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This is a five-song EP
(actually four, with one of the tracks, "Senorita,"
surfacing again as a "dance mix") that clicks in at a
little over 18 minutes, a little slice of border-Americana that
Dos Coyotes refer to as Mexican surf music. I assume that this
release is a prelude to a full length to hit the world next
year. Your immediate reaction is going to be "Alvin
Brothers," maybe something from early in their careers,
pre- Blasters, almost ready but
still needing
something. If you're gonna put a band together, however, I can
think of few better places to start.
The general impression I get from these
gents ---Gene Sneed from California and Mark Tait from
Scottsdale, Arizona on vocals and accoustic guitars, augmented
by a few of their buds of electric guitars, bass, keyboards, and
drums --- is that they're trying just a bit too hard for that
"border flavor."
As a result, they sound a little forced, kind of like when,
right after the Beatles hit the states, a lot of people tried to
sound British.
Sneed and Tait aren't that bad, though ---
they just need to rein in their excesses, cut a few of the
yippy-kai-eye-yays and the like out, and let the music speak for
itself. Because, for the most part, the
music ain't bad at all. A couple of the tracks
here, such as "Tejano Cowboy"
and "Mambo to Cabo" actually approach Blasters-level
brilliance. While they sound much better on the rockers than on
the CD's lone ballad, "Missing You in Houston," there
is no reason why they can't make the change-up happen,
eventually. I can think of several acts that initially issued
EPs of varied quality (16 Horsepower, T-Bone Burnett) who went
on to release absolutely kick-ass full length CDs, once their
talents had been given an opportunity
to age a bit. I think the same thing will occur with Dos
Coyotes. Let's check back with them if, and when, their full
length debut comes out.
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| Artist |
Dos Coyotes |
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Dos Coyotes |
| Label |
Lips Records |
| Reviewer |
Joe Hartlaub |
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| website |
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Coyotes' Site |
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