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Rating: For many, the name Los Lobos will remind them of a band that became famous thanks to a cover of the classic by Ritchie Valens "La Bamba," for many others... not even that. I discovered the Wolves precisely thanks to a song contained in this beautiful record. It must be immediately said that the musicians in question know their stuff and stand out among the masses of "American Rock" groups precisely for their songwriting skills.
The Mexamericans in this album mix their (and only their) rock, rhythm n' blues, rock n' roll with sounds and rhythms from their folk tradition. And that's how we find a Cumbia titled "Cumbia Raza," with a rhythm that I like to define as swaying when the group's Mexican soul comes out, and you get caught by their naturalness in playing South American music. Another example is "Corazon," a classic Cha-Cha. Moving to the Rock part of the album, we capture well all the nuances of which this Rock is a container. Beautiful in my opinion are the first two songs, "This Time" and "Oh Yeah," difficult to categorize but very groovy-folk-delic. . . . . "Run Away With You," a very pleasant well-rhythmed Rock n' roll. Another well-crafted song is "Some say, some do," very bluesy and with a Sax-guitar combo during the solo worthy of mention. Another positive note in my opinion is the skill of the singers Cesar Rosas and David Hidalgo.
If you know them, you can go for it blindly; if you don't know them, you won't be disappointed at all. Mauri.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
02 Oh Yeah (03:44)
Middle of July
Nineteen-eighty-two
Standing on a corner
With nothing much to do
Talking with Cecilia
In nineteen-eighty-five
Glad to still be breathing
Glad to be alive
Where's all the time
Nineteen-ninety-one
Change on the dresser
Bed is still undone
What's a weary man to do
In nineteen-ninety-four
Hear the front bell ringing
But no one's at the door
Oh Yeah
Oh Yeah
Oh Yeah
Who's gonna know
When all is said and done
That a boy was born to Rita
In nineteen-sixty-one
And lived a hundred years
By nineteen-ninety-six
Who's ever gonna notice
That it all came down to this
Oh Yeah
Oh Yeah
Oh Yeah
Oh Yeah
Oh Yeah
Oh Yeah
03 Viking (03:29)
The last time I seen Viking
He was about this tall
With a tattoo
Where a smile should've been
Of his sweetheart's name
Of his sweetheart's name
Do you remember Viking?
He was about you and me
With a big scar
Where his heart should've been
Inside his chest
Inside his chest
Do you remember Viking?
Do you remember Viking?
The last time I saw Viking
He was about so tall
With a tattoo
Where his heart should've been
He was about everything
He was about everything
Do you remember Viking?
Do you remember Viking?
I remember Viking
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