Mariachi El Bronx / Mariachi El Bronx Ii
Album: Mariachi El Bronx Ii   Collection:General
Artist:Mariachi El Bronx   Added:Aug 2011
Label:Ato Records  

A-File Activity
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
Sunshine
Reviewed 2011-09-29
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.

Track Listing
1. 48 Roses   7. Map Of The World
2. Great Provider   8. Bodies Of Christ
3. Revolution Girls   9. Poverty's King
4. Fallen   10. Matador
5. NorteƱo Lights   11. Everything Dies
6. Mariachi El Bronx (Feat. Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles)   12. Spread Thin