Friday Night Music: Ry Cooder, ‘Jesus on the Mainline’

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Video • Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 8:20 pm PDT • Views: 202

Gospel music, done to a turn, by Ry Cooder and The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces.

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1 stuiec  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:21:58pm

Been listening to Radio Paradise. It rawks.

2 Arby Dwiar  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:25:25pm

Very nice indeed.

3 albusteve  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:25:52pm

ha!...Charles gets it...I've played this stuff til I'm gooked...what a great song!

4 Killgore Trout  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:26:06pm

I like the electric mandolin.

5 Sharmuta  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:26:09pm

Wonderful.

6 jaunte  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:26:13pm

+++A+++

7 Randall Gross  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:26:20pm

Ry Cooder is one of those artists who is great, but I can't stand to listen to him. Something about his voice just hits me wrong, dunno what it is.

8 Sharmuta  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:26:58pm

re: #6 jaunte

I give it a +1776.

9 albusteve  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:27:33pm

I implore all you nuts to dig some Cooder...there is a ton of music out there...he is a national treasure!...get some

10 Gus  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:27:50pm

Hey, it's a baby Cooder. :)

11 jaunte  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:28:00pm

re: #8 Sharmuta

(I've been 1776-upped)

12 albusteve  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:28:35pm

I want to have Ry's baby...

13 gmsc  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:29:19pm

Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to present to you . . . the mystery of the vanishing carrot!

/Dedicated to Sharmuta, who loves all cute things

14 Arby Dwiar  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:29:26pm

re: #4 Killgore Trout

Mandolins rock!

15 Gus  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:30:15pm

re: #13 gmsc

Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to present to you . . . the mystery of the vanishing carrot!


[Video]

/Dedicated to Sharmuta, who loves all cute things

Is there any C4 involved?

16 Fenway_Nation  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:30:42pm

End of the 4th at Angels stadium- Red Sox trailing Anaheim 3-1. Weaver looked hittable real early and Wakefield WAS hittable, but both starters look like they've settled down for now.

Angels got their three runs in typical Angels fashion; death by 1000 cuts small ball. It's a little odd to hear Rex Hudler do some play-by-play from the NESN booth...

17 gmsc  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:30:52pm

re: #15 Gus 802

Is there any C4 involved?

C4? No.
Explosion? Well, maybe after the video ended . . .
;)

18 albusteve  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:31:39pm

re: #12 albusteve

I want to have Ry's baby...

not really

19 jaunte  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:31:45pm

From the same musicians:
How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live

20 Gus  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:31:53pm

re: #13 gmsc

Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to present to you . . . the mystery of the vanishing carrot!


[Video]

/Dedicated to Sharmuta, who loves all cute things

You're supposed to chew your food!

//

21 Killgore Trout  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:32:05pm

Sorry for the early ot: Ron Paul Forums briefly linked to LGF. Thread now deleted...
LGF: Tea Party Coopted by Paulians


...
Dripping Rain Dripping Rain is online now
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imo dont give those losers traffic
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imo dont give those losers traffic


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LGF is essentially an arm of AIPAC. I didn't read the site, but I suspect the comments contain references to Stormfront, Christianity, evolution, and John Birch. Let them stay home. They are exactly what's wrong with the party. They're close-minded war mongers, with loyalties that lie outside of America's best interests.

22 Gus  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:32:22pm

re: #17 gmsc

C4? No.
Explosion? Well, maybe after the video ended . . .
;)

Yeah, just a reference from earlier. C4 gardening and planting carrots. //

23 albusteve  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:33:05pm

re: #14 Arby Dwiar

Mandolins rock!

he is very innovative...a slide, electric mandolin...yep and you wonder why I disregard U2? as a band?

24 Charles Johnson  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:33:44pm

re: #21 Killgore Trout

Sorry for the early ot: Ron Paul Forums briefly linked to LGF. Thread now deleted...
LGF: Tea Party Coopted by Paulians

They're trying to keep it on the down low. Just like Stormfront.

