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El Chicano — Viva Tirado
Album: The Best Of El Chicano
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Released: 1970
Length: 4:40
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Booker T meets Carlos. 
Posted 3 weeks ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Cool. Never heard this before, but in certain areas of the world, there were always local bands that had local hits. For us, growing up in Toronto in the late 70s, it was Max Webster.
Posted 3 months ago by Al    [ Reply ]
 yofitofu wrote:

Waiting for Santana to come in.



this is better than that
Posted 4 months ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
8.0 - I am sucker for organ solos.
Posted 10 months ago by Javelina    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:

Always brings a good mood... reminds me of The Doors' incredibly groovy, inspired accompaniment to Mojo's amazing poetry on American Prayer; ... "The music was new black polished chrome, and came over the summer like liquid night, The DJs took pills to stay awake and play for seven days..."


Long Live RP and
Long Live the Lizard King!!
And CoJo too
Posted 1 year ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 ImaOldman wrote:

Great music from Led Zeppelin, Little Feat, Steely Dan, Santana, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Joe Jackson, etc. I'll take the 70's over most decades musically. BTW, fuck Nixon.


Please add all the others to the list:  Dead,  Dylan, Joni M, Van M, Neil Young,  Stones, Aerosmith,  Allmans, Lynrd Skynryd, Wilile N, Bruce S, BTO,  Pink Floyd, Yes, Nektar,  Queen, Fleetwood,  etc. etc. etc.

It was a huge buffet table of music. So many genres and so many bands.  We all got spoiled on it. 

Today..what you got?  Boiled potatoes and lukewarm water (e.g., Foo Fighters and Arcade Fire). 
Posted 1 year ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
RP has ONLY ONE TUNE by them on the PLAYLIST!   PLEASE ADD MORE TUNES!!  Thank You!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 dionysius wrote:

OutSTANDing Latin soul. Groove all over the place. Love this.




I Agree!  GREAT TUNE!!   I had never heard of them prior to this!  Thanx RP!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Now I know where Kid Frost got the sample for ‘La Raza’.
Posted 2 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
GREAT STEREO IMAGING.
Posted 2 years ago by diggyduffy    [ Reply ]
Great music! Always brings a good mood... reminds me of The Doors' groovy, inspired accompaniment to Mojo's amazing poetry on American Prayer; ... "The music was new, black-polished chrome, and came over the summer like liquid night. The DJs took pills to stay awake and play for seven days..."
Posted 3 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 yofitofu wrote:
Waiting for Santana to come in.
 

You are clairvoyant 
Posted 3 years ago by bobdeasy5184    [ Reply ]
Waiting for Santana to come in.
Posted 3 years ago by yofitofu    [ Reply ]
Never heard this before, or of them, but really enjoying it! Thanks - AGAIN - Bill!
Posted 3 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 daveesh wrote:
i'm pretty sure this is from a 1970s porno movie soundtrack.
 
The cover photo or the music?
Posted 3 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
 ImaOldman wrote:

Great music from Led Zeppelin, Little Feat, Steely Dan, Santana, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Joe Jackson, etc. I'll take the 70's over most decades musically. BTW, fuck Nixon.
 
Maybe stop defining music by decades. The evolution of music is a continuum not isolated blocks of time. Also bear in mind most people's knowledge of what the music of a decade consisted of usually was limited to what was played on commercial radio (especially pre-internet). 90% of the great music of the 80s wasn't played on 99% of radio stations.
Posted 4 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
This is so groovy!
Posted 4 years ago by sdn    [ Reply ]
OK, now how bout some Mongo Santamaria?
Posted 4 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

Ack. Never understood the 70s nostalgia kick. It was a decade of cultural, economic, and political hangovers. Disco, stagflation, Nixon...no thanks. 
 
Great music from Led Zeppelin, Little Feat, Steely Dan, Santana, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Joe Jackson, etc. I'll take the 70's over most decades musically. BTW, fuck Nixon.
Posted 4 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
Nice Monday morning, get to work vibe. Thanks Bill.{#Cool}
Posted 7 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
Bumpin' on sunset lived on my turntable in the late 60's. The is a nice case of almost deja vue.
Posted 7 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Wouldn't mind you skipping this one on the rotation, Bill.  But, that's just my opinion.
Posted 8 years ago by mardisoninnc    [ Reply ]
 Kaw wrote:
That's a lot of hair on the cover.

 


Posted 8 years ago by noahveil    [ Reply ]
A bit redundant but fit in with the jive of the day so it totally works.
Posted 8 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
That's a lot of hair on the cover.
Posted 8 years ago by Kaw    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:


Greatest........decade........evah!!!!!{#Naughty}

 
Uhhh...I respectfully ask that you explain that declaration. There were some good things about the 70s—American culture was still evolving independently of mass-media commercialism, so if you had a brain you could see how much bullshit the TV was trying to feed you. But to me it felt like the country had run out of energy and direction. Jimmy Carter was right when he said in speech televised in prime time that the country was suffering from a general malaise and crisis in confidence (even though he was part of the problem).

There were some great movies and music in the 70s, I'll admit.  
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Cool B3
Posted 9 years ago by Muddyman3019    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

Ack. Never understood the 70s nostalgia kick. It was a decade of cultural, economic, and political hangovers. Disco, stagflation, Nixon...no thanks. 

 

Greatest........decade........evah!!!!!{#Naughty}
Posted 9 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}{#Sunny}and another little band from East  LA.
Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
They did have more than this tune.
Seem to remember them kinda on par with Santana.


