Ruben Blades Con La Orquesta De Pete Rodriguez's lyrics & chords

Recorded with the Pete Rodriguez orchestra, this was a flop at the time but sounds pretty good 25 years later: the band is hot ("Descarga Caliente") and the tunes - all by Blades - are adventurous and exciting ("Amanecer") as often as they're clichéd and silly ("When," a ballad with English lyrics). I read somewhere that this record didn't sell because NY audiences weren't yet interested in hearing about Central America ("Juan González," title cut). I've never seen this on CD, but it's worth checking out if you can find it. After this, Blades...read more