...for a little while, anyway. Ahem, so I'm assuming you're all just here for the download links and don't much care for a longwinded explanation of my five year absence right after launching this blog, I'll cut right to the chase.
This week's entry springs from the briefly lived and even more briefly enjoyed late 80s/early 90s blues revival. Run a search on Denver Mexicans and you're far more likely to land heaps of info on the city's Mexican cuisine rather than anything resembling a cohesive biography on this obscure trio with their decidedly un-PC name. It isn't the most engaging or innovative indie blues record to come out in 1988, not that the blues were a particularly indie thing at the time. Still, compared with the modern übertreiben of apparent fomula advancers The Black Keys and Rival Sons amongst others, maybe a retro trip to a simpler, less socially conscious time is just what the doctor ordered.
The opening instrumental "Denver Mexican Theme" (because everyone needs theme music) is definitely one of the strongest tracks present. Immediately following is "Rain", a hokey pop song complete with period appropriate slide guitar licks. Then things chill out fast on "Lonesome Road" before the rave-up "Cold Steel" finishes off the side. "John Coltrane Stereo Blues" cracks open the second side with a bang, but it's the last song you'll likely remember there.
They did record a follow-up album, Empire Town, a couple years later and then apparently dissolved. That one's available for download on Amazon, but this first LP remains relegated to analog obscurity. Anyway, I'd say it holds up a lot better. Have a listen and decide for yourself. Also included is the non-album track, "Boogie Song", which would later be done acoustically for Empire Town, but again, this one's way better.
Hey Ryan, I have a question. First thanks for putting my music up and your review is dean on. This is my band. I sang and played guitar. Where did you find this record? I don't evan have a copy. I think Round House only pressed a couple thousand. You look way to young to have known us in hollywood back then.
ReplyDeleteHi Aaron! I'm from Germany. I found your record in an old record store. Known nothing about your band and your music. But I really love this record! Have to play it two or three times every month and I have a huge record collection. Here in Germany you can find a lot copies of your record. Thank you very much for this piece of Music! I love it!
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I found your link on discogs any chance of a re-up please thanks
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