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Black Boots on Latin Feet

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This is huge,HUGE fun and that's that... From the opener-'Saxon Street' that is pure sing-along materilal,to the beautiful-'just to talk to you again' this debut album from the Cambridge heroes is superb.If you have any taste at all you'll buy this without thinking twice... ...and there you have it.

If you have any good taste at all I defy you not to fall in love with this album, fly to Europe to see them live (which will be one of your richest musical experiences), then religiously buy every album. The song writing is excellent - I would say insightful and witty rather than desperate. They play those guitars like there's no tomorrow on the faster tracks. The vocal is superb. These are musicians at their finest - not mass produced lycra and lipstick. It's like a cult because you'll want all your friends to hear how good they are too. Welcome to a wonderful new world!

I saw Ezio when they supported Joan Armatrading and was instantly hooked. If you like to see/hear acoustic guitars been given a right good seeing to, then this is the music for you.

Some glad tunes some melancholy, imaginative and moving lyrics, soleful guitat and a sense of humour. A combination of the best of Accoustic Jethro Tull, Squeeze, Clapton, Knopfler and Page.

Well I may exaggerate but listen for yourself, you've never heard anything like it before.

If you get the chance to see them live, GO!

This is an amazing CD provided that the musicians are from the UK. They play as relaxed as if they were from some of the southern states. I was reminded on some of the stuff Capricorn Records published in the early 1970s: Cowboy, for example. All gone. Ezio make great music and despite some of their desparate lyrics it's fun to listen to them. - Well, until you realize the price for this CD which costs in Good Ole' Europe around $ 15.00.

`Black Boots on Latin Feet' is Ezio's incredible debut album and it is still a firm favourite of mine even after all these years. This offers up Ezio's top song writing, coupled with Boogas chop heavy guitar playing and together these make an awesome combination. There are so many stand out tracks here it would be difficult to know what to pick out but the opener `Saxon Street', `Go' and `Angel Song' are particular highlights. To be honest though there truly isn't a bad track on this album. Some fans feel, and I am inclined to agree, that although later albums are good, nothing quite lives up to the power and magic of this album. There is a certain something about it that resonates within me even now. I had this on cassette originally and wore it out through over playing it and the CD is never far from my stereo even now. This is one band that is well worth taking a chance on and if you haven't heard of them before all I can say is don't think about it, just buy the album and you'll be glad you let them into your life. Highly recommended.

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