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It s RCR`s first release since 2004`s Greetings From Hollywood. The disc includes two brand new RCR originals (El Toro and Won`t You Ride With Me), plus a slamming cover of Neil Diamond s 1966 classic Solitary Man. Like RCR`s previous albums, El Toro runs the gamut stylistically. The explosive title track - which looks at a bullfight through the frightened eyes of a creature about to meet its maker combines elements of punk, surf, jazz and mariachi. Rockville is a rough and tumble instrumental in the tradition of Hammond B3 pioneer Wild Bill Davis. It s A Good Day shows off the band s stellar jazz chops, while Brazil is a prime example of the Louis Prima inflected swing that has become RCR s signature. Won t You Ride With Me closes out the disc, sliding over the listener like a late night cruise up the coastline. (Kufala)
