Reviews

Rolling Stone (7/25/02, p.73) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A return to their early bread and butter: roots rock spiked with R&B, soul and folk sounds they absorbed growing up among Mexican immingrants....a record as poignant as it is rollicking..."

Entertainment Weekly (6/7/02, p.76) - "...A working-band album: a sturdy, consolidating set of refined boogie and chugging border music..." - Rating: B

Mojo (1/03, p.96) - "It's the energy that hits you....And the music is still that addictive mix of rock'n'roll and midtempo R&B/soul ballads, shot through with Hispanicisms..."

Uncut (1/03, p.116) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...A peppery soup of Tex-Mex, country-blues and good-time R&B..."

CMJ (7/1/02, p.5) - "...Hits the ground running from the get-go....The band's roughness and grit has been polished to a high sheen on this effort...Thank god we have musicians like [Los Lobos] to carry the torch."