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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075597993431
Format: Limited Edition
Label: Nonesuch
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Nonesuch
Release Date: June 24, 2008
Sales Rank: 7492
Studio: Nonesuch
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Album Description:
Deluxe limited edition includes book. Ry Cooder's I, Flathead is the culmination of his ambitious and fascinating "California Trilogy," the last of three albums in which the singer and guitarist journeys through the real and imagined history of mid-20th century, multi-ethnic California, sampling the sounds of its barrios and byways, its nightclubs and honkytonks. The CD functions beautifully on its own, but also serves as a sort of soundtrack to the book equivalent. Abetting Cooder in his story telling is a veritable repertory of players who've appeared in the previous discs in the trilogy, among them drummer Joachim Cooder, Jim Keltner, Flaco Jimenez, Jon Hassell, Juliette Commagere and Gil Bernal.
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Rating:  -
Ok, I don't actually have this Ry Cooder album yet, but once around with the samples and
I'm comfortable giving it five stars. But I'm biased, still digesting "Chavez Ravine,"
which just continually reveals itself in new ways to me, after dozens and dozens of listens.
I could spend some time reading any given article about Chavez Ravine
and say "Wow, how sad..." and then it's gone, maybe to bring up again while watching
Jeopardy sometime. But now I feel it, hear it, ... Read More
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I was disappointed in this album, especially after reading so many glowing reviews. Musically it covers almost no new ground for Cooder, and the old ground he has covered better before.
What really weighs the songs down is the hokey singing style and less-than-genius lyrics. I'd have been happy with the music alone. The only set of words that penetrated even slightly, for me, was Can I Smoke In Here, which encapsulates Cooder's quasi-dadaist side well. I would suppose he's shooting for ... Read More
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Ry Cooder has been a favorite of mine since the early days. I bought this limited edition thang not knowing what to expect, but pretty sure that I'd like the music. Well, I decided to read the book first to frame the songs when I got to them. I got really wrapped up in the book and looked forward to reading a little bit of it each night, savoring the experience of time traveling back to the era described with its odd scenarios. After a week of reading after work, I almost forgot about the CD that came ... Read More
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Ry Cooder at his best. All the best descriptives - creativity, sound, rock & roll at it's best, etc. Simply music at its best.
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if you don't know california in the '50's and '60's, don't read this book.. the music will be enough.. then read the book. through sheer persistence and love, cooder has become the grand historian for cali in the day.. every referrence rings true and resonates through the reality of the ground level history of so cal.. he nails it.. every time.. and the music ain't too shabby neither.. except for the guitar.. kidding
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