Ry Cooder - new CD - Pull up Some Dust and Sit Down

[tjcurtin1]

Just got 'recommended' this by Amazon while ordering Frissell's Lennon CD. There are some great comments/reviews - it's being compared to 'Bop till you Drop' but with a Woody Guthrie political sensibility. So I ordered it too, while I was at it. The samples sure sound good. Anybody heard the whole thing>

[Robert]

Cool, I love Ry Cooder. I might have to get this album too. I haven't heard anything from it yet.

[tjcurtin1]

Wow! Whew! This cd is quite a ride... There is some great classic Cooder playing/sound/style here, and he pulls no punches in his view of where things are at in the US of A of late. The range of vocal stylings and sounds is amazing - on several occasions I asked myself, "Is that Ry singing on this one?". A number of powerful, funny, sad, angry songs. I'm really diggin it, but it will not suit everyone's (political) sensibilities. I definitely get the comparison to Guthrie. Most everything is played by Ry accompanied by his son, Joachim, on drums. IF you like Cooder, check it out.