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Book made me old before my time. Even accounting for bad translation (which may or may not be the culprit herein), book still seemed to contradict itself in text and theme, as though author wrote it just cuz he was so pissed about the bland state of salsa music at the end of the 70s (when book was written) that he couldn't work his laundry list of criticisms into conversation with his friends. 'I can tell you guys are sick of hearing the truth about Johnny Pacheco so fuck you, I'm writing a book Book made me old before my time. Even accounting for bad translation (which may or may not be the culprit herein), book still seemed to contradict itself in text and theme, as though author wrote it just cuz he was so pissed about the bland state of salsa music at the end of the 70s (when book was written) that he couldn't work his laundry list of criticisms into conversation with his friends. 'I can tell you guys are sick of hearing the truth about Johnny Pacheco so fuck you, I'm writing a book.'

Strangely populist, alternately hypercritical (the Lebron Bros., Larry Harlow, poor ol' Pacheco, and most of late 60s NuYorican music run afoul of author's bad mood) and apologist (author declines to confirm or deny that narcotics processing plant Hector Lavoe did drugs, and they made a J-Lo movie about that shit), and inexplicably focused on radio DJ-author's native Venezuela, book was exhausting to read. Good information lies within and although author is more interested in emphasizing the flavor (or sabor, I guess) of his favorite salsa records than in connecting those records to the larger history of salsa music, an interested reader can still get the picture, maybe benefit from author's point of view.

So, three stars, you know. But jesus god I wouldn't read it again if you paid me. It's kind of just a big wordy timeline with author's records as the events, like author wrote a big essay about his record collection.

Too many music books do that.