Enrique Iglesias, Mala Rodríguez, The White Stripes, Queens of The Stone Age and Mandy Moore.

the music press

tue 6/19/2007

A collage of Enrique Iglesias, Mala Rodríguez, The White Stripes, Queens of The Stone Age and Mandy Moore.

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Enrique Iglesias’ eighth LP Insomniac is "an album that comes exquisitely polished but perhaps stretching itself too far,” according to the BBC. Cinema Blend Music is less subtle: “The album is essentially divided between the corny and the dirty, with a few awkward crossovers in between, but a few factors remain consistent – it’s sexy, it’s corny and it’s uninspired.”
Spanish female rapper Mala Rodríguez's Machete Music debut, Malamarismo, which includes appearances by Julieta Venegas, Tego Calderón and Cuban rapper Mahoma, "demonstrates [Mala's] desire to be original, which has opened her up to pull from new influences,” according to La Nueva España newspaper. Spanish blog Tocando Las Puertas Del Cielo is disappointed with the album’s lack of social critique and calls it “malamalísimo.”
The White Stripes' highly anticipated sixth release Icky Thump “positively swarms out of the speakers” and pushes the Detroit rock band's sell-by date “further off than ever,” according to the Guardian U.K. Webzine PopMatters commends the duo for “learning to expand the sounds in their musical repertoire while retaining the focus, power, energy and consistency that made their best work.”
Stoner metal heavyweights Queens Of The Stone Age released Era Vulgaris, an album All Music Guide declares “the best rock & roll record yet released in 2007 – and the year sure needed the dose of thunder that this album provides.” The New York Times is equally enthralled: "Queens of the Stone Age don’t just riff through their new songs; they push and pull, spar and gnash, buzz and scream and hurl chords back and forth across the stereo field to dizzying effect.”
Mandy Moore takes a break from acting and returns to music with Wild Hope, an album that “incorporates enough country, rock and pop sensibilities to satisfy any ear,” according to Billboard.com. Slant Magazine adds that Moore’s greatest asset is her “appreciation for the good ol’ fashioned singer-songwriter ethic, not to mention a desire to distinguish herself from her teenybopper past.”

14 responses to “the music press: Enrique Iglesias, Mala Rodríguez, The White Stripes, Queens of The Stone Age and Mandy Moore.”

i agree wit christy. right on!

Roxana

8/4/2007

ENRIQUE,
RING MY BELLS
888
LOVEYOU

UNA GRANDE FAN FROM EI LAND

NR1FORYOU

(EI LAND)

4/10/2008

HOLA NADA MAS QUIERO NANDARLE UN SALUDO A KEN-Y Y DECIRLE Q YO SOY SU #1 FAN O.K!

NANCY AGUILAR .M.

(APPLETON)

6/20/2007

Dude Enrique ur new songs "Dimelo" & "Somebody's Me" r awsome!! thx 2 does to songss my gir;friend and me got back 2gether thx again
the videos r cool to

Santiago

(athens,al)

9/22/2007

hey q onda nos mas aqui dejando un commentario.. yo soy la #1 fan de enrique iglesias desde q yo era nina pero soy un fanatica de enrique te adoro enrique luv you!!!muah;)

*~LaLoCa~*

(MPTown,TX)

12/11/2007

Juzz quiero decir dat i lub enrique iglesias & hiz new c.d. iz awsome!

Roxana

7/18/2007

Enrique es y seguirá siendo una super estrella!!!....Tiene todo lo q debe tener un artista.....su música es buenísima....su carisma y sencillez son cautivadores.
Le deseo todo lo mejor de este mundo....y muchos éxitos+++
Saludos desde Perú

mirquiinlove

8/28/2007

OK DUDES..IDK HOW THE CRITICS COULD TALK ABOUT ENRIQUE IGLESIAS LIKE THAT!! COME ON HES A TALENTED SINGER AND SONG WRITER..NOT TO MENTION HES ADORABLE!!! HE MADE A PRETTY GOOD COME BACK!! SOME OF US WERE STARTING TO FORGET WHAT WONDER JULIO IGLESIAS MADE!!! ^_^ IM A TRUE FAN NOW!! HE HAS AN ANGELIC VOICE THAT SHOULDNT BE MESSED WITH!!! I LOVE HIS NEW SINGLE DIMELO AND HOPE MORE OF HIS NEW SONGS ARE AIRED CUZ...THEY ARE FLIPPIN AWESOME>_

christy

(fontana)

7/20/2007

hey i just wanna say that im enrique Englesias #1 fan and that i love his new song

Jessica

(new jersey)

6/23/2007

Queens of the Stone Age son dats what im Talkin about
Dale