La Conquistadora

The Krayolas | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Box Records
• ASIN: B0019NH7Y4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #307,002 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best album of 2008, March 7, 2009

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R. E. Nunley (Texas) - See all my reviews
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I saw The Krayolas regularly during their '80s heyday. Imagine my surprise to discover, purely by chance at the 2008 State Fair in Dallas, that they'd become active again, and had a new album. I heard them play most of it live, and bought a copy from the band on the spot. Despite the sometimes serious nature of their lyrics, The Krayolas' best feature is that they haven't forgotten that music is supposed to be fun. Combine that with good musicianship, and you've got a winner.

"La Conquistadora" is the best album I've heard in several years by anybody. The Krayolas were always a '60s band at heart, and their arrangements show it. But this album has a substantial Tex-Mex influence --- makes sense, they're from San Antonio --- which enriches the overall feel. The band can rock out ("Nolan Street Bridge"), smolder ("Deceiver"), flirt ("Little Fox"), but also get serious ("Alex", a gut-wrenching tribute to Hector and David Saldana's cousin who was killed in Iraq). And the title song is a gem, the song of the year. Rich lyrics and even richer Mex-rock. It's as if Dylan had hired the Sir Douglas Quintet to back him on "Highway 61 Revisited".

Modern day rock doesn't get any better than this. Actually, it doesn't get as good as this. You'd swear this record came from 1968, and that's a very good thing.

4.0 out of 5 stars Tex Mex Beatles, February 7, 2009

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Frank G. Wetteroth (Ste. Genevieve, mo) - See all my reviews
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The Krayolas on La Conquistadora gives us some happy, up lifting music for any gloomy winter day. Someone labeled the group,The Tex Mex Beatles, but I don't know about that. Yeah the tunes are peppy and somewhat catchy but please no comparsion to the Fab Four. However, I do love the 7th cut, "Catherine". "La Conquistadora" kept my feet tapping.
I like this CD and may consider buying another so called Tex Mex Beatles effort.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars ok, April 12, 2009

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R. Wack (Centerburg, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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I heard this band on NPR's "Whatta Ya Know." I was totally blown away by the live performance and bought for that reason. The CD is fine but has a very unique sound that may not appeal to loads of people. It sounds like something out of the 60's. In other words, not really like the live performance. Would I buy it again if I had the choice? Nah.