Siembra

Fine but don't like it

I saw a salsa band (Groupo Fantasmo) live, once. It was great fun and this is fun music, too. But listening without dancing is rather monotonous - I guess my point is that this is LIVE music.

Damn, this album is funky. While I did enjoy a lot of the musical elements, there are moments when it dragged quite a bit. I still enjoyed it want to check out more from these guys, but this one didn't do as much for me. 2/5

I like the horns, and I lack the appreciation of Latin rhythms. It's odd, as I'm drawn to the rhythm of Hip Hop, Reggae, Ska, Afro, Rock... But most Salsa grates on me after a couple of songs.

Salsa Album aus klassischen Bigband Arrangements die auch aus den 50ern stammen könnten. Passende Hintergrundmusik zu einer schwülen Latin-Nacht mit Cocktails und Standparty. Darüberhinaus gehende Begeisterung entsteht aber nicht.

Overall - Liked it, didn't love it. The musicians and the arrangements are great. It's kind of like actual salsa. It really works with everything it does, but you do have to switch it the condiments and you're not just going to eat a bowl of it. If the album were instrumental-only, and the arrangement was shortened by like 15 minutes, I would love this album. Maybe even add it to the library. Sadly not today, Plastico - Blew me away with the opening. Slappy bass, disco strings/horns, vibey vocals. Then it morphed into salsa. Buscando Guayaba - Basically exactly what you would expect from vocal jazz if it was salsa-based. It's almost a commercial for morphing into salsa. Pedro Navaja - Basically the salsa version of Mack the Knife. Opens with an a police siren, then it morphed into salsa. María Lionza - Opens with an awesome, dissonant, dark piano and chanting "oh!"... then it morphed into salsa. Ojos - It's just salsa. Dime - Super catchy piano and bass progression, the stabby horns give it a nice melody to play with. Even the singing doesn't bring out too much of the salsa. Then, about two and a half minutes in, it starts to morph into full salsa. Then, for the last minute or so, it has a nice vocal jazz break/outro where the vocals are way too loud. Siembra - Really nice outro and string arrangement! But, at this point, I am physically tired of listening to salsa.

Meh. Inte min kopp te. Händer inget i mig. Gimmickmusuk

Dinero, trabajo, mi corason, cha-cha-cha!

Ok

Nah

BL: never heard of these artists or this album. So it’ll be a complete blind listen. AL: an amazing album to dance to? Undoubtedly. An amazing album to sit down and listen to? Maybe not quite as much. The real appeal here are the drum lines and the percussion. The Latin beats are very inspiring and make me want to get the drum set out and practice. However I do find the problem is with this genre is it does get a bit same-y. Maybe part of this is down to me not understanding the lyrical content, but then again there are bands like Rammstein where I understand very little of the lyrical content and I still enjoy it. Definitely worth the listen but not one of my favourite albums on the generator so far FT: “Ojos” 2/5

Yllättävän hyvä salsaksi!

Not really my thing, I don’t feel it has aged all that great to my ears.

First impression of the album cover was: is this the Salsa version of Notorious B. I. G.'s Ready To Die? I only know very little, if anything about this genre... And nothing about this artist And that's about it. So this is as blind as listen gets. I had to brief myself on what's this is... Apparently these artists are one of the best selling Salsa artists. One of them is a trombonist. I note the trombonist because I really think his playing adds to this album. And his playing is tasteful and accompanies, but also stands out amongst the rest of the vast amount of instruments that are playing (almost at all times). Not a fan of this genre, and wouldn't seek out any of it. But it sounds fun. Reminds me of when I was in New Orleans. Between Salsa and jazz, every bar had one or the other playing live music. Lots of fun! I prefer the jazz over the former stuff.

Didn’t enjoy

Every song sounds the same, but the trombone sounds nice.

This album made me realize....I'm just not that into salsa....

I wish I could understand what they were saying

Easy listening but slightly forgettable tropical music.

Baxter, in English please. You know I don’t speak Spanish. This was a pretty easy to listen to album. Upbeat fun enjoyable. 4.3/10

Not really my style, but it was an interesting listen

Totaal niet mijn ding. Klinkt als alle andere salsa in mijn ongetrainde oren. Alle stukjes die leuk waren werden niet herhaald.

It’s aight.

Goes in one ear and out the other. Not horrible tho.

Good music if you're into it I suppose

Maria Lionza is okay, cool drum beat Ojos is pretty cool, happy with cool backbeat Dime is kinda a vibe Was getting into the vibe by the end. Listened through twice. Not my style of music. Torn for the rating. Don’t want to low rate as it is well done, but I’m not into it.

No hablo espanol. Te lo agradeceria mas si estuviera en ingles. The brass in this album made it.

