Los Lonely Boys
Resurrection
**and1/2 out of *****
The first album from the Texas based trio in eleven years, Resurrection is a return to form for the multi-platinum album selling band. Los Lonely Boys comeback album finds the siblings Garza, Henry (guitar, vocals), Jojo (bass guitar, vocals), and Ringo (drums, vocals) delivering their mix of rock, blues, adult contemporary, Tejano and soul with professionalism.
The album begins with an outlier track but one that may sound very familiar to music fans of any age as "Wish You Would" is a tribute/ripoff/homage to The Beatles. The yearning lead vocal is supported nicely by backing efforts while handclaps and jangling guitars put us back in the late 60's with a LLB tribute to the Fab Four.
After that the album settles into a familiar refrain. Tracks touch on Texas blues like the harmonica laced strutting of "I Let You Think That You Do", the upbeat rocking of "Hooked On You" and the album closing dramatic blues of "Bloodwater" all of which owe a slight debt to Stevie Ray Vaughn.
The bands Tejano sound comes through on both "Dance With Me" which delivers big brass, a stout bass line and burning guitar solo, all reminiscent of modern day Santana while "Painted Memories" clearly recalls Los Lobos with accordion work and a party vibe.
The middle of the album succumbs to the bands adult contemporary/Christian light-rock tendencies by doubling up on ballads. Both of the piano fronted tunes, "Send More Love" and "Natural Thing" have their heart in the right place, but are overcome by cliché lyrics, bland structure and an overall sense of cheesiness. Better is the retro rock the band delivers with the hip swinging boogie of "Can't Get No Love" and the organ drenched, upbeat strums of the ode to their mother "See Your Face".
The brothers have been at this a long time, and while the 11 year gap could have possibly changed things, Resurrection picks up right where Los Lonely Boys left off.
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