Yeah, I don't think you can go wrong with any Los Lobos record. Ed is right. I got my brother into Los Lobos and he always bitches about how they should be so much bigger than they are. Personally, I like that they are still playing clubs and they've never stopped making records. They also have a really cool body of side projects. The Latin Playboys (sort of cool psychedelic rock), Hounddog (twisted blues), Cesar Rosas has a solo record "Soul Disguise" (rootsy blues rock) that's very cool. They just have so much stuff out there.

I think Ed and my brother are right...they should probably be huge...they seem to be doing well though. I think when they did the La Bamba soundtrack everyone sort of noticed that and thought that's what they are all about but that is far from the truth. My brother blames La Bamba anyway. "They never should have fucking done that!" to quote him.  

I don't know though I think the really good guys stay somewhat under the radar of the masses. Los Lobos is just weird enough to make a lot of people go "Huh?" when they hear them. David Baerwald would be the same deal. Very cool music, great songs, lyrics that make you think...very serious in the details...and he's under the radar...now by his own choice I would say and I don't blame him. I think to be able make a living and do what you love and not have people crawling up your ass all the time is a wonderful thing. Ain't that what we'd all want?

When I was walking around the record store with the Los Lobos guys nobody noticed them...nobody! This was during the Colossal Head tour. I think the only face people really know is Cesar's anyway. How cool is that! You are a true rock 'n' roll legend and can walk around like anyone else! I think they like that aspect as well. They seemed to be very low key guys.

Mulvey was crazy about them though and it was somewhere like a year or two after the Kiko album came out that I met Mulvey in a little pub out in Stow. He was the opener for Martin Sexton. Mulvey played almost all covers but he was very good. I don't think he had a record out then...maybe some tapes he sold himself. He was mainly a street musician back then and I think he even told me I could find him in Harvard Square just doing his thing with his guitar case open for people to drop money in. I think we were talking about his choice of covers and what music we really liked and Los Lobos came up. It was a very fun night...kind of cool that you tied the two together for me Willis. 

Any way listen to me and Ed and go get some Los Lobos! You won't be sorry.