Oral Fixation Volumes 1 & 2 [SPECIAL EDITION w/Bonus DVD]

There are TWO parts to this review. First, we'll deal with the actual item--ORAL FIXATION VOLUMES 1 & 2 w/BONUS DVD. As a set, it's the best of both world's. You get the excellent FIVE STAR Fijacion Oral, Vol. 1 with the excellent "classic" Shakira style tracks NO and DIA ESPECIAL, plus the quirky LA TORTURA duet. You also get the "improved" ORAL FIXATION, Volume 2, with the added HIPS DON'T LIE, bringing an otherwise so-so THREE STAR CD up to FOUR STARS. Finally, you get the DVD BONUS which includes FIVE GREAT VIDEOS and three MTV LIVE performances. FIVE STARS for the video disc. So, do the math 5+4+5/3=close enough to FIVE STARS to give the whole package a FIVE STAR RATING!

Now for part two of this review. Let's see, I NOW have THREE COPIES OF F.O. Vol 1 and TWO copies of O.F. Vol 2! Thankfully, I DIDN'T buy the "improved" O.F. Vol 2 w/Hips Don't Lie as a stand alone CD or else I'd have THREE OF EACH! UGH! Don't get me wrong. I REALLY LIKE Shakira. There's...Read more

Really, this package gets a 4 1/2 from me...why not a perfect 5?? Because the timing of releasing this package is way off, and looks like a Sony BMG ploy to get Christmas sales, it could have had more on there, and the packaging is basically: take the existing Volume 1 and Volume 2, throw it into a box (albeit an ATTRACTIVE box), add an exclusive DVD and bingo. If you didn't have the 2 volumes before, by all means, buy this package. If you want the DVD, buy it, but if you have both discs and don't care about the DVD, stay away. This SHOULD have come out the same time as the redone version of "Volume 2" with "Hips Don't Lie", not now.

To me, what would have made this a perfect 5 is: one, the disc of Volume 1 SHOULD have been the DualDisc, not the regular barebones disc. The reason why is because the DVD side of the dualdisc has a fun segment of Alejandro Sanz interviewing Shaki, and it was basically an excuse for the two of them to pal around, act silly and make...Read more

This package nicely compiles all of the Oral Fixation songs into one package. I enjoy all the songs on it, some which are really fun songs (La Tortura, Hips Dont Lie, Timor, Animal City, Hey You) and others with are nice and mellow (No, Illegal, Day & The Time). However some things could have been added to this set to make it essential. Oral Fixation Volume 1 should be in its Dualdisc form, with all the interview,behind the scene features, and translations intact. Some features that were available on the Target Edition of Oral Fixation Volume 2 are added here. However some videos that were available on the Target Edition are missing, such as Obtener Un Sí (MTV 5 Star Live) and Dont Bother (Remix Video). The DVD is also not complete, since it doesn't have the official Illegal or La Pared music videos. Hopefully someday there will be a DVD release of all of Shakira's videos dating back to 1996. If you haven't purchased any of the Shakira Oral Fixation albums yet, I recomend...Read more