Buena Vista Social Club

Underwhelming. The songs are pretty one note. Limited hints of Latin beats. Would be fine background music - but I wouldn’t search it out.

Simple harmonies, complex instrumentation. A real feeling of location with a breadth of melodies. Amazing album.

Gonna give it a 5 just to contrast the asses for giving it a 1 star. This was sooo amazing in the rain on a wednesday morning. Suddenly the weather wasnt so bad

This is some excellent music to put on while chatting with mom over a couple bottles of wine.

thi is so far away from being my kind of music. That said whilst listening I noticed I had heard many of these songs before.

With a holiday coming up this album took me to a beach in the sun. Lovely harmonies, great spanish guitar and brilliant percussion. The only issue is the repitition over the duration of the album. Easy album to listen to and just switch off, which I am not sure is a good or bad thing.

Favourite song: D camino a la vereda
Least favourite song: quite a lot of them
Album artwork: love it

oh this generator has had us eating GOOD with all this world music lately hm

A very pleasant album that rarely excited me. Probably could have used some cutting and editing, but a nice one to throw on.

Best song: De Camino a la Vereda

It's hard to put this experience into words - the songs were so familiar, yet so new. It sounded aged, but the song construction was flawless and timeless. Every song is distinct and range in the feelings they evoke. This is a really impressive album that I'm glad to have discovered through this process, and am excited to continue to throw this on for years to come. (As well as buy on vinyl ASAP)
5/5

Not a bad album, just not my thing at all. I can appreciate parts of it the piece as a whole, but I didn't really enjoy this; it was just kind of there. I still think this gets a 3/5

Nice, not something I would listen to often but I definitey wouldnt turn it off when it comes on

Listened to it several times trting to come up with a proper review, but you know, you just gotta hear it. Brilliant folky Latin Jazz, heartfelt, for the love of the music and nothing else. The musical equivalent of a National Park.

This is a really fun album. A little simple maybe but great for kind of "play it in the background while you have an outdoor summer cocktail party" kind of vibe. It didn't blow me away by any means but it was fun to listen to. Solid 3.

Amazing playing. An extremely cool thing to exist. Seeing the Broadway show puts it in context and made it that much more enjoyable.

Cool little album, some songs were a distinct step-up from the basic mexican mariachi type music I hear at restaurants and the like. I was also eager for this album to end, so 3/5

I remember this being a massive cross-over hit. You wanted to be a cool hipster before cool hipsters were a thing, then you definitely told people ALL about this album. Listening to it now, kinda hard to see why *this* one in particular was popular. Sure, it's cool and funky, but one of "the greatest" - I don't quite see it.

I am surprised how much I liked this.

drowsy and uplifting - it's the feel of an icey cola in the shade on a baking hot day. Afro-cuban jazz combining Spanish guitar, Caribbean rhythms, jazz piano and salsa horns with close vocal harmonies. Loads of harmonic minor/phrygian melody for that distinctive phrasing. Could listen to this all day.

I will never return to this intentionally, but I’ll be damned if it’s not a solid listen and very well done.

3.5/5

Enjoyable cuban music, good vibes. Doesn't quite make it to 5*/favorite territory but very enjoyable nonetheless.
Highlights: el cuarto de Tula, pueblo nuevo (really vibing with this one)

Nice. I, of course, knew about this, but I had never listened. It’s pleasant and fun to listen to, but too mellow for my taste. It could’ve used a few more energetic songs mixed in there.