Los Lonely Boys (Dual-Disc) (CD Slipcase)

(The CD audio side includes the entire Grammy-nominated debut album featuring the hits "Heaven" and "More Than Love." The DVD side includes the entire album in 5.1 Surround Sound and enhanced LPCM Stereo, video of an acoustic performance, the music video for "Heaven," and three alternate versions of "More Than Love.")

Brothers Henry, Jojo and Ringo Garza of Los Lonely Boys have been a band almost as long as they've been family. Always a talented live act, the Garza brothers made their way from club to club in the Southwest, taking a few stabs at recording with little success.

Then they were approached by one of their most enthusiastic fans: music legend, Willie Nelson. Nelson brought the band under his wing, billing them on his Farm Aid concert, bringing them on as one of his opening acts, and ultimately inviting them to record their astonishing self-titled debut, Los Lonely Boys, at his Pedernales Studio in Austin.

The additional exposure from appearances on Austin City Limits and Conan O'Brien was enough to hook Los Lonely Boys on a rocket straight to the top of the charts. What's the Garza secret? A burrito.

"See, we've got this musical burrito theory," frontman and elder brother Henry says. "We're like the tortilla, and inside the tortilla we put the knowledge that we've gathered from all the greats: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Carlos Santana, B.B. King, Ritchie Valens, Willie Nelson, the Beatles, Chuck Berry and Fats Domino. It goes on and on. We throw it all in this tortilla, roll it up, and feed it to the world. And, hopefully, everyone likes it and comes back for seconds." (www.boston.com)

And it won't take long before fans start to hunger for more; it's pretty clear Los Lonely Boys is just the appetizer to years of quality music. From the opening licks of "Se���orita" to the sweeping Spanish ballad, "La Contestaci���n," Los Lonely Boys is an energetic, complex, Tex-Mex experience appropriate for any fan of rock and roll.

The intricate six-string hooks of "Se���orita" move effortlessly into the laid-back bluesy pop of "Heaven," one of the album's most radio-friendly tracks. The roadhouse blues of "Crazy Dream" gets a dash of Mississippi flavor, a la Stevie Ray Vaughan, with Henry fishing his riffs right out of the delta.

"Hollywood" is a relaxed, gentle ballad, pairing some of Henry's most expressive guitar work with astonishing vocal harmonies from the younger brothers.

The epic, Santana-styled groove of "Onda," however, is the most important piece on the album. The brothers' intricate instrumental work and the distinctive organ mastery of Reese Wynans makes for an intoxicating, eight minute long jam that cements Los Lonely Boys as the leaders of a new generation of rock.

By Isaac Clemens