Super Seven

Los Super Seven | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 15, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00000ADGG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,257 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. El Canoero

2. Piensa en Mi

3. Mi Ranchito

4. Un Beso Al Viento

5. La Sirena

6. Un Lunes Por la Manana

7. Plane Wreck at los Gatos (Deportee)

8. La Morena

9. Margarita

10. La Madrugada

11. El Ausente

12. Rio de Tenampa

13. Las Nortenitas

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This southwestern super session brings together Cesar Rosas and David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, Chicano country stars Freddy Fender and Rick Treviño, Texas rocker Joe Ely, norteño accordion wizard Flaco Jimenez, and Tejano bandleader Ruben Ramos to pay homage to the Texan-Mexican tradition. The music is acoustic and generally string-driven, with guitars and violins recalling early mariachi and dancing accordion lines. There are some great party tunes, but ballads are the rule, and Treviño and Fender both show superb grace in their vocals. Ely turns in a heartfelt version of Woody Guthrie's "Deportee," but almost all the songs are in Spanish (with translations in the booklet). Each features only one or two of the headlining singers and there is none of the crowded feel of some all-star efforts, just a relaxed and swinging exploration of the classic Tejano sound. --Elijah Wald

Rolling Stone

...[Texas] is full of regional music whose romantic allure has yet to be sold beyond the Hispanic community. Los Super Seven ... is just the album to change that.

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Customer Reviews

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A sweet remembrance, September 16, 1998

By 

Francisco A. Lopez (Pico Rivera, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Super Seven (Audio CD)

This is the music of my childhood listening to my grandfather and his friends on warm summer evenings play on battered instruments, some as old as they, the music of their youth; cigarette smoke hanging still over the group, a bottle of tequila passing from lip to lip.

Then, in my teenage know-it-all, I sometimes cringed and whinced at the aged men playing "that Mexican Revolution stuff," now I weep at the lost time, hoping to hear, to FEEL that music again. And here it is.

Freddie Fender has never sounded better (I swear I hear my grandfather in his voice), Flaco Jimenez has never played sweeter, Joe Ely never sounded as soulful. The same holds true for Ruben Ramos and Rick Trevino. The men from Los Lobos, David Hidalgo and Cesar Ramos never more beautiful and passionate.

This collection of traditional pieces from South of the border, coupled with original songs from the various Super Seven, will have you tapping your feet, smiling, wondering where you heard that one before and yes, crying.

This collection would make my beloved ancestors holler and sing, and play till the morning comes.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece!!, May 24, 2002

By 

eric graves (ester, ak USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Super Seven (Audio CD)

I came upon this work late and I regret that, being a long time fan of Los Lobos. I can't begin to say how wonderful this music is. It covers alot of ground and it is all done so well. If you love Latino music you'll love this. It has made me thirsty for more. I have both LS7 CD's and I suppose I like this one a little more but what I've done is burn a compilation of my favorite songs from both and I play it all the time. Buy this music!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An instant classic, quite simply the best in Mexican music., September 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Super Seven (Audio CD)

A rare collaboration featuring David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos, Joe Ely, Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez, Ruben Ramos and country star Rick Trevino, each artist contributes their unique vision to create this Mexican masterpiece. The acoustic instruments and enchanting voices take the listener back to the days when music was pure and powerful. Joe Ely's rendition of Woody Guthrie's "Deportees" reminds us of the struggles of migrant workers that we still see decades after this song was written. Hidalgo's "La Sirena" can only be described as pure magic. When combined with the talent of younger artists, Freddy Fender, Ruben Ramos, and Flaco Jimenez truely show us that this musical heritage will continue. After seeing one of two rare club appearances and a late-night television performance I feel very privileged to have experienced such an uncommon event. A portion of the proceeds from this album will go to support the National Council of La Raza.