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Willie & Lobo — Sultan's Dream
Album: Gypsy Boogaloo
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Released: 1993
Length: 3:56
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(Instrumental)
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 zptduda wrote:



I did a little checking, and believe it or not, it's Cliff Hugo from Supertramp.

Cool!  What was he playing?  A Chapman Stick?
 DaidyBoy wrote:

Love to know what the bass'y instrument is in this - reminds me of Talk Talk stuff.  Anyone help me out?




I did a little checking, and believe it or not, it's Cliff Hugo from Supertramp.
 itsme_bygolly wrote:



My guess is he's using a Stick.

It could be a Chapman Stick.  I have worked with several bands that used them.
 nightdrive wrote:


Hilarious, reminds me of myself at Flamenco shows
 eileenomurphy wrote:



Whatever it is, it has "pickups"! It is not a mic(ed) acoustic bass.



My guess is he's using a Stick.
 gudi.hasivar wrote:
love this new flamenco



Me Too!!   
love this new flamenco
 k3rmit wrote:


Probably an electric fretless.



Whatever it is, it has "pickups"! It is not a mic(ed) acoustic bass.
 rdo wrote:



A classic Picasso (if anyone did not know, or cannot read the signature) 
 Proclivities wrote:

It may just be an upright, double bass.


Probably an electric fretless.
The more I hear this, the more I like it!!  Thank You RP!
SUPERB!!!  I never heard of them before.  Thanx RP!
 DaidyBoy wrote:

Love to know what the bass'y instrument is in this - reminds me of Talk Talk stuff.  Anyone help me out?


I think it's either an fretless electric or electric upright variant.
 thewiseking wrote:

anyone hear Chick Corea's Spain in this? anyone...




I hear that! Great tune! I never heard of them before. ...Thank You RP!
anyone hear Chick Corea's Spain in this? anyone...
This tune could be longer
 Canadese wrote:

We were there...the River Cafe.
Saw Lobo last week in PV, still going strong without Willy (RIP)
 
That's awesome and sad. My wife and i saw Willie and Lobo at the river cafe back in 2000. It was was one of the most wonderful nights of my life
 jagdriver wrote:
{#Clap}



Puerto Vallarta, MX, 12/31/04-How to spend New Year's Eve. W&L at right (w/ cone hats).

 
We were there...the River Cafe.
Saw Lobo last week in PV, still going strong without Willy (RIP)
 

DaidyBoy wrote:
Love to know what the bass'y instrument is in this - reminds me of Talk Talk stuff.  Anyone help me out?

averybadcat wrote:

i,m going to hazard a guess its one of those technically called great big freakin mariachi guitars like big as a toyota camry (see los lobos)
 
 
Thanks, my friend.  You're creeping me out a bit, though.  I used to drive a maroon Toyota Camry, which used to go round corners scraping its sills on the road.  Plus, my dad was born in October 1908 ....  My granddaughter was born on what would have been his 100th birthday.
 DaidyBoy wrote:
Love to know what the bass'y instrument is in this - reminds me of Talk Talk stuff.  Anyone help me out?

 
It may just be an upright, double bass.
from your very very distance!

Stingray wrote:
I can't help it but to think about cut-off heads and 
human heads laying by the side of the road!

Against MEXICO, it seems from a distance, IRAQ is a playground. 

 


I can't help it but to think about cut-off heads and 
human heads laying by the side of the road!

Against MEXICO, it seems from a distance, IRAQ is a playground. 
 DaidyBoy wrote:
Love to know what the bass'y instrument is in this - reminds me of Talk Talk stuff.  Anyone help me out?

 
i,m going to hazard a guess its one of those technically called great big freakin mariachi guitars like big as a toyota camry (see los lobos)
 
Lobo hangs out in the Mexican town where I live.  Awesome talent!  Thanks, Bill!
Love to know what the bass'y instrument is in this - reminds me of Talk Talk stuff.  Anyone help me out?
Peux rien y dire , c'est tout simplement in-cro-ya-bleu ! c'est vraiment bien.