Salsa. La vida te da sorpresa. Pero no me gusta la salsa.

Medium-butterfly-chicken-and-peri-chips vibes

Siembra is the second album by Panamian singer and songwritter Rubén Blades and Puerto Rican-American trombonist Willie Colón. It is considered the best selling salsa album in the history of salsa and Latin music, and was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007. It has sold 3 million copies worldwide and almost every song has been a hit at one time or another in various Latin American countries. This is definitely an awesome salsa album so give it a listen if you like that genre. I liked the groovy album, but the lyrics in Spanish didn't help me enjoy it.

1978, латинская музыка. Самый продаваемый альбом сальсы. Латинская музыка - не мое.

Offensive Lineman Willie Colon moonlighting as a musician? Sure. Siembra misses me with the language barrier, I'd have liked the funky opening track to be a sign of the rest of it but, alas, it ends up being El Generico and not in the good Sami Zayn way. 2.

So the first minute of this is disco, and then the rest slips pretty comfortably into standard Latin American salsa stuff. I really struggle to differentiate much between most of this, my Spanish isn't good enough to get the lyrics unless I really concentrate (and this kind of music doesn't lend itself to intense concentration on the lyrics), and it ends up all sounding perfectly pleasant but lacking in any kind of oomph. Not an unpleasant listen, but no reason to recommend. 2/5.

No hablo bien el espanol, pero esta musica me recuerda a Puerto Rico. Me encanta Puerto Rico y todas las hermosas playas. Not quite my thing, but does make me think of beautiful PR. Pretty sure my wife would enjoy and he did a couple shout outs to PR, so I'm not going to rear this album down. Good fun music for the right place. Beautiful Puerto Rico and beautiful Mindy!! 2

2 I hate this album cover. What’s with the babies?? And why do they look badly Photoshopped onto an illustration from a 1970s children’s book?? What does this have to do with the music?? Anyway, that out of the way, fine salsa music. Far from my favorite genre, but there were a handful of standout moments here. In particular, I really liked how Plástico kicked off with a unique, disco-style opening and then rounded out with a series of shouted call and response lines. Looking at the lyrics, it seems he was calling out an attendance list of Latin American countries with the backup singers responding “Present”, so I guess this is pretty much the salsa equivalent of California Love. I also liked the West Side Story references on Pedro Navaja, especially because I think they were used in a sarcastic way to complement an ongoing criticism of the American Dream and lifestyle, though I can’t speak Spanish, so I’m really taking Genius’ word on that one. But yeah, even though it’s supposedly a pretty politically charged album thematically, musically most of it sounds like pretty standard salsa fare. Buscando Guayaba sounded like borderline elevator music. Ojos had a bit of a hook to it with its repetition of the title, but beyond that, not much else of note. I said it before and I’ll say it again - not my type of music, and I likely wouldn’t put it on in my own time. That being said, I’m a very lyric-driven person, so I would maybe re-visit and learn to appreciate more if I ever became proficient in Spanish.

Ok...not sure I prefer salsa vs. other genres of latin music. 2/5

Bit weird

I'm not well versed with the genre enough to say if it's actually generic but it feels generic too me. The sample sources were a fun surprise tough!

Despite my interest in Latin music, salsa ain't for me, apparently. I can't follow anything as I listen. It's kind of confusing. Not my kind of groove.

Just not a fan of Latin tunes.

I'll do the chicken fajitas please. Black please Flour. Thank you!

What sinks this album for me is the track length. The instrumentals and vox are well-executed and pleasant, but wear quite thin after 5-7 minutes. I'm sure being able to follow the narrative would make things a bit more interesting, but my Spanish is way too rusty to keep up here.

Not really a fan of this one.

I can appreciate the talent, just not my vibe. It did make me want to watch West Side Story tho

👎

Sorry, but once you've heard one salsa track, you've heard them all. This is just dance music, and I expect it's very good for dancing to - but I don't dance so it's no use to me. I prefer to listen to music.

It was very hard for me to discriminate as to why this is a standout probably owing to my lack of deep exposure to this genre. To me it sounded like every other album of the type that I've heard at restaurants and clubs. Pleasant, but nothing special.

Although this wasn't a "bad" album, Salsa really isn't my jam, after a few songs it becomes annoyingly repetitive for me.

La samba c’est marrant deux minutes mais ça me gave vite

Joo joo, sai nytkähtelemään pari kertaa.

Just couldn’t connect with this. Pleasant, super competent music. It just doesn’t mean anything to me unfortunately. It’s dance music and demands too much attention to be background.

It was okay.

I’m not used to listening to salsa music but certain songs were very enjoyable to listen to while I cleaned today

2.5. It's good for what it is....

It's a salsa album. Don't particularly like salsa music, but it was a decent album

did not listen

The first song was great, but from there it tailed off for me.

