El Chicano - In The Eye Of The Storm (2009) DVD9+DVD5

Juxtaposing
�60s and �70s news snippets, band interviews, and concert footage,
director Daniel E. Meza brilliantly relates how racism and the La Raza
movement forged Latin rock. In the case of El Chicano, the cultural
strife inspired music of great joy. �We were in the thick of it,� says
bassist Fred Sanchez, �because [Chicano-power organizers] were the
people who hired El Chicano. But we contributed by putting positive
stuff out there music and happiness.�This is a bold story beautifully
and sometimes painfully". ~ Inakustik

Originally deemed The VIPs,
El Chicano's rise to success inadvertently made them part of the
Mexican-American movement in the United States, most notably southern
California and southern Texas. Historically, the term "el Chicano" was a
derogatory word derived from the Spanish word "Mejicano," or Mexican.
After several years of struggle, it was later adopted by
Mexican-Americans as a sort of badge of honor regarding their fight for
equality in white America. As unique as it was at the time, the band's
producer secretly released their first song, "Viva Tirado," under the
name El Chicano instead of The VIPs, the latter name lacking the type of
political significance of El Chicano. After the song became an
overnight hit, the name stuck and El Chicano was born.

It goes
without saying that, if you're an El Chicano follower, you cannot pass
up this two-DVD set. The documentary includes historical footage of
social issues at the time, intertwined with the history of El Chicano.
Between interviews with the band members and historical footage are
intermission-like clips from the Avalon concert, giving the audience a
balance of visual and audio pleasure. The great thing about this is that
it keeps the documentary from becoming too focused on the seriousness
of the time, much like one would imagine their music did for many
Mexican-Americans fighting for equality. While the band was never as
famous nationally as other bands of the time, their hits were equally as
popular in Mexican-American areas of the United States. In these parts
of the country, "Tell Her She's Lovely" was equally as popular as
Santana's "Oye Como Va." With the band performing with such groups as
Marvin Gay and The Jackson 5, the documentary touches on the high points
of their career, as well as what thy
believe to be some of their bigger, and career-altering mistakes.

The
great thing about the documentary is that the mix of social history,
band history and concert footage keeps the audience moving and
interested. The footage gives the audience a point of reference as to
the importance of the band during this time, and a panoramic view of
what was going on. The initial DVD also consists of almost an hour of
bonus material, including interviews, performances and rehearsals from
the band's 2008 reunion concert. The second DVD includes the entire
reunion concert entitled Live at the Avalon � The Concert Santa Clara,
California May 2008 including a faster, more subdued version of The
Beatles' hit "Eleanor Rigby," what you might actually call a sexier and
loose, Latin jazz version.

TrackList
DVD 1: In The Eye Of The Storm - Movie
1. El Grito
2. Opening Credits
3. The VIP�s (before The Srtorm)
4. Cubano Chant
5. The Break Tune
6. Viva Tirado
7. VIP�s To El Chicano
8. Coming Home Baby
9. Los Angeles To New York
10. Chicago Chant
11. Revolution
12. Spanish Grease
13. Celebration Through Misunderstanding
14. Eleanor Rigby
15. Viva Tirado Otra Vez
16. Mas Zacate
17. Tell Her She's Lovely
18. Crossroads
19. Juntos
20. End Credits

Bonus Features:
Interviews
Performances
Rehearlas

DVD 2: Live At The Avalon - The Concert
1. Viva Tirado Otra Vez
2. Mas Zacate
3. El Grito
4. Eleanor Rigby
5. Spanish Grease
6. Coming Home Baby
7. Tell Her She'S Lovely
8. Coming Home Baby
9. El Cayuco
10. Junitos
11. Viva Tirado
12. Chicano Chant

Taped Live at The Avalon, Santa Clara, May 2008

El Chicano Musicians:
Mickey Lespron: Guitar, Vocals
Bobby Espinosa: Organ, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals
Fred Sanchez; Bass, Vocals
John E. DeLuna: Drums
Rudy Regalado: Guitar
Jerry Salas: Vocals, Guitar
Marcos Reyes: Congas



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