Indomable

 (13 customer reviews)

Although this is a new genre for Christian, his voice performs seamlessly. The DVD and extra songs are well worth the few extra dollars for the special edition CD

El Indomable was given to me by a friend from Mexico. It is a wonderful album, and the perfect introduction to music from south of the border. Most of the songs are ballads, sung with nuance and vitality. Castro's vocals are reminescent of the recordings of north American singing genius, Tony Bennett. My favorites are Que Amor Me Quedara?, which opens with a compelling brass horn, and Tu Retirada, yet every song in the album could stand by itself. If you are seeking a new musical genre with infinite class, check out El Indomable.

This has been quite a year for Latin singers making bad career moves, but this is the worst. It's bad enough when someone like Alejandro Fernandez wastes a great voice on dumbed-down pop, but that becomes so much worse when someone with only a voice for dumbed-down pop pretends he has the voice for ranchera. Christian Castro has neither the necessary alpha-male voice nor the emotional expression nor the sophisticated macho sex appeal to carry this music. He should stick with what he's done before and please that audience; some of us are very particular about who is up to the challenges of ranchera. The single star rating is for the quality of the booklet insert; that's the only good thing about this CD.