"Los Lobos is a slice of pure East L.A. that I never even knew existed. Chris Morris is a wildass ethnomusicologist, social critic, raconteur, and L.A. music bon vivant for the new millennium. Viva Chris-El Gato de East Los." -- James Ellroy, author of Perfidia and The L.A. Quartet "With the exception of U2, no other band has stayed on top of its game as long as Los Lobos... This is what happens when five guys create a magical sound, then stick together for thirty [now forty] years to see how far it can take them." -- Previous review, Rolling Stone " ... pioneering border fusionists, multiple Grammy winners, and one of the two indisputably most influential Chicano musical acts in history, along with Ritchie Valens." -- Previous review, Los Angeles Times "These peerless musicians created nothing less than the soundtrack of the Mexican American experience." -- Charles Ramirez Berg, author of Latino Images in Film
Chris Morris is a music journalist and disc jockey. He was music editor of the Hollywood Reporter (2004–2007) and senior writer for Billboard (1986–2004). His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Spin, Musician, Mojo, LA Weekly, the Chicago Reader, Variety, and other publications.
"A useful cultural history that is sure to please fans and
musicologists. "
*Kirkus Reviews*
"Morris is the ideal teller of this tale, drawing on decades of his
own fandom and reportage and a wealth of experience in both
consumer and trade journalism (including long, distinguished runs
at the Reader, the Hollywood Reporter and Billboard). . . . Morris
writes with care and insight about each Los Lobos record, providing
rich geographical, cultural, and historical context along the
way."
*The Huffington Post*
"How Los Lobos navigated the move to performing electric in front
of the Mohawk-hair generation, enjoyed success with the
soundtrack from La Bamba, dealt with music business
missteps and never stopped experimenting and collaborating is
a fascinating tale. The book was a fast read for me; I was unable
to put it down. Morris excels at keeping the storyline moving with
equal measures of factlets and anecdotes. . . . Dream in Blue
brings into sharper focus a truer narrative of what growing up and
being successful in America looks like."
*No Depression*
"Writer Chris Morris’ new biography, Los Lobos: Dream in Blue,
offers overwhelming evidence that the band deserves to glide its
way into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."
*Los Angeles Times*
"Both informative and engrossing . . . Chris Morris is to be
commended for putting the story of this most American of bands to
paper, and Dream In Blue will satisfy the most ardent of fans.
Highly recommended."
*The Big Takeover*
"The best books about music and musicians are a direct reflection
of their subjects and Chris Morris' chronicle on Los Lobos, Dream
in Blue, is just such a book."
*All About Jazz*
"Few musical acts have been as well served by their chronicler as
Lobos are with Dream In Blue by Morris, a veteran Los Angeles music
journalist who has seen the Wolves perform and followed their music
since their first gig . . . Dream In Blue may be a short and quick
read, but in its tight, fact-based richness, Morris gives Los Lobos
the smart and insightful book this distinctive and distinguished
musical act merits."
*Best Classic Bands*
"Morris writes in such a way that you can almost smell and taste
the smells and tastes of East L.A. in the boom of the psychedelic
era and its aftermath."
*PopMatters*
"[An] insightful and affectionate history."
*Austin Chronicle*
"A dream of a read for fans of the Lobos."
*AllMusicBooks.com*
"Chris Morris’s Los Lobos: Dream in Blue gives both fans and
critics a satisfying chronicle of Los Lobos’ journey through
critical and popular successes, failures, and artistic responses to
the challenges faced by the ever-evolving, genre-defying
group."
*Southwestern American Literature*
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