¡Bastardos! Explained

¡Bastardos!
Type:	Album
Artist:	Blues Traveler
Cover:	Bastardos.jpg
Released:	September 13, 2005
Recorded:	Austin, TX
Genre:	Rock
Length:	56:29
Label:	Vanguard Records
Producer:	Jay Bennett
Prev Title:	Truth Be Told
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Cover Yourself
Next Year:	2007

¡Bastardos! is an American jam band Blues Traveler's eighth studio album, released on September 13, 2005, and produced by Jay Bennett (formerly of Wilco).

The band stated in an interview years ago that they wanted to name an album "Those Bastards!"; that manifested in this album's title.

Track listing

1. "You Can't Stop Thinking About Me" (Chan Kinchla, John Popper) – 4:24
2. "Amber Awaits" (Chan and Tad Kinchla, Popper) – 3:47
3. "After What" (Popper, Wilson) – 3:34
4. "Money Back Guarantee" (Popper, Wilson) – 3:48
5. "Can't Win True Love" (Popper) – 4:57
6. "Nail" (Popper, Wilson) – 3:06
7. "Leaning In" (Popper, Wilson) – 3:48
8. "She and I" (Tad Kinchla, Popper) – 4:51
9. "Rubberneck" (Tad Kinchla, Popper) – 3:11
10. "Nefertiti" (Tad Kinchla, Popper) – 4:15
11. "What Could Possibly Go Wrong" (Chan Kinchla, Popper) – 2:47
12. "That Which Doesn't Kill You" (Chan Kinchla, Popper) – 4:12
13. "She Isn't Mine" (Popper) – 3:18
14. "The Children of the Night" (Brendan Hill, Popper) – 6:31

Personnel

• John Popper – harmonica, vocals
• Chan Kinchla – electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin
• Brendan Hill – percussion, drums
• Tad Kinchla – bass
• Ben Wilson – keyboards
• Jay Bennett – production, guitar, percussion
• Teresa Cole – backing vocals
• Carlos Sosa – saxophone
• Fernando Castillo – trumpet
• Raul Vallejo – trombone

¡Bastardos en Vivo!

On August 29, 2006, ¡Bastardos en Vivo!, an EP containing live recordings of several songs from ¡Bastardos!, was released. It also includes a rendition of the Charlie Daniels Band's southern rock song, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia".

External links

• ¡Bastardos! Review on Everythingrock.com