¿Como Te Llama? (2008, Red Ink) Albert Hammond, Jr's second studio album. ***I suppose ¿Como Te Llama? can't be too much of a surprise, Hammond hasn't the artistic integrity or genius to stray too far from what the Strokes do without completely changing genres. To his benefit, he did add some electronic sounds, which, somehow, don't sound too out of place. Like anything the Strokes do, Hammond's solo album starts off great but wears down after awhile, for there's nothing we really haven't heard before, and it becomes nothing more than another generic garage-rock revival piece. Granted, the first two tracks are exhilerating, and the long instrumental "Spooky Couch" is, while seemingly from nowhere, a pleasure to listen to. That being said, the rest of the album is mostly a bore. A decent bore, but still a bore. And by the way, are fans of Hammond going to willingly accept the fact that he blatanlty lifted the vocals for "Lisa" from Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars"? It was a pretty popular song, buddy, I think people might notice.
Review on YouTube: Albert Hammond, Jr. - ¿Como Te Llama?
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