| Mariachi El Bronx / Mariachi El Bronx Ii |
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| Album: | Mariachi El Bronx Ii | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Mariachi El Bronx | Added: | Aug 2011 | |
| Label: | Ato Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2011-10-09 | Pull Date: | 2011-12-11 |
| Week Ending: | Nov 6 | Oct 30 | Oct 16 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 30, 2011: | Aural Surgery Everything Dies | 3. | Oct 13, 2011: | The Songsmith Show 48 Roses | |
| 2. | Oct 24, 2011: | ReAd mY liPs Great Provider | 4. | Jul 28, 2011: | Alachinada! 48 Roses |
| Album Review |
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| Sunshine Reviewed 2011-09-29 | ||
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MARIACHI EL BRONX: "Mariachi El Bronx II" -- Upbeat, rich, full orchestrations. Lyrics tell stories. Array of beats and tempos. Overall, fun. Faves: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11 -- Sunshine, September 2011 *** 1) 48 Roses (3:37) -- Bullfighting flavor. English male vocals. Swinging rhythm. Blazing violin. *** 2) Great Provider (2:55) -- Mexican restaurant. Story being told. Horns. ** 3) Revolution Girls (4:04) -- Slower than first two. Frolicking beat. Almost island sound. ** 4) Fallen (4:02) -- Lamenting tempo. Strummed, soulful guitar. Violins. Male and female harmonies. ** 5) Norteno Lights (3:36) -- Mexican dancing oom-pa-pa polka feel. Espanol and English male vocals. *** 6) Mariachi El Bronx (feat. Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles) ($;52) -- Surfy, Latin dance beat. Great horns, violins, guitar. Festive. Female background hoots and hollers. *** 7) Map Of The World (3:09) -- Bullfighting dance with swirly skirts! Male vocals. Cool beats, rhythms. Horns. Clapping. Exciting. ** 8) Bodies of Christ (3:20) -- Cool mysterious rhythms. Strummed guitar. Kind of folksy. Great story. *** 9) Poverty's King (3:52) -- Horns, with interesting rhythm. Calypso. Cool male harmonies. ** 10) Matador (4:27) -- Slow tempo. Big horns. Polyrhythmic. violins. Male vox. "Footteppish" sounds. *** 11) Everything Dies (3:37) -- Arpeggio, then slap, slap, slap dancey. Oom-pa-pa lope with male vocals. Interesting rhythms behind harmonious vox. ** 12) Spread Thin (3:12) -- Calypso, classical guitar. Sappy lovey-dovey lyrics, with heartfelt male vocals. Pretty melody. | ||
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