Will the Wolf Survive?

1. Will the Wolf Survive?

2. They Ain't Got 'Em All

3. Working Without a Net

4. Where Does Love Go

5. That Dog Won't Hunt

6. What You'll Do When I'm Gone

7. Suddenly Single

8. Shadow of Your Distant Friend

9. I've Got Me a Woman

10. Devil's Right Hand

Tracks:

Don't Worry Baby
A Matter Of Time
Corrido No.1
Our Last Night
The Breakdown
I Got Loaded
Serenata Nortena
Evangeline
I Got To Let You know
Lil' King Of Everything
Will The Wolf Survive?

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Los Lobos's ability to wade through disparate musical styles isn't the stuff of Elvis and the Beatles, but Los Lobos did it on their debut album. And, unlike much of the material Los Lobos cut their teeth on as a Los Angeles Top 40 cover band, there is nothing lowest-common-denominator about the band's original music. "Don't Worry Baby" is a blues rocker gritty enough for John Lee Hooker; rockabilly meets country, courtesy of David Hidalgo's lap steel, on "Our Last Night"; Cesar Rosas pays homage to the band's Mexican roots on the mariachi-style "Corrido #1"; and "Will the Wolf Survive?" is an infectious jangle rocker that became an early MTV hit. Seamless. File under American Music. --Bill Crandall

Customer Reviews:

All-Time Classic!.......2006-09-22

I guess one of the main reasons you're reading the reviews is to try and gauge whether or not to buy the album so I'll try make this as brief as possible. THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST ALBUMS EVER MADE. Los Lobos cover many different styles with total excellence. The opener Don't Worry Baby is still probably my favourite Los Lobos track but the rest of the songs are magnificent and brilliantly played. Take the opening to Evangeline and the sax solo on the fantastic I Got Loaded - just great music. Buy this you will never regret it.

All Time Classic.......2005-12-26

I bought this on vinyl in 1985 and it was an instant classic , one of the best albums i'd ever heard.That slab of plastic soon wore out and i've bought it again three times on CD ( friends who loved it got two of them as gifts ).The reason i'm writing this however is to appeal to whoever owns the rights to get this superb album re -released. It's a disgrace that such a brilliant classic has not been Remastered and put out with new sleevenotes , extra tracks etc and given the respect that so many inferior releases by other artists seem to get. Someone sort it out and let this wondrous release have a new lease of life , please !

SIMPLY AMAZING!!!.......2002-06-09

HOW WILL THE WOLF SURIVE? is the full length debut by LOS LOBOS and boy did they hit the mark here. This album has a full range of music which helps to showcase the bands amazing talents. DONT WORRY BABY and I GOT LOADED have that R&B, slightly bluesy sound to them that makes these some rocking songs. CORRIDO #1 and SERENATA NORTENA have that Tex-Mex rhythms to them that help to showcase the bands Mexican roots. I also suggest that you give a listen to A MATTER OF TIME, WILL THE WOLF SURVIE?, OUR LAST NIGHT, and THE BREAKDOWN. I am really hard pressed to find any weak spots on this album. This is a truly amazing debut album for any type of band, and LOS LOBOS has continued to this day to make great music, which might not sound like what is popular at anytime, but it blows everything else out of the water. I highly suggest to any serious music fan to buy this album. I dont think you will be disappointed, I wasnt. I also recommend that you pick up GOOD MORNING AZTLAN, and THIS TIME. PEACE ESE!!

Straight from the soul.......2001-03-20

This terrific mid-80s release is a great place to start if you have not sampled the work of Los Lobos, one of this country's most essential bands. From traditional Mexican folk music to straight-ahead rockers, to outright country the band sounds fresh and free of musical preconceptions.

One of the attractions of "How Will the Wolf Survive" is that it keeps the listener pleasantly off balance throughout. In the first three cuts, for example, they deliver a steaming rocker ("Don't Worry Baby"), a poigant but topical ballad on the hopes and dreams of migrant workers ("Matter of Time") and the Hispanic roots piece "Corrido #1."

Los Lobos pulls off this musical diversity because whatever the play, they remain true to the spirit of the tune. For example, when they take on the C&W tune "Our Last Night," they take you back to the honkey tonk, but they are not mocking the song.

Best of all, the band just sounds like they are having a great time playing. Listen to the sly rocker "The Breakdown" (complete with accordian breaks) and the drinking tune "I Got Loaded" for examples of their exuberant tone and attitude.

Los Lobos continues to this day to show that when you remain open to the musical sources and ideas, you never lack for inspiration. Messrs. Hidalgo, Rosas and company deserve a big round of applause for the tasty smorgasbord they offer up on "How Will the Wolf Survive?"

A Landmark Album.......2001-02-22

I became aware of Los Lobos during the early 1980s with the release of their EP "...And a Time To Dance" and made sure I saw them live when they were doing the promotional tour for this album. They have since become a national act but How Will The Wolf Survives stands as one of the most enduring albums of its day. With the airwaves awash in glamrock and corporate-rock powerhouse groups, Los Lobos was a breath of fresh air. Its infectious mix of hard-driving roots rock, country, and blues judiciously tinged with the pulsing accordion of David Hidalgo provided an antidote to the stale pap being cranked out in the top-40 and AOR formats. My favorites are the irresistable Don't Worry Baby, I Got Loaded, the country-ish Our Last Night and, arguably the best song on the album, the accordion-driven The Breakdown. I think the title cut and the two Norteno songs are mediocre but the quality of the rest of the music gives it the five stars. How Will the Wolf Survive stands as the best mostly English-language album issued by Los Lobos. It is a landmark album that has yet to be matched by any of the band's subsequent releases except for the fabulous La Pistola y El Corazon. If your tastes run to the eclectic with a strong leaning toward the southwest, then this comes highly recommended. And by the way, the accordion is an important component of the music, so if you don't like accordions, you are not going to like this.

