Soul Disguise
On this fine solo-album debut, it comes as no surprise to find veteran Los Lobos singer-songwriter-guitarist Cesar Rosas revisiting the R&B, soul, roots-rock, and norteño ingredients that made his East L.A. band's musical stew so compelling. What's revealing is Rosas's willingness to deconstruct his Grammy-winning band's sound back to its constituent components, making Soul Disguise play like a loving journey across borders both musical and national. Rosas largely eschews the slick production values of '90s-vintage Los Lobos for considerably more grit and funk. Here he tackles with playful abandon everything from traditional Tex-Mex (his own "Angelito" and a cover of "Adios Mi Vida," both with legend Flaco Jiminez adding his distinctive accordion flourishes) to a swampy version of Ike Turner's "You've Got to Lose." Rosas stubs his toe only once, on the '70s-ish acoustic utopian ballad "Better Way." Similar journeys have been made by everyone from Steve Miller and Ry Cooder to precliché ZZ Top; it's Rosas's excursions into Stax and New Orleans R&B territory (like the delicious "Struck" and the funky "Shack and Shambles"), along with his sharp border-music and blues-roots sense, that makes Soul Disguise so distinct and satisfying. --Jerry McCulley more
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-05-2008
- rockin album
Love this album, it's like Los Lobos stripped down. Flaco isn't the only squeezebox master on the recording though, there's also New Orleans native Eddie Baytos. One of my current faves.
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-22-2005
- Cesar or Los Lobos
First ask yourself: do you like Los Lobos? If the answer is yes, then you will like this album. I like Los Lobos. I even saw them at a small taping for a radio station (WXPN's World Cafe). Cesar's voice carries well in these tunes, and...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-21-2004
- Great roots music CD
Rosas steps out in front on this CD with great songwriting, hot guitar work and powerful singing. Very much like the early Lobos sound. I pulled this out to play the other day and had forgotten how good it was. Was curious to read the...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jun-08-2002
- A Brillant Album
I am a big fan of LOS LOBOS, so when I heard that CEASAR ROSAS had a solo album out, I had to get it to see how he did. I can say that I am extremly happy that I did. SOUL DISGUISE is a brillant album that shows all the different musical...
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-05-2008
- rockin album
Love this album, it's like Los Lobos stripped down. Flaco isn't the only squeezebox master on the recording though, there's also New Orleans native Eddie Baytos. One of my current faves.
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-22-2005
- Cesar or Los Lobos
First ask yourself: do you like Los Lobos? If the answer is yes, then you will like this album. I like Los Lobos. I even saw them at a small taping for a radio station (WXPN's World Cafe). Cesar's voice carries well in these tunes, and...
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-15-1999
- It's a disguise, all right
This album was a real disappointment. After reading several reviews, I was expecting some bluesy grit and funk from one of my favorite musicians, Cesar Rosas. There's only a couple of tunes that live up to those expectations--"You've...
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