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Ry Cooder may have been an in-demand session guitarist in the late 1960s, but what set him apart in his early solo career was his extraordinary, if eccentric, taste in songs. Here he explores the repertoires of everyone from Johnny Cash to Bahaman folk master Joseph Spence to Leadbelly with enchanting results. While Cooder's vocal skills are no match for his slide guitar and mandolin talents (the latter showcased splendidly in "Hey Porter" and "Billy the Kid"), he's an amiable singer who resists the temptation to camp it up, even when essaying such antiquated oddities as "FDR in Trinidad" and "Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us All". --Steve Stolder
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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This is one excellent album.
There is some fantastic slide playing, especially on the Leadbelly song "On a Monday." Cooder's finger-picked version of Joseph Spence's "Great dream from heaven" is exquisite, and the mandolin/slide guitar accompanied "Billy the Kid" is equally brilliant. The album is a mix of electric and acoustic and described in the sleeve notes as one of Cooder's most influential albums. Buy it and you'll see why.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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You don't like this? You don't like nuthin'. . . Some of the most beautiful Cooder tracks ever. The 3-track sequence "FDR - Teardrops - Denomination" is The Best!!!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I own a lot of music of all different types of genres and have recently started to listen to Americana blues such as this. I must say that it has taken it's place as one of the best albums that I own. The range and depth of styles and emotions from this album spread themselves over the record as well as emulate through each individual track on their own, one listen may be uplifting, the next melancholy but all keeps the flame of nostalgia. And each spin does get better, the sign of a true great.
A word of warning: If the idea of chickery dixie land "barndance esque" music puts your back up then approach with an open mind, this is the early 70s, though Cooder tried and succeeded in keeping a voice of old American blues alive with this example alone.
A word of warning: If the idea of chickery dixie land "barndance esque" music puts your back up then approach with an open mind, this is the early 70s, though Cooder tried and succeeded in keeping a voice of old American blues alive with this example alone.
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Published on 9 July 2008 by G. E. Harrison
Excellent
I came back to this album recently, not having heard in more than 30 years and was so pleased. It doesn't age, it's superb with such effortless singing, playing and downright... Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2008 by Cliff
Very much up to scratch!
This is vintage Ry Cooder right up there with Chicken Skin Music. Some great tunes, lot's of his unique slide guitar and that priceless Okie feel throughout - stormclouds on the... Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2007 by Peter Manning
Not up to scratch
I love this man, but this CD is a bit creaky, the sound quality is not great. Some
terrific tracks but I think he's represented better on other CDs. Enthusiasts only.
terrific tracks but I think he's represented better on other CDs. Enthusiasts only.
Published on 14 Mar 2006 by Daisy W
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