Greatness		Heaviness
The best stuff on earth. We're not worthy!		Like a leaf
Most excellent music		You can juggle with this stuff
Enjoy the melodies		No problem, I can handle that
Hmmm....background music		Get off your backside and rock!
They call themselves a rock band.....		Bloody osmium mate

After forming in 1991, it took 5 years before they finally released their debut, and even then it only came out in Japan. There were a lot of complications involved with record companies and lead singers, but it was Dean who finally ended up singing on the debut. It's a totally stunning record. See the review below.

The following year the band released an E.P. "Nothing Lasts Forever" which was like a farewell to Dean, as once again he left a superb band! But this E.P. was surely a good way to leave as it is just as good, if not even better than the full album. Dean then went on to record an album with his own band Revolution Child .

After again looking for a vocalist for the band, Greg Annalla from "Seventh Sign" was chosen for the role, and a 2nd full length album, entitled "Revolucion 13", was then recorded and released in Japan at the end of 1997.

The Tribe's new album, "Revolucion 13" is now available to order via the internet. Copies are available from Chris Leibundgut at tribeofgypsies@prodigy.net .

Copies are $20.- plus shipping ($2.- in the US; $3.- rest of the world); make your checks/money orders payable to "Chris Leibundgut" and send them to:

Tribe Of Gypsies F.C.
P.O.Box 330627
Pacoima, CA 91333
USA

The latest news from Chris :
The Tribe are still working on their next record which, according to Roy Z, may be turning into a full-length album instead of another EP as had been planned originally.  If it ends up being an album, it probably won't be out until sometime later this year.

We are also still working on getting Rev13 released in the US on our own label, LocoMotion No official release date yet, but it should be soon (yeah, I know, you've heard that one before...).

Stay tuned and keep checking the band site at http://www.tribeofgypsies.com/ for all the latest news.

The track listing of "Revolucion 13" is : Aztlan, What's Up?, Summer Rain, Revolucion 13, Landslide, Spanish Blue, Collapse, Mother's Cry, Aztlan (Reprise), Pancho Villa (Part 1), Freedom.

This 6 track E.P. is a most original and masterful little collection of songs. There is so much emotion in the vocals, the latin beats throughout just keep the energy going constantly, and the guitar playing is just astonishing - check out the solo on "Melena", my god!

This a review from a UK rock magazine called "Hard Roxx". They do tons of reviews each month and have articles and interviews with the latest rock outfits. If you are interested in subscribing you can e-mail them at: 106312.2344@compuserve.com (but they probably won't reply!).

After listening to tens of thousands of records over the last 25 odd years, I rarely get my doors blown off, but by golly, I'm legitimately floored by these guys who hail from LA, California. Led by guitar-wiz Roy Z (ex Project Driver, Bruce Dickinson) and Dean Ortega (ex Neverland) on vocals, this all Latin band play a very Santana, Allman Brothers style of rock with a great sense of AOR style added in for good measure.

Opener "In My Town" is pure, unadulterated Santana. You could almost smell the tacos and fajitas in the air. "Death Song" is a classic AOR tinged track with massive swelling vocals from the gigantically talented Dean Ortega. "Guajira" is a track that the legendary Carlos Santana would kill for, while "Walking On Water" is very Allman Brothers influenced, with a guitar solo from Roy Z that has Dickie Betts' name all over it. Fucking awesome!!

"Mero Mero Mambo" is a gorgeous, Latin-filled instrumental that has some amazing fretwork from Mr. Z. "Fire Dance" rocks big and bad, with its Latin percussion, but the real show stopper is the epic "We All Bleed Red", which is seven plus minutes of nail-biting intensity.

Every damn track, and there are thirteen of them, is tremendous. If you buy one Jap import from now to the New Year, let this be it.

10/10 Tom Coyne

Track Listing :
En Mi Barrio, In the Middle, Death Song, Guajira, Walking On Water, Mero Mero Mambo, Party, Fire Dance, Thinking of You, We All Bleed Red, Crazy Love, I'm So Close.

• Tribe of Gypsises Official Website - http://www.tribeofgypsies.com/