It’s a brave and brilliant refocusing of Soundtrack - Various Artists energies, virtually a rebirth. Nowhere is this more so than on their re-working of Soundtrack - Various Artists on ‘Cancion Del Mariachi (Los Lobos and Antonio Banderas)’. Desperado is an amazing album, racked with beauty.If you love Soundtrack - Various Artists as much as I do, then Soundtrack - Various Artists Desperado is the CD for you!
Once Six Blade Knife (Dire Straits) gets in your head, it will NEVER leave. In Jack The Ripper (Link Wray and His Ray Men) you won’t find any flashy solos. Manifold De Amour (Latin Playboys) one of the most beautiful songs i’ve ever heard. Forever Night Shade Mary (Latin Playboys) the elegant and beautiful song on the album is hard to describe. I like the agression and power of Pass The Hatchet (Roger and The Gypsies). First time I heard Bar Fight (Los Lobos) was on radio driving in my car and sonically it just sounded amazing.Strange Face Of Love (Tito and Tarantula) can be hardly overrated by any means; this is what Soundtrack - Various Artists is all about. Bucho’s Gracias, Navajas Attacks (Los Lobos) gets you up and jumping. I now have Bulletproof (Los Lobos) as one of my personal favorites. It’s such an underrated song. Quedata Aqui (Salma Hayek) is almost impossible to review. Music in Rooftop Action (Los Lobos) is gorgeous as in all tracks of Desperado. One of the songs that always stick in my mind is Phone Call (Los Lobos) because the melody in the chorus is so good. White Train (Showdown; Los Lobos) without a doubt is the standout song of Desperado. Back To The House That Love Built (Tito and Tarantula) (4:41) a good melody. Some of the arrangements found on Desperado are surprisingly edgy. Voice and instruments in Mariachi Suite (Los Lobos) complement each other.
Desperado CD


