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DON'T EAT GRAPES! DON'T DRINK COORS!

WEBSTERWEBFOOT@WEBTV.COM | FRESNO CALIFICAS | 11/28/1998

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I'M A DLRJB (DR. LOCO ROCKIN JALAPENO BAND) FAN. I LOVE CON/SAFOS WHICH WAS THEIR FIRST ALBUMN, AND PURO PARTY BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST PLAIN ROCKIN FUN! BUT THIS ALBUMN IS VERY HEAVY INTO THE CESAR CHAVEZ MOVEMENT AND THE LATINO MOVEMENTS FOR ADVANCEMENTS, RESPECT AND RIGHTS. THESE ARE VERY VERY WORTHY CAUSES, DON'T GET ME WRONG, BUT WHEN YOU JUST WANT TO KICK BACK AND BE ENTERTAINED WITH LATIN RHYTHMS, SOUNDS AND GOOD OL' CHICANO MUSIC, YOU MIGHT FEEL THIS ALBUMN IS WAY TOO SERIOUS AND USED AS A SOAP BOX TO PREACH THE LATINO CAUSES. THE MUSIC IS GREAT, THOUGH, AND I LISTEN TO THIS ALBUMN FOR THE MUSIC BUT BEING CHICANO, I HAVE MIXED EMOTIONS: I LOVE THE MUSIC, I'M AWARE AND APPRECIATE THE NEED TO GET OUR MESSAGE OF UNITY, BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS AND PARITY IN THE SYSTEM OUT TO THE WORLD BUT, DAMN IT, I ALSO FEEL USED AND VIOLATED BECAUSE I'M FEEL LIKE I'M BEING BEAT OVER THE HEAD WITH THE MOVEMENT AT A TIME WHEN I JUST WANT TO GROOVE AND CHILL AND HAVE FUN. MAYBE THIS ALBUMN IS THE WRONG FORUM FOR OUR MOVEMENT BEAUSE I THINK ONLY CHICANOS WILL APPRECIATE THE CONTENT WHEN IN FACT IT IS EVERYONE THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE OF OUR STRUGGLES. HELL, WE NEED A GOOD MINI SERIES, LIKE "ROOT", TO BANG HOME OUR MESSAGE. ANYWAYS, THE ALBUMN IS INTERESTING AND MIND EXPANDING I DO LIKE IT BUT JSUT NOT AS MUCH AS DLRJB'S OTHER OFFERINGS. GO LOCO, GO LOCO, GO LOCO!!!!!!!"

Keep Dr. Loco and the Movement Going

david carrasco | Princeton University | 01/05/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Movimiento Music is one of the very best combinations of ritmo Chicano y justicia Americano available ANYWHERE in the music scene today. Dr. Loco and the Jalapenos are making new cultural powers as they lead us through the history of our movement with its beauty, pain, variety and corazon. From La Migra to Las Revolucioarias to Nosotros Venceremos, we hear the best of Latino innovation that respects the roots but nurtures the branches. Support this album and you do your familia a big favor. Dance til you drop."