Los Straitjackets - Rock En Espa?ol, Vol. 1
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Artist: Los StraitjacketsEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-04-03
Music Label: Yep Roc
Soundtracks:
- De Dia y de Noche
- Dejenme Llorar
- Ana
- El Microscopico Bikini
- Dame una Se?a
- La Hiedra Venenosa
- Calor
- Hey Lupe
- Lagrimas Salitarias
- Popotitos
- Magia Blanca
- Loco Te Patina el Coco
- Tu Te Vas (You'll Lose A Good Thing)
Free Music Notes for Rock En Espa?ol, Vol. 1
Free Music Review: THIS IS DIFFERENT
Hit: 4 Stars
THIS CD, AS WELL AS THE OTHER RELATIVELY NEW LOS STRAIGHTJACKET CD "TWIST PARTY", ARE THEIR MOST DIFFERENT OUTPUTS OF MUSIC SINCE THEIR COLLABORATION WITH EDDIE "THE CHIEF" CLEARWATER ON THE CD "ROCK AND ROLL CITY". WHILE IT IS DIFFERENT AND NOT WHAT YOU WOULD USUALLY EXPECT FROM A L.S. CD, IT IS GREAT. A COMPILATION OF 1960'S POP SONGS SUNG IN SPANISH WITH EXCELLENT BACKUP, IT IS DONE RIGHT AND THE MORE YOU HEAR IT, THE MORE YOU WILL ENJOY IT. I LIKE ANY CD BY LOS STRAIGHTJACKETS, AND THEY ARE EVEN BETTER TO SEE LIVE THAN TO HEAR ON A DISC.
Rock En Espa?ol, Vol. 1 Poster
Between their name, stage introductions spoken in a uniquely twisted form of Spanglish, bizarre lucha libre attire, and ongoing association with Latino rockabilly revivalist Big Sandy, Spanish has always been a major facet of Los Straitjackets' shtick. So it's little surprise that the Nashville-based garage/surf/twang/trash rockers decided to head south of the border for an all-covers album. You don't need to hablar espa?ol to shimmy, shimmy, shake along with the quartet. Guest vocals from Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos (who also produced the disc), Little Willie G. of East L.A.'s vintage Thee Midniters, and Big Sandy bring a soulful strut to these punchy stompers. True to form, liberties are taken with the song titles: "Hang on Sloopy" is now "Hey Lupe," "Bony Maronie" comes out as "Popotitos," and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" inexplicably appears as "El Microscopico Bikini." But that's all part of the fun as the masked men and singers swing through hot-tamale versions of signature hits from the Kinks, the Troggs, the Coasters, and others. Although the Fab Four aren't here as songwriters, their spirit energizes rocking renderings of "Dizzy Miss Lizzy," "Slow Down," and "Anna," all early Beatles staples. The Straitjackets haven't entirely abandoned the instrumentals from their own early years, as the scorching "Whittier Blvd." attests. Slow dancers will swoon to ballads such as "Dejenme Llorar" and Barbara Lynn's sublime "You'll Lose a Good Thing." Liner notes tell us that Spanish covers of many of these tunes managed to become moderate hits in the '60s and '70s, but it's safe to say these fresh versions will spice up any carnival. Let the fiesta begin! --Hal HorowitzAlternative Rock Music CDs
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