Released March 8, 1994 Artist Latin Playboys Producer Latin Playboys | Length 37:09 Release date 8 March 1994 Label Slash Records | |
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Recorded Big Stink Studios, Hercules, CA & at Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood Genres Blues rock, Tejano music, Latin rock, Neo-psychedelia, Experimental rock, Chicano rock | ||
Latin Playboys is the self-titled debut album of experimental band Latin Playboys.
Contents
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Critical reception
Robert Christgau of The Village Voice named the album the best release of 1994 and described it as "impressionistic fragments coalescing into a self-sustaining aural counterreality." 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." 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."
Track listing
All songs written by David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez.
- "Viva la Raza" – 2:45
- "Ten Believers" – 3:17
- "Chinese Surprize" – 3:07
- "Mira!" – 1:22
- "Manifold de Amour" – 2:02
- "New Zandu" – 3:11
- "Rudy's Party" – 2:28
- "If" – 1:41
- "Same Brown Earth" – 3:45
- "Lagoon" – 2:24
- "Gone" – 2:51
- "Crayon Sun" – 3:04
- "Pink Steps" – 2:07
- "Forever Night Shade Mary" – 3:05
Personnel
Songs
1Viva La Raza2:48
2Ten Believers3:18
3Chinese Surprize3:07