Juanca
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Post by Juanca on Jan 8, 2009 23:08:57 GMT -5
With a new front woman, La Oreja comes back!!! Amaia Montero departed for a new solo career, and now here it is Leire Martinez. She has a cleaner voice than the raw, 'ronquita' Amaia -- that's a change. The song seems more Pop than Rock/Pop as other first singles by LOVG, which could mean another change. In any case, LOVG has become one of the best Latin acts of the last decade and a half, so it's always good to have them back. Hopefully, they can turn around the bad fate of groups with departing frontwomen (Ole Ole, Mecano). Good luck!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQewzNYvcRk
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Post by tortuga on Jan 10, 2009 17:34:38 GMT -5
Well, this isn't that bad after all. Her voice isn't as shrill as Amaia, not that it was a bad thing because I did like Amaia's voice.
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Juanca
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Enjoying work, family/personal life with partner and doggies, and music. I couldn't ask for more :)
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Post by Juanca on Jan 10, 2009 18:24:39 GMT -5
When I first heard LOVG with Amaia (Cuentame al Oido), I didn't quite like her voice, but then I loved it. In this case, Leire's voice sounds more like Ana Belen's or that type of balladist rather than rocker, but sounds good. I think it's just a matter of readjusting the ears to the new overall sound of LOVG
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Post by kinglouiexviii on Mar 17, 2009 12:02:33 GMT -5
Does anybody know how this is doing in Mexico and Latin America? I'm curious to see what kind of success (or failure) LODVG has without Amaia. Though she wrote few of the songs, she was always the star of the band
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