Mexican Spaghetti Western | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Chingon |
Cover: | MexicanSpaghettiWestern_cover.jpg |
Released: | 2004 |
Genre: | Tex-Mex, rock |
Length: | 45:09 |
Label: | Rocket Racing Rebels |
Mexican Spaghetti Western is a studio album by Robert Rodriguez's band, Chingon. Originally released in 2004 exclusively on the band's website, it became available in stores on April 10, 2007. The original non-digi-pak release of the album did not include the song "Cielito Lindo".
"Malagueña Salerosa" is a re-arrangement of the classic mariachi standard, which Robert Rodriguez originally arranged for Desperado. It made its first appearance on this album, and also featured in . Rodriguez was credited in Kill Bill for his original guitar pieces in the film as well as part of Chingon.
"Siente Mi Amor" was featured on the soundtrack Once Upon a Time in Mexico, a film "shot, chopped and scored" by Robert Rodriguez, a follow-up to Desperado.
A shortened version of "Cuka Rocka" was also featured on the Once Upon a Time in Mexico soundtrack.
Some versions of the album feature, as a bonus track, "Sin City Theme (Chingonized)", another Rodriguez piece from a film he also directed.
The bonus edition additionally includes four tracks from the Machete soundtrack and the chingonized "Grindhouse Theme".