Great beat, streaks of funk. Songs are repetitive. Love the West Side Story inclusion

i'm never typing willy colon in to google ever again. 😳 More Nando's background music. nice enough to have on in the background but doesn't grab the attention.

Album cover SHARK would be all over, the big nonce. It was just a bit annoying to be honest. Did not make me cum.

Nicht meine Richtung. Meh.

some ok bits but not really my jam

Was okay

Idk how this will affect my list but this is one of the first ones I rated

Loving listening to different musical styles. This one just wasn’t for me.

Found boring. Nuf said. D+

Too wild

Azteca background music. I'm sorry

Was ok

Good music but not my style.

2/5 world music sucks

Sorry samba people… I just don’t like it!

חמוד מאוד ספרדי לי מידי

Not for me but some grooves. 2

Not my kind of music, it all sort of blurred together. I'm sure I would have liked it more if I understood Spanish. Favorite Track: Plastico

Salsa, lots of salsa. Apparently the best selling salsa album ever. Ok.

Good

Hard to rate these one, like their from the same rib. That slapping bass in the first track needed to endure a bit more throughout

Mwah, not so great. But I don’t like Spanish music that much

Didn’t enjoy

not bad but gave up

Tja, ook weer niet heel boeiend! Gauw naar de volgende plaat.

Best gezellig, maar niet midden in de winter als het een paar graden vriest en er sneeuw ligt.

Colon and Blades sounds like the name of a bitchin' death metal act. But they're not. It's salsa. I'm sure it's pleasant enough if you're on some beach but I'm not. And I don't like the beach much anyway. Best Tracks: Plastico; Buscando Guayaba; Pedro Navaja

It’s ok, nandos/Mexican restaurant vibes

Гордита! Чалупа! Подзаебали латиносы, чессговоря, 4/10

It was okay for what it was. Not for me personally

It’s not for me

Mid

Turns out Samba is not for me

Nestled nicely between Grateful Dead and ZZ Top…

I’d not heard this previously and it wasn’t for me I’m afraid - one star. Tom

I’m so sorry, this is really not for me. I’ve played far too much of the game series Tropico to critically engage with this music genre. it’s not you, it’s me Willie Colon* & Ruben Blades I also don’t like slap bass. (*there’s a really childish lowbrow joke there, I’m not making that. awful. Barely a joke. just rude. pathetic.

p414. 1978. 1 star. The only salsa I like is as a dip for tortilla chips. This might have done better if I were on a beach in Rio de Janeiro, but on a cold grey wet day in Stoke this album loses most of its appeal. Hard pass from me.

I just don't like salsa. This album could be a nuanced, musical masterpiece, but my ears would never be able to hear it.

Siembra by Willie Colón and Rubén Blades is really not my kind of music. Salsa with touches of jazz just doesn’t do much for me personally. That said, if it wasn’t for this challenge I would never have listened to an album like this, so I can appreciate the opportunity to experience something completely different. There were moments that sounded familiar, especially Plástico and Buscando Guayaba, which I’m sure I must have heard somewhere before. But after listening to the full album, one of my main takeaways was that a lot of the songs blended together for me stylistically. The album is clearly very well produced, and the musicianship is excellent throughout. You can tell how talented everyone involved is, and I understand why this album is considered important within Latin music. It just doesnt work for me. I found it quite long, repetitive and difficult to stay engaged with by the end. I do respect the international side of this challenge though, because albums like this push me into genres and cultures I would never normally explore. Even when I don’t enjoy them, it’s still interesting to hear something outside my usual taste. Favourite tracks: Plástico was quite a nice track. Least favourite tracks: Nothing was terrible, it just wasn’t really for me. Album artwork: A bizarre album cover, it looks like a colourful cartoon advert for Pampers.

nah

horrible

4/25 Bleh. I really hate spanish music. Especially salsa music

윌리 콜론 & 루벤 블레이즈 - 시엠브라 (1978) 총 7곡 수록, 42분. 흠 분위기가 취향이 아닌듯 코멘트가 성의없는 이유: 열심히 듣지 않았습니다 건질만한 노래는 시엠브라정도 한줄평: 뭐랄까 멕시코 감성 잘 안맞아!! 그치만 활기찼네요 취향:★★☆☆☆ 재방문:★☆☆☆☆

Just dull

Trying really hard to be objective here despite my inclination to try to find and focus on positive aspects of the music, but I have to admit that I frankly do not care for or about this album. I'm sure it's good if you're into the genre since it's on this list (and the musicians were talented), but listening to it for me was such a slog that I finally broke my rule about listening to everything all the way through. The energy and overall tone was consistent to a fault, which made the long track times feel like a chore. A few minutes into Maria Lionza I decided I'd give each song an honest attempt for 60+ seconds, but it was obvious based on the rest of the album that if I didn't care for the first minute I wouldn't care for the rest of the track so I gave myself permission to skip at that point. I ended up skipping each of the remaining songs after that attempt. And honestly I typically like this sort of thing, but I just wasn't getting hooked by any of it. Unfortunately it's gonna be a one-star for me.

