32 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Good, but not great,
April 13, 2011 David (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Drama Y Luz (Audio CD)
Now, I've been a Mana fan for quite a while. And I'm not one of those fans that just listen to their singles that get played on the radio... I'm the fan that listens to and knows all of their material.
Drama y Luz is a change to Mana's sound, not that they had a distinctive sound to begin with. One of the things I noticed about Mana in this album is that they're relying on a more Alternative Rock sound, which is a first for Mana. Another thing I noticed about this album is that, creatively, it fails to take bigger risks, risks that, if taken, would have greatly improved the album and my rating. One of my main complaints of this album is the muzzling of Sergio Vallin, the band's guitarist. Not that he was constantly throwing out solos, but the length and simplicity of the solos in this album leaves this Mana fan wishing for more from Vallin. I'll give you a more detailed review as I discuss the songs individually:
Lluvia al Corazon: boring track, really. I was...Read more
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A disappointing release,
April 28, 2011 GarionOrb (Houston, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Drama Y Luz (Audio CD)
I love this band, and have fervently bought each album as they're released. Sadly though, this record is a huge disappointment. The writing is fine, but the songs are just so bland and uninteresting! I remember the excitement I felt upon hearing Revolucion de Amor for the first time (my first hotly anticipated Mana album since I purchased the ones before after they'd been out for a while). I got a similar feeling with Amar es Combatir. But Drama y Luz sounds like the band just didn't really care. The only memorable songs on this album are "Lluvia al Corazon" and "El Dragon"...the rest of the songs just seem to meld into one another with no distinction. Hopefully this is just a blip on an otherwise flawless catalog.
9 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Disappointed,
April 12, 2011 MACMAR (ADDISON, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Drama Y Luz (CD/DVD)(Digipak) (Audio CD)
I am a huge Mana fan who has been looking forward to this album for a long time and sadly I was disappointed. I only like 3 songs from the entire album. (Lluvia al Corazon, El Espejo, El Dragon) The rest of the tracks are very bland, not horrible, but not great. They are not the memorable kind of songs that made Mana famous around the world. I find myself skipping most of these boring songs to get to the three I mentioned.
Save your money. Just buy a few individual tracks or "borrow" this one from a friend.
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