 Al Hurricane Jr. would also began his successful rock-infused New Mexico music recording career in the 1970s, with his 1976 rendition of "Flor De Las Flores".Los Lobos also gained popularity at this time, with their first album Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles in 1977.Reflecting on developments in rock music at the start of the 1970s, Robert Christgau later wrote in "" (1981)