25 albusteve  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:33:54pm

re: #19 jaunte

From the same musicians:
How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live

[Video]

nice bro...Cooder rules...he recorded with the Stones of course

26 gmsc  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:33:57pm

re: #22 Gus 802

Yeah, just a reference from earlier. C4 gardening and planting carrots. //

Ah - got it. I wasn't here for that.

27 Sharmuta  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:34:55pm

I always think a starry night is the best time to talk to God and Jesus.

28 Walter L. Newton  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:35:07pm

If anyone doesn't mind, I thought that was rather good.

29 MrPaulRevere  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:35:18pm

What kind of blog commenter are you? Check it out, you know you wanna...[Link: pajamasmedia.com...]

30 albusteve  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:35:22pm

Ry Cooder's...'Get Rhythm' (from Johnny Cash) is a masterpiece if anyone cares

31 Killgore Trout  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:35:55pm

re: #24 Charles

The Mods stepped in pretty quick. It only got 7-8 comments then they deleted it.

32 Arby Dwiar  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:36:13pm

re: #23 albusteve

I've always preferred mandolins over banjos, but this is the first time I've seen the electrified incarnation, and really liked how it sounded through his amp. I'm going to have to check out more R.C. on iTunes.

33 Sharmuta  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:36:22pm

re: #13 gmsc

Disturbing but still cute.

34 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:37:04pm

Ry Cooter and the Cooties?

Would be perfect.

35 albusteve  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:37:15pm

re: #32 Arby Dwiar

I've always preferred mandolins over banjos, but this is the first time I've seen the electrified incarnation, and really liked how it sounded through his amp. I'm going to have to check out more R.C. on iTunes.

do it...you won't be disappointed...the guy is a phenom

36 Charles Johnson  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:37:32pm

re: #31 Killgore Trout

The Mods stepped in pretty quick. It only got 7-8 comments then they deleted it.

They're scared little babies. Doing something nasty, and thinking nobody sees it.

37 Killgore Trout  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:37:45pm

re: #31 Killgore Trout

Worst kept secret ever.

38 WhiteRasta  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:37:57pm

Yea! Just love that music. Thanks Charles.

39 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:38:53pm

d! dammit!

40 WhiteRasta  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:38:57pm

I wanna get up and DANCE!

41 Wishing  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:39:16pm

This guy is excellent!

42 Sharmuta  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:39:47pm

re: #21 Killgore Trout

A stunning display of cognitive dissonance.

43 Desert Dog  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:40:20pm

A weird and freaky version that even Mr. Copland would enjoy:

44 Cato the Elder  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:40:32pm

Why do you hate Jesus, Charles?

/Glenn Beck off

45 Dark_Falcon  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:40:43pm

re: #36 Charles

They're scared little babies. Doing something nasty, and thinking nobody sees it.

Well, they're wrong. Thank you again Charles, for exposing these nasty twits.

46 sngnsgt  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:40:46pm

re: #13 gmsc

Wow, that's 30 seconds I'll never get back. /sarc I had Hamsters as a kid and it's amazing how much they can fit into those little cheeks.

47 Gus  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:40:49pm
48 gmsc  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:41:02pm

re: #40 WhiteRasta

I wanna get up and DANCE!

Me too, but I can't dance . . .

49 alegrias  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:41:19pm

re: #41 Wishing

This guy is excellent!

* * *
Wishing, thank you for linking to the Pope Nixes Caroline Kennedy story last thread, my 'puter locked up.

50 Dark_Falcon  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:41:34pm

re: #44 Cato the Elder

Why do you hate Jesus, Charles?

/Glenn Beck off

Why do you hate reality, Glen?

/Charles off

51 gmsc  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:41:52pm

re: #46 sngnsgt

Wow, that's 30 seconds I'll never get back. /sarc I had Hamsters as a kid and it's amazing how much they can fit into those little cheeks.

