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Bop Till You Drop | 
 enlarge | Artist: Ry Cooder
Label: Reprise
Category: Music
List Price: £7.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 2000
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 3358
UPC: 075992739825
EAN: 0075992739825
ASIN: B000002KKG
Release Date: April 24, 1984
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| Tracks:
| » | Little Sister | | » | Go Home Girl | | » | Very Thing That Makes You Rich Makes Me Poor | | » | I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine | | » | Down In Hollywood | | » | Look At Granny Run Run | | » | Trouble | | » | Don't Mess Up A Good Thing | | » | I Can't Win |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
For all the laudatory work he's done in rediscovering a panoply of artists from roots-based musical genres, Cooder's attempt to pay homage to influences closer to home, namely 1950s rock and R&B, on Bop Till You Drop produced spotty results. While Arthur Alexander's "Go Home, Girl" and Cooder's own composition, "Down in Hollywood", are notable exceptions, most of the album suffers from languor stemming from a real lack of drive or direction. Cooder's failed attempt to place Elvis Presley's "Little Sister" in a broader musical context underscores the gap between intent and achievement which plagues the majority of songs on this well-meaning but unsatisfying effort. --Wayne Pernu
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| Customer Reviews:
Very Cool July 12, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great album with great musicianship and a great vibe. If you like this genre of music you will not be disappointed.
Smooth with bite. March 12, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Ry Cooder is primarily a blues musician. This album is probably the nearest he gets to a commercial offering. The album was superbly produced on a digital format, unusual in it's day and the recording is exceptional. The music on the album ranges from light gospel to straight blues. I have not tired of it yet and I'm not strictly a blues fan.
An exceptional album that stands the test of time February 13, 2002
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
Bop 'til You Drop, like any good record, never ages. It's one of those albums that sounds as fresh and new today as it did when first released some 20 years ago. Little Sister is the ultimate pop single; Down In Hollywood has a killer bass riff and a wicked sense of humour; Don't You Mess Up A Good Thing sees Chaka Khan at her best and if you want to chill out and get sentimental, there's nothing better than I Can't Win or the instrumental I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine. Every song is a winner, and it will be in another 20 years!
It is . . . very good December 13, 2000
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
With all due respect, Mr Wayne Pernu don't know what he's saying. "Hollywood" is (kinda funky, but) painfully embarassing. The rest is excellent, and I've never noticed 'languid'. "Work out fine", "Trouble" and "I can't win" are outstanding.
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