So so so bad

No idea if this is good or not as am not from south America.

Lively, well-oiled grooves built from bright brass lines, busy percussion, rolling piano figures, and clear, narrative vocals move this salsa album like a beautifully organized dance hall—perfectly suited for motion and social energy, yet as listening music it feels too functional to invite deeper attention.

Not for me at all!

Alright for some...but not for me

This is a very mediocre salsa album. I will say though that it is representative of the genre but plain and boring.

Flawless perfection

I couldn’t get into it. DNF

bing bong fuck this album 1/5

no

Salsa. Nej tack. Jag är inte presente här. Får mest ångest och kan inte få bort den tills nu förträngda bilden av stringtrosan som dansade överallt på UKKs salsakväll. PTSD. Uscha.

Ok I've been through few salsa and samba albums now. I listened to every one of them all the way through. And I've concluded that - yeah this shit is not for me.

Latin, Salsa & Trombone No Thank You

Ich esse lieber Salsa und höre Mexican Rock als dass ich Tortillas esse und Salsa höre. 1/5

A nice change of direction in my first taste of salsa & my first taste of Spanish in this project. The music is bright & shiny and warm, very inviting initially. I just wish I spoke Spanish as the lyrics are clearly a key part of this, there to be learnt & sung along to but I can’t understand them so all that is lost on me. The salsa music sets a wonderful atmosphere but if you can’t understand the lyrics then it soon becomes directionless. After a while it becomes showbizzy and starts to grate. To be clear though this is not the LPs fault that I do not speak Spanish that is my fault & problem & a reminder of how anglicised culture has become. I can see how important this music & these lyrics must be to so many people but I have to mark it low based on how it makes me feel. And I feel I really want it to end as it’s going around in circles but I see if you’re dancing then salsa would be tribal trance. But for me salsa is just one of the worst musical genres.

I didn't even notice when this ended and went to shuffle. Like Phyl, on a different day I may have taken this in more.

Spanish discoish?

Sounds like generic salsa and basically means nothing to me unfortunately due to the language barrier.

Nah

nah

No entiendo

Geef me gewoon Engelse muziek aub

Not for me

Not my stuff

Spanish, salsa, disco, funk album. Not my thing but they do play well together

Artiste inconnu. Le premier morceau commence bien (slap basse sympa) mais très vite devient inécoutable pour moi. Je ne suis pas allé au bout. =>1/5

Not really my type of music

no my style

Noiosissimo mi dispiace, non riesco nemmeno a pensare a una vibe

Not for me

Not for me

Didn’t listen

Neibb

Not my thing. Unlistenable.

This might be the best of this genre, I just couldn't connect with it.

No

Well, this one is a bit boring. Restaurant music.

I don’t like traditional vibes

Not a fan of salsa

“this album was good” - said nobody ever “this album belongs on this list” - said nobody ever

Vem fan lyssnar på salsa?

Salsa can be annoying, sometimes. Sometimes, very much so.

This sounds like noise as it’s not in English. Sounds like I’m at a Mexican Restaurant not my kind of music.

Meh

Started off with a great song but others fell flat even though i didn't understand the language. The instrumental on the first song were amazing. The vocals were good too, I guess.

If salsa music does it for you, then I imagine that this album will really do it for you. For me? If you listen to any 5-second segment of any of the tracks, then you've basically heard the entire album.

dont like

If Willie Colon and Ruben Blades were to fuck, their offspring would be an ugly shitehawk with a cleft lip and a big old elephant cock. It would barely pass as human and would be the kind of child old women would audibly gasp at as they watch him masturbating. I'll let you decide whether that means the child is masturbating or the old women are. Maybe it's both.

I got 3 tracks in and couldn’t believe I wasn’t near the end of the album. This is inoffensive but I wouldn’t sit and deliberately listen to it again.

Not my type of music. Being in Spanish also made it harder for me to follow. Might be good if I’m drunk.

Not my kind of music at all. It may be a genre masterpiece, but my listening enjoyment says 1/5.

Interesting. Not only did I not like the music, it actually managed to make me... Kind of angry? The visualizer for the song "Buscando Guayaba" might have an influence on this, except there's nothing explicitely infuriating about that one either...? I think the kind of harmonies and chord progressions used also played a part. Doesn't look like anyone else here had the same experience.... Either way, I had to force myself to keep listening.

Not my genre

Didn’t like this one

Chujnia