Iguanas, the / Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart
| Album: | Plastic Silver 9 Volt Heart | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Iguanas, the | Added: | May 2003 | |
| Label: | Yep Roc Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2003-10-13 | Pull Date: | 2003-12-15 |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 30 | Nov 23 | Oct 26 | Oct 19 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 11, 2004: | Sunny Side Up
The Liquor Dance |
4. | Oct 22, 2003: | Wednesday Morning Radio Program
Mexican Candy |
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| 2. | Nov 26, 2003: | crisco jones
Machete Y Maiz |
5. | Oct 17, 2003: | the discovery channel
The Liquor Dance |
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| 3. | Nov 19, 2003: | press and release
Sugar Cane |
6. | Oct 15, 2003: | press and release
Sugar Cane |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-10-05
Reviewed 2003-10-05
Sunny, friendly rock with soft male vocals and some Mexican influence here and there. Harmony vocals are tight and understated on 1. Spanish lyrics on 2, 3 (partly), 11, 12
It's irresistable but WRONG to compare them to Los Lobos, because these guys can't rock as hard. Case in point: #4, which starts out with nice bluesy licks but brick-walls itself with a bland happy chorus.
This disc comes mostly from singer-songwriter territory, with the occasional creative diversion into Latin themes. Emphasizes variety rather than innovation, but it's good overall.
1*- Mid/fast, gentle folk-rock feel
2- Mid/fast, in Spanish, mildly mariachi
3- Slow Latin jazz feel
4- Blazing midtempo rocker w/less blazing horns
5*- Soft mid/fast cowboy rock
6*- Country rock, w/accordion
7- Midtempo solid beat with Latin/blues horns
8- Quieter, breezy, with mid/fast beat
9*- Mid/fast. Catchy simple pop
10- Calypso, Jimmy Buffet-like. Funny alcohol song.
11- Slow, slinky Latin lounge
12- Midtempo minor-key Latin shuffle
13- Mellow, w/solid midtempo beat
14- Hidden track, breezy
It's irresistable but WRONG to compare them to Los Lobos, because these guys can't rock as hard. Case in point: #4, which starts out with nice bluesy licks but brick-walls itself with a bland happy chorus.
This disc comes mostly from singer-songwriter territory, with the occasional creative diversion into Latin themes. Emphasizes variety rather than innovation, but it's good overall.
1*- Mid/fast, gentle folk-rock feel
2- Mid/fast, in Spanish, mildly mariachi
3- Slow Latin jazz feel
4- Blazing midtempo rocker w/less blazing horns
5*- Soft mid/fast cowboy rock
6*- Country rock, w/accordion
7- Midtempo solid beat with Latin/blues horns
8- Quieter, breezy, with mid/fast beat
9*- Mid/fast. Catchy simple pop
10- Calypso, Jimmy Buffet-like. Funny alcohol song.
11- Slow, slinky Latin lounge
12- Midtempo minor-key Latin shuffle
13- Mellow, w/solid midtempo beat
14- Hidden track, breezy
Track Listing
| 1. | Yesterday | 7. | Zacatecas | |||
| 2. | Machete Y Maiz | 8. | The First Kiss Is Free | |||
| 3. | Mexican Candy | 9. | I Dig You | |||
| 4. | Flame on | 10. | The Liquor Dance | |||
| 5. | 9 Volt Heart | 11. | Abandonado | |||
| 6. | Sugar Cane | 12. | Un Avion | |||
| 13. | Goodbye Again | |||||