Right off the bat, you're pulverized with "Fire Over Water" followed by the eight minute "Walk on Hell". Do I really need to describe these tracks? Put the environment, instrumentation, song titles and influences together and you've got an aural vision. Many of the songs are catchy too - you'll be humming them for days. "Caminando", "Solid Karma" and especially "Mira Pa 'Ca" just have KILLER melodies. But where Chango excels is in the instrumentals like the pounding "Bollo" and "Bembe" plus the beautiful "Sacapa." But the best is saved for last. The nine minute title track combines relentless energy, tuneful melodies and fiery instrumental playing. It's awe-inspiring. Careful though, as you may find yourself in a big heap afterwards. Of course the closing moments have a 15 year old's imagination-girl-moaning-in-ecstasy bit. It's stupid but somehow fits.
How this album missed the big time is a mystery to me. Being 1975 perhaps it was too late for the early Santana sound, but not too many groups went down this road. I'm guessing that ABC records, not known for their marketing muscle, had no idea how to promote it. There are few albums ever that contains this kind of energy and instrumental virtuosity and combines that with a strong melodic sense. A true masterpiece and a really undiscovered gem. Fortunately the Akarma record company has done us all a favor by releasing this on CD and an exact gatefold LP.
For Chango's second album, Honey is Sweeter Than Blood apparently lead singer Pepe Gomez got too big for his britches and tossed all the members except one, changed labels to Mercury and went soul-pop. The music isn't even recognizable for those who love the first album and is a huge disappointment. For Latin Soul music, it's not bad but not exactly what I'd hoped for. I seriously doubt anyone will reissue this and it doesn't need to be. Just go straight for the first album and never look back.
Rixsta
I Disagree i say the second album is better very deep music almost scary it's so deep.
Sin Ti
Chango Lyrics
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Es que no puedo olvidar
Vida mia ayudame
Sin ti no puedo vivir más
Y sigo asi, sin tu amor
Y sigo asi,
es que mi vida sin Ti...
No puedo vivir!
Cuz baby you're so tough, so tough, so tough
I have to get on my knees & pray
Oh baby it's not enough, enough, oh baby it's not enough
I have to get on my knees & pray
Todo quedo en el ayer
lagrimas en nuestro altar
tu eres mi alma gemela
Sin ti no puedo respirar
Y sigo asi, sin tu olor y sigo asi,
Es que mi vida sin ti!
No puedo vivir no.
I have to get on my knees & pray
Cuz baby you're so tough, so tough, cuz baby you're so tough
I have to get on my knees & pray
Oh baby I and I pray
Me pray for another chance with you me pray
Oh God let this pain go away
Dime porque nuestro amor tuvo que terminar
Por que nuestro ego nos logró dominar
Acabando con todo lo que fué nuestro altar
Tú eres me alma gemela y no te voy olvidar
Y rezo pa' que en la otra vida
nos volvamos a encontrar
Oh baby I & I pray
Y sigo asi...
Come rock steady debe doo va day
Ya me tengo que ir
Y no me que quiero alejar
Ay, vida mia ayudame
Sin ti no quiero vivir más
Y sigo asi
Sin tu olor
Y sigo asi
No lo puedo evitar
Ayudame
No te puedo olvidar
Es que sin ti...
No puedo vivir más
The lyrics to Chango's song "Sin Ti" talk about the pain of losing a loved one and how it has affected the singer's life. The opening lines express the depth of the singer's pain, as they cannot even eat anymore due to the inability to forget their loved one. They then ask for help from their life, indicating that they can no longer live without their significant other. The chorus repeats the phrase "Y sigo asi" ("And I continue like this") to emphasize the singer's struggle without their love.
The second verse speaks of the past and the pain that has been left in its wake. The singer considers their loved one their soulmate and cannot breathe without them. Once again, they mention how they cannot live without their partner. The singer then appeals to a higher power, saying they must get on their knees and pray because their love is "so tough" and it's not enough to just plead in words.
The final lines show the singer acknowledging that they must accept the reality of the situation and go on, but they ask for help from their life to be able to do so. The song conveys intense emotions of loss and longing, with the lyrics and the music pressing on.
Line by Line Meaning
Ya no puedo ni comer
I can't even eat anymore
Es que no puedo olvidar
I just can't forget
Vida mia ayudame
My life, help me
Sin ti no puedo vivir más
I can't live without you anymore
Y sigo asi, sin tu amor
And I continue like this, without your love
Y sigo asi
And I continue like this
es que mi vida sin Ti...
It's just that my life without you...
No puedo vivir!
I can't live!
