Traditions

Los Hooligans | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 17, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Moon Ska/Caroline
• ASIN: B000001HR2
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #305,166 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #2 in Music > Indie Music > Latin Music > Rock en Español

Track Listings

1. Traditions

2. Lady In Red

3. Sonora

4. I Won't Go

5. Pecadora

6. Slide On

7. Ojos Negros

8. Swing Right Rudie

9. Stephanie

10. Area 51

11. Till There Was You

12. Wrong Side Of The Tracks

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Swingin' Ska that's got you groovin tonight..., March 19, 2005

By 

Eleanor "Slamdancing Rude Girl" (Bangor, ME) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Traditions (Audio CD)

This is an incredible band... everything that's good about jazzy big band swing, with all the spirit of Two-Tone Ska. A blend of instumental and vocal tracks in every tempo, I think the real standouts are "Wrong Side of the Tracks," "Swing Right Rudie," and "I Won't Go." Those songs make me feel like a real two-tone girl ready to take over the dance floor with my pinstripe fedora on.

The horn sections are really tight. I wish these guys had more material out there; they're just another example of fabulous rude music off the Moon Ska label. "Wrong Side of the Tracks" should be a favorite for any read rudie.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars People think jazz is dead., November 26, 2006

By 

Sean Reynolds "Stitch" (Oakland, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Traditions (Audio CD)

I'm angry that everyone thinks jazz is something for the suit and tie crowd. Jazz is America. Jazz is everything, man. Sure I feel out of place heading out to the local jazz bar being my scruffy self. I clean up a bit, with a collar and stuff, but people get the vibe that that's who jazz is for.
It's not. Jazz is for people who like to hear things that feel right. That's what Los Hooligans is. It's jazz, building from a ska framework because that's what jazz does. It takes a style, ska, cuban, jazz, traditional african, and from that creates itself anew. If you're looking to get into jazz, this would be a good starter. If you're looking to get more into jazz as a ska fan, the same. If you're a jazz fan who thinks ska is crap, give this a listen, they'll surprise you with the tightness and inflections. If you just want to hear why music moves people, definitely get this. There may not be crazy big freeform solos that declare virtuosity, but there's a tightness that makes you think "I'd love to be in a combo with these guys."