A Musician's Review of the Los Lobos Concert Feb. 10, 2007, at
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Author: Gail Dotson
A Musician's Review of the Los Lobos Concert Feb. 10, 2007, at
the Canyon Club
Last night was a great night for music lovers. I've been going
to concerts for years and out of the multitude of groups and
entertainers, there's only a few that I can count on my fingers
and toes that perform an extremely well put together show. And
last night I saw one of those rare groups at the Canyon Club in
Agoura, CA - Los Lobos.
It was the first time they had played there and they enjoyed it
very much, as well as the packed house, with standing room only.
"We didn't know this place existed", Cesar Rojos commented after
one of their songs. Now they do and I'm sure they'll be back -
the audienced loved their performance.
I've been going to concerts since I was 16, from Dave Brubeck to
Mothers of Invention and besides being a musician for over 40
years - playing in rock bands since I was 14, I consider myself
someone with the experience and knowledge to intelligently
critique the concerts I go to.
Los Lobos, if you haven't heard them before, are eclectic in the
best sense of the word. They play mexican folk music to old time
rock and roll and on a couple tunes, they mix in late 60's
pysychedelic. If you buy a Los Lobos CD, they're one of the few
bands that sound like their CDs, live. In fact, Friday night, we
watched their DVD, Live at the Fillmore, to prep ourselves for
the concert on Saturday. Any other band probably would have been
a letdown after watching their DVD, but not Los Lobos.
They're excellent, and very versatile with the ability to play
several differnt instruments. They put on a show last night like
I consider a good concert to be - a mixture of hits and old
favorites and a tinge of new stuff, but not playing only new
stuff. If you're like me, you don't want to hear all their new
songs at a concert until and unless they become hits.
Everything about this concert was great from the lighting to the
amplification. And by the way, the Canyon Club has a great PA
system. All in all, it made me happy again to go to a live
concert. The last few have been very disappointing.
For example, Todd Rundgren recently showed up to do a concert
with NO band and just played his new music alone on acoutic
guitar and piano. Then there was Johnny Winter. I guess I
expected too much. I remember Johnny the way he used to be - a
very energetic blues musician. Instead I saw an old man being
helped out on stage, seated in a chair throughout the entire
concert. It wasn't all bad, but certainly wasn't what you'd
expect at a live concert. I guess none of us are as young as we
used to be - except for perhaps Los Lobos...
Seeing a performance like this gives me a feeling of
accomplishment without having to accomplish anything other than
being able to say "Hey, I was just at a great concert and it was
a killer!" I definitely give this concert a 10.
They have a new CD out, Los Lobos, The Town and the City. I
haven't heard it yet, but Amazon reviewers give it 4.5 stars.
A bit of trivia: did you know that Los Lobos played all the
music in the Lou Diamond Phillips movie "La Bamba", the Ritchie
Valens story?
About the Author
Gail Dotson is the Editor for an international corporation's
monthly newsletter distributed to 125,000+ employees, and a contributing writer to the corporate magazine. She is married to a bass guitarist band musician. They have a recording studio in their home and host 2 music websites together.
http://guitar-star.blogspot.com
http://all-downloads-here.blogspot.com
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