Oral Fixation Vol. 2

 (88 customer reviews)

from the opening chant of "Our Father" through to the reprise of "La Tortura", which was obviously added to boost sales (as it was the biggest Spanish-language song since Los Lobos' "La Bamba" in 1987), Shakira takes us on a musical journey of many different styles and does a great job.

Track by track:

How Do You Do - part of it sounds almost too Avril Lavigne/Kelly Clarkson like, but the addition of religious imagery and various languages makes it a good track.

Illegal - the made-for-AC-radio ballad includes some fierce guitar playing by Carlos Santana. Very pretty and almost sounds like something from the 1980's

Hips Don't Lie - just added to the album... Shakira successfully did what the likes of J. Lo and Mariah have always failed to do when collaborated, she made Wyclef Jean assimilate to HER style of music, as opposed to her doing a hip hop number. A Latin-sounding booty-shaking fun track that is climbing the charts.

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I have been a Shakira fan since I was 14 years old with her smash hit album "Pies Descalzos". This album reminded me alot of "Pies Descalzos". At first, some of the songs were too slow and too deep in thought for me to actually sit there and listen to it like the song "Dreams for Plans" and "Illegal", but then, the more I listened, the more I enjoyed it. There are so many themes and interpretations of these songs. It is like an indepth novel which has many interpretations. It's not a fun, catchy album like "Laundry Service" so you actually have to read into the song to enjoy it. It is exceptionally well written and creative!

One thing I don't like is when she translates a song that she created in Spanish to English, such as "Someday" and "Day and the Time". These were beautiful in Spanish but horrible in English! My opinion, if you are looking for a clubby fun CD this is not the one for you. If you look to read into the music, then you will enoy this album.

For Shakira fans who supported her by buying the initial release of the album it's unfair to have to have a re-release with 2 new songs added. Next time I'll wait to buy her CD or just rip it from someone else. In this day and age when artists are constantly asking their fans to buy the CD instead of burning a copy from a friend, I would expect the artists to show some loyalty as well. I'm not buying the same CD twice for 2 extra songs, even though those 2 songs are probably the best on the album.