Hector Ramos - El Galan De La Salsa
Que Las Dos Me Quieran
CD
(Salson Records 08738),
Released 2008;
Editor's Pick:
I hear a lot of similar independent productions these days that suffer from the same thing: the arrangements are decent enough but lack the dynamism, organic depth, and diversity of most 70s salsa; the recording quality sounds thin, digital; the vocals are just plain boring or out of tune; the album is short or hurried sounding. If the vocals on some of these productions were at least possessing of some kind of personality or grit, that would make up for the sameness of the musical backing tracks. The latest salsa album by Hector Ramos suffers from these ailments on most of the cuts, I am afraid. To say it is inconsistent is an understatement. While tunes like "Si Estoy Aqui" and "Que Las Dos Me Quieran" are mildly interesting and have some cojones, and "Cabiosile Abacua" is actually quite good, something about Ramos’ thin, reedy, voice, coupled with the use of synthesizers and slightly sappy arrangements on tracks like "Te Sigo Amando," "Deseo Salvaje," and "En Mi Puertorro," makes for a dissatisfying blend that leaves you wishing it were better overall. If you are going to cover an old classic, it better be good. "Save The Last Dance For Me" (which is not by “D.R.” as claimed) is simply bad and almost sinks the whole show. However, the exception is "Mi Cumbia," which, you guessed it, is a killer cumbia, but with hot salsa brass and accordion accents (a departure from the generic sound of the rest of the album). But two great tracks out of eight do not make a highly recommended disk. (Pablo Yglesias, 2008-06-23)
Song titles include:
Si Estoy Aqui
Que Las Dos Me Quieran
Cabiosile Abacua
Te Sigo Amando
Save The Last Dance For Me
Mi Cumbia
Deseo Salvaje
En Mi Puertorro
Musicians include:
Edwin Sanchez Piano
Caros Inrique Bass
John Walsh Trumpet
Chris Washburne Trombon
Harry Adorno Timbales
Tito Allen Coro
Aris Martinez Coro
Papo Pepin Bongos
Hector Ramos Lead vocals
Category: Salsa/Son
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