The Ride - Los Lobos
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  • Summary: The Los Angeles band celebrates 30 years in the music business with this 12th studio recording, the first the band has self-produced. Guests include Café Tacuba, Dave Alvin, Tom Waits, Ruben Blades and Elvis Costello.

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
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  1. Los Angeles Times
    100
    Such guests hardly bring commercial cachet. What they add is a depth and dynamism that transcend genres, generations and language, transforming Los Lobos' trademark sound without throwing the band off its foundation.
  2. Blender
    80
    Sometimes the tone is self-congratulatory, but a house band this glorious deserves some kind of standing ovation. [May 2004, p.127]
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  3. Mojo
    80
    Los Lobos' ingenuity with arrangements and atmosphere makes The Ride something special. [Jun 2004, p.102]
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  4. Rolling Stone
    60
    The Ride doesn't rank with the classic Los Lobos of How Will the Wolf Survive? or the experimental Kiko; instead, it contains aspects of both and is a tribute to the group's influences. [13 May 2004, p.74]
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  1. DHands
    9
    a good summer cd
  2. jerryb
    8
    great concept, solid musicianship as always. pretty eclectic array of sounds, maybe too eclectic. "across 110th st." steals the show

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