My Name Is Buddy

Ry Cooder | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: March 6, 2007
• Label: Nonesuch
• Copyright: 2006 Nonesuch Records, Inc.
• Total Length: 1:10:44
• Genres: Blues/Acoustic Blues, Blues/Contemporary Blues, Blues/Modern Blues, Folk/Compilations
• ASIN: B0011ZVW5U
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,263 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Warms the heart., March 22, 2007

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G. A. McHale (Koganei-shi, Tokyo Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Name Is Buddy (Audio CD)

I am not American. Nor do I usually buy this kind of music. I heard a few tracks by accident in a music store. But... we live in dark times, someone singing about friendship and brotherhood makes me feel that there are some good people out there. Its simple messages warm the heart. If the heart is true, the music is beautiful no matter whether the music is rock, rap... or in this case American Folk Music.

42 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Did I Hear You Say Ry Cooder Album Is About a Cat; as In Kitty Cat?, March 11, 2007

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Gavin B. (St. Louis MO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: My Name Is Buddy (Audio CD)

Ry Cooder's latest album is an folk music opera to a rambling cat named Buddy who sleeps in a little suitcase and hobos around America with his best friend, a pro-labor union mouse named Lefty.

Huh?...come again? No, Ry Cooder has not lost his mind. Let me assure all doubters that "My Name Is Buddy" is not only his most audacious recording to date but arguably his best.

Knowing what you do about Ry Cooder's impeccable musical reputation do you think he'd risk it all to write a bizarre roots music epic about about a working class hobo cat? Don't think too long about the question because the entire idea seems so laughably absurd. It is not our place to question artistic genius.

In reality Cooder's musical statement tells us more about human relations than animal behavior. I can only tell you that you're missing something very special if you can't suspend disbelief and listen to this album on Ry Cooder's own artistic terms.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Ry Cooder masterpiece, March 16, 2007

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R. Klein (Gulf Breeze, Fl United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Name Is Buddy (Audio CD)

I have been listening to Ry Cooder since 1969, and have enjoyed many great moments. Every music project he undertakes is always unique and handled with the utmost respect & integrity of the music. "My Name Is Buddy" is another jem, unlike anything I have heard from Ry. By surrounding himself with the great traditional musicians- Pete & Mike Seeger, bluegrass mandolin master, Roland White (the brother of the late Clarence White, both of the legendary Kentucky Colonials & Clarence was a member of the Byrds fame), Tex Mex accordian mastro Flaco Jimenez, Chieftains' Paddy Maloney, and other veteran pros, this is a GREAT collection of american music.
By telling the story through Buddy Red Cat, Lefty mouse, and Reverend Tom Toad, it offers an amusing and tearful journey of friendship and hardship in their travels. This is a collection of tunes that seem to have a story riding often on familiar traditional melodies, with some pretty interesting grooves bouncing along too. "Three Chords & The Truth" jumps & grinds in a funky groove. "Footprints In The Snow" tackles bluegrass with a Tex-Mex added accordian. Another favorite is "One Cat, One Vote, One Beer". After several listens I find that every song fits perfectly and becomes classic Cooder- a touch of this, a dash of that, mix it all together and get real American music. Don't pass on this one. This should get another award for Ry Cooder. I thank him I wish him the very best- Rob.