Posted 10 years ago by number7    [ Reply ]
That's better
Posted 11 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
so super coooool, this cosmically helps me fill out dreary paperwork to a funky samba slide, sounds mucho suave'
Posted 11 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Might fine B3 solo.  Thought it WAS Santana or their organ player.  I am sure they hated thinking so too
Posted 11 years ago by rlagerstrom    [ Reply ]
This is quite good.
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 
Simon! Que chevere!

Kokoloco53 wrote:

Wow, what a stab from the past. This group even played our small town in the early 70's. Remember it well. Great stuff, rivals of Santana that never went as far, but great music nonetheless. Sorry to hear of Espinosa's passing. Viva la Raza! Down with Jan Brewer and all the idiot Arizona Republicans that just passed Senate Bill 1070. Racism though is not alive in Arizona, just have a bunch of misguided politicians trying to solve the enormous drug cartel problem south of the border with the wrong tools.

 


Posted 11 years ago by Kokoloco53    [ Reply ]
 RockinBlueVoodoo wrote:

This site should help answer any questions about the 70's

https://www.plaidstallions.blogspot.com

 
Ack. Never understood the 70s nostalgia kick. It was a decade of cultural, economic, and political hangovers. Disco, stagflation, Nixon...no thanks. 
Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
guessing Carlos Santana was successful on the intellectual property suit...  {#Ask}
Posted 12 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
 daveesh wrote:
70s porno soundtrack? not that i would know...
 
You may be onto something: check out RockinBlueVoodoo's post below. 
Posted 13 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Groovin...
Posted 13 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
There's a great article on Gerald Wilson, the writer of "Viva Tirado," in the September 2011 issue of Stereophile magazine.
Posted 13 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
70s porno soundtrack? not that i would know...
Posted 13 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
They look great, but sound terrible.
Posted 13 years ago by miahfost    [ Reply ]
Groovy, love it!
Posted 13 years ago by kevandtrace4ever    [ Reply ]
Wow, now this brings back memories! Forgot about them...!
Posted 13 years ago by CCinSB    [ Reply ]
 crockydile wrote:
Okay, this is going nowhere fast. The guitar is lousy and the repetition is making me on edge.making me on edge. making me on edge.
 
I usually love (prefer) music older than I am, with one special exception: nearly the entire decade 1970-1979. {#Silenced}
This genre does nothing for me, either...but I'm afraid we're in the minority here.
Posted 14 years ago by a-shultz    [ Reply ]
 planet_lizard wrote:
My 5 month old daughter is loving this one.
 

neat.
Posted 14 years ago by Lrobby99    [ Reply ]
My 5 month old daughter is loving this one.
Posted 14 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]

Wow, what a stab from the past. This group even played our small town in the early 70's. Remember it well. Great stuff, rivals of Santana that never went as far, but great music nonetheless. Sorry to hear of Espinosa's passing. Viva la Raza! Down with Jan Brewer and all the idiot Arizona Republicans that just passed Senate Bill 1070. Racism though is not alive in Arizona, just have a bunch of misguided politicians trying to solve the enormous drug cartel problem south of the border with the wrong tools.


Posted 14 years ago by Kokoloco53    [ Reply ]
Wow!  Viva Tirado was the first El Chicano LP I bought. Superb! Great stuff RP. Thanks.
Posted 14 years ago by Old_Pat    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
Holy Crap! That cover art...talk about "What Not to Wear"

It was the 1970s.  If you were there, you understand.  If you're too young to have been there, count yourself lucky.

 
This site should help answer any questions about the 70's

https://www.plaidstallions.blogspot.com



Posted 14 years ago by RockinBlueVoodoo    [ Reply ]
I kind of wish people would still dress up colorfully—maybe not quite like on their cover. good song.
Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
 audiophelia wrote:
Has a cooooooool groove to it! Nasty B3...Very Santana like! :D
 
Maybe even a C3.  I'd still give the edge to (Santana's) Greg Rolle, but this is definitely groovy.

Posted 14 years ago by nate917    [ Reply ]
OutSTANDing Latin soul. Groove all over the place. Love this.
Posted 15 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]
i'm pretty sure this is from a 1970s porno movie soundtrack.
Posted 15 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
I haven't heard this in decades, Still like it.
Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
 MrJames wrote:
Holy Crap! That cover art...talk about "What Not to Wear"
 
It was the 1970s.  If you were there, you understand.  If you're too young to have been there, count yourself lucky.

Posted 15 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
 crockydile wrote:
How can someone give a song a 7 a minute into it? Are you daft?!! {#Rolleyes}
 
I liked it. Your mileage may vary, but I liked it.

Posted 15 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Holy Crap! That cover art...talk about "What Not to Wear"
Posted 15 years ago by MrJames    [ Reply ]
 crockydile wrote:
How can someone give a song a 7 a minute into it? Are you daft?!! {#Rolleyes}
 
Having heard this music many times before this airing on RP, it was easy for me to rate it. So, no, I'm not daft, but you are an asshole.

Posted 15 years ago by n4ku    [ Reply ]
Okay, this is going nowhere fast. The guitar is lousy and the repetition is making me on edge.making me on edge. making me on edge.
Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
Cool - reminds me of the intro to "Low spark ..."
Posted 15 years ago by hamer12string    [ Reply ]
Groovy.
Posted 15 years ago by Tteddo    [ Reply ]
Has a cooooooool groove to it! Nasty B3...Very Santana like! :D
Posted 15 years ago by audiophelia    [ Reply ]
This is cheesy, almost cliched—but it makes me happy. You can't help but start smiling.

Love it.  Just love it.
Posted 15 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
 n4ku wrote:
Cool.
 


Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
How can someone give a song a 7 a minute into it? Are you daft?!! {#Rolleyes}
Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
Cool.
Posted 15 years ago by n4ku    [ Reply ]