Leslie,
And I've been watching Ry since 'Into the Purple Valley' and respected
his contributions
to the commercial music biz over the years.
It was just comforting to have my guilty criticism validated aloud by
others.
Cheers!
Robert
"Leslie N. Shill" wrote:
> Robert, I have to agree with you about Ry Cooder on Buena Vista.
> Although I hold him very high regard as a musician, a writer and as a
> producer. the Cuban musicians are so connected to each other and
> intuitive about the playing of their fellow band members that Ry is
> pretty much superfluous. i understand why he went for the slide guitar
> but the result is a bit of a mish-mash for me. With Ali Farka Toure
> the production and seamless playing gave Ry a textural fit that was
> not at all obtrusive. To me the Cubans are just so damn goooood and
> they seem steeped in the foundation and layers of Cuban
> music! leslie/The Power of Sound
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