I'll make it up to you with the 5 minutes in #48.
;)

52 Fenway_Nation  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:42:06pm
They're close-minded war mongers

I get that alot.

53 WhiteRasta  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:42:15pm

re: #48 gmsc

Bite your lips! You have to dance to that!

54 MrPaulRevere  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:43:34pm

re: #37 Killgore Trout

Even the Paulbots are pooping on Beck.."I don't even care how it looks to our opponents at this point... he's just a nutcase. Of personal annoyance: every time he makes a point, or more accurately repeats a point from his reading, he has this annoying self-satisfied smirk that makes me want to *** him in the face."

55 WhiteRasta  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:43:46pm

Oh! What a perfect day.

I'm glad I spent it with you.

56 Charles Johnson  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:44:29pm

re: #31 Killgore Trout

The Mods stepped in pretty quick. It only got 7-8 comments then they deleted it.

But unfortunately for them, it's about to become another LGF post.

57 Randall Gross  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:45:21pm

re: #56 Charles

But unfortunately for them, it's about to become another LGF post.

You are supposed to go "muahahaaha ha!" after that

58 sngnsgt  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:46:28pm

re: #51 gmsc

Okay, we're even. ;-)

59 Desert Dog  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:46:40pm

re: #56 Charles

But unfortunately for them, it's about to become another LGF post.

Just waiting for the "green light" from your AIPAC masters?

/

60 jaunte  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:48:42pm

re: #43 Desert Dog

Still listening and enjoying that. The Indian(?) drummer is amazing.

61 realwest  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:48:54pm

Hey y'all - wow, we had horrendous Thunderstorms, hail the size of golf balls and Tornadoes most of the late afternoon and although the weather service says danger of tornadoes has passed it's still raining like crazy.
And I'm confused by this video - last time I saw Ry he was a)older and b) somewhat, uh, heavier!
I don't get it - I first heard of Ry Cooder when he did the incredible background music for a really poor film about the National Guard down in Louisiana and I know that was in the 1980's some time. How come I'm a lot older looking now that Ry is?!

62 albusteve  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:49:21pm

Toot's and the Maytalls


63 Wishing  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:49:22pm

re: #43 Desert Dog

A weird and freaky version that even Mr. Copland would enjoy:


What fun!

64 MandyManners  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:49:47pm

Low in the grave he lay, Jesus my Savior,
waiting the coming day, Jesus my Lord!
Up from the grave he arose;
with a mighty triumph o'er his foes;
he arose a victor from the dark domain,
and he lives forever, with his saints to reign.
He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!

65 eddiespaghetti  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:50:28pm

Confused easily it appears?

66 alegrias  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:51:01pm

re: #61 realwest

Hey y'all - wow, we had horrendous Thunderstorms, hail the size of golf balls and Tornadoes most of the late afternoon and although the weather service says danger of tornadoes has passed it's still raining like crazy.
And I'm confused by this video - last time I saw Ry he was a)older and b) somewhat, uh, heavier!
I don't get it - I first heard of Ry Cooder when he did the incredible background music for a really poor film about the National Guard down in Louisiana and I know that was in the 1980's some time. How come I'm a lot older looking now that Ry is?!

* * *
Hi Real, sorry to hear that weather was so bad. Good night! Hope you're fine & see you down the road as you always say.

67 Sharmuta  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:51:03pm
with loyalties that lie outside of America's best interests

-some paulian

No, I think what lies outside of America's best interest is to fan the flames of revolution with a desire to destroy the Constitution in an effort to re-establish it. It is madness to seek to destroy what you already have to somehow make it pure. Like amputating your hand to deal with a paper cut. People who want to correct the current flaws in our system of government, who claim to love the Constitution, would work under the constraints of the Constitution to solve problems, not undermine it like these people do with their unrest fantasies. They seek to shatter our national contract to re-establish a fantasy. Fuck them.

