I usually ignore Rolling Stone when they promote a new group or singer very heavily. I figure something’s gotta be going on. I mean, they really liked Avril Lavigne’s new album, right? So when they went ga-ga over Los Lonely Boys, I blew it off.
I went channel surfing the other day and saw on CMT a group of three Mexican-American men, one with long hair and sunglasses. I stopped so fast my TV had skid marks. Now, THAT is not something you see very often. After three or so seconds, the tune was so resonant that I stayed.
The closest that I could come to naming their style has been Santana with just a little bit of a country kick. So I cruised their website and that is how they describe themselves, even:
“It’s kinda crazy, we’re like the Mexican Beatles,” Henry concludes. “People always ask us what kind of style we play. I tell ‘em it’s a cross between Stevie Ray meets Santana, Jimi Hendrix meets Richie Valens, or the Beatles meet Ronnie Milsap. I call it my music burrito theory. What we’ve done is made like our own tortilla, right, with all the knowledge of all the greats that are out there, I can’t even think of ‘em all right now, but we put ‘em inside the tortilla, fold it up in there, we make our own burrito and we’re sellin’ it to the world, y’know?”
Burrito Theory. Like Gumbo Yaya. I like it.
In any event, I decided that I wanted the album, so I made my first on-line music purchase. Again I’m behind the loop. I went to Itunes. I clicked on the wrong album by accident (those sneaky fuckers). So I bought some other bullshit album I have no interest in because I wasn’t paying attention. Then when I finally downloaded Los Lonely Boys, I couldn’t burn it to a disc. My friend Leit said get Jet, which will take off the block. I got Jet. It didn’t work. So I said forget about it. I paid for KAZAA since I don’t want to infect my computer all over again, right. And damned if after PAYING for Kazaa, the thing wouldn’t open properly, probably because of all the stuff I have on my computer to keep out malware, I suspect. Kazaa won’t give me my money back, so I disupted the charge through the bank. And THEN I downloaded the album AGAIN from WALMART. Ok, now, Walmart. *sigh* I confess I’m a regular Walmart shopper. I know, I know. Please don’t tell anyone. Anyway, I STILL couldn’t burn. So I downloaded the Windows Media Player 10, from which you can burn without Nero even, and TADA. Basically, all I have to say is that this album has cost me $30.00, potentially $50. But, I’m still glad I own it. It kicks.
