hi people! i didn't mean to set off a wave of controversy with the topic of herb's productions of other artists,but that's what i thought this certain critic was saying,and i somewhat agreed with it.to confirm what i read,i went to see the book,and the original passage i got it from.it's the MUSICHOUND:WORLD-the essential album guide;and it's published by visible ink press,and the passage on herb is written by-get this folks-gary pig gold,and what he wrote is worse than i remember it being!while i can't write everything he wrote,here's some of it:widely derided for stuffing the pop charts of the 60s with a slew of mexican lite instrumental hits,alpert and his band the tijuana brass,in their own insidious way,actually did more than any other recording group to expose the latin sound to legions of unsuspecting listeners the world over."(and that's just the beginning!)the part i got mistaken on was this part-"breaking visionary latin acts-like ozomatli-with the critical credibility that's eluded alpert himself". you see,i thought i remembered the guy saying "artistic"credibility.on that part,what with i thought he said,i somewhat agreed.