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Paradise and Lunch

by: Ry Cooder

Release Date May 24, 1974
...but not one of his best (there are so many to choose from). Still, full of Ry Cooder's lovely bluesy vocals and GORGEOUS guitar playing, so all in all, pretty good.

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Into the Purple Valley

by: Ry Cooder

Release Date January 25, 1988
This was Ry Cooder's third solo record and while the first two contain a number of great tracks, demonstrating his great skill on guitar and mandolin, with "Into the purple valley" he really got into his stride, turning out a well-balanced record with a great variety of styles and sounds but a unifying aesthetic.

There is a real Woody Guthrie feel to "How Can You Keep On Moving (Unless You Migrate Too)" and "Taxes On The Farmer Feeds Us All", as well as Guthrie's own "Vigilante Man", which Ry would often revisit in the future. He also applies the same kind of dustbowl sound to Leadbelly's "On a monday" and Johnny Cash's "Hey porter". The Drifter's "Money Honey" has a similar feel but more electric and this electric R&B feel carries on ... Read More:

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Ry Cooder

by: Ry Cooder

Release Date May 15, 1995
This is a brilliant complilation by Ry Cooder and includes a superb version of Blind Willie Johnson's timeless classic, "Dark Is The Night." Sheer class!

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Boomer's Story

by: Ry Cooder

Release Date August 31, 1992
I cannot believe that there are so few comments about this album. It is, simply, one of the best. To go into how a copy of it turned up in a village in Somerset Uk in 1974 and changed my life would be too much. So, I'll just ask... No, on reflection, (too tired) I won't. I'll just say that it has a fantastic selection of great songs sung by Ry -- oh , so beautifully, and recorded beautifully. I am as far removed from a `techie' as anyone could be (see -- I cannot even spell it!), but when I bought my first expensive stereo in 1992, this was the test-disc I took to the shop. Mind, I also took `Sister' by Sonic Youth, which made the `experts' look at me with a mixture of dis-belief and un-belief, which, summed together, equlled distain. I am over it now. ... Read More:

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Borderline

by: Ry Cooder

Release Date October 01, 1999
This is a great straight rock album featuring some great musicians including Jim Keltner on drums, Tim Drummond on bass. John Hiatt of "Riding with the King" also contributes.

All numbers are short rocky numbers with catchy tunes. Each track is great.

"Every woman I know, Crazy 'bout an automobile, and here I am standing with nothin' but rubber heels!" stands out.

After listening to "The Girls From Texas" you may take care to get involved with sweet Texan girls. All songs have a humorous side.

Buy, you will not be disappointed.
(Note that this has little to do with Buena Vista Social Club, which is a great album about Cuban music brought about by Ry Cooder)

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Bop Till You Drop

by: Ry Cooder

Release Date April 24, 1984
This is a great album with great musicianship and a great vibe. If you like this genre of music you will not be disappointed.

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My Name Is Buddy

by: Ry Cooder

Release Date March 05, 2007
After hearing/reading/listening to this album absolutely spellbound, I was left with tears in my eyes as the final song, "There's a bright side somewhere", was playing. The brilliant musicianship, the simplicity of the music, and the expression of hope in this whole album, touched me so deeply. And that's what I want from Ry Cooder: to hear him and enjoy the sound, but also to identify with him, and to be taken on his journey with him through each and every one of his recordings. I can always trust him to speak directly to me through his music. "My Name Is Buddy" is no exception. Thanks Ry Cooder for being true on your journey, and giving me a legacy of music that never dissappoints as long as my ears, mind and heart are open to receive.

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Get Rhythm

by: Ry Cooder

Release Date October 01, 1999
He again shows the power of one man and his guitar with the stunning covers of Get Rhythm (by Johnny Cash) and the overwhelming 13 Question Method (originally by Chuck Berry). If you want to know what Ry was doing before the Buena Vista Social Club, make this your first port of call.

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Jazz

by: Ry Cooder

Release Date January 08, 1988
having only recently becoming aware of Taj's existance it makes me wonderwhere i would be without him. Gutter, whiskey, trolley full of old cansand shopping bags.... Only joking. Ha Ha.
Anyway, It's a solid album,beautiful little sounds and guitar riffs.

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Chavez Ravine

by: Ry Cooder

Release Date June 13, 2005
....it's going to be. That is ....it isn't Buena Vista Social Club, it isn't Ibrahim Ferrer, it isn't Ali Farka Toure, it isn't Flaco Jimenez. But then again it's all of these and more. In particular it's more of Ry and in a bigger sense its more altogether. A commanding view with all Ry Cooder's talents of bringing together disparate elements into a musical whole. Every play pays off and the record gets better and better with each hearing. In some ways it reminds me of early spring backs to folk melodies on "Into the Purple Valley" but with everything that he has done since coming together over a long and fruitful career and adding to the disc. Quite possibly the best thing that he has out together for a long time and worth persisting with