Election Special (studio album) by Ry Cooder

Election Special by Ry Cooder
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-08-21
Overall rank: 20,489th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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72/100 (from 15 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2012 (484th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (4,567th)
Award Best albums of all time (20,489th)
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Ry Cooder bestography

Election Special is ranked 11th best out of 37 albums by Ry Cooder on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Ry Cooder is Paris, Texas which is ranked number 5686 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 234.

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Election Special track list

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72/100 (from 15 votes)
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From 02/24/2018 21:25
Ry Cooder torna ad armeggiare con chitarre acustiche e mandolini ma soprattutto ( anche ) col blues come faceva quarant'anni prima. La scelta di utilizzare stilemi musicali più vicini alla tradizione del suo paese ha un senso, visto che questo disco è realizzato per festeggiare l'elezione di Obama a Presidente degli Stati Uniti. Non si era mai visto un Cooder così politico ed un po' mi ha sorpreso, così come mi ha sorpreso la buona qualità del risultato finale, seppur ovviamente distante dalle sue cose migliori.
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One of Ry's best albums for years. Excellent record.
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This is a political album. One doesn't have to agree with him, but it's bold to make such an album.
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