It is a realy good song , it's so nice to listen it .... the violins are the best :D
 mutepoint wrote:
Willie & Lobo in concert: highly recommended !

 

I completely agree. Saw them In Puerto Vallerta about 15 years ago and have seem them three or 4 times since and they're simply fantastic.

In fact, I have this CD signed by them from seeing them in PV. 
These guys have such a distinctive sound.
Niiiice seque from Willie & Lobo
{#Boohoo}{#Guitarist}{#Yell}GREAT STUFF !
Amazingly beautiful. RP must have an amazing music library numbering the millions. 
 rdo wrote:
 



{#Cowboy}
Que bueno esta la canción!
For some reason had my pea-sized  brain harking back to Cat Steven's Lady D'Arbanville (1970 - boy have I gotten old!)

Me likee!

I'll have to be on the lookout for this group... never heard of them before but this piece puts them on the map for me.
Very nice of them to remember my full name for the album....   {#High-five}
Reminds me of a great sailing trip around the islands of Hawai'i.  {#Cool}
Nice tune for a frigid winter's day ... {#Sunny}
 MojoJojo wrote:
DO NOT suggest that our beloved Ricardo Montalbán would lie to us!!! Say it aint so!

  Man that was an ugly car.


{#Cool} Love the CD.
{#Clap}



Puerto Vallarta, MX, 12/31/04-How to spend New Year's Eve. W&L at right (w/ cone hats).



Patty Griffin - Truth No. 2 (w/ Emmylou Harris)    ==>   Nick Drake - Road    ==>   Willie and Lobo - Sultan's Dream   ==>   Chingon - Malagueña Salerosa

 jagdriver wrote:
These guys are the best! Had front row seats to see them at the Palms Playhouse in Winters, CA, a tiny, old-fashioned opera house. We enjoyed it so much that a year later we took the kids down to Puerto Vallarta this past December to catch their New Year's Eve show at the River Cafe. Again, outstanding! I'd have to say "Caliente" is my favorite CD of theirs, though we own them all.
 
Ibid, although it's now three years later!

