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Musically, Cooder employs the pitch-perfect instrumentation that he's famous for.
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Although the folk songs fit the theme of the album, they don't showcase Cooder's skills as a composer.
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Entertainment WeeklyCooder's guitar work is lyrical as always, but the songs... are oppressively cutesy and faux naive. [9 Mar 2007, p.109]
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The first half of “My Name Is Buddy” may not be for those who get their news from sources other than old social-realist novels, aren’t serious cat-fanciers or are older than 12. [5 Mar 2007]
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Whether anyone outside of the NPR listening audience actually gives a shit about what clever socio-political points Cooder is trying to make metaphorically is difficult to say.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 16
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Mixed: 2 out of 16
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Negative: 1 out of 16
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MickTMar 28, 2007
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JasonKMar 26, 2007
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RainerSMar 19, 2007