Track Listings (10) - Disc #1| All Artists: Los Mocosos Title: Shades of Brown Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Six Degrees Original Release Date: 1/1/2001 Re-Release Date: 6/5/2001 Genres: Pop, Rock, Latin Music Styles: Latin Pop, Latin Rock Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 657036104921 |
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"Welcome to the world of Los Mocosos!" Yes, the snot-nosed rascals from San Francisco's Mission district are back and ready to bring more Chicano noise on Shades of Brown. From the land of Santana, the group came to promin... more » |
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Amazon.com's Best of 2001 "Welcome to the world of Los Mocosos!" Yes, the snot-nosed rascals from San Francisco's Mission district are back and ready to bring more Chicano noise on Shades of Brown. From the land of Santana, the group came to prominence with the support of Aztlan Records, the first Spanish-language rock label in the country, which put out the band's acclaimed 1998 debut, Mocos Locos. Founded by Happy Sanchez (bass) and Victor Castro (trombone), Los Mocosos now feature the bilingual rapped and sung verses of lead singer Manny Martinez. Martinez adds much flavor to a sound drenched in the influences of 1970s Latin soul groove bands like Malo, Azteca, El Chicano, and War. Tunes like "Spill the Wine," "Soy Callejero," "Caliente" (also featured on the Escena Alterlatina collection), and their homage to El Rey ("Tito Puente") are street-wise anthems fusing funk, salsa, rock, rap, and ska. Proud of their barrio roots, Los Mocosos take a hard look at the gentrification of their 'hood on "Mi Barrio Loco." And whether you understand Spanglish or not, these are cool cruising sounds for hot summer days. --Jesse "Chuy" Varela Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsShades of Brown Santo Mollica | New York, NY USA | 09/23/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) ""Welcome to the world of Los Mocosos!" with that invitation the disc "Shades of Brown" begins and it's a good place to be. Los Mocosos blends old school latin rock with new school rap and lyrics that address today's problems in urban America. This is the best blend I've heard since since any of the first 3 Santana albums. Their tribute to Tito Puente is respectful and their cover of the War classic "Spill The Wine" is fun. I dig this disc & the trip thru Los Mocosos' neighborhood." Summer Music braincoat | Zürich | 07/07/2001 (4 out of 5 stars) "Summer 2001 has arrived, and Shades of Brown is the music to accompany it. If you like Ozomatli, this will be the next record you buy. There are differences between the two, though. This one is less pure latin, less hip-hop, but more funk, jazz and ... pop! A fine mixture, not complex.... Regarding the texts, I agree with the second reviewer. If you don't hear the lines of the chorus of the title track, it's a shame. And 'Spill the Wine', for example, is pretty funny, without any 'political' contents. By the way: what does Mocosos mean?" Awesome sounds, but poor lyrics mitzigg04 | VA | 08/01/2001 (4 out of 5 stars) "I love teh latin sounds on this cd. An excellent band. I feel the whole latin flavor throughout the whole cd. The lyrics on the other hand are pretty poor. They are lame and don't go too much with the music. I think the cd would have been even much better without the lyrics at all!! But the sounds are really great!"
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