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Los Lobos - The Town and the City Audio CD

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Los Lobos Band: Los Lobos
Title: The Town and the City
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Release Date: 2006-09-12
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Valley 2: Hold On 3: Road to Gila Bend 4: Chuco's Cumbia 5: If You Were Only Here Tonight 6: Luna 7: Two Dogs and a Bone 8: Little Things 9: City 10: Don't Ask Why 11: No Puedo M�s 12: Free Up 13: Town

why 5 stars?
because this is a great album, and because this band has the upmost integrity, musical talent, soul, heart, very interesting arrangements, and any other element you can think of - they have it in spades. .

they are musically unique, yet have roots, and a body of work that is nothing short of ASTOUNDING. . .

Viva Los Lobos!! .


Outstanding
This cd is outstanding. Enough has already been said. Love this band. You will not be dissapointed with this purchase.


Tired of the same old thing
I just think this theme of Mexican-American victimization has gotten old after about 10 albums and the music on this cd illustrates my point. Don't get me wrong, I love Los Lobos. There are a few good songs, including, "The road to Gila Bend", but by in large, the cd drags and puts you to sleep after a few listens. Check out "Kiko" and "Collosal Head" or "The Neighborhood" for classic Los Lobos or any of the Latin Playboy discs. Los Lobos is one of the premier American bands, but this is not one of their better efforts.


Music for people with souls
This later meeting lasted two plus hours. I have met the Wolves twice, once during a break between shows in Birmingham, and another, longer conversation in Louisville this last July 4, after a ridiculously short set which was part of a riverfront Independence Day festival. My family sat in the hotel bar with Conrad, David, and their manager and had some serious heart to heart. My wife and three teenagers all love Los Lobos. My kids are not fans just because I am, they know good stuff, and they know Los Lobos is as good as it gets. Hidalgo chatted with my fiddle-playing daughter, horn playing oldest son, and nascent guitar virtuoso middle boy, sharing space like only musicians do. I was beside myself. I got to buy Los Lobos a beer while my kids and wife enjoyed a long, intimate discussion with them, which ranged wildly. As I would have expected.
I could go on for many pages about the conversation in Louisville. Suffice: they are normal guys who had the luck to have met each other a few decades ago and formed one of the strongest, longest lasting, most productive partnerships in music history. Most brothers do not enjoy such a relationship.

The Town and the City was an enormous effort. Cesar has managed to deal with the loss of his wife, which has restored the band's equilibrium. They put everything into this record, and they are deeply disappointed in the record's reception. Critical response has been almost uniformly positive, but the things has not sold like they hoped. Not that they need the dinero, but they wanted a lot of people to embrace this work. And it has not happened.
This collection is no better than several other Los Lobos records. Which is another way of saying that it is nonpareil American beauty, expressed at the highest possible level of achievement.
So, for God's sake, buy it, and get everyone you know and care about to buy it. We need Los Lobos more than they need us. .


A Great American Rock Recording
American music is after all a confluence of influences. This is a great American rock recording. Among others, think jazz, blues, zydeco, soul and of course rock and roll. Roots music. Here Los Lobos provide us with an extraordinary example of the confluence of influences. The musicianship, song writing and arrangements are beyond reproach.

I spend a fair amount of time looking for the "perfect record. " This qualifies. Every time I listen I hear something new--The Town and the Country is a deeply satisfying, beautiful musical experience and the most listenable recording I have heard in many years. Thanks guys.
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