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Bop Till You Drop [CD]

Ry Cooder Audio CD
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RY COODER'S PULL UP SOME DUST AND SIT DOWN – SIMPLE TOOLS FOR CITIZENS UNDER SIEGE!
ALBUM RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

THERE'S YOU, THE CITIZEN, RUNNING IN CIRCLES LIKE A HEADLESS CHICKEN. AND THERE THEY ARE, THERE THEY ALL ARE, HERDING YOU FASTER AND FASTER THROUGH THE CIRCLE MAZE OF LIES AND DISTRACTION. WHO CAN YOU BELIEVE, WHO WILL THROW OUT THE LIFE ... Read more in Amazon's Ry Cooder Store

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  • Audio CD (24 April 1984)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Reprise
  • ASIN: B000002KKG
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 10,536 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen  2. Go Home Girl 5:14£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. The Very Thing That Makes You Rich [Makes Me Poor] 5:32£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. I Think It's Going To Work Out Fine 4:44£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Down In Hollywood 4:19£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Look At Granny Run Run 3:12£0.69  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. Trouble, You Can't Fool Me 4:57£0.69  Buy MP3 
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For all the laudatory work he's done in rediscovering a panoply of artists from roots-based musical genres, Cooder's attempt to pay homage to influences closer to home, namely 1950s rock and R&B, on Bop Till You Drop produced spotty results. While Arthur Alexander's "Go Home, Girl" and Cooder's own composition, "Down in Hollywood", are notable exceptions, most of the album suffers from languor stemming from a real lack of drive or direction. Cooder's failed attempt to place Elvis Presley's "Little Sister" in a broader musical context underscores the gap between intent and achievement which plagues the majority of songs on this well-meaning but unsatisfying effort. --Wayne Pernu

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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Bop 'til You Drop, like any good record, never ages. It's one of those albums that sounds as fresh and new today as it did when first released some 20 years ago. Little Sister is the ultimate pop single; Down In Hollywood has a killer bass riff and a wicked sense of humour; Don't You Mess Up A Good Thing sees Chaka Khan at her best and if you want to chill out and get sentimental, there's nothing better than I Can't Win or the instrumental I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine. Every song is a winner, and it will be in another 20 years!
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Smooth with bite. 12 Mar 2006
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Format:Audio CD
Ry Cooder is primarily a blues musician. This album is probably the nearest he gets to a commercial offering. The album was superbly produced on a digital format, unusual in it's day and the recording is exceptional. The music on the album ranges from light gospel to straight blues. I have not tired of it yet and I'm not strictly a blues fan.
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars It is . . . very good 12 Dec 2000
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With all due respect, Mr Wayne Pernu don't know what he's saying. "Hollywood" is (kinda funky, but) painfully embarassing. The rest is excellent, and I've never noticed 'languid'. "Work out fine", "Trouble" and "I can't win" are outstanding.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Cooder Possibly at his most mainstream and accessible ?
A nicely produced album, and a good choice of songs.Ry's re-arrangement of Little Sister turns it into a far better song than the Elvis Presley "origional" . Read more
Published 15 days ago by S. J. Blackwood
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic
The slide guitar on "I think everything is going to work out fine" is sublime. One of my all time favourite albums
Published 1 month ago by Steve Houseman
5.0 out of 5 stars bop till you drop
Trying to replace my old Lps I was pleased to find this and so reasonably priced. It arrived safely and within a week, been regularly played in my car ever since.
Published 1 month ago by phillippa king
5.0 out of 5 stars Takes me back to my younger days!
This was the first Ry Cooder album I bought on tape. Wore it out years ago. Each time I hear it now it brings back such great memories. A must for the collection.
Published 3 months ago by Mike W
4.0 out of 5 stars Ironic
The dismal sleeve to this ironically-titled 1979 album is nothing new: Ry Cooder's back catalogue is strewn with questionable cover art (see Chicken Skin Music and Paradise and... Read more
Published 14 months ago by S. Bailey
4.0 out of 5 stars Easy Listening
I don't disagree with other reviewers' comments about the quality and musicality. However, this must be one of the most mis-titled albums in the history of popular music. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2010 by H. J. Gough
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything thing he plays will make you smile.
I can't believe that none of the other reviewers have highlighted what for me is the stand out track of the album - The very thing that makes you rich(makes me poor)- Wonderful... Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2010 by Ben Sellens
5.0 out of 5 stars one of his best
Listen to David Lindley's guitar, Jim Keltner's drums, and Tim Drummond's bass. For sheer musicality, this will always be a brilliant (and innovative) album.
Published on 1 May 2009 by Henry M. Peterson
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Cool
This is a great album with great musicianship and a great vibe. If you like this genre of music you will not be disappointed.
Published on 12 July 2006 by Boot of The Beast
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