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Latin Playboys (album)

Latin Playboys is the debut album of experimental rock band Latin Playboys.

Latin Playboys
Studio album by
Latin Playboys
ReleasedMarch 8, 1994
StudioBig Stink Studios, Hercules, CA & at Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood
Genre
Length37:09
LabelSlash/Warner Bros.
ProducerLatin Playboys
Latin Playboys chronology
Latin Playboys
(1994) 		Dose
(1999)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Chicago Tribune    [2]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA+[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
Los Angeles Times    [5]
The Philadelphia Inquirer    [6]
Rolling Stone     [7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[8]

Robert Christgau of The Village Voice named the album the best release of 1994[9] and described it as "impressionistic fragments coalescing into a self-sustaining aural counterreality."[3] The Indianapolis Star called it "a freewheeling mix of raw garage rock, Mexican mariachi music and progressive jazz."[10]

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."[11] 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."[1] Christgau later named it among his 10 best albums from the 1990s.[12]

Track listing

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "Latin Playboys – Latin Playboys". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  2. ^ Caro, Mark (April 7, 1994). "Latin Playboys: Latin Playboys (Slash)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (2000). "Latin Playboys: Latin Playboys". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  4. ^ Sinclair, Tom (March 18, 1994). "Latin Playboys". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  5. ^ Hochman, Steve (March 27, 1994). "'Playboys': A Twist on Los Lobos". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  6. ^ Moon, Tom (March 27, 1994). "Latin Playboys: Latin Playboys (Slash)". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  7. ^ Jurek, Thom (June 16, 1994). "The Latin Playboys: Latin Playboys". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. ^ Weisbard, Eric (1995). "Los Lobos". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 228–29. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  9. ^ The Robert Christgau List (1994) cited July 31, 2008
  10. ^ Hall, Steve (18 Apr 1994). "Latin Playboys 'Latin Playboys'". The Indianapolis Star. p. D5.
  11. ^ "Latin Playboys: Dose". The A.V. Club.
  12. ^ Christgau, Robert (May 19, 2021). "Xgau Sez: May, 2021". And It Don't Stop. Substack. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
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