68 gmsc  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:51:21pm

re: #57 Thanos

You are supposed to go "muahahaaha ha!" after that

Manical laughter coming up!

69 realwest  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:53:00pm

re: #66 alegrias Hey alegrias, I do indeed hope I get the chance to see y'all down the road!
Have a great night!

70 MAD Al-Jaffee  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:53:20pm

Check out Boomer's Story and the Paris, Texas soundtrack.

71 eddiespaghetti  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 8:54:27pm

Is Glenn over the top? Of course. Is it embarrassing? Yes. I thought he had a chance. Gets him ratings, Yep. Thats F'd up...

72 So?  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 9:17:09pm

My favorite Ry Cooder music was the soundtrack he did for the movie Johnny Handsome. Did a search for just the music, but there was none. Pick up the CD if it still exists. I have it on cassette tape. The music is fucking dynamite

73 kiwiviv  Fri, Apr 10, 2009 9:53:12pm

Oooo goody...Gospel. I liked that one

74 Glen Wishard  Sat, Apr 11, 2009 2:19:16am

realwest:

I don't get it - I first heard of Ry Cooder when he did the incredible background music for a really poor film about the National Guard down in Louisiana and I know that was in the 1980's some time.

The movie was Southern Comfort, and yes, the music was incredible.

75 Glen Wishard  Sat, Apr 11, 2009 2:24:01am
Check out Boomer's Story and the Paris, Texas soundtrack.

Paris, Texas is another good one I remember - I was a Ry Cooder fan before I knew who the hell Ry Cooder was.

76 Ringo the Gringo  Sat, Apr 11, 2009 7:13:51am

One of the best concerts I ever went to was a performance by Flaco Jimenez at an small club in LA called the Music Machine, billed as Flaco and his Amigos.

It turned out to be a 3 1/2 hour jam session featuring Flaco, Ry Cooder, Peter Rowan and most of the members of Los Lobos...Dwight Yoakam even came out for a couple of numbers.

An amazing show that I'll never forget.

77 wrenchwench  Sat, Apr 11, 2009 8:01:25am

I like to watch musicians hard at work and having fun. Thanks for an old fave, Charles.

re: #76 Ringo the Gringo
Now I'm jealous.

78 HOWZAT!  Sat, Apr 11, 2009 10:44:06am

THANKS CHARLES FOR THE GREAT CUT.

RY COODER'S TALENTS ARE BOUNDLESS.TRY "THE BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB". A FANTASTIC CD HE DID IN CUBA.

79 MJBrutus  Sat, Apr 11, 2009 6:08:18pm

Is it weird for an atheist to love gospel music? Just wondering :-)

80 maurice  Mon, Apr 13, 2009 7:37:40am

"Paradise and Lunch" was an all-time favourite in this house. Nice to see the Snakey One (James on drums) displaying the ambidexterity that comes with the search for newness after generations of keeping time.

A question, though: at what point does a mandolin-shaped stringed instrument become a 12 string guitar? Even I can count the pegs.

Also: in which decade was this recorded?

81 texascarl  Mon, Apr 13, 2009 7:57:58am

Tasty! I think I wore our 2 vinyl 'Paradise and Lunch' albums and I'm on my second CD. Ry rules.

(Recorded in the 80's, and that's a 'mando-guitar' per youtube commentary. This is a cut from a documentary that was never released in the USA for some reason.)

For your further enjoyment:

[Link: www.amazon.com...]

82 maurice  Tue, Apr 14, 2009 5:19:57am

TEX:

Muchos gracias re: stringED instrument. These days I guess Ry's kid is playing drums for him but I've been a Keltner fan since Leon and the Mad Dogs Tour (before Jim Gordon killed his mom) up to and including Little Village.

I have P & L in my digital liberry for usage whenever needed. 'Tattler' serves to mellow any residual stress of dealing with the public.

Now, about Lowell G. and his talking slide... I actually heard All That You Dream on the last episode of the Sopranos.

maurice


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