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San Patricio - The Chieftains Featuring Ry Cooder
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78 out of 100

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9.0 out of 10

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  • Summary: The concept album about a group of Irish US soldiers who deserted to join the Mexican army during the Mexican-American War was an idea by The Chieftains' Paddy Moloney and co-producer Ry Cooder.

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Billboard.com
    85
    Other guests include Linda Ronstadt ("A la Orilla de un Palmar"), Van Dyke Parks and Los Tigres del Norte (who both appear on "Canción Mixteca"). The result is as thrilling as it is enlightening.
  2. BBC Music
    80
    This is a transatlantic musical campaign whose virtuosity, verve and sheer eccentric heart make it hard to resist.
  3. Uncut
    60
    All in all, San Patricio is something of an oddity. [Apr 2010, p.94]
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  1. SamM
    10
    Its Ry Cooder! With the Chieftains! It has to be a 10.
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