Crossing , The
General
| Jan 2019
Reviews
Mr. Bones
Reviewed 2019-01-15
Reviewed 2019-01-15
The Crossing - Alejandro Escovedo (2018)
Leave it to Mexican-American AE to craft a timely commentary on immigration today while keeping to his powerful punk-ish sound. It documents the trials of two young immigrants (Salvo & Diego) to the USA. As usual his hard rocking cello sets the pace for many songs along with splendid support from the Prague Symphony Orchestra.
FCC: #12 fuck
*1 Andare - powerful, eery rocker with soaring orchestration (0:53)
*2 Footsteps in the Shadows - heartbreaking tale of crossing the Rio Grande (4:49)
*3 Texas is my mother - downtempo story of emigration to Texas (3:01)
4 Teenage luggage - story of being picked up by a vigilante with AE's powerful cello (3:24)
*5 Something blue - lovely mid-tempo with nice orchestration (4:10)
*6 Outlaw for you - fun punk rocker ala the Ramones (3:26)
7 Amor Puro – (Pure Love) smoky, latin blues instrumental (2:37)l
*8 Waiting for Me - mid-tempo blues, writing a love letter to someone back home (3:16)
9 How Many Times - mid-tempo rocker about being a stranger in a strange land (4:28)
*10 Cherry Blossom Rain - slow, sad ballad with nice vocals (3:36)
11 Sonica USA - heavy rocker featuring Wayne Kramer (MC5) on guitar (2:20)
12 Rio Navidad - eery, spoken word with Diego confronting a racist Texas Ranger (3:45) - FCC
13 Silver City - slow ballad with Joe Ely helping on vocals (5:56)
14 Fury & Fire - heavy rocker about taking one's dad away (2:13)
15 Flying - slow, jazzy with Spanish and English lyrics (3:07)
16 MC Overload - heavy rocker with distorted vocals & sirens (3:04)
17 The Crossing - slow jazzy number about the death of Salvo with nice cello (5:22)
* Mr. Bones especially likes these
Leave it to Mexican-American AE to craft a timely commentary on immigration today while keeping to his powerful punk-ish sound. It documents the trials of two young immigrants (Salvo & Diego) to the USA. As usual his hard rocking cello sets the pace for many songs along with splendid support from the Prague Symphony Orchestra.
FCC: #12 fuck
*1 Andare - powerful, eery rocker with soaring orchestration (0:53)
*2 Footsteps in the Shadows - heartbreaking tale of crossing the Rio Grande (4:49)
*3 Texas is my mother - downtempo story of emigration to Texas (3:01)
4 Teenage luggage - story of being picked up by a vigilante with AE's powerful cello (3:24)
*5 Something blue - lovely mid-tempo with nice orchestration (4:10)
*6 Outlaw for you - fun punk rocker ala the Ramones (3:26)
7 Amor Puro – (Pure Love) smoky, latin blues instrumental (2:37)l
*8 Waiting for Me - mid-tempo blues, writing a love letter to someone back home (3:16)
9 How Many Times - mid-tempo rocker about being a stranger in a strange land (4:28)
*10 Cherry Blossom Rain - slow, sad ballad with nice vocals (3:36)
11 Sonica USA - heavy rocker featuring Wayne Kramer (MC5) on guitar (2:20)
12 Rio Navidad - eery, spoken word with Diego confronting a racist Texas Ranger (3:45) - FCC
13 Silver City - slow ballad with Joe Ely helping on vocals (5:56)
14 Fury & Fire - heavy rocker about taking one's dad away (2:13)
15 Flying - slow, jazzy with Spanish and English lyrics (3:07)
16 MC Overload - heavy rocker with distorted vocals & sirens (3:04)
17 The Crossing - slow jazzy number about the death of Salvo with nice cello (5:22)
* Mr. Bones especially likes these
Recent airplay
Texas Is My Mother
Hanging in the bone yard (rebroadcast from Oct 17, 2020) — Sep 29, 2021
Something Blue
Hanging in the bone yard — Aug 28, 2021
Sonica Usa
Totally A (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019) — Jul 14, 2021
Sonica Usa
Totally A (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019) — Jun 30, 2021
Texas Is My Mother
Hanging in the bone yard — Oct 17, 2020
Texas Is My Mother
Hanging in the bone yard — Jun 27, 2020
Charting
2019-01-15 — 2019-03-19
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 17 | 1 |
| Mar 3 | 1 |
| Feb 3 | 2 |
| Jan 20 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Andare | ||
| 2. | Footsteps In The Shadows | ||
| 3. | Texas Is My Mother | ||
| 4. | Teenage Luggage | ||
| 5. | Something Blue | ||
| 6. | Outlaw For You | ||
| 7. | Amor Puro | ||
| 8. | Waiting For Me | ||
| 9. | How Many Times | ||
| 10. | Cherry Blossom Rain | ||
| 11. | Sonica Usa | ||
| 12. | Rio Navidad [Explicit] | ||
| 13. | Silver City | ||
| 14. | Fury And Fire | ||
| 15. | Flying | ||
| 16. | Mc Overload | ||
| 17. | The Crossing |