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Los Lobos - Wolf Tracks: The Best of Los Lobos Audio CD

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Los Lobos Band: Los Lobos
Title: Wolf Tracks: The Best of Los Lobos
Rating:
Release Date: 2006-02-14
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Let's Say Goodnight 2: Anselma 3: Don't Worry Baby 4: Matter of Time 5: Corrido #1 6: Evangeline 7: Will the Wolf Survive? 8: One Time One Night 9: Shakin' Shakin' Shakes 10: Set Me Free (Rosa Lee) 11: Come On, Let's Go 12: La Bamba 13: Volver, Volver (Live, 1987) 14: La Pistola Y El Corazon 15: Jenny's Got A Pony 16: That Train Don't Stop Here 17: Kiko and the Lavender Moon 18: Oh Yeah 19: Good Morning Aztlan

Los Lobos
To appreciate this CD you have to enjoy their mix of styles which is why I give them a 5. These guys have always been one of my favorite live acts and have yet to disappoint me with their albums. Tthis covers their entire career.


The Definitive Collection????
Los Lobos have been releasing albums now for 30 years and have gone through a number of stylistic changes in this time. Where does one start with the Los Lobos catalogue? There have been three Los Lobos "Best Of's" (a 4 disc set, a 2 disc set and this single disc) and, although they all give a fair overview of the band, I would suggest that if you are hard-core Los Lobos fan you probably own most of this material already. They started off as a traditional Mexican music band and have moved through country, blues, atmospheric groove, rock, rock and roll, R&B and pop. What has distinguished them throughout has been superb musicianship, songwriting, lyrics and vocals and an unbending desire to release albums that satisfied the band before a record company. All this has led to many vastly different albums some of which may alienate the casual listener. For example, compare "Will The Wolf Survive" with "KIKO", "La Pistola y el Corazon" with "Colossal Head" or "Papa's Dream" (a superb children's album) with "The Town and the City" and you will see the diversity of the band. This all leads to the difficulty in compiling a definitive "best of" collection for the casual listener. One may love the traditional Mexican stuff but not the hard-core, groove based material or visa versa. Wolf Tracks does a reasonable job of condensing the Los Lobos catalogue into a one disc overview and, as such, is a pretty good place to start. If you like all the music here then I urge you to go get as many albums as you can. However if you like the more accessible material, start with "Will the Wolf Survive" and "By the Light of the Moon" then move forward with care. If you like the rock material, you can't get any better than "The Town and the City" and the previous album, "The Ride". If you like the groove based material, go for "KIKO" and move on from there, including the Latin Playboys albums. Los Lobos have been releasing some of the best American/Mexican roots music available for nye on 30 years and the journey, from start to now, has been exhilirating, if frustrating at times. "Wolf Tracks" is as good a place to start as anywhere and if you do decide to go the journey you will be richly rewarded with some of the finest roots music of the last 30 years.


Good memories
It's so much better. Really good music, but also get their new stuff.


Happiness
I had a Los Lobos cassette awhile ago and I misplaced it, so when I saw this disc on Amazon I thought I'd order it to replace it! Boy did I forget how happy their music made me feel! Great music and service, I received my delivery promptly and without any hitch,AND in perfect condition. . Thank You all for making this Grandma smile.


Nothing like a retrospective...
Makes the miles fly away. to help us see just how good these guys are. What better recommendation can there be?.


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