Los Lobos - 1987-12-11 - Hollywood, CA (FM)

Los Lobos

1987-12-11

Hollywood Paladium

Hollywood, CA

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Introduction

02. San Antonio

03. How Much Can I Do

04. Let's Say Goodnight (not included - officially released)

05. Will The Wolf Survive

06. We Gonna' Rock

07. Pig Foot Shuffle

08. Tears Of God

09. My Baby's Gone

10. Come On Let's Go

11. Is This All There Is

12. Why Do You Do

13. Running Kind

14. Evangaline

15. Anselma

16. Serenata Nortena

17. Volver (not included - officially released)

18. I Got Loaded

19. Crossroads

20. Farmer John

21. Rosa Lee

22. La Bamba

Los Lobos - 1987-12-11 - Hollywood, CA (FM)

In summer of 1987, the movie La Bamba was released, telling the tale of Ritchie Valens rise to stardom and tragic death, along with Buddy Holly, in a plane crash on February 3, 1969, an event that Don McLean immortalized as “the day the music died” in his classic tune, American Pie. During the closing credits, Lou Diamond Phillips, who played Valens in the movie, along with the then little known band Los Lobos, perform La Bamba. Los Lobos would not be unknown for long. On June 30, 1987, the soundtrack for the movie hit stores, featuring the band covering 6 Ritchie Valens tunes. Their cover of La Bamba was released as a single and became a number 1 hit. (By the way, I hardly think its coincidence that soon after Los Lobos resurrected La Bamba, Jerry Garcia played the tune at several Grateful Dead concerts, including the September 18 show at Madison Square Garden that I’ve posted on this blog.) Then, just a week later, on July 7, Los Lobos released By Light of The Moon, an album of original material, whose theme focused on how and why the American dream eluded so many of the country’s working class. The disc received rave critical reviews, with Rolling Stone, All Music, and Robert Christgau, just to name 3, all singing the album’s praises. Songs such as The Hardest Time; One Time, One Night; River of Fools; Tears Of God and The Mess We’re In, mixed rock, blues, country and tex-mex influences, with rhythms that could get you up dancing and lyrics that reached into your soul. It’s one of those albums that once I bought it, it never left the turntable. If you don’t own it, you should. This FM Broadcast captures Los Lobos on December 11, 1987, a quarter century ago his very day, in Los Angeles, near the end of the band’s breakthrough year. This one is a must have, whether you’re a long time fan of Los Lobos or just looking to learn more about the band and their music.