That Time I Accidentally Joined LOS LOBOS
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2022
- A recent story of how I ended up onstage with Los Lobos, one of my absolute favorite bands... with 15 minutes' notice. I also showcase a few of their killer guitar riffs, of course. Make sure you check out their albums, and the ones by Latin Playboys too if you're into the experimental stuff. Special thanks to my friend Armando Tavares!
Check out the epic session my band Dig Infinity did with David Hidalgo HERE:
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My neighbor was a KPFT dj in the early 70's (in Houston) and was a huge part of my musical education and evolution. He turned me on to Los Lobos in '72. I've seen them many times. Amazing band and love the way they trade instrument roles during different songs. Killer band. Those guys are higher level musicians.
Oh this is like in the movie "Close Encounters..." where Richard Dreyfus gets picked to go on the spaceship.
ACCURATE
I met Conrad when they came to play in my town super nice guy took me in the back before the show to meet the other members and since that time its weird, i have dreams sometimes and in the dreams they ask me to play with them and here you got that chance that i can only dream of your are one lucky guy.
You will always have that awesome memory for the rest of your life good job
I saw Los Lobos on a PBS special around 1992 or 1993 that featured multiple artists covering Beatles songs as some sort of tribute. Los Lobos chose to do Tomorrow Never Knows and not only nailed the backwards time signature vibe of the original but just smoked the song in general. At that point I bought How Will the Wolf Survive and Kiko. Whiskey Trail, That Train Don't Stop Here Anymore and Riva's House just JUMPED out of the speakers. Great performances and phenomenal production and engineering.
I think I watched that too about that time (PBS television early or mid '90s)I think they also noted the Beatles as one of the many inspirations on their music or something to that effect.
What a great experience. What a great story and what a great job you did! Thanks for sharing with us.
you totally rock! thanks for stepping in..
Just saw los lobos in boulder and am just smiling ear to ear hearing this story.
What a fabulous adventure for you I'm a Canucklehead Los Lobos fanatic as well, and I would love to be able to play even one song with them!
Such a good story, great, great band, coolest thing I've seen in a while
Super Lobos fan here... this video was too much fun to watch man! Thanks for taking us down that trip. Loved the guitar playing ...and YES I want more Lobos guitar riff videos haha
There are so many classic parts I’d love to try. A lot of them are 2-guitar interlocking parts like ‘Revolution’ from Colossal Head. That tune is a masterclass on many levels.
Now I have to learn more about Los Lobos thank you
What a great story! Nate of Willies American Guitars in St. Paul has told me he knows these guys quite well and what a cool bunch they are…I remember owning a copy of the neighborhood and really liking it but am new to kiko…will definitely check it out…thanks for posting…Andy C
SO much fun JB!
Indeed it was. One thing I didn’t mention was how funny it was to have David looming over me while I butchered his parts! Haha. He was very encouraging though.
I love Kiko! You just lived out the dream JB. I bet if you asked a million musicians if they were ever able to play a last minute, stand-in gig with their favorite band you would be the only one to say yes. Cheers
I am laughing out loud. What a dream, to be able to do that with Los Lobos!!!
What an awesome story. I’ve been missing your posts and this one was worth waiting for.
Story time is my favorite time! I’m amazed you could sub in and just figure out the songs on the spot! That’s pretty wild.
This is such a great story, and I love the way you tell it on the video. You may recall that I met you just a few days after WorldFest at a meeting for Night of Giving. You were positively vibrating as you told me the story out in the parking lot that afternoon. So it's really nice to hear the telling slowed down, a bit, and all the media mixed in. Bravo!
I was definitely geeked! Especially after not playing any gigs at all for a year and a half!!
Awesome! Kiko has always been one of my favorite albums. I had never heard anyone even mention it. Great video. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@JB_Eckl yeah man I loved it. Kept wishing I was up there with you!👍🏼
You are right about Kiko...Dark Side of the Moon for me....Colossal Head is one of my favorites records...they are so good.
Timeless!
What great story. Even better because I was there. You were great. Mas y Mas!
Awesome! Did we meet?
And it’s funny you should mention Mas y Mas because David’s guitar amp randomly blew up during that song.
@@JB_Eckl We did not meet. Old friend and I have been big fans since the beginning. (50+ shows) we were on a road trip. Saw them the night before outside Fresno. Jackie Greene stepped in. Next night with you doing the duty. Love shows when the band is really showing their versatility. It really was a fun show. Loved David being the lead singer. Your description of the night is so great. What a blast.
I would have loved to hear Jackie Green!
Love those guys. They’re friends and great guys. And heroes of mine. David even told me my band really influenced Kiko. So I hear ya. I would have been nervous as shit. Thanks for this and would love to hear your 30th anniversary of Kiko,one of the greatest albums ever.
Right on! I’d love to know more about David’s comment. What’s the band? Sounds like my kinda jams…
What a great story, JB! Great video production too!
Woooo! Much appreciated señor!
Must admit, I'm not too familiar with Los Lobos, but these all sound great.
I can't imagine being unprepared for a big gig like that, nice job going along with it JB!
