Javier Navas

"Hello amigos"
(REAL NAME)
 
Helpful votes received on reviews: 100% (11 of 11)
Location: Milenrama, Madrid
In My Own Words:
I am Javi.
I am a Christian.
I am from Spain.
I support Atletico de Madrid.
I'm a professional musician. I have 10 instrumental CD's of my own, 1 Spanish pop CD, 3 English cover versions CD's, and a double Spanish Christian CD. I will publish all my music soon.



I love good music:

Mike Oldfield
The Alan Parsons Project
The Moody Blues
Pink Floyd
Dire Straits
David Arkenstone
Andreas Vollenwei… Read more

Interests
Music, spirituality, travelling and meeting people. And, of course, amazon.com
 

Reviews

Top Reviewer Ranking: 125,588 - Total Helpful Votes: 11 of 11
Wild Mood Swings ~ the Cure
Wild Mood Swings ~ the Cure
4.0 out of 5 stars A follow-up to 'Wish', July 9 2004
This album follows 'Wish' in the fact of leaving behind the gloomyness they were into in the marvellous 'Disintegration'. So now they explore many different kinds of musical 'moods' which makes this album unpopular because it's irregular and loose, but in a way it also brings a lot of hidden feelings we couldn't find before in the band. The incredible variety of this album makes me put it in the place of the 'odd' album almost every band has. And although some songs are weak, like 'Club America' and the dreadful last song, the worst I've ever heard from The Cure, there are some gems here.

The first song, 'Want' is very consistent and even the title seems to want to carry on with the… Read more

The Cure ~ Cure
The Cure ~ Cure
I'm listening to the album right now, not for the first time but yes if a little closer. It is terrible. Sounds angry, uninspired and really like nothing left to say... 'Anniversary' is amazingly different from the rest of the songs, but it is plain to see that this is a commercially aimed release... and even fails in hooking with nice melodies. The 'art', the 'lushness' of previous records give way to a very common rock band everyday's life sound, nothing to do with the originality and distinctiveness The Cure had in the past.

I'm starting to think as well that maybe Robert Smith is starting to use the band to release his own personal demons in the way Roger Waters did with Pink Floyd… Read more

Key ~ Michael Gettel
Key ~ Michael Gettel
5.0 out of 5 stars A marvel, Jun 17 2004
The Key is an album with a very self-biographical feel. Pianist Michael Gettel and his ensemble musicians creates a very nice atmosphere full of serenity, feeling and a sense of adventure in every track. After a few listens you feel that's sort of the story of a spiritual search.

The first track, 'The Waiting' is just a prelude to 'Turning of a Key', introducing its main melody. 'Turning' is a great opening to the album, expressing a lot of optimism and showing a great mixture of instruments together in an upbeat and fluent rythm.

'Breaking the Silence' is a very original track with a very new agey-ethnic opening, and then a very disco-like, unexpected rythm appears. There's a very… Read more