El Cancionero: Mas y Mas [Box]

Performer: Los Lobos
Artist: Sheryl Crow; T-Bone Burnett; Ry Cooder; Alex Acuna Y Su Acuarela De Tambores; Joe Ely; Money Mark; Mitchell Froom; Freddy Fender; Levon Helm
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Los Lobos: David Hidalgo (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, banjo, violin, accordion, piano, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion); Cesar Rosas (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin); Louie Perez (vocals, guitar, fraustophone); Conrad Lozano (vocals, acoustic & electric bass, fretless bass); Steve Berlin (flute, harmonica, soprano, tenor & baritone saxophones, melodica, piano, keyboards, percussion). Additional personnel includes: Sheryl Crow, Ry Cooder, Money Mark, Paul Burlison, T-Bone Burnett, Alex Acuna, Jorge Calderon, Jim Keltner, Mitchell Froom, John Hiatt, Levon Helm, Victor Bisetti, Joe Ely, Freddy Fender. Producers include: Los Lobos, Luis R. Torres, David Sandoval, Steve Berlin, T-Bone Burnett. Compilation producer: Gary Stewart. Engineers: Mark Linett, Bob Schaper, Tchad Blake. Includes liner notes by Luis Torres, Chris Morris and Diane Rodriguez. Digitally remastered by Dan Hersch and Bill Inglot (DigiPrep Studios). MAS Y MAS was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Boxed Recording Package. Personnel: Cesar Rosas (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitarron, jarana); Conrad Lozano (vocals, guitar, guitarron, acoustic bass, electric bass, fretless bass); David Hidalgo (vocals, guitar, requinto, accordion, drums, percussion, programming); Louie P�rez (vocals, guitar, drums, percussion); Joe Ely, Rick Trevino (vocals, guitar); Flaco Jim�nez (vocals, accordion); Freddy Fender (vocals, acoustic bass); Michael Halby, John Hiatt, Levon Helm, Lisa Coleman, Raul Malo, Rub�n Ramos, T Bone Burnett, Wendy Melvoin, Sheryl Crow (vocals); Robert Rodriguez , Paul Burlison, Tchad Blake (guitar); Jim Weider (electric guitar); Fermin Herrera (harp); Steve Berlin (flute, harmonica, melodica, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion); Ry Cooder (accordion); Keith Keller (recorder); Daniel Timms (piano, organ, Wurlitzer organ); Alberto Salas (piano, percussion); Jim Dickinson (piano); Mitchell Froom (harmonium, keyboards); Yuka Honda (keyboards, sampler); Jim Keltner, Victor Bisetti, Cougar Estrada (drums, percussion); Pete Thomas , Aaron Ballesteros, Mickey Curry, Anton Fier, Ron Tutt (drums); Efrain Toro, Alex Acu�a, Money Mark (percussion). Audio Mixers: Mike Prince; Dave McNair; Brian Soucy; John Holbrook; Larry Hirsch; Mario Caldato, Jr.; Mark Ettel; Mark Linett; Ralph Sall; Steve Berlin; Warren Dennis; Cesar Rosas. Audio Remasterers: Dan Hersch; Bill Inglot. Recording information: Associated Recorders (1977-2000); Autry Museum Of Western Heritage, Los Angels California (1977-2000); Big Sink Studios, Hercules, CA (1977-2000); Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA (1977-2000); Cedar Creek recording, Austin, TX (1977-2000); CRG Studios, Rowland Heights, CA (1977-2000); EFX Systems, Burbank, CA (1977-2000); Kentucky Center For The Arts Louisville, KY (1977-2000); La Casa De La Raza, Santa Barbara, CA (1977-2000); Molson Park, Barrie, Ontario, Canada (1977-2000); Moritz Von Bomhard Theater (1977-2000); No Say No Studio, Los Angeles, CA (1977-2000); Ocean Way Recording (1977-2000); Paul & Mike's Studio, Los Angeles, CA (1977-2000); Sunset sound (1977-2000); The Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA (1977-2000); The Sound Factory West, Hollywood, CA (1977-2000); Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA (1977-2000); Wells Fargo Theatre (1977-2000). When Los Lobos arrived on the late 1970s Los Angeles punk scene, they seemed out of step with almost every trend imaginable. Dressed like a bunch of middle aged dads at a PTA meeting, they played an utterly unique mixture of 1950s-style rock & roll, country, R&B, and traditional Mexican music, all filtered through the gritty lens of their urban upbringing. Time has proven they were on the right track; EL CANCIONERO MAS Y MAS attempts to cover the group's three decades-plus career in a four disc box set, collecting not only Los Lobos' best work as a band, but significant tracks from the members' many side projects, as well as rarities and B-sides. Los Lobos have always played a dizzying array of disparate styles with equally effortless panache, and this set does a great job revealing why they maintain one of the most loyal fan bases in popular music.

Entertainment Weekly (12/1/00, p.96) - "...Feels and sounds as big as America itself..." - Rating: B+ Q (4/01, p.123) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Demonstrates that their insanely long career has been memorable for its moderation rather than its heart-stopping highs and lows..." Dirty Linen (4-5/01, p.55) - "...Comprehensively brings this consistently prolific band's legacy up to date..." Mojo (Publisher) (3/01, p.110) - "...There is so much life, so much of the sheer joy of making music laid forth here, that this set barely seems enough to contain it....the place to celebrate some great American originals."

They began playing traditional Mexican music in their native East L.A. in the mid-'70s, but Los Lobos were galvanized by the California punk movement. By the early '80s they were a rock band to be reckoned with, purveying a highly charged brand of roots-rock distinctively colored by conjunto and Latin shadings. Their '90s work with producer Mitchell Froom found them heading into new worlds of textural sonic exploration.

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