Yup, that's a good one infection. I think it was on the tour in support of that album that I saw him live in '78, at The Roxy Theater on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood. Nobody even remotely like him, though Tom Waits tries ;-).
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.
Can anyone recommend an album of the same stripped back style ?
Thanks.
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When you hear the accordion on any of Ry Cooder's songs it is Flaco Jiménez, the absolute master of that instrument and one of Ry's most important collaborators. He doesn't get nearly the recognition he deserves. |
Right you are sfar, Ry and Flaco have worked together a lot. infection, Van Vliet was, as expected, like no one else I've ever seen. Said not a word to the audience! His vocals were very low-pitched, and his band played very economically, leaving much more space than most. Like Jazz players---very deliberate phrasing, notes played to achieve a desired effect, not just played to be playing something, like most Rock players. The whole thing was rather cerebral, directed at the intellect, not the heart or testosterone ;-). |
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