Dig in to their music. They have several really great records.
Amazing story ! Thank you for sharing!!!
I love this story. A dream come true for sure!
It really was. I’ve been very lucky that way; thrown in the deep end many times and lived to tell the tale!
it’s about damn time you told this story brother! give us more!
Thanks sensei!
Oh My God! You are one of the most fortunate human beings on the planet. But to be clear, no one just jumps onstage with Los Lobos. You obviously have the goods and the courage to deliver when called on to do so. At the end of the vid you hit on the key; you are a good listener. Good playing is mostly listening to and being aware of the environment.
It’s a night I’ll never, ever forget. If they knew how many times I listened to those records, they would blush. I had the same type of experiences with Carlos Santana and others. I don’t take it for granted, not for one second!
Mind boggling!
WONDERFUL Story JB! and wonderfully told!
Thank you sir!
Rainn sent me here. This is so amazing
Thank you for the story. David IS THE BEST on the planet ❤️
To hear him is to love him!
@@JB_Eckl what a blessing! To be with Los Lobos is awesome enough, to play with them is heaven!! 🙌🏼
Legendary band. And what a great story! Balls of steel haha! Not sure I would've dared to say yes myself!
Totally dug this JB
So well told
😎 Awesome story *JB* ! I have a real problem w/ *STAGEFRIGHT* & just listening to this, I was like "Oh man, I would *NEVER* be able to do *THAT* ‼"
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Alec sent me here. Just subscribed. Love the intro.
Love those guys, great story! Mando had me on the road with those guys as a guitar tech recently, couldn’t have had a better time
Nice! Was David playing the G&L Espada yet?
@@JB_Eckl yeah, he had the Espada and his sunburst tele, the time before that he was playing one of his blonde teles as well, but he explained to me that he played the original prototype and loved it, but G&L wouldn’t let him keep it, so they sent him the first production model instead. It’s a great guitar
@@thomasspencer8157 Yeah, we hired him for a big 2-day session at the Nest in East LA, and the G&L guys brought the prototype Espada for him to check out. He played it the entire 2 days, apart from one song with the white Firebird. I'm glad they got one in his hands... that was our goal! Haha.
Keep On Doing What Your Doing ... Great! Love Uncle HB aka Tio Hache Be'h
Right on! I’ll have to talk to YOU on here one of these days if you’re up for it
Love both the music and the storytelling! Great work as always, JB!
What a cool bucket list moment!
You’re not kidding
Great Stuff JB!!
Thanks man! This was fun to make
@@JB_Eckl Yeah. The production was great but what an experience to play with them 🙌🏼
Agreed! DH is criminally underrated!
Great story! My “UA-cam time” couldn’t have come quick enough to finally hear it after you teased of the video onFacebook!
Never realized Los Lobos did as much as they did. Kind of thought of them doing an album or 2 in the 80s, and then drifted into the nostalgia shows (and the occasional TV/movie soundtrack spot). Will definitely have to check more out! Also love how they do the jam band thing as well.
You do realize though that now you are a Californian, it’s required that you learn more Dead tunes!
I know, I know. I mean I can play most of the songs from the American Beauty album on acoustic, so that should count for something!
The thing to know about Los Lobos is that they went EXTREMELY experimental in the ‘90s. Sonically, conceptually, you name it. It’s really kind of psychedelic in a way. Tchad Blake’s engineering is on a whole other level. You’re really in for a ride with those albums.
Beautiful STUFF, brother!
So much stuff
Really a cool type dream.
Welcome to the post-COVID world! What an exciting story for you and for us. My guess is there isn’t a musician of any level who dreams of being the stand-in for one of their favorite band musicians. You lived it! How cool. As a former very small-time studio musician from Days Gone By, your (their) advice ti listen to the music is about the best advice a serious musician can get. And the highest compliment to receive!
Two small suggestions for improvement to your future videos. I’ve been watching you since you sat in your basement at your laptop and taught us - including this low-guitar-skill drummer - how to play gee-tar. So one, don’t clap your hands. It is loud and distracting. And I would ditch the “you guys” phrase. I know it is collective, but I am old enough not to hear it that way.
But I want more so keep them coming!
so good! thanks, jb.
cracking up! "do no harm", lol.....
You know how it goes! First do no harm!
nice story
JB You’re my guitar hero!!
Funk lesson from you on my channel??
I'm a little disappointed, no shout out? I was with you and your mom driving around Mexico listening to Los Lobos. You introduced me to them on that trip and I became a huge fan myself.
No shout out, only my undying love and admiration.
Oh you, lucky you…
I LOVE Kiko.
Kiko is a masterpiece.
What an awesome story! With the greatest respect for Los Lobos, I just can't get into them. I've tried for years, but they just don't do it for me. Of course, neither does the 'Dead. On the other hand, I love Tedeschi Trucks, so go figure.
Not even Kiko?
Okay, just tried listening to Kiko. Got nothing. I do like Los Lonely Boys though! Those guys rock.
@@dzjc01 Different strokes for different blokes, I guess!
Where is the next Los Eckl tour stop?
In my MIND