Musica + Alma + Sexo

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I am a huge Ricky Martin fan, so I expected to enjoy this CD. But I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of the material. There are beautiful ballads, dance tracks and songs with messages that Ricky really wants to convey. The first single (The Best Thing About Me is You) is not my favorite, but it is a nice re-introduction of Ricky to pop fans who haven't followed his recent efforts in Spanish. The other song with a Spanish and English version (Shine) is very catchy and more to my taste, but the real gems are the Spanish songs. Ricky's voice has matured and sounds fantastic. Desmond Child is clearly a master who understands how to present Ricky effectively. Give this CD a chance even if you don't remember much about Ricky. It really rivals his masterpiece, Vuelve. In fact, buy both of them and have a beautiful evening. This CD reminded me of everything that I love about Ricky.

I think this is a very good comeback album. Most of the songs are upbeat and you can tell this is a different Ricky. These 10 new tracks don't talk about love or interest towards women, instead, he keeps it neutral... which is something extremely intelligent to do considering everybody now knows he is gay. Most songs talks about being true to yourself, naturally, accepting others the way they are, of course, and enjoying life as much as you can. There is a little bit of electronic sounds in the album, but it still mostly pop and two or three ballads. My favorite songs are: "Más", "Te Vas", and "No Te Miento". I give the album 8/10. Thanks, Ricky, for another great album!

I own two Ricky Martin albums; his 1999 eponymous English debut, and his MTv Unplugged CD. "Musica + Aalma + Sexo" is his first release in 6 years, and while not wildly different musically from his earlier efforts, it does show how confident he has gotten with his singing.

There are a few Club-influenced electronic numbers; "Mas" (with disembodied chants reminscent of "The Cup Of Life"), the propulsive "Te Vas" (appearing again in English as "Shine"), and "Sera Sera" for example, while the guitar-driven Folk/Reggae lead-off single is available in Spanish ("Lo Mejor de Mi Vida Eres Tú" featuring Natalia Jimenez) and in English ("The Best Thing About Me Is You" featuring Joss Stone who doesn't steal the show from her duet partner for a change).

Other standouts are the midtempo synth-driven "No Te Miento" (with an organ/guitar intro), but it's in the ballads that Martin really shines. The lilting "Frio" (which appears again featuring Wisin and Yandel), the...Read more