Luis Vargas – Volvió el Dolor

Luis Vargas, El Rey Supremo, is the most forceful of the 1990s bachateros, and his records balance a gritty, impassioned voice against hard-picked, bright electric guitar. Where Raulín Rodríguez lingers, Vargas drives. Choose this album if you want bachata with an edge and want to hear how much tension a requinto can add to a heartbreak song.