Review: Ry Cooder - Chavez Ravine - Page 2

"It's Just Work For Me," meanwhile, sits you in the seat of one of the bulldozers conducting the demolition, singing the simple message of the mercenary to some absolutely sublime bass work: "Dirt roads, beat up shacks / Stretched out as far as I can see / Don't throw that rock my way, buddy / 'Cause it's just work for me." Follow the sounds of Mariachi bands outside, jump on a streetcar and ride up past an old "dilapidated miniature world of weird Victorian mansion, ancient trees," towards a Spanish speaking ghost town - it's a seventy minute aural history field-trip, rendered beautifully.

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    Ry Cooder's Chavez Ravine is-a post-World War II-era American narrative of "cool cats," radios, UFO sightings, J.Edgar Hoover, red scares, and baseball.Using real and imagined historical characters, ...

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  • 1 - The Duke

    Sep 14, 2005 at 7:38 pm

    Ry is great... Boomer's Story is a favorite. Everything he puts out is stellar.

    Thanks for the heads up!

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