Album: 1969
Artist: Los Lonely Boys
Worth Buying: Yes
You will be interested in this album if you are fan of: Blues Rock, Latin Rock, Santana, & Stevie Ray Vaughan, and bands that do interesting cover songs.
Tell Me More: A short EP comprised of only cover songs, is pretty much a no brainer must have for the already converted. I would think that the real purpose of putting out an EP like this is partly to sate the appetites of the existing fans (while waiting for the next full length release) but also to try to gain some new followers. After all, all the songs on 1969 are covers of already established songs, so the newcomers already know the songs; now all they need is to know the band. And I think that this 5 song EP will do just that.
Trust me when I say that if you are already a fan of Santana, or Stevie Ray Vaughan , that you will no doubt love all the previous albums by the Los Lonely Boys. But if you are still a little gun-shy, give 1969 a try. This 5 song ep of covers should get you over any buyer's remorse that you may be stopping you from becoming a fan. It's affordably priced and serves as a good introduction to their sound.
As for the covers on this collection; Covering Santana's Evil Ways seems terribly obvious. There have been so many comparisons already made to Santana by so many other writers that is almost seems unnecessary to cover it. But in the context of making new fans, it makes perfect sense. Te unexpected covering of the Beatles "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window", is the antithesis of covering Evil Ways. It is the last thing you would have expected. I also have to give a hearty mention to the much beefed up version of the Door's Roadhouse Blues. I like the original song too, but they gave this song a very cool facelift.
TJR 11/04/09
What about the packaging? I got a cheaper digital version, so I have no idea.
Get the mp3 album for 4.89
CD for 6.98
