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A wonderful album

Marius Cipolla | 11/19/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If only I could persuade you of how wonderful this CD is, how happy I would be. Do you need to understand Spanish to enjoy it? Well, Serrano's poetry is enchanting, lyrical, compassionate, inspired, funny, sad. This is a very loose translation of part of the lyrics to "Reina del Super:"



Kmart Queen



I never tire of breathing you in

Between Today's Special Offers

And Household Goods.



Like you, I have your name stapled to my breast

And in my hands the thorns of a rose-tree.

You pass my life

Under the laser beam

And between announcements, our melody

Booms on the P.A.

How I would dance with you!



Kmart Queen

Queen of my Ship

I'll be your Redbeard

We'll board your galleon

We'll grab two shopping carts of cans

And toss our fear overboard

Kmart Queen

Queen of the Saloon

I'll be your Jesse James

It'll be the perfect crime

On the lam with our plunder

As far as the beaches of Almeria

As far as the Far West



He is a delightful singer in the tradition of European troubadours which includes Paolo Conte, Jacques Brel and even Ian Dury, with an intensely passionate, husky voice that mesmerizes and evokes a mass of feelings. The arrangements and the melodies are shimmeringly beautiful.



Buy this CD, even if you are not Spanish-speaking, for the sophisticted pleasure of the music. If you can, get a friend to translate the lyrics for you, or better still, learn some Spanish yourself, and you will never regret it!"

Una genialidad de álbum

Rocio Sola Narvaez | Quito - Ecuador | 06/23/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ismael Serrano por mucho tiempo ha sido uno de mis cantautores más admirado. Este álbum contiene 14 joyas del maestro Serrano que no deben faltar en tu colección. Me permito recomendar "Fragilidad" y "Ya nada es lo que era", dos canciones para reflexionar y disfrutar al máximo."