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US Mall 1 - My Name Is Buddy
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List Price: $20.98
Our Price: $13.48
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Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075597996128
Label: Nonesuch
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Nonesuch
Release Date: 2007-03-06
Studio: Nonesuch
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Summary: into the purple valley redux
Comment: ry's best in along time. great story line wonderfull tunes. shows he's the master of modern american roots-folk.
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Summary: Worst CD I bought in 5 years
Comment: I preordered this CD. I just listen to it for the second time. This is satire at it's most boring. Don't bother with this CD. Ry has done much more interesting stuff, both lyrically and musically. Listen to the samples before you buy. I wish I did. If you like what you hear ignore this and go with your own tastes but for me "yuck!"
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Summary: A Bizarre Concept Album About A Cat
Comment: This new album might be strange to some, while others may hail it as an instant classic. I'm sort of torn between both emotions, primarily due to the subject matter (which is interesting the first five tracks, but then gets old very quickly). Still, for lovers of folk-rock with an unusual twist, this was perhaps one of the more 'out-there' releases in 2007.
From the cover shot of "Buddy the Cat", it would hard to imagine that the entire album is actually about this one cat. But you read that right. You have a cat, and his best friend, the mouse. Together with a 'Reverend', they travel the length and breadth of America. Whether this is a literal or metaphorical journey is never revealed, but we are given some truly unique insights into animal politics, the state of the world, and indeed America as a nation and a breathing soul.
This album strongly reminded me of my most favorite album of all time - "Scarlet's Walk" by Tori Amos. On that album, Amos took a cross country trip and each state was awarded a song based on the lead characters' experiences there. This album is VERY similar to that, but instead of a human, its a cat and mouse that are discovering what life and the nation is all about.
However, the lyrics and songwriting here are so clever, that you can juxtapose 'everyman' wherever the cat is mentioned, and come up with a reasonably spiritual, philosophically entertaining explanation for the entire album. I found this extremely vital to the CD, and can't think of any album than "Scarlet's Walk" to compare it to. Yes, the genre here is the dusty, early Americana acoustic folk-rock that Tori Amos could not possibly emulate, but the spirit is the same.
A fantastic slice of post-modern, early-Depression-evocating brilliance, all told through the eyes of that most remarkable mammal (after the dog) - the cat. Unique, and quite visionary, I think.
Four Solid Stars.
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Summary: myname is buddy - Ry Cooder
Comment: An excellent addition to Ry Cooder. I enjoyed all the songs . He remains unique and as always the standard is excellent.
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Summary: quite boring...
Comment: I've been a fan of Ry Cooder's recordings for a long time, but noe I prefer him more like producer of other artist's records (listen to the latest M. Staples one..). "My name is Buddy" should be changed in "My name is BORING": I can save only 4/5 good songs (NOT masterpieces) in this cd, the sound is disjointed and the voice of Ry seems is really too tired...Finally, listening to the latest Ry's album, my favourite remains Chavez Ravine, that is strange and not perfect, but much better than Buddy!
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Customer Rating:
Summary: into the purple valley redux
Comment: ry's best in along time. great story line wonderfull tunes. shows he's the master of modern american roots-folk.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Worst CD I bought in 5 years
Comment: I preordered this CD. I just listen to it for the second time. This is satire at it's most boring. Don't bother with this CD. Ry has done much more interesting stuff, both lyrically and musically. Listen to the samples before you buy. I wish I did. If you like what you hear ignore this and go with your own tastes but for me "yuck!"
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Bizarre Concept Album About A Cat
Comment: This new album might be strange to some, while others may hail it as an instant classic. I'm sort of torn between both emotions, primarily due to the subject matter (which is interesting the first five tracks, but then gets old very quickly). Still, for lovers of folk-rock with an unusual twist, this was perhaps one of the more 'out-there' releases in 2007.
From the cover shot of "Buddy the Cat", it would hard to imagine that the entire album is actually about this one cat. But you read that right. You have a cat, and his best friend, the mouse. Together with a 'Reverend', they travel the length and breadth of America. Whether this is a literal or metaphorical journey is never revealed, but we are given some truly unique insights into animal politics, the state of the world, and indeed America as a nation and a breathing soul.
This album strongly reminded me of my most favorite album of all time - "Scarlet's Walk" by Tori Amos. On that album, Amos took a cross country trip and each state was awarded a song based on the lead characters' experiences there. This album is VERY similar to that, but instead of a human, its a cat and mouse that are discovering what life and the nation is all about.
However, the lyrics and songwriting here are so clever, that you can juxtapose 'everyman' wherever the cat is mentioned, and come up with a reasonably spiritual, philosophically entertaining explanation for the entire album. I found this extremely vital to the CD, and can't think of any album than "Scarlet's Walk" to compare it to. Yes, the genre here is the dusty, early Americana acoustic folk-rock that Tori Amos could not possibly emulate, but the spirit is the same.
A fantastic slice of post-modern, early-Depression-evocating brilliance, all told through the eyes of that most remarkable mammal (after the dog) - the cat. Unique, and quite visionary, I think.
Four Solid Stars.
Customer Rating:
Summary: myname is buddy - Ry Cooder
Comment: An excellent addition to Ry Cooder. I enjoyed all the songs . He remains unique and as always the standard is excellent.
Customer Rating:
Summary: quite boring...
Comment: I've been a fan of Ry Cooder's recordings for a long time, but noe I prefer him more like producer of other artist's records (listen to the latest M. Staples one..). "My name is Buddy" should be changed in "My name is BORING": I can save only 4/5 good songs (NOT masterpieces) in this cd, the sound is disjointed and the voice of Ry seems is really too tired...Finally, listening to the latest Ry's album, my favourite remains Chavez Ravine, that is strange and not perfect, but much better than Buddy!
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