2. music
  3. 127125-2897

Ry Cooder recommendation...

My knowledge of his work has never been more than his participation on Safe As Milk...but I recently heard a performance at some folk festival from 1979 on the radio & it was just him playing a slide guitar.
Can anyone recommend an album of the same stripped back style ? 

Thanks.
128x128infection
bdp24's avatar
bdp24
9,803 posts
 
2nd on the John Hiatt album. Ry's solo on "Lipstick Sunset" is just incredible. His playing is not about "flash", but taste, economy, and lyricism. Ry is sort of the anti-Hendrix ;-). A fun Ry album is Bop Till You Drop, from 1979. The first digitally recorded Pop album, it turned Ry off to digital.
jafant's avatar
jafant
19,677 posts
 
Nice idea for a thread- infection ;)

I am looking to get into Ry myself. There are (2) boxed sets, 1 for studio albums, 1 for his Movie/Film soundtracks avail now. Any of you guys own these?
infection's avatar
infection OP
808 posts
 
Thanks for your input guys & thanks jafant...sounds like good timing ! 

So are any of his albums just him & guitar?
pehare's avatar
pehare
835 posts
 
Ry Cooder, Anthology - The UFO has landed, a Rhino/Warner 2 cd set is a decent overview of his work, enjoy!
uberdine
100 posts
 
LOVE Ry Cooder's music. Check out "Talking Timbuktu" from the mid nineties. Incredible album.
More to discover