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by: Ry Cooder

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Average Rating: Rating: - The Return to the Purple Valley. Ry Cooder has shown us a wide variety and diversification of musical influences since this 1972 release, but to me, this is his best effort. I love the broad range of musical influences that he has taken over the years, including the commercially successful Buena Vista Social Club, however, Into the Purple Valley is where he is at home. From beginning to end, this album carries such a magical feel, particularly the struggles of the poor and oppressed from a long ago era, however, seems to give us an indication that maybe our own "blues" maybe waiting around the corner for us all. ( You must remember that Nixon was in office when this was released...need I say more?). My personal favorites are "FDR in Trinidad", " How Can a Man Stand Such Times and Live", and the ever amazing rendition of "Vigilante Man". I love Mr. Cooder's travels into the realms of other cultures and rhythems. Through these venture, he has broadened our knowledge and appreciation for the sounds and rhythems of our world through the eyes and ears of those who we would have otherwise never known or heard. However, I feel that there is more for him to explore and interpret from The Heart of America and to give his own special stamp of originality. To those of you who have never heard "Into the Purple Valley" have no hesitation in going out immediately and purchasing. It will become one of your very favorites. And To Mr. Cooder, when you grow weary of world travels, come on back to the Purple Valley. We will all be waiting for you. Rating: - I wish I had this CD I purchased this CD a year ago, right about the time when I was, coincidentally, doing a history project about the Dust Bowl. It provided the perfect backround music for it, and I have loved it ever since. In my mind there are no weak tracks, with the possible exception of Teardrops Will Fall, which I did not care for at first, but has grown on me. What amazed me the most about this album was the diversity within the particular style of music Cooder is dealing with. I normally group music like this under the term "down home," but on this disk that can range from folk to blues, or even a bit of calypso. I unfortunately lost this CD, along with Chickenskin Music, on a Continental Airlines flight this summer (and was rudely accomodated too), but I am sure that I will own it again in the near future. Rating: - The essential Ry Cooder My brother brought this album home in the early 70's on vinyl. There was a production problem with this album and it seemed every copy we bought (must have been 3 or 4) skipped badly. You can tell we enjoyed the music. The first 20 times we were forced to listen to it, the music and the words grated, it was a different sound. After that we found ourselves humming the tunes, whistling the music and looking for more work by the artist. Nowadays, people ask me 'who was that?' instead of 'can we please listen to something else?'. While you might be better advised to start with 'Bob till you drop', 'Paradise and Lunch' or 'Chickenskin Music', Purple Valley remains a classic Ry Cooder Album. Catchy tunes, wonderful guitar, lyrics which will roll you over and make you want to sing them yourself. 'I want money honey'. Besides which, on CD it doesn't skip anymore.

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