The Bottom Line
Lo Que Trajo El Barco ("What The Ship Has Brought In") is Bermudez' fourth album and continues his pleasant, easy pop way of telling stories about his and the immigrant experience. After winning several Latin Grammys last year for Todo El Ano, this CD proves once again that Bermudez is not just a flash in the pan; in fact his talent as a songwriter is prodigious. There's not a bad or boring track on the album. If you liked the last one, you'll like this one even more.
Pros
- Better than his last album, and that's saying alot.
- Get homesick with "La Mas Bella"
- Get amazed with vocals in "Sego En Mano"
- Contains break-out single "Sigo Con Ella"
Cons
- None
Description
- 14 tracks (plus 2 interludes) of pop tracks written or co-written by Bermudez
- Guests Fonseca, Gustavo, Reyli
- Released by EMI Latina
Guide Review - CD Review: Obie Bermudez - Lo Que Trajo El Barco
Lo Que Trajo El Barco is full of sincere stories about the immigrant experience and relationships of all kinds, his own and others. Bermudez treats these stories with a light, easy pop touch that never gets maudlin, is often moving and is, from time to time, unexpectantly surprising.
The album is in spanish, except for one track, "Spanglish" The lovely ballad "La Mas Bella" with its poignant chorus of "Mi corazon esta en Puerto Rico" will resonate with anyone that's far from home. "Cuando Se Ama A Una Mujer" is the great lovesong that features Fonseca, Reyli and Gustavo.
For my taste, the most interesting (and my favorite) track on the album is "Soga En Mano". Wow. Starting with church bells and a vocal chorus singing a dirge, the vocals expand to imitate what would normally be an instrumental backdrop (ala Vocal Sampling), followed by a rhythmic, upbeat theme. The dirge and instrumental vocals play a counterpoint to the main theme throughout the piece - there's a lot of music going on here, and I loved every masterful, unusual moment of it.
