Los Tigres Del Norte vs. Los Tucanes De Tijuana
versus
wed 10/10/2007
| name | Tigres Del Norte. | Tucanes De Tijuana. |
| founded | By Jorge Hernández in 1968. | By Mario Quintero in the early 1990s. |
| birthplace | Sinaloa, México. | Baja California, México. |
| the name | Named the "little tigers" by an immigration official. | Named "tucanes" because they stand out like the colors on the bird. |
| members | Jorge Hernández, Hernán Hernández, Eduardo Hernández, Luis Hernández, Oscar Lara. | Clemente Flores, Alfredo González, Gustavo Labrada, Mario Moreno, David Servín and Mario Quintero. |
| style | Old-school Norteño corridos. | New-school Norteño corridos. |
| the look | Matching Norteño outfits. Only Jorge gets to wear a Tejana. | Matching Norteño outfits. All members get to wear a Tejana. |
| the lyrics | Love, betrayal, social injustice, drug trafficking and immigration. | Sex, betrayal, social injustice, drug trafficking and immigration. |
| breakthrough track | Contrabando y Traición. | Mis Tres Animales. |
| has inspired | A movie, La Banda Del Carro Rojo and a book by Arturo Pérez Reverte, La Reina del Sur. | Foster Farms commercials. |
| how many albums? | Over 50. | Almost 30. |
| best line (translated) | "What good is money if I'm like a prisoner in this country? When I think back, I cry. Although this jail may be made of gold, it's still a prison." - La Jaula De Oro (The Golden Cage) | "I'm not scared of gringos, even if they're the ones with the power. If they catch me one day, who cares? Sooner or later I'll get out and the same day they set me free, I'll cross again." - El Cruzador (The Crosser). |
| in their own words | "The only thing that we do is sing about what happens every day. We're interpreters, then the public decides what songs they like."- Jorge Hernández. | "Someone has a problem, listens to our music and, in some way, releases stress. If that happens, then we've done our job. We're entertainment, not education.” - Mario Moreno. |
| most recent release | Detalles Y Emociones. | El Papá De Los Pollitos. |
| the critics | Billboard says: "No norteño act is more renowned than Los Tigres del Norte. Throughout their long and storied career, Los Tigres … maintained a respectable image, never glamorizing the drug trade nor any other criminal activity." | Batanga says: "Los Tucanes of old burst back on to the music scene with some no-holds-barred corridos … it was time for a return to their forte to remind us who it was that brought the corrido to mainstream: El Papá De Los Pollitos." |
| webprops | 3,186 friends on official MySpace. | 5,163 friends on fan-made MySpace. |
| best video moment | Bragging and boasting about being El Jefe De Jefes. | Witnessing a drug boss' party in Fiesta En La Sierra. |
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Los Tigres and tucanes are both good. Its just that Los Tigres came first. They hold the place they deserve. And Tucanes have their place.
Luis Rico
(San diego)
3/6/2008
They are both good.
Luis Rico
(San diego)
3/6/2008
¿quienes son los tucanes ya nacio algun grupo que compita con los tigres
mike
6/1/2008
¿quienes son los tucanes ya nacio algun grupo que compita con los tigres
mike
6/1/2008
Los tigres del norte se quedaros estancados en la epoca de la piedra. LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA son los meros, meros cantan corridos actuales, ellos definitivamente saben usar el acordiaon. y tienen las mejores pestas y PUNTO
Maria de los angeles
(Wilmington, Delaware)
10/31/2007
It's about time theres a good versus! I grew up listening to both, and they're great. It's hard to decide... but I gotta say I like the Tigres a lot more. They're just so inspirational u know! Like, nowadays new bands and groups are always breaking up and are making money off tabloids, but not them. They've been a group for like almost 40 years, and they've never had that much ESCANDALO! They live off of their talent. Y tienen muchisimo talento!
Natalie
10/11/2007
Los tigres del norte se quedaron estancados en la epoca de la piedra, solo los viejos los escuchan. LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA cantan corridos mas actuales tienen las mejores pistas. Aparte de EL GRUPO EXTERMINADOR, LOS TUCANES son maestros tocando el acordio y punto
Maria de los angeles
(Wilmington, Delaware)
10/31/2007
los tigres del norte all the way!!!
lorena
(vegas)
10/11/2007
no pues yo creo que los tucanes son los numero1 UNO PORQUE TOCAN MUY BUENOS CORRIDOS......
el negro
(dallas)
5/2/2008
I go for los tigeres del norte yo cresi con su musica por mi papa. mi dad and family are fanaticos de los tigeres del norte.
elizabeth
(minnesota)
4/25/2008
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