[2] They have been called "a fiery and exciting band of acid rock iconoclasts" and their music described as "fuzzy, epic psych-rock jams" and "swirling, wild psychedelia".
[1] After a year or so, Nava wanted to go back to Durango and try to bring Xippos Rock to Tijuana.
[6] After two months in Tijuana, the drummer Orrante decided to go back to Durango and return to high school.
After "an extended stint as the house band at the Tijuana strip joint Fantasitas", Nava decided to move to Mexico City, where they started playing at El Harlem Cafe.
[1] They started making a name for themselves; as Alex Lora (from El Tri) has recalled, members of other bands would go to their shows and get ideas for their own.
[1] The band was signed to RCA and released several singles, including cover versions of "California Dreamin'" and "Hanky Panky.
[1] In late 1968, Los Dug Dug's—now consisting of Genaro Garcia as the bass player, Armando Nava playing guitar and keyboard, Jorge de la Torre as lead singer, Gustavo Garayzar as lead guitar, and Alberto Escoto on drums—moved to New York City, where they recorded some original songs at a recording studio.
The singles "World of Love" and "Eclipse" from the album became Latin American hits, and in 1972, Nava started the group up again as a trio.
The era of English-language rock in Mexico was over, and the scene had been forced underground in the aftermath of the Avandaro festival.
Their reputation stands today as being largely responsible for Mexican rock music and the first and arguably most popular of their kind.