Rhino A very good case could be made that Los Lobos is the greatest American band since the Beach Boys. I'll try to make that case right here. Rhino A very good case could be made that Los Lobos is the greatest American band since the Beach Boys. I'll try to make that case right here.
Musical greatness is a function of talent, dedication, creativity and vision.
Los Lobos has demonstrated again and again that it has all four. They were four Chicano kids raised on classic guitar rock in East L.A. but playing Mexican folkloric material learned from their parents' records. By bending rock and Mexican music to meet at a place neither had been before, Los Lobos revealed a touch of genius from the very beginning. Not Los Lobos. Though the album didn't sell, Los Lobos reminded everyone, and themselves, who they really are, and there's been nothing but smooth sailing since.