> Don said:
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> > Soul Disguise
> > is a solid album, but it ain't nearly as good as Colossal Head. It's
> definitely better than your average bar-band outing, but
> > this ain't in the same league with And A Time To Dance or How Will The
> > Wolf Survive -- let alone heady stuff like Kiko or Colossal Head.--don
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Then Kip said:
> the last Los Lobos record, Colossal Head, left me
> kind of cold. While I can appreciate some the experimentation and longer
> song forms the band has been utilizing for awhile now, it's doesn't do as
> much for me as How Will The Wolf Survive or even the best songs off of
> By The Light Of The Moon. Kiko has some great songs on it too, but
> Colossal Head veered off too far into jam land for my taste.
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I'm with Kip on this one. I thought Colossal Head was a weak album for Los
Lobos, because the tight, rootsy, melodic songwriting of their earlier
albums (including Kiko, which is my favorite) suffered at the expense of
Grateful Dead-influenced jamming, guitar solo wank-o-ramas and obtuse
lyrics. I also agree with Don that Cesar Rosas' Soul Disguise is better
than a lot of mediocre stuff out there, but still not nearly as good as Kiko
or How Will the Wolf Survive. I guess the point that I'm trying to get at
is that I'm afraid that my favorite rock & roll band might finally be
running out of steam creatively. I've heard that David Hidalgo has a solo
album coming out later this year (although I don't know when). Does anyone
know if/when Los Lobos will be releasing their next album as a band?
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