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The longtime rock-blues-Hispanic group from East Los Angeles gives a concert at the famous Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. This 2004 concert features all the songs familiar to fans of the group. To be honest, I was only familiar with several of their songs but seeing lead guitarist David Hidalgo on Eric Clapton's Crossroad Guitar Festival concert DVD made me purchase this. It was good move

The first half of this concert is pretty good but nothing memorable. I began to get disappointed BUT it kept getting better and better with some really good rockin' numbers and nice instrumental work. All that made the second half of this long concert well worth the price of the disc. The whole concert is capped off by a rousing 10-minute number that is fantastic.

This would be a great aerobic-workout tool, at least that second half. It's solid rock with a salsa flavor and a bit of blues here and there. It's tough to really categorize these guys. One thing for sure: it's a "feel-good" concert performed by a nice, humble group of musicians and I'm glad to support them.

Perhaps I am not the person best qualified to comment on this new DVD. I am completely unfamiliar with Los Lobos' studio work, and have only seen them in concert once before. And that was over 15 years ago, when they opened for the Grateful Dead here in the NYC area. I must confess that, Deadhead though I am, I thought they kicked tuchus on the Dead that day. (Granted, this was one of those shows at which Uncle Jerry was "nodding out" over his guitar!) Anywaste, a coworker who's a huge Los Lobos fan convinced me to try this new DVD, and man, am I ever glad that I listened to him! From first tune to last, this is an extremely high-energy display, filled with many jaw-dropping moments. I don't know if this level of intensity is par for the course at all Los Lobos shows, but geez, what cookers the boogying audiences at the fabled Fillmore shrine got on the two nights preserved on this set! Covering numerous styles of music, showcasing great musical dexterity from every member of the band, and going off on extended explorations that should satisfy any (tie) dyed-in-the-wool jamfan, these tunes really do smoke. One tune (I believe the name is "That Train Don't Stop Here") gets so intense that you just can't believe it. Los Lobos fans, and ALL fans of great music, should be delighted with how this DVD has turned out. Buy it or rent it out and then crank it up! There's only two more words that I have to describe it: MUY CALIENTE!