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Throwing fans a curveball, Don Omar gets conceptual on iDon, an album that tells the story of the singer/rapper's "transformation from international superstar into a cybernetic being." While it would be nice to call this the reggaeton version of Styx's "Mr. Robato" album, Kilroy Was Here, it wouldn't be true since the other major risk Omar takes on iDon is the embracing of dance beats and the urban sound of America. "Oasis" takes the reggaeton beat into the future, and the backing track on "Blue Zone" is firmly in the genre, but "Virtual Diva" blends new wave flavors, while "Sexy Robotica" is heavily influenced by the dancefloor sound of trance. As "Galactic Blues" unveils the time travel dream of Kraftwerk rewriting Omar's "Conteo" for the Cotton Club crowd, it's hard not to admire such an ambitious effort. However, when the album puts pushing the story forward before the music, it becomes hard not to drift, requiring a bit more commitment than the average fan is willing to make. Still, Don Omar the freedom-seeking artist is, at the very least, interesting. The subject matter may be akin to Styx, but the man's fringe albums are really comparable to the more esoteric efforts of Prince, especially when it comes to general worth and the fans' level of frustration. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide
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- King Of Kings
- Released 2006
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- Da Hit Man Presents: Reggaeton Latino
- Released 2005
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- The Last Don
- Released 2003
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- Presenta: Los Bandoleros Reloaded
- Released 2006
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It was all rite
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- By gatitakata
- 7/7/2009 01:53:31
- personally im not into the tech-no sounds and i enjoyed his past cds. I thought this one was going to be better, i was disappointed to hear it. I only liked two songsout of the whole cd. wel I really hope is next one is more toward the reggaton. Although he is a great singer and very sexy and that cd sis not do it.
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Its good...but read this.
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- By DA PR DoPeMaN
- 5/28/2009 02:40:22
- Dont hate on this music, wats happenin in the reggaeton world is that there is a change from the typical reggaeton beat that everyone knows already, and heading into a more futuristic electronic beat, which is definitely different, but it holds the same energy that latinos all around love, i think don omar did good, and his change brings more light to the fact that the new trend developin is electronic music, its catchier. If you hate and complain that it is not reggaeton, reggaeton is not based soley on beats, but its the message and energy that comes from it. ITs a definite change from the same basic reggaeton beat. I luv the album, but for those who hate, dont, cuz reggaeton willl always be reggaeton, para siempre.
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So good..
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- By sydtuck
- 5/5/2009 15:23:06
- Wow! REally cool music but definitley not raggae-ish.. it's more like techno-club-rap.. idk but this guy is awesome!! Love it!
-Reppin Redmond, Syd - 2 out of 2 people
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Next Gen album
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- By K7LLAM7KE
- 5/4/2009 01:10:09
- Really good, this means that reggeaton is evolving instead of always sounding the same. Good Job Don Omar by taking a step forward, we have to appreciate the vision of each artist.
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Aprendan de musica:
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- By DASWEETB0R1CU4
- 5/3/2009 00:46:30
- Para todos esos q hacen review de ke no les gusto el albun aprendan un
poco mas de musica pues no todo es el bajo o el bum bum pa romper
ventas cuando guias por zonas urbanas sino el mensaje de algunas y las
letras de otras. Les podre decir q pienso q el album va a romper record
de venta siempre y cuando no lo pirateen como muchos ya habran echo,
bueno se cuidan y disfruten el album. - 3 out of 4 people
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THIS ALBUN IS SOSO.....COS...
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- By JULITO2081
- 5/2/2009 04:05:00
- IT DOESN'T SOND LIKE REGGAETON TO ME IM SORRI BUT I DONT LIKE IT..IT SOULD BE MORE LIKE REGGAETON SO COME ON PEOPLE TELL THEM TO MAKE A GOOD MUSIC FOR CRIS SAKE...
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Great album
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- By PanaRico
- 5/2/2009 03:57:04
- wow i mean wow this is an awesome album. You gotta buy it and see what don is doing here. The beats are crazy. This is something new and refreshing that everyone needs to have in their Zune.
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album sucks!!
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- By lombardstore01
- 4/30/2009 21:31:39
- it doesn't even sound reggeton. don omar fell on this album. it sound more like a bad techno/dance album! lol i'm a very big reggeton fan but this is very sad.
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not a good album
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- By El Mario Bros
- 4/30/2009 20:58:06
- man i thought this album was going to be the s@#$t bu ti was wrong the only 3 good songs in this album are virtual diva, sci-fi, and sexy robotica the rest is just crap
and plus this isn't reggaeton its more of electronica!! - 1 out of 4 people
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