Concrete Blonde y Los Illegals @ House Of Blues 1997-05-05

 

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Concrete Blonde y Los Illegals
May 5, 1997
House of Blues
West Hollywood, CA

Sonic Studios DSM-6 (AA battery powered) -> Sony TCD-D3 DAT master @48kHz
~20 feet from PA

DAT master on Fostex D-5 -> digital coax -> M-Audio Fast Track Pro -> USB ->
Adobe Audition 3.0 (fades, 48>44.1) > CDWAV 1.98 > Trader's Little Helper 2.5.0 > FLAC

Recording, transfer, and mastering by Jeff Lester

01. Echoes
02. La Llorna
03. Viva La Vida
04. Caminando
05. Another Hundred Years of Solitude
06. Baja La Lune Mexicana
07. Little Wing
08. Homicide
09. El Lay
10. God is a Bullet
11. Despierta
12. Crystal Blue Persuasion
13. Xich vs. the Migra Zombies ->
14. Still in the Barrio (Hollywood)
15. E: Deportee
16. Immigrant Song
17. Xuiy (Joey)


Johnette Napolitano - lead vocals, guitar
Jim Mankey - guitar, vocals
Willie Herron - keyboards, guitar, vocals
Jesus "Xiuy" Velo - bass
Bill Reyes - drums



From the Los Angeles Times archives:
http://articles.latimes.com/1997-05-07/entertainment/ca-56163_1_concrete-blonde

Concrete Blonde in a Subdued Semi-Reunion
POP MUSIC REVIEW
May 07, 1997|ENRIQUE LOPETEGUI

It was no surprise that Johnette Napolitano was the main attraction at the teaming of Concrete Blonde
and Los Illegals on Monday at the House of Blues. It was mainly her audience that filled the club for
this semi-reunion of Concrete Blonde, in which Napolitano and guitarist Jim Mankey joined forces with
one of L.A.'s pioneering Latin punk bands.

Napolitano has lost none of her attitude and stage presence in the three years since Concrete Blonde
ended its run as one of L.A.'s most significant bands. The problem with this joint venture is its
overemphasis on the Mexican and Spanish musical side.

On Monday they sang when they should have been screaming, and insinuated instead of exploding. When
they just let go and rocked, things smoked. The show's highlight wasn't the new material--which
sounded more convincing than it does on their just-released album--but older songs, especially a
memorable version of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song," which couldn't have been more appropriate for
this Cinco de Mayo party.

The opening act was Maria Fatal, L.A.'s most popular rock en espanol band, whose recent second album
was produced by Napolitano and members of Los Illegals.

Visibly nervous at their first local show in front of a mostly English-speaking audience, the band soon
discovered that its main obstacle wasn't the crowd but a less-than-ideal sound--a constant throughout
the evening. While the headliners had enough fire to overcome technical shortcomings, Maria Fatal, for
all its songwriting and instrumental prowess, was unable to find its explosiveness and edge.




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