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The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera
Studio album by Los Amigos Invisibles
Released	March 24, 1998
Genre	Funk, Dance, Disco, Latin
Label	Luaka Bop
Producer	Andres Levin
Los Amigos Invisibles chronology
A Typical and Autoctonal Venezuelan Dance Band (1995) The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera (1998) Arepa 3000 (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	C+
Los Angeles Times

The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera is an album by the Venezuelan band Los Amigos Invisibles, released in 1998.

Critical reception

The Sun Sentinel called the album "dance music as self-referentially playful and goofy as anything the B-52s have ever recorded." Robert Christgau thought that "as members of the international brotherhood of bored middle-class collegians, their specialty is crappy music with a concept."

The Washington Post concluded that "in addition to strolling bass, percolating congas, squawking sax and cooing female back-up vocals, the group incorporates hip-hop tricks into such tracks as 'No Me Pagan'." The Los Angeles Times determined that "sex and American funk are this Venezuelan sextet's obsessions, and they are fused in a cheeky U.S. debut album filled with wacky disco references and quasi-pornographic lyrics."

Track listing

1. "Güelcome"
2. "Ultra-Funk"
3. "Mi Linda"
4. "Sexy"
5. "Las Lycras del Avila"
6. "Groupie"
7. "Otra Vez"
8. "Cachete A Cachete"
9. "Balada De Chusy"
10. "Asomacho"
11. "Ponerte En Cuatro"
12. "Mango Cool"
13. "Nerio Compra Contestadora"
14. "Quiero Desintegar A Tu Novio"
15. "El Disco Anal"
16. "No Me Pagan"
17. "Cha-Chaborro"
18. "Aldemaro En Su Camaro"
19. "The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera"

References

1. Torres, Richard (10 May 1998). "SONIDOS LATINOS LATIN SOUNDS". Newsday. p. D27.
2. Verna, Paul (Apr 11, 1998). "The New Sound Of The Venezuelan Gozadera". Billboard. 110 (15): 87.
3. Huey, Steve. "Los Amigos Invisibles – The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera". AllMusic.
4. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Los Amigos Invisibles". www.robertchristgau.com.
5. ^ Lechner, Ernesto (14 Mar 1998). "Album Reviews". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 10.
6. "Los Amigos Invisibles Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
7. Stavans, Ilan (July 29, 2014). "Latin Music: Musicians, Genres, and Themes [2 volumes]". ABC-CLIO – via Google Books.
8. Rohter, Larry (13 Aug 2000). "A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO ROCK EN ESPANOL". Sun Sentinel. p. 2D.
9. Jenkins, Mark (23 Oct 1998). "LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES 'The New Sound Of Venezuelan Gozadera' Luaka Bop/Warner Bros". The Washington Post. p. N21.

• 1998 albums
• Luaka Bop albums
• Los Amigos Invisibles albums