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Fijacion Oral vol. 1 may not be the commercial juggernaut that 2001’s Laundry Service was, but it finds the Colombian goddess doing what she does best: placing her operatic vocalizing at the service of Spanish poetry.
10y
80
Fijación Oral is a very good Latin pop album.
12y
80
Given the strength of this album, it's hard to wait for the second part to arrive.
12y
70
Executive producer Rick Rubin helps restore Shakira's artistic integrity by keeping the industry at bay
11y
60
If Shakira’s indeed a pop tart, she’s got a rich and nutritious filling.
10y
60
The music is even more deranged. Some songs will make fools of thousands of English tourists who attempt them at karaoke.
10y
60
It's not for everyone, but it will certainly keep her global popularity ticking over until it explodes once more with the English set.
2y
💗This feels like entering a queen's palace and delighting in each of the little decorations for 43 minutes💗
This album sounds pristine, clean. The arrangements and especially the production, which is mostly headed by Shakira, are extremely luxurious, it's true that this album feels like a million dollars. The sound palette is deeply rich, having everything from acoustic instruments, like accordions and guitars in songs like "La Tortura" or "Día De Enero" , to ... read more
Album swap with the one and only @Miguel, Would recommend checking his fantastic review on this album as well.
Shakira has been an artist I haven't been very familiar with, With the exception of some of her most popular bangers of course, But god damn this album is such a pleasant surprise, I really wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did.
Shakira dives with so much maturity and personality into themes of love on this album, Her writing is genuinely great here and it keeps you engaged ... read more
Modern Classics #3 - Fijación Oral, Vol. 1
In this series, I take a brief, personal look at relatively recent (2005+) albums and songs that have stayed with me since my first listen, and that I consider to be modern Classics. Rather than straight up reviewing the music on the records, I'd rather look at how said music makes me feel now. Let's go!
When I started this series, I knew from the bat that this would be on it.
When one thinks of records that revolutionized the modern music ... read more
The first part of Shakira's signature double album rollout is an inspired latin pop record with so much variety, and so many influences.
WOW,Que album tan increíble el mejor de ella que he oido hasta ahora esto es magnífico
fav=Obtener Un Si,Lo Imprescindible,Las De Intuición,Dia Especial
least=en tus pupilas
Es realmente increíble el como Shakira puede escribir canciones tan poéticas, uno de sus mejores proyectos.
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Track List
| 1 | En Tus Pupilas 4:21 | 90 |
| 2 | La Pared 3:19 | 88 |
| 3 | La Tortura 3:32 feat. Alejandro Sanz | 92 |
| 4 | Obtener un Si 3:19 | 88 |
| 5 | Día Especial 4:22 feat. Gustavo Cerati | 88 |
| 6 | Escondite Inglés 3:06 | 78 |
| 7 | No 4:45 feat. Gustavo Cerati | 89 |
| 8 | Las de la Intuición 3:40 | 93 |
| 9 | Día de Enero 2:53 | 91 |
| 10 | Lo Imprescindible 3:54 | 85 |
| 11 | La Pared (Versión Acústica) 2:39 | 88 |
| 12 | La Tortura (Shaketon Remix) 3:12 feat. Alejandro Sanz | 70 |
Total Length: 43 minutes
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