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Hey I just discovered a new band – Gipsy Kings!

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The Toninator

Muffin
Jul 6, 2001
5,436
17
High(ts) Htown
Ok true enough that’s like saying “Hey I just discovered Pink Floyd” but I’ve ordered 6 of their albums from their extensive catalog. I’ve got most in and haven’t been disappointed in any of them. The guitar work is awesome and they rhythm as a whole is tap your toes, clap you hands and wiggle in your seat awesome.
I can only pick up a few words here and there because it’s all in Spanish but most of the time I get the gist of what’s being said. Even if you don’t the singers voice is so powerful it’s the final instrument in the ensemble, no translation necessary.
Run out today and pick one up you wont be disappointed.
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TN

Hey baby, want a hot dog?
Jul 9, 2002
14,301
1,353
Jimtown, CO
they are awesome. my mom turned me on to them. I love their version of Hotel California.
 

The Toninator

Muffin
Jul 6, 2001
5,436
17
High(ts) Htown
TN said:
they are awesome. my mom turned me on to them. I love their version of Hotel California.
that's what got me interested. but i was like that's probably just a fluke they cant have they energy all the time right? i was wrong. they roca!
 

Hawkeye

Monkey
Jan 8, 2002
623
0
Naperville, IL
They don't speak Spanish, they speak Gitane which is a mix of Gypsy dialect from northern spain and southern france.

My wife and some of her friends speak spanish at a college level with the ability to change accents to adjust to different types of spanish and they don't understand the words.
 

Ciaran

Fear my banana
Apr 5, 2004
9,841
19
So Cal
Sweet! Gypsy Kings ROCK! I love their music. In fact I am going to play some right now... Caminando Por La Calle off of Mosaique... such a great tune. I only wish I could understand the words.
 

-dustin

boring
Jun 10, 2002
7,155
1
austin
we listened to it in spanish, back in high school, and i dug it then. i've downloaded a few songs to see if i'd dig now, and i just can't dig it.
 

The Toninator

Muffin
Jul 6, 2001
5,436
17
High(ts) Htown
the Inbred said:
we listened to it in spanish, back in high school, and i dug it then. i've downloaded a few songs to see if i'd dig now, and i just can't dig it.
that's because your a hippy from austin. austin hippys are the worst.
 
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JRB

Guest
The Toninator said:
that's because your a hippy from austin. austin hippys are the worst.

No no - he hates hippies. He is in hippie hell, he thinks. :nopity:
 

-dustin

boring
Jun 10, 2002
7,155
1
austin
loco-gringo said:
No no - he hates hippies. He is in hippie hell, he thinks. :nopity:
oh man, there's an area of Vancouver that was real hippie hell. in that same area was a weed store.
 

reflux

Turbo Monkey
Mar 18, 2002
4,617
2
G14 Classified
If you think their cd's are good, you'd freakin die if you saw them in concert. They played Vegas over the 4th of July and missed it, but, they went through LA that following weekend and managed to go. Wow, they put on a great show imo.