label of a Latin pop star, this second work definitively shakes it off.
Starting with the choice of producer: Rick Rubin (who also worked with her on the first project), a living legend of American music and a trusted collaborator of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beastie Boys. Moreover, "Oral Fixation – Vol. 2" is her first album sung entirely in English ("Laundry Service" alternated between English and Spanish).
Shakira wants to demonstrate that she has grown, as an artist and songwriter: the sex appeal and her legendary hip movements are still very much present, but Shakira is not, and absolutely does not want to be, just about appearance. The transition to a more mature pop is made, even in the songwriting, which often touches on issues like the clash between religions (the opening rock of "How Do You") or the struggle of the East Timorese people for independence (the dance pop of the final track "Timor").
Latin echoes can be found only in "Illegal," where the blonde Colombian duets with Carlos Santana's guitar, and in "Animal City." For the rest, "Oral Fixation – Vol. 2" is a fitting and colorful showcase that ranges from the Britpop of "Hey You" to the punchy guitars of "Costume Makes The Clown."
From "Fijación Oral – Vol. 1," we find two tracks translated into English: the catchy acoustic ballad "The Day And The Time" ("Día Especial") and "Something," which in the first volume was the delicate and romantic opening piece "En Tus Pupilas."
If it is now forbidden to speak of Shakira as a star of Latin pop, it is better to define her as a global pop star, because her music seems capable of convincing Australian audiences just as much as South American ones."
From MTV's website.
Guys, listen to this album. It’s not your usual pop, it’s excellent rock, it’s a mature work. Make this effort, it will open your eyes."

What does it mean that you only listen to ONE type of music? Or that you know Shakira so well that you can say what you said?

Zonkie??? What does it mean?

When he talks about ORAL FIXATION or, as I say in my language, FIJACIòN ORAL, he wants to refer, he has stated clearly, to that phase which psychologists (first and foremost Freud) indicate as lasting until the age of three, a phase in which the child experiences the world through their mouth (just think of how toddlers taste everything). Just to get a bit academic, the title of the previous album, LAUNDRY SERVICE, indicated (again, his own words) that after a spin in the washing machine, his music had changed. As for DONDE ESTàN LOS LADRONES, I’ll explain that in my review dedicated to that album. PIES DESCALZOS comes from the title of one of the tracks included in the album, where he talks about Colombian society starting from nothing (having, in fact, bare feet) to the current pretentiousness. PELIGRO, on the other hand, comes from an incident that occurred during a festival he attended at the age of fifteen, obviously winning big.

You are right... Both for Inevitable and for everything else! Thank you

Splendid! "Team Delta, go go go go!" and they set off to catch the pest control guy... :-)
Beautiful The Sword in the Stone, The Lion King, Hercules...
Poletti, you're worse than bovine plague!!

"Laundry Service," released in 2001, catapulted Shakira into the firmament of international pop stars: 13 million copies sold, a single that went viral everywhere ("Whenever, Wherever"), and a breathtaking sensual-rustic look. The world was at her feet.
That album, for those who don’t know yet, marked the English-language debut of a Colombian singer and songwriter already hugely famous throughout South America, thanks especially to her successful second album "Donde Estan Los Ladrones?" (1998).
Demonstrating that she did not want to abandon her 50% Latin roots (the other 50% is Lebanese), but also did not shy away from the successful opening to singing in English, the twenty-eight-year-old Colombian returns with a Tarantino-esque project in two volumes (and two languages), to be released both in 2005: "Fijación Oral – Vol. 1," and "Oral Fixation - Vol. 2."
This Volume One collects the first songs composed by Shakira in her mother tongue over the past seven years, confirming the well-balanced and captivating mix of sounds, genres, and styles with which she happily managed to blend the passion of Latin music, the immediacy of Anglo-American pop-rock, and dance rhythms.
Although the album is entirely sung in Spanish, it would be reductive to label it simply as Latin pop. She has all the numbers to capture even non-South American audiences, as demonstrated by the first two tracks: the delicate acoustic ballad that opens, "En Tus Pupilas," with an "Air"-like introduction, and "La Pared," a perfect example of the aforementioned sound mix. The lead single, "La Tortura," which sounds like the most distinctly Latin episode of the entire work, is followed by "Para Obtener Un Sí," a daring excursion into the '50s.
If "Día Especial" (a perfect hit for European radio) brings back Shakira’s poppiest side, "Escondite Inglés" revs up the engine, recalling the No Doubt of "Tragic Kingdom." Then comes "No," the second single extracted, which with its Caribbean melancholy will make millions of Latinos happy. "Día De Enero," a sunny uplifting ballad, fits among the synths and electronic drums of "Las De La Intinción" and "Lo Imprescindible," where Shakira confidently dons the attire of a less androgynous, more passionate Annie Lennox. The album closes with the intense acoustic version of "La Pared," performed solely with piano and voice, and a remix of the single "La Tortura."
The common thread of "Fijación Oral – Vol. 1" is the powerful and versatile voice of the Colombian singer, confirming her as the most convincing and genuine response from South America (in terms of talent and physical presence) to the pop princesses of the United States..."
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