I bought Guerolito after hearing "Heaven Hammer," the remixed version of Guero's "Missing." That remix, by Air, is the sort of product that makes remixes valid - it takes the passion and yearning lost in the original production of "Missing" and makes it feel at home in a louder, more tempting sonic landscape. That song became astonishing where the Guero song was simply alright, and the new song, "Clap Hands," is at least a good time. However, it's hard to swallow the cobbled remixes on the rest of Guerolito - the beat and the original of, say, "Earthquake Weather," (here as "Terromoto Tempo") are both individually appealing enough, but together sound dismayingly like they're from different planets and belong nowhere near each other. "E-Pro" becomes a groaning mess, the lovely "Farewell Ride" an electronic nightmare, and both those descrptions would be apt to describe the record as a whole.

In March, 2005, Beck issued "Guero", his best album since "Odelay" and the album that returned Beck to commercial success after the ambitious but disappointing 2002 "Sea Change" album. Then, without much hoopla or fanfare, Beck issued "Guerolito" (literally, Guero-lite) in December, 2005.

"Guerolito" (14 tracks, 54 min.) brings the 13 tracks of the original album, plus 1 new song. The tracks are presented in the same order as on "Geuro", and that helps a lot for the flow of the album. The amount of reworking of the tracks varies but generally speaking is never so dramatic that you wouldn't recognize the tune, which is definitely a plus. Best of the bunch for me are "Ghost Range (E-Pro)", "Terremoto Tempo (Earthquake Weather)" and "Ghettochip Malfunction (Hell Yes)". The new track "Clap Hands" is a great collaboration between Beck and the Dust Brothers, with lots of scratches and, well, handclapping.

While I'm generally not a great fan of remix album, I must say that this one was pleasant from beginning to end. This is not art with a capital A, and it never intended that. Just some fun remixes of fun songs. Perfect for the summertime.

The thing you have to be prepared for- which I wasn't- before buying this is: (if you know Guero inside and out) most of these songs will sound a bit off. The vocals I've become accustomed to hearing over Beck's strange fusion mix on the original album sound alien to hear over the soundscapes created by the remix artists here. There is only one track I could say is better than the original, and thats E-Pro, Girl is as good as the original, but the rest are inferior. Don't get me wrong, its still a fun listen, but like I said, something is off with most of the tracks. I prefer the original wholeheartedly.

I listened to both guero and guerolito and prefered guerolito... they are both great i think it just depends on what feeling you want beck to give you.. guerolito is quicker, more upbeat, bleepy, and chicca cha. pick according to how you love your beck and enjoy!

I consider Beck to be one of the most creative musicians of the current time, and he wows me with his range of material with each new album. As an artist, he is five stars, one of the best. But I give two stars to Guerolito because it has only three tracks I really want to have, because while they are good these tracks do not represent Beck at his finest, and because a lot of the music here is not Beck, except for his voice.

There are many kinds of remixes out there. Those on Guerolito are the kind where most original music and sounds are replaced by keyboards and drum machines, but mixed with some of the original vocals and sounds. They tend to be reimagined by someone else - and how you like them is very subjective.

Fortunately, now we have the option of sampling each track and deciding to buy the ones we like instead of the whole album. While Amazon's high bit-rate mp3 is technically "lossy" compared to the CD original, it is unlikely that most listeners could tell the difference, and I have been satisfied with this format as an alternative to buying CDs, particularly because it lets me cherry-pick my favorite tracks.

Apart from Guerlito, there are two other sources of alternate mixes from Guero that I know of. One is the "exclusive" iTunes Guero remix e-EP that was released just before the Guero CD. Another is the DVD version of Guero that includes seven tracks not found on the standard release. There is some overlap between Guerolito and those other releases.

"Girl" and "Ghettochip Malfunction (Hell Yes)" appear to be the same as those on the iTunes e-EP. They are cute novelty remixes, but for me not worth repeated listening. I would say the same about the other tracks on the iTunes EP (which are not on this CD). Technically the quality would be better on this CD - iTunes used a much lower bitrate in 2005 and may still - but the trick with these tunes is that they were made with music samples from old 8-bit video game consoles, so bitrate is probably not an issue.

"Broken Drum" and "Clap Hands" are apparently the same versions as on the Guero DVD. I like this "Broken Drum" remix a lot. It is noted as the "Boards of Canada Remix" on the DVD. "Clap Hands" is good fun. Neither would be put on a Beck's Greatest Hits collection if he ever had one, but both would be enjoyed by many fans.

Because I am an Air fan, I downloaded "Heaven's Gate" even though I was not greatly moved by the original sample, to see if it would grown on me. It's more interesting to hear the whole track than the small sample Amazon posts - because the remix evolves.

Judging by the other reviews found here, opinions vary a lot. I suggest you take the time to audition the tracks before you decide to buy the whole CD or individual tracks.