Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. No Creo En El Jamas
2. Clase De Amor
3. Me Enamora
4. Hoy Me Voy
5. La Vida Es Un Ratico
6. Gotas De Agua Dulce
7. La Mejor Parte De Mi
8. Minas Piedras
9. Tu Y Yo
10. Bailala
11. Dif�cil
12. Tres
13. Bandera De Manos
14. Bandera De Manos

Disc 2:

1. Juanes: A Musical Journey (The Director's Cut)
2. Behind The Scenes Of The Video (Me Enamora)
3. La Vida...Es Un Ratico (Special Interwiew With Juanes)
4. Juanes: Un Viaje Musical (Edicion Del Director)
5. Detras De Camaras Del Video (Me Enamora)
6. La Vida...Es Un Ratico (Entrevista Especial Con Juanes)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38892 in Music
• Released on: 2007-10-23
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition

Amazon.com
La Vida...Es un Ratico (Life is a moment) is the follow up to Juanes' globally multi-platinum release Mi Sangre. In La Vida...Es un Ratico, Juanes once again teams up with co-producer Gustavo Santaolalla, Double-Oscar/Grammy winner. In his first single "Me Enamora," Juanes shows us his intimate personal thoughts on love and relationships. In songs like "Minas Piedras" and Bandera de Manos" he tackles themes of both the hope for peace and social change. With this release, Juanes works to continue to perfect his distinctive fusion of rock with traditional Colombian rhythms and other international styles.

Despues del exito de "Mi Sangre", Juanes nos presenta "Me Enamora" el primer sencillo de su tan esperado nuevo lanzamiento "La Vida...Es un Ratico. "La Vida...Es un Ratico" fue producido nuevamente por Juanes y Gustavo Santaolalla, ganador de dos premios Oscar y multiples Grammy's. Juanes escribió letra y musica de todos los temas durante los dos ultimos años, entre la etapa final de la gira de "Mi Sangre" y un periodo sabatico en el que se concentro en la composición de "La Vida...Es un Ratico". En "La Vida...Es un Ratico" hay canciones que hablan de temas sociales como "Minas Piedras" y "Bandera de Manos" y otras como el primer sencillo "Me Enamora" relacionadas a temas personales y del amor. En este lanzamiento Juanes consolida sin duda alguna su idea musical de fusionar rock con ritmos Colombianos, y ritmos internacionales.

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Amazon.com
Born in Colombia, Juanes (Juan Esteban Aristizabal) has achieved the high profile of a pop idol coupled with the esteem tendered to a cultural hero due to his thoughtful and courageous stance against violence and injustice. His sales have been stratospheric, his presence on Billboard and other charts prolonged; the multiple Grammy winner has also racked up a growing presence in the Anglo press and media. Juanes learned to play guitar from his late father and grew up surrounded by traditional forms like cumbia, bolero, and guasca, which he would later update and make his own. After youthful experiments with heavy metal (which live on in his affection for roiling electric guitar breaks), he moved to Los Angeles, where he reinvented himself as a singer-songwriter. His solo debut, Fijate Bien (Listen Closely), appeared in 2000, and each subsequent release was similarly fuelled by an ardent musical imagination, a gift for poetic, barbed but nonetheless conciliatory lyrics, and a tenor voice that sometimes recalls the heyday of Nuevo Cancion or a Latin John Lennon. On Vida...Es un Ratico (Life...Is a Moment), his fourth studio album, Juanes is once again revealed as a rare combination of guts and glamour, ardor and activism, beauty and brains. From the anthem-like title tune, to the tender, lushly orchestrated balladry of "Dificil," the accordion-fronted vallenato friskiness of "Tres," and the Santana-like conflagration of "Bailala," the momentum never flags. Fans of trad-based pop should snap one this up, especially as the limited edition package includes a DVD containing interviews and performance footage that can be viewed in either Spanish or English. --Christina Roden