There's a spaghetti western in here somewhere.
Maybe 1993-94-time is elastic in memory- The Gypsy Kings- CD stuck in the deck in my favorite cafe in Heidelberg Germany- actually boycotted the place for months.
Ladan wrote:
This is one of those cases when I may be more entertained by the comments below than I am by the music.
JerseeeGirl wrote:
Did you know there is no such thing as Corinthian leather? They just made that up for the commercial.
DO NOT suggest that our beloved Ricardo Montalbán would lie to us!!! Say it aint so!
Oh no! Is there any such thing as Ricardo Montalban? Even if not, you gotta admit- that sounded really cool when he said it. JerseeeGirl wrote:
Did you know there is no such thing as Corinthian leather? They just made that up for the commercial.
Did you know there is no such thing as Corinthian leather? They just made that up for the commercial. mperry wrote:
I feel as though I am riding in a fine vehicle with *rich* Corinthian Leather. (Leather as "Corinthian" gets, anyway. )
Simply Beautiful
I'm sorry, this guitar and fiddle are more than sophisticated enough for me. rowdydaisy wrote:
I'm sorry but the names Willie and Lobo remind me of names to call pet dogs. I think they could have come up with something a little more sophisticated.
I'm sorry but the names Willie and Lobo remind me of names to call pet dogs. I think they could have come up with something a little more sophisticated.
Hob wrote:
I need a horse, a mask and a rapier. *scratches his initials on something with a sword*
Simply hilarious!
Willie's Bolero?
NICKNAME wrote:
WHAT EXACTLY DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH THE SONG ?
The movie, man.
winter wrote:
"There's two kinds of people. People with guns, and people who dig." 8)
What is one both has a gun and digs?
Dig. psycholynx wrote:
thought it was those Squirrel Nut Zippers (is that the name of the group?) for a moment.
This is one of those cases when I may be more entertained by the comments below than I am by the music.
How cool -- Two Willie and Lobo songs today
psycholynx wrote:
"There's two kinds of people. People with guns, and people who dig." 8)
Rusty420 wrote:
nobody ****s with the jesus.
but seriously, folks... is there a name for that style of horn playing? other than Chuck-Mangione-like? it's so specifically evocative.
pretty much a wicked awseome groove
nobody ****s with the jesus.
pyxxel wrote:
It's good music, well played.... but alas, I just don't like it. Hate the style, really...
Now *this* is how to express a dislike of a song. Not the typical attack seen we've far too frequently.
It's good music, well played.... but alas, I just don't like it. Hate the style, really...
Always appreciated every time its played...
These guys are the best! Had front row seats to see them at the Palms Playhouse in Winters, CA, a tiny, old-fashioned opera house. We enjoyed it so much that a year later we took the kids down to Puerto Vallarta this past December to catch their New Year's Eve show at the River Cafe. Again, outstanding! I'd have to say "Caliente" is my favorire CD of theirs, though we own them all.
Most excellent
Very nice!
I really like this:) I rented El Mariachi this week...I think I need to go watch it now:)
"Mmmmmmmm............Salt Ice Cream!..................Aurghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
I love being transported to faraway lands--like a mini-vacation.
I need a horse, a mask and a rapier. *scratches his initials on something with a sword*
I remember hearing this for the first time in Puerto Vallarta watching the Spanish galleon sailing in front of the Malicon at sunset. Pure bliss.
drH wrote:
Reminds me of Chick Corea's Spain.
Me too. Had it on vinyl. Need to replace it with the CD if it's available....
I'm a fool for gypsy music- now how about Al Dimeola's "Mediterranean Sundance?"
Why do I have the urge to go fight a bull?
I LOVE Willie and Lobo. :) The one CD I had of theirs was Puerto Valliarta Squeeze...(based supposedly on the book by that name...the book sucked but the CD rocked.) This is not one of my favorites of theirs but it's definatly good. :)
Reminds me of Chick Corea's Spain.
ianguy wrote:
Part of me wants this song to have some Elizabethan poetry or somthin' (like Tenyson or Browning) -- in fact some of E. Browning's "Sonnets from the Portuguese" would fit quite well. I dunno -- I'm crazy.
Hey, me too. Except that those you mention were Victorian poets. FWIW. Cool track.
edieraye wrote:
No you aren't. I was seeing a black and white animation of a bull fighting sequence with a little red blood thrown in for drama at the appropriate times. But now that you mention "Sonnets from the Portuguese" that does seem to fit quite well. And is rather less disturbing.
Brilliant. Thanks.
I feel as though I am riding in a fine vehicle with *rich* Corinthian Leather. (Leather as "Corinthian" gets, anyway. )
ianguy wrote:
Part of me wants this song to have some Elizabethan poetry or somthin' (like Tenyson or Browning) -- in fact some of E. Browning's "Sonnets from the Portuguese" would fit quite well. I dunno -- I'm crazy.
No you aren't. I was seeing a black and white animation of a bull fighting sequence with a little red blood thrown in for drama at the appropriate times. But now that you mention "Sonnets from the Portuguese" that does seem to fit quite well. And is rather less disturbing.
First time i've ever heard this - please! play more!!
Part of me wants this song to have some Elizabethan poetry or somthin\' (like Tenyson or Browning) -- in fact some of E. Browning\'s \"Sonnets from the Portuguese\" would fit quite well. I dunno -- I\'m crazy.
Mucho tasty. Say....you don't have any Sketches of Spain do you?
Wow......like a real nice blast of fresh air, thanks !!
Originally Posted by sonofabel: People playing their OWN instruments.... WITHOUT electricity... that's CRAZY talk...
Who'd a thunk?
It is a surprise to me lisen that theme of Willie and Lobo. Thanks Rebecca!
Great !! play more of this..