Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Noche
2. Mu�eca de Trapo
3. Dulce Locura
4. Perdida
5. Vuelve
6. Escapar
7. Irreversible
8. Diez Centimetros de Ti
9. V.O.S.
10. Apareces Tu
11. Manhattan
12. Mi Vida Sin Ti

Disc 2:

1. Making of Canciones Comentadas Entrevista [DVD]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #130010 in Music
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2006-05-09
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .27 pounds

Amazon.com
Effortless effervescence--that's the most fitting phrase to describe Guapa, the fourth studio disc from La Oreja de Van Gogh and follow-up to 2003's wildly popular Lo Que Te Conte Mientras Te Hacias La Dormida. Rock riffs, club beats, and instantly catchy melodies collide with the kewpie-doll vocals of Amaia Montero. Her voice is thin and wispy, to be sure, but it's a perfect fit for LODVG's pleasing pop confections. "Noche" and "Muneca de Trapo" are anchored by fuzzy guitar riffs, while "Vuelve" rides a Nirvana-inspired guitar groove, accented with electro beats. "A Diez Centimetros De Ti" pulses with the passion of young love, and "Mi Vida Sin Ti" morphs from a plaintive guitar ode into a delicious disco-ball ditty before shifting into a barroom sing-along, complete with blaring mariachi horns. There's lots of ground covered here, but LODVG's route never seems forced or overplanned. Guapa is simply the sound of a group comfortable with its talents and its varied inspirations. For fans of swirling world-pop, that's pretty inspired too. --Joey Guerra

Customer Reviews

First Class Journey into LOVG's World
One of the features that attracted me first to the music of LOVG was the deep lyrics coupled with unexpected, yet catchy melodies and rhythms. This album is not the exception and it will not disappoint you. From the inspiring ballad "Apareces Tu" to the grown-up, alternative sounding "Vuelve", the CD covers all the bases. As always, after listening to their album you feel like you've just returned from a first class journey into the mind of LOVG and Amaia's most sacred thoughts and feelings. Each song is well composed, and it's very evident that the band has taken its time to progress each composition from infancy to an euphony full of melodic and detailed arrangements. The lyrics are in perfect harmony with the music and the sequence of each song engulfs all your senses as exemplified in "Dulce Locura". Amaia Montero as always, is passionate in her interpretations.

Bottom line, the album is as good as they get. And if you're a LOVG fan, you're shamefully realizing that each project from them is slowly spoiling you with great artistry.

Buy it! I strongly recommend it.

Consistently Great Band
"El Viaje de Copperpot" is still my favorite album by La Oreja de Van Gogh, but "Guapa" is a close second. The band has a gift for making catchy, fun, and beautiful melodies - in other words, just great music. This album continues that tradition. The music is energetic and eclectic; you won't get bored, because it's just fun to listen to. I have been a fan since I heard "La Playa" for the first time, and am continually awed by how they are able to provide us with so many great tracks, one after another, even after 4 albums. Keep 'em coming, por favor!

Fantastic
Their best album yet. Nearly every song is instantly catchy, has lush orchestration, and could be a top ten single. Straightforward pop music has fallen out of fashion in the U.S. in favor of hip-hop and Dave Matthews derivatives. I highly recommend this album to any non-Spanish-speakers who miss pop-- La Oreja shows that it is alive and kicking elsewhere in the world. It is worth the extra couple of bucks to get the DVD extra, but only if you are already a big fan. The DVD is not by any means exciting, but it gives a very intimate and touching look at how LOVG albums are made and, thankfully for those of us who can't make out the Spanish lisp at all, is subtitled in English. The first feature is a "The Making of...", which is a videocamera documentary (it's really just clips, no narrative or anything) of the band holed up at their getaway to record the album. The second is band members talking about what each of the songs are about (Vuelve is about a mother who leaves her daughter to go work abroad-- don't the lyrics make a lot more sense to you now that you know?). The last is a group interview where they each say a little bit about the album.