Oye (Dig)

This is another nice album by Aterciopelados. Not their best but still highly recommended.

I LOVE ANDREA ECHEVERRI, I IDENTIFY WITH HER, WE GREW UP IN THE SAME PLACE, WE ARE ABOUT THE SAME AGE, BY THE WAY, MY NAME IS ANDREA TOO..., I JUST LOVE HER, SHE IS ECLECTIC AND THE LANGUAGE SHE USES TO EXPRESS HERSELF VIBRATES WITH ME..., I LOVE IT!

so, i generally don't write reviews. but there are some awful reviews for this CD, so i decided to throw in my 2 cents. this might not be aterciopelados' best CD ever, but it is indeed a great one. i enjoy music a lot, but pay more attention to the melody than anything else. sometimes i find myself enjoying a song without even paying attention to the lyrics. andrea has one of those ethereal voices that you just want to listen and enjoy. even if she was just vocalizing without saying any words at all, i would probably still be amused (just as i am with meredith monk's songs, or bjork's gibberish singing, or sigur ros' vocalizing). so, yes, people might not thing the lyrics are great, or the arrangements are good, but andrea's voice is still impeccable. i happen to really like the CD... highlights for me are "paces", "cancion protesta", "fan #1". can't wait for a live CD/DVD of aterci..... have been lucky enough to see them perform around 10 times, and they really know how to ROCK!

Colombian Latin alternative rockeros return to form with this outstanding album. The music is so good you don't even need to understand Spanish to get it. "Complemento," "Paces" and "Al Parque"are sure to appear in a future greatest hits compilation. These musical witch doctors have been concocting just the right amount of rock, Colombian folkloric music, Andean spiritual rhythms and Afro-South American beats for the perfect potion and they've never shared it with anyone (nor has any group been able to reverse engineer it). On "Oye" it's evident they still have the recipe carefully tucked away and the potion still has magical healing powers.Though their creative trajectory has transformed them from punks to popstars to trip-hopsters (as captured on their appropriately titled and excellent greatest hits CD, "Evolucion/Evolution"), it's the first time they appear to be basking in nostalgia and taking a step back, which isn't necessarily a bad thing if you're the Aterciopelados. And it's especially not a bad thing when the album is reminiscent of their amazing 1997 release, "Pipa de la Paz." Though on this album, you won't catch former uber feminist and vocalist Andrea Echeverri who recently became a mom singing lyrics like: "I won't ruin my silhouette with a baby" as she did on "La Culpable" off the "Pipa" album.The Latin alternative world can also exhale. Despite the lanky Echeverri and the mousy Hector Buitrago helping each other out on both of their recent solid solo efforts, the rumors ran rampant about an imminent break-up. Though Echeverri's Latin Grammy-nominated album of her same name had a commercial edge over Buitrago's "Connector," Buitrago demonstrated that he can take some calculated artistic risks and still pull off a successful avant-garde album.To enjoy this album you don't need Spanish. You don't even need an open mind. All you need is good taste. Enjoy! --Mario I. Oña

Yes, Andrea Echeverri and Hector Buitrago made mellow (but highly enjoyable) solo albums in the past year. Yes, it's been 5 years since the last Aterciopelados studio album....but wow, what a return to form!The new album "Oye" will definitely appeal to fans who enjoyed the more rock-ish elements of albums like 'Pipa de la Paz.' I'm infatuated with the first single "Complemento", as well as the infectious song "Al Parque".If you are a fan of Latin rock or world music, this is the "MUST-HAVE" Latin Alternative album of 2006! Forget Juanes or Shakira, this is real Colombian music.

Tras varios años de espera Aterciopelados nos trae su nueva producción, tan fresca podemos decir como "La pipa de la paz", en donde se deja escuchar la batería acústica con toda su fuerza y esa mezcla de instrumentos latinos, lidereando la voz de Andrea Echeverry y la dirección de Buitrago este album Oye es una delicia para los oidos.Mis canciones favoritas de este album: Oye, que te besen, Cancion protesta, Paces, Al Parque, Cruz de Sal y Oye mujer.Un diez para esta produccion y la mejor recomendacion para regalar a los amantes de la buena musica.

Enter Aterciopelados after a 5 year hiautus (although we heard the individual efforts from Andrea Echeverri and Hector Buitrago as solo artists with Andrea's eponymous album and Hector's "Conector") with a clear stomp of Latinamerican Music. "Oye" delivers a clear view of what Latino music should sound. Loud, with sense and no apologies. The lyrics of the songs are just clever and witty, Andrea clearly speaks her mind about money issues and materialism "Salgo de compras si estoy deprimida, si estoy muy gorda programo una cirugia". "Don dinero" shows humour and critic at the same time, but ballads as "Insoportable" and "Brisa" are heartwarming. "Oye" may not have the cosmopolitan sound of "Caribe Atomico" or the synths, loops and electronic sounds they used to step in a new era with "Gozo Poderoso", but is a clear statement of the duo about their experience as a powerful influence they have been the last ten years in latin rock. Forget other singers that claim to make latin music and making crossovers at the same time. Aterciopelados is the real deal.

questo gruppo ha fatto la storia del rock colombiano. mia moglie me ne aveva parlato ma solo dopo averli ascoltati ho capito di cosa erano capaci. questo album in particolare è stupendo, consigliato anche per chi li vuole ascoltare per la prima volta.