Little Village

Little Village | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 18, 1992)
• Original Release Date: February 18, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Reprise / Wea
• ASIN: B000002LR2
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,536 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #97 in Music > Rock > Roots Rock

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock & Roll Masters, March 31, 2003

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stranger2himself (Down Here) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Village (Audio CD)

Fantastic recording by four elite musicians, Ry Cooder, Jim Keltner, Nick Lowe and John Hiatt. Like other reviewers, I am struck by the great rhythms on this record. It is funky, bluesy and very much rock & roll. As usual, Nick Lowe proves to be one of the greatest livng masters of rock & roll "style". His songs are full of hooks, memorable guitar-riffs, harmony vocals,etc. That said, everyone shines on this disc, including the not-often-mentioned Jim Keltner who is responsible for the ultra-chunky rhythms.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars somebody thinks this cd was bland?, July 23, 2002

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"roache" (Gig Harbor, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Village (Audio CD)

Reading some of the other reviews makes me wonder what gets these folks excited musically. This cd is one of my favorite all time works. You take the funky, synchopated rhythms of Ry Cooder, the steady pop of Lowe and John Hiatt, mix it all together, and you got something special. Which this is. The first 2 cuts are rhythmic materpieces. For those of you who could'nt get into it, go back and listen to the 3 or 4 different rhythm patterns going on at once. In this you get great vocals by Ry and John and Cooder's ever-spectacular slide guitar. Geesh. Makes me shake my head...........

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Underrated, December 18, 2005

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D Bourgie "[e-mail]" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Village (Audio CD)

When this came out, they expected another Bring the Family album. That was an John Hiatt album, this is more of a group album. John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, and Jim Keltner are amazing musicians and it really shows on this album. I describe this as a fun blues record. Hiatt's singing is top notch, Ry Cooder brings in a deep blues track with The Action and Nick Lowe sings Take Another Look and Fool Who Knows like with a mixture of blues and The Attractions. The two songs they all sing together are cool mixture. I like all the tracks on this album alot. Highly Recommended.