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| 3.5 by Rolling Stone |
Ricky Martin might be a goofball, but he's no fool. He doesn't need to make that "serious" move that so many misguided summer superstars believe they have in them. All he has to do is keep the party g... |
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| n/a by Billboard |
"Sound Loaded" shows Martin walking the tightrope between requisite familiarity and fresh musical ground with remarkable ease. |
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| n/a by wallofsound.go.com |
And while there's a temptation to write this -- and Martin -- off as just another pop-tart confection reprising a proven sonic formula, the fact remains that the singer and his cohorts craft music that's undeniably engaging, tuneful, and, quite often, lots of fun. |
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| n/a by www.ew.com |
Less than two years after the crossover phenomenon erupted in earnest, this kitchen sink approach to Latin American pop already sounds incredibly formulaic -- albeit a formula that still has some life in it. |
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| n/a by www.q4music.com |
The trio of Spanish songs are no fun at all and ballads such as Come To Me are more Michael Bolton than Michael Jackson, but - and let's not be coy about this - when he does Livin' La Vida Loca again, he's fantastic. |
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| n/a by www.sonicnet.com |
Fizzy but numbingly predictable.... The delightful element of surprise occasioned by Martin's breakthrough English-language debut has been replaced by a formula-milking attempt to replicate its track record. This is particularly disappointing, since in concert Martin stirs things up by doing more than nodding to his roots. |
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