Challenge #20 Your Favourite Artist

[Rudi]

John has been active elsewhere on the forum recently, so chances are he is ok but busy.

[Rudi]

or else he devising something of such devilish complexity and convolution that he's been seized by a fit of uncontrollable laughter.

[Bridget Murphy]

On 11/19/2013 at 5:00 AM, Rudi said:

David Hidalgo:

 

Musical Styles: Norteno, Cumbia, Bolero, Latin, Rock, Soul, Country, Blues, Avant Garde, Tex-Mex.

 

Performs using: Vocal, Guitar, Violin, Accordion.

 

Member of: Los Lobos, Los Super Seven, Latin Playboys, Houndog.

 

Songwriter. Writes (& sings) in both English and Spanish.   

 

Song Topics include: The ethnic condition of Hispanic East LA (Malaque, The Neighborhood, Tears of God, Revolution ) .

 

Refugees (Wake up Delores, River of Fools).

 

Americana (One Time One Night in America, Viking,)

 

Most songs are in English, some in Spanish and some in a mixture of both tongues as with Mas Y Mas (lyric reproduced below). Songs stylings are diverse. The experimental side of Los Lobos gave rise to their most innovative and critically acclaimed Album Kiko in 1992. It was in evidence again with the avant garde tinged Colossal Head in 1996. After this David Hidalgo confined much of the experimental work to the side project the Latin Playboys with band mate Louie Perez. Two albums have been made : The Latin Playboys 1994 and Dose 1999. These use odd 4-track low tech sounds and special effects.

 

Los Lobos Current Album is `Disconnected in New York City’ 2013. A live acoustic album comprising 2 CDs and a DVD of concert. It is recorded at the The City Winery NY City. They are still playing dates here RIGHT NOW. This has not charted as yet.

Previous Album was ‘Tin Can Trust’ 2010

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10379248/Los-Lobos-Disconnected-in-New-York-City-album-review.html

http://www.last.fm/music/David+Hidalgo

http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/david-hidalgo/149

http://www.loslobos.org/site/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-FuQzEJQFU Live from the DVD "Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004"

 

Song formats have become increasingly unconventional since the earliest days. Mas Y Mas is 4/4 with eight verse lines in the ABABCDED rhyme scheme (see lyric below).

 

The Song ‘Angels with Dirty Faces’ is not as unconventional as it first seems, using a vocal introduction and an off beat pulse which challenges the listener for the first few bars. Even when chords are introduced, the apparently odd phrasing is only ‘explained’ when the bass ground note and kick drum are added. The effect is like listening to a piece of music assemble using misdirection.

 

Management:  Kevin Morris for Red Light Management: 8439 W. Sunset Blvd.
2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90069
310.273.2266

 

Business Management: Mark Gray at Guzman & Gray: 4510 E Pacific Coast Hwy Long Beach, CA 90804 United States‎

+1 562-498-0997

 

Label: Los Lobos Records licenced to (In Europe) Proper Records Ltd : http://proper-records.co.uk/about/contact-us/

In USA :

429 Records Inc.
2001 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 515
Santa Monica, CA 90403

Phone: 310-451-0451
Email: *****@*****.tld

 

 

Tour history and setlists 2013  http://www.setlist.fm/setlists/los-lobos-4bd6b3c6.html

Current tour (nov-dec 2013) NY, NJ and East Coast.

Los Lobos fund childrens musical education with benefits as part of their charitable arm.

 

International Chart success was in 1987 with the soundtrack to the movie La Bamba. (No 1)

 

Also in 1987 ‘Set Me Free Rosalee’ charted 45 in NZ and 99 in UK

 

1995 contributed to Robert Rodriguez's Desperado movie soundtrack.

 

Song Lyric examples (introduced in preceding text)

 

Mas Y Mas (Hidalgo/Perez)

Let's go, mi chula
Come on out with me
We can throw a changla
Till half pasando three
Get all tangled up
Fall on the floor
Go out, Bailando
Beat down all the doors

Uno pa delante
Otro pa detras
Da me chispas, baby
Da me mas y mas y mas y mas y mas

Let's go, Bailando
Noche's lookin' fine
Jump into the carro
Drink a bunch of wine
Don't tell us nothin'
We look out-a-sight
Tell a lotta lies and
Go outside and fight

Uno pa delante
Otro pa detras
Da me chispas, honey
Da me mas y mas y mas y mas y mas

Uno pa delante
Otro pa detras
Da me chispas, baby
Da me mas y mas
Paso pa delante
Otro pa detras
Da me chispas, honey
Da me mas y mas y mas y mas y mas

 

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Viking (Hidalgo/Perez)

The last time I seen Viking
He was about this tall
With a tattoo
Where a smile should've been
Of his sweetheart's name
Of his sweetheart's name

Do you remember Viking?
He was about you and me
With a big scar
Where his heart should've been
Inside his chest
Inside his chest

Do you remember Viking?
Do you remember Viking?

The last time I saw Viking
He was about so tall
With a tattoo
Where his heart should've been
He was about everything
He was about everything
Do you remember Viking?
Do you remember Viking?
I remember Viking

Their experimental side shone in acclaimed albums like "Kiko" (1992) and "Colossal Head" (1996). David Hidalgo's focus shifted to the Latin Playboys, a side project with Louie Perez, producing two albums: "The Latin Playboys" (1994) and "Dose" (1999), known for their unconventional sound and effects.