Latin Playboys (album)

Latin Playboys
Latin Playboys Self Titled.JPG
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 8, 1994
RecordedBig Stink Studios, Hercules, CA & at Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood
GenreExperimental rock, Chicano rock, Latin rock, Tex-Mex, Blues rock, Neo-psychedelia
Length37:09
LabelSlash/Warner Bros.
ProducerLatin Playboys
Latin Playboys chronology
Latin Playboys
(1994)
Dose
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars link
Entertainment WeeklyB+ link
Robert ChristgauA+[1]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars link

Latin Playboys is the self-titled debut album of experimental band Latin Playboys.

Critical reception

Robert Christgau of The Village Voice named the album the best release of 1994[2] and described it as "impressionistic fragments coalescing into a self-sustaining aural counterreality."[3] Writing for The A.V. Club, Joshua Klein called the album a "casual masterpiece" consisting of "found sounds, low-fidelity recording techniques, distorted drum loops, deep-dungeon blues, fragmented guitar parts, and some gorgeous songs."[4] In his Allmusic review, Richie Unterberger stated that the album's "lyrics and song structures are almost impressionistic in tone, creating an effect similar to listening to your car radio as stations drift in and out of reach while you drive along the Mexican border."[5]

Track listing

All songs written by David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez.

  1. "Viva la Raza" – 2:45
  2. "Ten Believers" – 3:17
  3. "Chinese Surprize" – 3:07
  4. "Mira!" – 1:22
  5. "Manifold de Amour" – 2:02
  6. "New Zandu" – 3:11
  7. "Rudy's Party" – 2:28
  8. "If" – 1:41
  9. "Same Brown Earth" – 3:45
  10. "Lagoon" – 2:24
  11. "Gone" – 2:51
  12. "Crayon Sun" – 3:04
  13. "Pink Steps" – 2:07
  14. "Forever Night Shade Mary" – 3:05

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Latin Playboys". Robert Christgau.
  2. ^ The Robert Christgau List (1994) cited July 31, 2008
  3. ^ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=2118
  4. ^ http://www.avclub.com/articles/latin-playboys-dose,20992/
  5. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/latin-playboys-mw0000109572

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