Dose (Latin Playboys album)

Dose is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band Latin Playboys. It was released on March 2, 1999 on Atlantic Records. The album was produced by Mitchell Froom and engineered by Tchad Blake, both of whom are also members of the band.[1] As the album's engineer, Blake recorded all of the background sounds that appear on the album.[2]

Dose
Studio album by
Latin Playboys
ReleasedMarch 2, 1999 (1999-03-02)
StudioSunset Sound Factory
GenreAlternative rock, experimental rock
Length34:54
LabelAtlantic Records
ProducerMitchell Froom
Latin Playboys chronology
Latin Playboys
(1994)		 Dose
(1999)

Recording

Dose was primarily recorded at the home of one of the band's members, David Hidalgo, on an 8-track tape. It was engineered at Tchad Blake's Sunset Sound Factory in Hollywood.[3]

Release and marketing

Dose was released on March 2, 1999 by Atlantic Records, which decided not to release a single from it. Atlantic's product manager, Pat Creed, told CMJ New Music Report that he wanted people to find their own favorite track on the album, which he described as "not your typical radio record, but...one of those great things that is an album, something that hangs together well.[4]

Music and lyrics

Hidalgo said in 1999 that Dose had a significantly different sound than the group's self-titled debut. He told the Washington Post that:

"The first Latin Playboys record was little impressions, snippets, snapshots almost, like driving in a car through different neighborhoods and you just get a quick look at something. This one has more realized songs. It's just a natural progression. We're in it for the ride. A lot of times we don't know where we're going. You have to wait and be patient and see where the music is going. Once you get a handle on it, then you can steer it where it's already going."[5]

Brett Anderson of Salon wrote in his review of the album that "Experimentalism doesn’t get any more organic than this. Hidalgo still sings like he’s trying to do his bittersweet memories justice, and even the looped and distorted guitars seem to echo from a more coherent place."[6] The album's lyrics cover many disparate aspects of the experience of L.A.'s's East Side.[7]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Chicago Tribune(unrated)[9]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA[10]
Los Angeles Times[11]
The New York Times(favorable)[12]
No Depression(favorable)[1]
Spin8/10[13]

Track listing
  1. "Fiesta Erotica" – 3:09
  2. "Cuca's Blues" – 3:15
  3. "Ironsides" – 1:46
  4. "Mustard" – 3:29
  5. "Nubian Priestess" – 2:00
  6. "Dose" – 2:33
  7. "Latin Trip" – 2:58
  8. "Tormenta Blvd." – 2:09
  9. "Lemon 'N Ice" – 3:50
  10. "Locoman" – 2:49
  11. "Toro" – 0:38
  12. "Paletero" – 3:13
  13. "Paula Y Fred" – 3:06

Personnel

Latin Playboys

Other personnel

References
  1. Fusaro, Lou (1999-04-30). "Latin Playboys - Dose". No Depression. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  2. Roos, John (1999-03-30). "The Latin Playboys' Love Affair". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  3. Inc, CMJ Network (April 1999). "Numero Dose". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. p. 26. {{cite magazine}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. Inc, CMJ Network (1999-02-15). "Atlantic Dealing New 'Dose' from Latin Playboys". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. p. 15. {{cite magazine}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. Himes, Geoffrey; Himes, Geoffrey (1999-04-09). "Latin Playboys' Latest Fling". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  6. Staff, Salon (1999-04-13). "Sharps and flats". Salon. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  7. Morris, Chris (2015-09-15). Los Lobos: Dream in Blue. University of Texas Press. p. 127. ISBN 9780292748231.
  8. Gioffre, Daniel. "Dose - Latin Playboys". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  9. Caro, Mark (1999-05-02). "Latin Playboys Dose (Atlantic) Cesar Rosas..." Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  10. Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan. pp. 172–3. ISBN 9780312245603.
  11. Cromelin, Richard (1999-03-06). "Record Rack". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  12. Pareles, Jon (1999-04-11). "Latin Roots Leave Room For All-American Ambitions". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-08-19.
  13. Smith, RJ (April 1999). "Reviews". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 18.
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