How bloody awesome is this!!!!! I have NEVER heard Swinging Safari sound so good. If only they would put this on one of their albums. Raul Malo is without a doubt the best voice around, & there is no other band today that even comes close to the Mavericks. They are the REAL DEAL!
Fun fact: this was one of 6 concerts they played at the Royal Albert Hall ( around 1998 /1999 ?), it was televised and made into a VHS tape which I had for decades until they became obsolete! The full concert was cracking, at one point Jerry Dale McFadden ( keyboards) got loads of people up on the stage to dance which seriously worried the security blokes ! I saw them twice, Cornhill exchange, Cambridge & Camden Lock,London… and still have a blue towel that Raul used ( the young blond trombone player gave it to me at the end of the Cambridge gig 👍 Great memories.
One of these shows does more than any drug in the world to lift your spirits. I've seen them three times. These guys do better covers than the original. Pure joy!
Short answer....No. There isn't anything he can't sing. His range--both figuratively and literally--is ridiculous. I've loved introducing him and the Mavericks to my kids. My daughter calls his voice "the male version of Patsy Cline." Hard to argue with her.
to think that i live a stone through away from were they're performing and i didn't know about the mavs from my husband only from his CDs love listening to you so much.
You are WAY OFF! Go see this BAND live and you will not find a WEAK LINK in it anywhere. Every Band has a "Front & Face" and NOBODY is better than Raul Malo: but what makes the Magic with these guys is the synergy & Passion and Talent that is shared. If you were a REAL Raul fan you wouldn't insult him or the Mavericks by making such a comment.
I agee with TEXASFENDERBENDER. The Mavericks are, without a doubt, the best party band in the world. Absolutely without a weak spot in their lineup - musically superb, led by Raul Malo, and entertaining as hell. My wife and I drove 250 miles to catch them in concert, and then drove home after the concert. I’d do it again in a heartbeat. I’ve seen them 3 times and each concert was a delight.
ABSOLUTELY! THIS IS one of the Rockin'est, kick-ass "TEXAS, ZYDECO-ROCKIN'COWBOY-SALSA BANDS to ever cut-loose in the CANADIAN ROCKIES! THESE BOYS CHALLENGE Mick Jagger and the ROLLING STONES, for blowing the ROOF OFF of COMMONWEALTH STADIUM IN EDMONTON! AND THE ROLLING STONES left two hundred "BULLY BOYS"deaf as stones!
WONDERFUL! I may be saying something awful, so no offence , but I don't care if the Mavs are with him or not. It was always just Raul as far as I was concerned. It's HIS voice, and they just happened to be there. I'm sorry!
