Huevos Rancheros "Dig In!" 1994

Huevos Rancheros' sophomore release doesn't really add too many ingredients to the Calgarian combo's instrumental cauldron, but what did you expect?..
...Bryan Adams on lead vocals? It's another tightly-wound, slightly smart-alecky set of surf-inspired twang, topped with a heavy dollop of Pixies-worthy indie rock power (check the bassline to "64 Slices of American Cheeze"). HR doesn't really need a vocalist, anyway. There's plenty of storyline in the lead guitar of "Where's the Bathroom? [In Spanish]," "Gump Worsley's Lament," and "Girl from N.A.N.A.I.M.O.," and the rhythm section fills in the margins with glee. Fans of derivations on a theme won't necessarily dig on Dig In. But who needs them anyway? It's a fun, freewheeling, instrumental rock record, that sizzles like it did in the genre's heyday, while winking with knowing indie rock charm. Order up! - Review by Johnny Loftus
trax:
01 Secret Recipe 02 Whiteout in Wyoming 03 Rockin' in the Henhouse 04 American Sunset 05 Where's the Bathroom? (In Spanish) 06 64 Slices of American Cheeze 07 Gump Worsley's Lament 08 Jezebel 09 Evacuation 10 Girl From N.A.N.A.L.M.O. 11 Who's Your New Girlfriend 12 Rockin' Lafayette