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Title: Sure to make you smile
Review: Way back in 1983 or '84, a rock music show here featured footage of a live-in-the-studio performance from Ry Cooder and those fabulous backing vocalists, presumably made during the sessions for this album.The next day at work, it was the only thing people talked about. And if ever I mention it to a few former colleagues I still see, their eyes light up with the memory. I had already bought P&L on the strength of a Rolling Stone recommendation, so I was doubly ecstatic when I saw those clips ('If Walls Could Talk' and probably 'Tattler' and 'Jesus On The Mainline').This is a terrific journey through American blues and gospel, with immaculate playing and an infectious sense of fun. The aformentioned 'Walls' is very cute, 'Tamp 'Em Up Solid' literally chugs along, 'Tattler' is gorgeous, but for me 'Fool For A Cigarette' is the standout: it's so cheerful it makes you almost proud to be a smoker, and that's saying something.
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