This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Los Lobos guitarist Cesar Rosas strikes out as a lone wolf on this solo debut — and man, does he howl.
Unlike last year’s Tex-Mex extravaganza Los Super Seven, the raw, stripped-down Soul Disguise mostly stays north of the Rio Grande, charting a path through smoky, smouldering Texas blues, greasy Memphis R&B and, of course, good ol’ American bar-room roots-rock. Still, Rosas doesn‘t completely ignore his own roots; he and Texas Tornados accordion god Flaco Jimenez squeeze off a few Latino gems to round out the set. All you need to supply is the cerveza.
