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From: kincaid@ur-valhalla.UUCP (glenn kincaid)
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Subject: Re: YAWN (yet another whining note, pun intended)
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Date: Thu, 11-Apr-85 12:12:27 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 11 12:12:27 1985
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> Come on people, where are the *NEW TUNES*?  You know what I mean -
> music that challenges the listener to discover and delight in subtle
> nuances of sound and lyric.  Then again, maybe you don't know what
> I mean.
> 
> Sigh.
> 
> - George
> 


*** REPLACE THIS !! ---------------->  

Well, unless I've missed something, I haven't heard anything on the
net about Los Lobos. Has anybody else out there listened to this band?

I'd say they're some of the best new music around today. Just off the
top of my head, they're a band from East L.A., who have been together
for quite awhile. First, they started playing top 40 stuff in clubs.
After tiring of that, the got back to their roots, and started playing
Mexican Folk tunes. Now, at last, they play a quite unique and
exciting mix of everything from raveup/rockabilly to out & out rock &
roll to Mexican Polka music, to ballads.

Their first EP was released on SLASH, called "And A Time To Dance ..."
I believe they won a grammy for one of the songs with Spanish lyrics.

The big smash, if you've been unconscious for the past few months, is
their newewst album, "How Will the Wolf Survive.?" Let me tell you,
this is the best album I've heard in quite a few months. It's
difficult to compare it to anything, because I've never heard anything
quite like it. Very upbeat guitar work, good lyrics (you can tell they
MEAN it), and the occasional accordian/polka tune thrown in for ggod
measure.

If you like the Blasters (also from LA), then you'll probably LOVE Los
Lobos. 


- How's that for a little bit of new music ?

				Glenn Kincaid

- "black and white, half-shades of grey, some people cannot accept
	this way."