Editorial Product Review:Album Description:Forgiven is the third album from Grammy Award winning multi platinum artist Los Lonely Boys. This album was produced by Steve Jordan (John Mayer). Forgiven is the follow up to Sacred which debuted at #2 on the Billboard charts in July 2006. The album's first single 'Staying With Me' premiered on May 5th Cinco De Mayo. Los Lonely Boys are a rock band from San Angelo, Texas. They play a style of music which they dub as Texican Rock n' Roll, combining elements of Rock'N'Roll, Blues, Soul, Country, and Tejano.
People en Español:Los Lonely Boys have an impressive sound, on CD or in concert. Sound will never be a problem for this group, but although
Forgiven is well executed technically, Los Lonely Boys have been doing the same song over and over for years. If you have listened to three of their songs, you have heard them all. This CD is no different. It’s the same usual rock/pop with a few Latin touches in the Santana style. It’s good that the group has a signature sound, but it doesn’t mean that it’s alright to make the same album time and again. Should Los Lonely Boys adventure to perform other genres, they will surely have an impact, as they did when they first came out, but
Forgiven is a forgettable album.
--Ernesto Sánchez (
People en Español 
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Aquí tiene a un grupo que suena espectacular ya sea en disco o en concierto, ese nunca será su problema. Pero a pesar de que en
Forgiven técnicamente está bien ejecutado Los Lonely Boys llevan años haciendo la misma canción una y otra vez, si ha escuchado tres canciones de ellos ya lo ha escuchado todo, este disco no es diferente, presenta el mismo rock pop de siempre con toquecitos latinos al estilo Santana. Es admirable que el grupo tenga un sonido que los caracteriza, pero eso no quiere decir que deban hacer el mismo disco una y otra vez. Si Los Lonely Boys se aventuraran a tocar otros géneros seguramente sorprenderían como lo hicieron cuando salieron originalmente. Es un disco muy olvidable.
--Ernesto Sánchez (
People en Español )
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Disc 1:- Heart Won't Tell A Lie
- Forgiven
- Staying With Me
- Loving You Always
- I'm A Man
- Make It Better
- Love Don't Care About Me
- Cruel
- You Can't See The Light
- Superman
- Another Broken Heart
- The Way I Feel
Buyer Reviews
Average Buyer Rating:
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"Forgiven" is the best Los Lonely Boys album YET!
It's hard to improve on perfection, but the creative genius that IS Los Lonely Boys continues to impress - album after album. 10.0 Olympic Scoring
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Customer Rating: 
- stick to the earlier stuff
This album sounds like a watered down version of far fresher, far more interesting earlier work. What happened? Dunno. In a nutshell, my advice: Stick with the early stuff. It's way better. More interesting. Los Lonely Boys need to move forward, not regurgitate the past.
Customer Rating: - Third Time's a charm!
Los Lonely Boys never fail to amaze me. As young men sharing the music spirit that is ever changing, ever growing, moving through the facets of life experience. Like the cyle of a summer rain.. . songs of many potencies arrive in each track. The light clean smell of a rainclouds in the distance, to the rumbling and stratis changing of rolling clouds, growing to a thundering light storm, complete with a final brilliant rainbow. . Forgiven is one of these welcome rains.
I never quite know what to expect from Los Lonely Boys AND I love it! I heard a few of the songs live but was PLEASED to tears with each original strum of Henry's guitar, soaring voice of Jojo and powerful cadence of Ringo's drums (and VOICE) on this release.
With each song, I smiled listening to insight that Brothers Garza are sharing with us. Heart Won't Tell a Lie, brought me to my dancing feet, rocking out with fury. Forgiven's humble plea brought me to my own self awareness. Staying with me & Loving you. . Always reminded me of that first chance at love. "I'm a MAN" of course brought me to the rock of the 70's, (great cover!greater LIVE!) and Make it Better made me miss Lennon/McCartney, and was thankful that LLB was influenced by them. When I reached "You Can't See the Light" I surrendered into tears, admitting my own times of dispair and the beauty of that acceptance. What a beautiful embrace of recognizing how valueable friends, faith and our own human spirit is.
I too hate Walmart and wish the decision to award these two bonus tracks were in line with LLB usually does in benefiting Literacy organizations, Big Brothers/Big Sisters or some other worthy cause. I did get my 3rd and 4th cd there because of the bonus tracks and have wanted everyone I know to hear GUERO in the Barrio which is great fun.
Don't you just love that each cd having varying differences from the last? LLB is not predictable but are changing and growing and staying true to what they want to sing about. Hopefully the public is aware enough to appreciate this gift of great talent.
Customer Rating: - Forgiven Excellent CD
Every song is a good one. The first seven songs are amazing. The last song, Guero In The Bario, is fast becoming a favorite of concert goers.
