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
tpreaves's avatar
tpreaves
2,686 posts
 
Bop Till You Drop is still my favorite by Ry Cooder.
tostadosunidos's avatar
tostadosunidos
1,197 posts
 
Into the Purple Valley and Chicken Skin Music Live (esp. the latter, where he plays nothing but his Stratocaster with some excellent slide work).
tubegb's avatar
tubegb
190 posts
 
The following two titles will not qualify as “stripped down”, but certainly worth consideration:

 

Little Village

Buena Vista Social Club

 

The following two titles are both movie soundtracks and will come somewhat closer to your criteria:

 

Music from the Film Cal

Crossroads

 

Cheers,


martykl
3,578 posts
 
Chicken Skin Music - a record that will reward listeners forever.
mitchchavis
87 posts
 
Ditto to all the recommendations above and I'll add Paradise and Lunch. The man's a national treasure.
More to discover