Can a Latin Rock album be made by non-Hispanics? Ross answers that question with a definitive YES! This band has a serious identity problem. The cover on first glance is completely proggy. However close inspection shows our fantasy castle as nothing more an image of a female in a bathing suit and white go-go boots. OK then. From the very first notes, the heavy wah wah guitar has one thinking this is a going to be a funk rock extravaganza similar to Funkadelic maybe? Well... no, not quite that either. A closer listen reveals Ross to be more in line with Malo, Sapo, and the rest of them. But these guys aren't from the Western Hemisphere! So what? A style is a style, and it's not like Santana only sold copy over here. OK, none of the songs are in Spanish but the genre is quite evident. Group leader Alan Ross clearly learned many of his solos from Carlos, while he lays hard on the wah wah pedals for rhythm. Oh, and look at that, they have a full-time percussionist. Keyboards are Hammond and Fender Rhodes. So it's not prog and it's not pure funk, but it's Latin rock influenced. Listen to it with a different perspective and you get a different experience. I think it's great.
Ownership: LP: 1974 RSO. Single sleeve. Acquired from Dr. Boom here in town (2023).
6/21/23 (new entry)
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