'El mal Quiero', by Rosalía, tenth best conceptual album in history, according to 'Rolling Stone'

The prestigious music magazine Rolling Stone has once again recognized Rosalía's talent.

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
13 October 2022 Thursday 07:45
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'El mal Quiero', by Rosalía, tenth best conceptual album in history, according to 'Rolling Stone'

The prestigious music magazine Rolling Stone has once again recognized Rosalía's talent. The publication has placed her previous album, El mal Quiero, as the tenth best conceptual album in history.

Music critics highlight the Catalan's ability to capture the intensity and drama of the toxic love relationship she recounts. A story inspired by the Flemish 13th century Occitan novel. But this is not the only thing that has been taken into account when placing it in the ranking. They have also evaluated the mixture R

Although the work as a whole is valued, Rolling Stone dares to highlight some specific songs such as Badly, the song that launched him to fame, from which they say “the darkness of romance” is glimpsed. He does not forget the strength of other melodies, such as From here you don't go out or Bagdad, of which they highlight that "the pain is palpable". As for No Man, they describe it as "an ode to independence and women's liberation."

Along with the artist, Green Day and its American Idiot are among the first classified; Pink Floyd's The Wall; Tommy of The Who; My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade and Frank Sinatra's In The Wee Small Hours. The ranking is led by Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, by Kendrick Lamar.

In the list, the magazine also mentions Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, by The Beatles; David Bowie's The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mares; Radiohead's Kid A; Beyonce's Lemonade; Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, by Iron Maiden, and Electra Heart, by Marina and the Diamonds, among others.