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Michael Stuart Back To Da Barrio CD

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Michael Stuart claims to bring it home on his 2006 release Back to da Barrio, and after a career that has flirted with the urban as much as claimed the Latino, this record definitely makes good on its boast. While there are plenty of hints that this isn't your abuelita's salsa, salsa it is nonetheless. Leaving his drum sequencer at home for these sessions, the instrumentation and arrangement are more akin to the likes of Oscar d'León than the hip-hop-tinged Stuart audiences have come to know. The preceding record, Sin Miedo, harkened to the dance club or the cruisin' strip as much as it did the salsa dancehall. Not so in his first project for the Machete Music label, which is ironic, considering the urban slant of the majority of their productions. The round, rich tone of the record seems to emulate the fat '70s timbre of New York salsa's heyday. Stuart brings a certain barrio bad-boy quality to all of his projects, and that is certainly present, despite the classic aesthetic. Hearing Stuart in this context feels quite natural, and the results of the new direction are rockin'. The writing is among the hippest in modern salsa, and the stylistically savvy band, including some guaguancó, bomba, and comparsa sounds fresh and enticing. Old style with a new attitude is a great combination, in Stuart's hands. ~ Evan C. Gutierrez
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Category World Albums, International CDs, Latin, Tropical, Salsa/Tropical
Label Machete Music
Orig Year 2006
All Time Sales Rank   14621  
CD Universe Part number 7034431
Discs 1
Release Date May 02, 2006
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Michael Stuart Back To Da Barrio Songs


Michael Stuart Back To Da Barrio Album Track Listing



1.Mayor que Yo$0.99
2.Noches de Travesura$0.99
3.Cuentale$0.99
4.Pobre Diabla$0.99
5.Ven Bailalo$0.99
6.Tu Me Vuelves Loco$0.99
7.Yo No Soy Tu Marido$0.99
8.Ya lo Se$0.99
9.Nadie Sabe$0.99
10.Ella y Yo$0.99
11.Pagame lo que Me Debes$0.99
12.Vengo Guapeando$0.99
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Average Rating: (4.2 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

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5 stars Back to da Barrio
Very good, I enjoyed the CD very much.
Submitted by wriospcca (Philadelphia, USA) Verified Buyer
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4 stars A FUEGO
Le quedo al palo, en especial la que tiene con Tito Rojas, ciertamente un clasico
Submitted by asa1171 (Heidelberg, Alemania) Verified Buyer
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5 stars Best album ever
I Love this album. Nothing left to say, just listen it.
Submitted by locoville (Wallingford, CT, USA)
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5 stars Best salsa album of the past decade? Maybe.
While this album consists mostly of covers of reggaeton songs, the songs are fully reworked as salsa, often with help from Puerto Rican roots rhythms such as plena, bomba, and jala jala. The sound is fresh and current, the intensity of Michael Stuart's vocal attack echoes old school, pre-salsa romantica, values. True, the remake of "Nadie Sabe" begins on a salsa romantica note (with hints of modern R&B), but then it unfolds into something else. It almost sounds like Michael Stuart is saying, "Okay, we can do this with the song, or we can do this," and as he goes on, the tension builds. That's one thing the tracks here do extremely well: they keep the tension building in a satisfactory way. In addition to Stuart's singing, which is on fire throughout the album, the percussion is often outstanding (and particuarly well-recorded, I think). As a dancer, I like the way different songs here strongly suggest different ways of moving, shuffly, bouncy, etc. Ironically, the weakest track here was one of the singles, "Ella y Yo," featuring Tito Rojas, but even that is not unlistenable, despite Tito Rojas's spluttering delivery. The version of "Soy Callejero" (which I think was originally written by a member of Willie Rosario's band) is also a weak point, mostly because the rapping seems a bit weak (almost reminiscent of the bad rapping that often shows up on timba songs). It is the only song here I would consider labeling as "salsaton." Still, it is only weak relative to the rest of what is a very strong album, and there's plenty of Michael Stuart vocal prowess on display even in this song. This album is so good, the weaker songs still have a lot to offer. Some purists may not like the vocoder-like effects that are occasionally used on Stuart's voice, but the vocal effects are not overdone. (Curiously, they are one of the few obvious echoes of reggaeton production on the album.) If you think good salsa has to sound like the latest soporific Spanish Harlem Orchestra spinoff album, then maybe this is not for you. You will find the rest of us on the dance-floor (or maybe just in our livingroom), getting down to "Mayor Que Yo" or "Yo No Soy Tu Marido."
Submitted by Rudy (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
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3 stars HOT!!!
I think this CD is HOT. All of the tracks are good and I don't skip any of them. This is a CD you can just put in and listen and love the whole thing. Highly recommended! FUEGO!!
Submitted by Talia (Albany, NY)
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