Borderline

Ry Cooder | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: November 30, 1979
• Label: Warner Catalog and O/H
• Copyright: 1980 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Genres: Blues/Contemporary Blues, Blues/Modern Blues, Rock/Blues Rock, Rock/Roots Rock
• ASIN: B001230LSK
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Tex/Mex R&B from the Master of World Music, November 7, 1998

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David A. Gordon (Vancouver, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Borderline (Audio CD)

Possibly the closest World Music will ever come to Texas. From the reggae-inflected "Down in the Boondocks" to the rollicking polka "Girls From Texas" to the masterful reading of John Hiatt's "The Way We Make A Broken Heart," this one deserves to be sent along on the next Voyager launch.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is good!, March 15, 2001

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jim mercik (Hartford CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Borderline (Audio CD)

I am fascinated by the mix of opinions posted for this recording. For me, it's always been one of my favorites. Perhaps it's a matter of what you are looking for.

If you prefer to hear Ry Cooder the slide guitar virtuoso, then this album may not do it for you because it doesn't really come forth with that kind of performance.

On the other hand, another one of Mr. Cooder's talents is to come up with unique interpretations of other writer's pop tunes, both famous and obscure ones. If you enjoy that type of thing, Borderline is just that kind of record. The first seven songs all deliver, at least to my ears. Not only is it a great band, but the arrangements all have great energy and more than your usual share of humor laced in there too. I agree with one other reviewer: it's pretty fun at loud volumes on a car stereo!

I would say that the last three tunes rarely get played in my home...they just don't grab me. But I wore out a couple of copies of Borderline on vinyl.

And the cover painting is difficult to misinterpret. (It was so much better when it was in a 12" x 12" format!)

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars everythings ryre, September 27, 2004

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mark Warburton (Aurora Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Borderline (Audio CD)

I have been a ry Cooder fan for as long as I can remember and have owned every cooder LP a few times over until they were worn out, lost,or loaned. There is no such thing as a bad Ry cooder song, just a little different and anyone who has ever criticised his music for not being what they expected shouldn't be listening or considering themselves a fan.