.....must be Malagueña´s cousin, right?

Yeah....but not half as pretty.
I've listen again to the clips....for the last time. I'm at a bit of a loss as to why people think it's a better album than The Dirty Boogie!
But each to their own i guess. My only thought is if this album does well in the fan's eyes, there will be a follow up. Not to make money, but because i believe this is the kind of music Setzer really likes at the moment. I suppose i'll just have to wait for the exciting magic of Vazoom and Guitar Slinger to return.

Steve, don't judge the album by mere clips, you gotta hear the whole thing!

So your personal fave is Vazoom?

"Elena" is one of the few tunes on the new album where a fragment of an audio clip probably does the song justice. "Malagueña" used to be my least favorite track on "Ignition," but I've grown to love it over the years. I expect I'll come around to "Elena" with time. Right now I'm picturing an Esteban infomercial when I hear it. Perhaps if it were in the middle of the album and segued into a fully-formed Spanish-influenced big band tune I might like it more. I'm thinking of the tours where Brian took Malagueña and went right into Brand New Cadillac with the BSO.

I just received the Japanese version of "Songs From Lonely Avenue" today, and while I think a reprise of "Lonely Avenue" works better as a closer for the album than "Elena," I have to say I'm a little disappointed that the bonus track seems to be merely the last 2:22 of track 5, right after the vibraphone solo, when the guitar solo begins. I had heard from one of our beloved French members that this was going to be an instrumental version of the song. That would have been amazing, to have 5 minutes of Brian soloing over that orchestration, or perhaps trading solos with the vibraphonist or other members of the orchestra.

Sure, it says "reprise" in the title, but it's not even the "banjo mix" we got on "When the Bells Don't Chime." The only difference I can hear is that the vibraphone has been potted down a bit so the song can fade in to showcase the guitar solo, which seems to be down slightly in the mix than the single/album track 5.

So if you want to have a copy of the Japanese version of "Songs From Lonely Avenue," or keep the one you bought in the shrink wrap, just fade in from the 2:58 mark of Lonely Avenue and voila! Bonus track!

Bad Sushi-billy

I just adore this new LP. Brian never disappoints. With his unique musical ablity to always create something FRESH and HIP. A TRUE ROCKABILLY , R&B AND SWING musician can do it all! And we always had him. Brian Lisathegreaser's review is 2 thumbs up DADDIO!