San Patricio - The Chieftains Featuring Ry Cooder
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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
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  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. Mojo
    80
    The Chieftains lay a vibrant carpet of colour but veering between joyous and heartbreaking, the fiery Mexican element is what makes it so compelling. [Apr 2010, p.105]
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  3. BBC Music
    80
    This is a transatlantic musical campaign whose virtuosity, verve and sheer eccentric heart make it hard to resist.
  4. Uncut
    60
    All in all, San Patricio is something of an oddity. [Apr 2010, p.94]
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    10
    Its Ry Cooder! With the Chieftains! It has to be a 10.

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