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Waylon Jennings - Will the wolf survive
will the wolf survive

Will the Wolf Survive?
Waylon Jennings
Manufacturer: Mca Special Products
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00000DWG0
Release Date: 2006-09-26

Tracks:

Will the Wolf Survive?
They Ain't Got 'Em All
Working Without a Net
Where Does Love Go
That Dog Won't Hunt
What You'll Do When I'm Gone
Suddenly Single
Shadow of Your Distant Friend
I've Got Me a Woman
Devil's Right Hand

Customer Reviews:

Waylon Jennings - Will the wolf survive.......2007-03-11

I think this is one of his best albums. I was looking all over for this and couldn't believe I found it here.

will the wolf survive.......2007-01-05

I always buy from you all I get the best servive this cd i would say to all buy this cd a great page in the recordings of waylon it shows how this man kept up to what his fans would agreed is what make waylon the outlaw in contry music his music well live for ever

Sounds of the Eighties - The Rolling Stone Collection: 1983-1985

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Sounds of the Eighties - The Rolling Stone Collection: 1983-1985
Various Artists Jump - Van Halen/Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top/Some Guys Have All The Luck - Rod Stewart/What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner , Don't Come Around Here No More - Tom Petty & Heartbreakers/Will The Wolf Survive - Los Lobos/Drive - Cars/Go Insane - Lindsey Buckingham , Rockit - Herbie Handcock (5:20)/Walk Of Life - Dire Straits/This Charming Man - Smiths/Two Tribes - Frankie Goes To Hollywood , Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics/I Love L.A. - Randy Newman/Forever Man - Eric Clapton/ , and Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper/I Can't Live Without My Radio - L.L. Cool J/Close (To The Edit) - Art Of Noise
Manufacturer: Warner Special Products
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000NPGF4W

Product Description

R988-27 (Warner Special Products OPCD-2745) - Sounds of the Eighties - The Rolling Stone Collection: 1983-1985 - Various Artists [1995] All tracks stereo. Jump - Van Halen/Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top/Some Guys Have All The Luck - Rod Stewart/What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner/Don't Come Around Here No More - Tom Petty & Heartbreakers/Will The Wolf Survive - Los Lobos/Drive - Cars/Go Insane - Lindsey Buckingham/Rockit - Herbie Handcock (5:20)/Walk Of Life - Dire Straits/This Charming Man - Smiths/Two Tribes - Frankie Goes To Hollywood/Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics/I Love L.A. - Randy Newman/Forever Man - Eric Clapton/Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper/I Can't Live Without My Radio - L.L. Cool J/Close (To The Edit) - Art Of Noise (5:35)

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Waylon's Comeback Album of 1986
Now available in Waylon's 2CD Complete MCA Recordings!

Will the Wolf Survive?
Waylon Jennings
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music

Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music

General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Will the Wolf Survive?
They Ain't Got 'Em All
Working Without a Net
Where Does Love Go
That Dog Won't Hunt
What You'll Do When I'm Gone
Suddenly Single
Shadow of Your Distant Friend
I've Got Me a Woman
Devil's Right Hand

Customer Reviews:

Waylon's Comeback Album of 1986.......2004-09-21

After years of being on RCA and hitting a dry spell in the mid 80s, Waylon departed that label for a new start on MCA. And for the first time that decade, Waylon made a classic album and chose excellent songs from a then unknown Steve Earle (Devil's Right Hand), Los Lobos (the title track) and Don Cook (Working Without A Net) to which Will The Wolf Survive and Working Without A Net both hit top ten. This album comes very close to rock at times, and even though Waylon has stated in his book that working with producer Jimmy Bowen was not much fun, Waylon's vocals has a little more bite to them. The sound is buried in dated digital 80s country sound (which was the norm back then), but the music on this album rocks to the point that even the 80s sound can't bring down the quality of the songs.

The album itself is very hard to find on CD, but MCA has repackaged all of Waylon's MCA albums on a nifty 2 CD set called the Complete MCA Recordings, which would be more cost effective to get than trying to find this CD by itself. While the rest of the MCA albums have their moments and their charm, Will The Wolf Survive is Waylon's lost classic that stands head and shoulders above the other albums.

Now available in Waylon's 2CD Complete MCA Recordings!.......2004-07-04

Finally!! I have always loved the Will the Wolf Survive album. I have just about worn out my cassette of it. For years I have looked high and low for this out of print jewel to no avail, but now MCA has finally released the 2CD set Waylon's "The Complete MCA Recordings" which contain the complete songs from the following 4 Waylon albums:
1. Will the Wolf survive
2. Hangin Tough
3. A Man Called Hoss (Another I have searched long for!)
4. Full Circle
So there you are, a great value and some great overlooked recordings!

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