This is the another installment in my series of favorite records.
I remember the first time I heard a Del Fuegos song. It was Backseat Nothing off of their first record. I went out that same day and bought the cassette tape. That record, called The Longest Day, could easily be on this list. But since the first one is virtually impossible to find, I’m going to pick their equally excellent second record.
Boston, Mass., their second record, is unfortunately also out of print, but you can find a CD for sale now and then on eBay.
From the first verse of Don’t Run Wild, you can tell this is a more produced record than their first, with a little sharper edge to it. My favorite songs on the record are the very wistful I Still Want You and the rootsy Coupe DeVille, but every song on this record is excellent and still sounds fresh after 20 years.
The primary songwriter and singer, Dan Zanes, still makes music. He has released some of the best family records I’ve ever heard. I highly recommend them for both kids and adults.
The Del Fuegos didn’t become the major rock stars I thought they would after their first two records, but they made some fine music. If you can find either of their first two records in a format you can play, buy it. You won’t be sorry.
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