Con Safos Explained
Con Safos (With Respect[1]) is an album by Ruben and the Jets. The title of the album is a graffiti tag used by Mexican-American graffiti artists to discourage other graffiti artists from painting over or altering their graffiti, sometimes painted as "c/s".[2]
Released in 1974, the album is the second and final release to feature the lineup led by musician Rubén Guevara Jr.[3] The album's eclectic sound draws from genres such as blues, rhythm and blues, progressive rock and rock and roll.
Track listing
- Side one
- "Cruisin' Down Broadway" - 3:20
- "To Be Loved" - 3:07
- "Stronger" (preview) - 0:32
- "Speedoo" - 3:31 (Esther Navarro)
- "Honky Tonk" - 3:45
- "Low Ridin' Cruiser" - 3:27
- Side two
- "Stronger" - 3:35
- "Earth to Buffalo" - 1:09
- "I Wanna Know" - 3:08
- "Honky Tonk" (replay) - 0:49
- "Dust My Blues" - 2:47 (Robert Johnson, credited to Elmore James)
- "A Thousand Miles Away/You Send Me" - 3:01
- "Durango" - 4:16
Personnel
Personnel adapted from AllMusic.
- Ruben and the Jets
- Rubén Guevara Jr. – vocals, tambourine, keyboards
- Tony Duran – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Robert "Frog" Camarena – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Robert "Buffalo" Roberts – tenor saxophone
- Bill Wild – bass guitar, tenor vocals
- Bob Zamora – drums
- Jim Sherwood – baritone saxophone, tambourine
Notes and References
- Web site: Doc On "God Of Funk" Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara—Chicano Singer, Activist—Opens New Season Of KCET's 'Artbound' . Carey . Matthew . October 12, 2021 . Deadline . 2022-07-07.
- News: The Many Lives (and Names) of Chicano Icon Rubén Guevara . Stromberg . Matt . Lamag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles . October 13, 2021 . Los Angeles magazine . 2022-07-07.
- Book: Guevara, Rubén Funkahuatl. Confessions of a Radical Chicano Doo-Wop Singer. April 13, 2018. Univ of California Press. 9780520297227. Google Books.