People en Español
The career of this singer/songwriter has made huge strides in the last five years, and it shouldn’t surprise anyone that the Colombian singer’s style has become unique. If this were his first CD, Juanes could be labeled as genial, because no sound can even get close to what we hear here. But this is his fourth album, and it sounds exactly as the previous ones. Produced by Gustavo Santaolalla, La vida has a fantastic sound and an impeccable production. Yet originality is not precisely its mark. --Ernesto Sánchez (People en Español )

La carrera de este cantautor ha crecido a pasos agigantados en los últimos cinco años y no es como para extrañar a nadie, el colombiano tiene un estilo que lo hace único. Si este fuera el primer disco de Juanes se podría catalogar como genial, porque no hay nada que suene parecido, pero este es el cuarto álbum del colombiano y suena exactamente igual que los anteriores. Hay que decir que el disco, que es una producción de Gustavo Santaolalla, tiene un sonido fantástico y una producción impecable. Pero la originalidad no es precisamente su sello. --Ernesto Sánchez (People en Español )

Customer Reviews

A more lyric-driven CD. . . a winner
Since I purchased the CD/DVD limited edition, I'll address the DVD.

From the Amazon website, it looks like there are six cuts or episodes on the DVD. That's misleading. There are six cuts/episodes, but three are in English and the same three are repeated again in Spanish.

The first episode is titled "Juanes: Un Viaje Musical" where Juanes reminisces about his musical start in Medellin, the '80s drug wars that nearly destroyed Colombia, his first record contract and his first group "Ekhymosis," his selling of all his personal possessions to finance his move to Los Angeles, his quest to find music producer Gustavo Santaolalla, his struggle for radio play for "Fijate Bien," his marriage / daughter that influenced "Un Dia Normal," his song writing experiences, touring to promote "Mi Sangre," his anti-landmine crusade, his pride to be a Colombian, etc. This episode gives brief samples of his concerts in Germany, England, and Japan. The most interesting brief performance was an excellent acoustic performance that he gave at the European Parliament.

It was interesting to learn that it took awhile for Juanes to be a comfortable stage performer. This might explains why Juanes hasn't released any completely live concert performance DVDs. Hopefully, now that Juanes has learned to be comfortable on stage and has a real presence, he'll release a live concert DVD.

The second episode is a brief look into the making of the music video "Me Enamora." Unfortunately, the actual video is not on the DVD. I didn't find this very interesting.

The third episode is Juanes explaining the meaning of the songs on the CD. He does point out that this CD has a more Colombian feel with a combination of rock and Colombian folk music. He also explains that this CD and the previous three CDs are a reflection of his life and his growth as a person, a husband, and a father.

The DVD would have been better if it included one or two complete music videos or complete sets of live concert performances.

About this CD, I predict that this will be another award winning CD for Juanes. It has some catchy tunes and beats, but the lyrics of his songs really stands out in this CD. His strong guitar play that you hear in his other CDs continues to shine in this CD.

If you bought the CD without this DVD, I personally don't think it's worthwhile to buy this limited edition unless you are a hardcore Juanes fan.

¡Vacanisimo!
I was waiting for a long time for his CD to come and I must admit I doubted it would be better than his previous ones. However, I am ecstatic to write that this is perhaps his best work yet. I absolutely love every song because each has a meaning and it's not just a filler. Of course the DVD is a nice bonus that compliments the whole CD. My favorite songs are:

Clase De Amor
Me Enamora
Hoy Me Voy
Gotas De Agua Dulce
Bailala

I recommend anyone to buy this album, it won't dissappoint you.

Excelente Disco
I don't generally take the time to write reviews about the items I buy. I admit it, I just take advantage of the reviews of all the kind and opinionated people who share their experiences with the rest of us.

This CD however is worth taking the time to review it: it is just GREAT.

I really like most if not all of the songs, and I've only heard it about twice. Really cool songs, excellent rhythm, and great lyrics. Probably the best of Juanes so far, the material is even better than when he had his old band Ekhymosis.

I am getting several more of these as a great gifts for this Christmas.