Cuz baby you're so tough, so tough, so tough
Because baby, you're so strong, so strong, so strong
I have to get on my knees & pray
I have to kneel down and pray
Oh baby it's not enough, enough, oh baby it's not enough
Oh baby, it's not sufficient, sufficient, oh baby it's not sufficient
Todo quedo en el ayer
Everything was left in the past
lagrimas en nuestro altar
Tears on our altar
tu eres mi alma gemela
You are my soulmate
Sin ti no puedo respirar
I can't breathe without you
Y sigo asi, sin tu olor y sigo asi,
And I continue like this, without your scent, and I continue like this,
Es que mi vida sin ti!
It's just that my life without you!
No puedo vivir no.
I can't live no.
I have to get on my knees & pray
I have to kneel down and pray
Oh baby I and I pray
Oh baby, I and I pray
Me pray for another chance with you me pray
I pray for another chance with you, I pray
Oh God let this pain go away
Oh God, let this pain go away
Dime porque nuestro amor tuvo que terminar
Tell me why our love had to end
Por que nuestro ego nos logró dominar
Because our ego was able to dominate us
Acabando con todo lo que fué nuestro altar
Ending everything that was our altar
Tú eres me alma gemela y no te voy olvidar
You are my soulmate and I won't forget you
Y rezo pa' que en la otra vida
And I pray that in the other life
nos volvamos a encontrar
We meet again
Come rock steady debe doo va day
Come rock steady, debe doo va day
Ya me tengo que ir
I have to go now
Y no me que quiero alejar
And I don't want to distance myself
Ay, vida mia ayudame
Oh, my life, help me
Sin ti no quiero vivir más
I don't want to live without you anymore
Y sigo asi
And I continue like this
Sin tu olor
Without your scent
Y sigo asi
And I continue like this
No lo puedo evitar
I can't avoid it
Ayudame
Help me
No te puedo olvidar
I can't forget you
Es que sin ti...
It's just that without you...
No puedo vivir más
I can't live anymore
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOSE ANDRES BLANCO, LUIS BLANCO AYBAR
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Ya no puedo ni comer
Es que no puedo olvidar
Vida mia ayudame
Sin ti no puedo vivir más
Y sigo asi, sin tu amor
Y sigo asi,
es que mi vida sin Ti...
No puedo vivir!
Cuz baby you're so tough, so tough, so tough
I have to get on my knees & pray
Oh baby it's not enough, enough, oh baby it's not enough
I have to get on my knees & pray
Todo quedo en el ayer
lagrimas en nuestro altar
tu eres mi alma gemela
Sin ti no puedo respirar
Y sigo asi, sin tu olor y sigo asi,
Es que mi vida sin ti!
No puedo vivir no.
I have to get on my knees & pray
Cuz baby you're so tough, so tough, cuz baby you're so tough
I have to get on my knees & pray
Oh baby I and I pray
Me pray for another chance with you me pray
Oh God let this pain go away
Dime porque nuestro amor tuvo que terminar
Por que nuestro ego nos logró dominar
Acabando con todo lo que fué nuestro altar
Tú eres me alma gemela y no te voy olvidar
Y rezo pa' que en la otra vida
nos volvamos a encontrar
Oh baby I & I pray
Y sigo asi...
Come rock steady debe doo va day
Ya me tengo que ir
Y no me que quiero alejar
Ay, vida mia ayudame
Sin ti no quiero vivir más
Y sigo asi
Sin tu olor
Y sigo asi
No lo puedo evitar
Ayudame
No te puedo olvidar
Es que sin ti...
No puedo vivir más
@deaquinocesarjasso
Esas canciones que escuchas una vez y se quedan contigo toda la vida
Desde que era niño hasta ahora que tengo 28 años, que hermosa canción
@monsezhang9207
Soy, esta canción la escuché cuando tenía, tal vez unos ocho o nueve años, ahora tengo veinticuatro y se siente esa nostalgia.
@yaritito1661
Mi Blanquito men 😢 que nota esa canción, tantos recuerdos de mi Venezuela y esas idas a la playa con estas canciones, todo quedó en el ayer 😢
@Fidozo15
Al fin consigo la versión original de esta canción!
@guiomarflores524
Que tristeza hoy falleciste Blanquito... Nunca olvidare esta musica, formo parte de mi juventud y hoy son bellos recuerdos. 16/11/17
@IdeaInconclusa
:(
@Fernando_Jimenez2
El vive 🕯️
@andrevela4696
Tremenda rolita. Sonando en Perú. Tantos familiares y amigos venezolanos maravillosos. Hermosa tierra del Caribe, cuna de grandes artistas, todos dignos representantes de la música latina. ¡¡¡Aguante Venezuela!!!
@alexsanderjoseabad1722
Quien no extraña esa venezuela de cuando estaban de moda estas musicas🇻🇪
@MusicMixVzla
Un clásico inmortalizado en todos las venezolanas y los venezolanos que vivimos la gran época de los 2000s