Buena Vista Social Club

I really dont have time for this so i give this a 3 stars for the sake of being a 90s jazz album

Edit from future me: I finally got around to listening to this album again. This is a very great piece of music by some great singers. Im gonna give this project 4 stars.

Yep, very nice and easy to listen. Percussion and guitar great in particular.

There’s nowt wrong with this lp. I’m sure it soundtracked many a West Sussex dinner party where 90’s ex-ravers congratulated each other on being multi-cultural and ate fajitas for the first time.

The performances and musicianship are fine but I feel this has been toned down for the International market. I bet if you were a connoisseur of Cuban music you could reel of twenty or more better lore exciting records and I rather wish this list picked them instead.

Went into this a little skeptical since j had a salsa album I did not enjoy the previous day but this album was awesome! I liked every track and will listen again!

It’s hard to say if this is essential listening for someone like myself who didn’t grow up with this kind of music.
This does leave me with fresh ears to take this kind of music in.
I did hear this way back when it first came out but it didn’t stick with me and upon hearing this again it’s not doing too much for me.
I do recognize the great musicianship on display here, however it’s exclusively in service of some sort of dance music so the elements in these pieces are limited to a form that’s very nice and appealing to the general public.
I suppose these styles just don’t seem to somehow speak to me and that’s a personal feeling and I suppose some of the problem for me is that it does crossover to a bland jazz style which is fine for most of the regular listeners out there but not for me.
Once again I do acknowledge the great talent on display here so I would definitely have to rate this above 50% but I personally might not ever play this album ever again.

Enjoyed it!

Cuban elevator music

there's nothing for me to say about this one that you can't read elsewhere. just hit play again

Cuba has Buena Vista Social Club and better healthcare, why would anyone willingly live in the US instead of Cuba?

There was a lot of hype surrounding the album when it was released. I couldn't really get into it at the time and didn't feel like trying. I was familiar with the song Chan Chan, but didn't associate it with the band. Now I've listened to the album in its entirety for the first time and found it really interesting. It's not the kind of music I listen to all the time, but it's great fun to listen to now and then. 4/5

The power of friendship is strong in this one. The relisten value though...

Better than Coldplay

This is an album I'm very happy to have experienced as it instantly transported me to a different place that I've never been before. Very enjoyable at the start, it dragged a bit through the middle, but it picked itself back up near the end.

I think I'm going to have to make a couple mojitos or El Presidentes this weekend now as I have a sudden craving for some rum.

Also, to all the reviewers who left 1-star reviews because “this album isn’t in English”, what the hell are you doing here?

Not the album for a cold wet December morning in Scotland.
Nice though

Two reviews in a row where I think Meh is the right term.

This might be culturally significant (and probably should be on the list) but I just didn't care listening to it. I didn't care the first time I did when I received it in a VMP subscription, and I don't care this time. It's perfectly pleasant, but not something I like.

So good, some songs on here I’m not going to stop thinking about for a while.

Enjoyed having something different from the usual 80s synt pop/90s Brit pop.

This list needs more like this.

I liked this. The guitar work was impressive. And the overall sound was enjoyable.

Jazzimpaa tavaraa Kuubasta! Erinomaista oleskelumusiikkia 4/5

Very smooth, relaxing.