Quijano: “Santa Monica Boulevard”
Wednesday, 01 July 2009 16:11
For almost ten years, Manuel, Óscar, and Raúl Quijano delivered several hits under Café Quijano. This Spanish native band from León became well known for their unique style. Not only did their voices sound like nothing out there, but also their music and their racy and sensuous story-telling lyrics. After four albums the brothers parted ways and Manuel Quijano decided to venture into a solo career after they finished promoting their last album “¡Qué Grande Es Esto Del Amor!”. Manuel decided to go simply as Quijano. After a somewhat successful debut album, Quijano is back with a vengeance with his sophomore album “Santa Monica Boulevard”, in which he keeps the Café Quijano sound alive while still managing to add his personal touch.
If you’re a Café Quijano fan, you would definitely love this album, since “Santa Monica Boulevard” sigue la tradición de discos como “La Taberna del Buda”. However, Quijano brings a little something something to the table and injects the well-known sound with a “new” old-school/ retro vibe. En unas rolas funciona, en otras… not so much.
Overall, “Santa Monica Boulevard” is an inconsistent album. There are good jams and then there are filler jams. The good jams are great- the music, the backup singers, the instrumentation and Manuel’s performance is superb. Now, the filler jams are something else… they fail to impress by unsuccessfully attempting to add Motown and jazzy feel to it in some atrocious results.
“Santa Monica Boulevard” es un buen album para los nostálgicos and for those who have a thing for narrative lyrics… eso si es algo que no falta en este album. Quijano delivers some interesting stories to say the least.
Outstanding Traxx: Te juro vida mía, Mónica, Negro y gris Con las manos negras, Susu.
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