I picked up Ry Cooder’s new album, Chavez Ravine today. How many times do you play an album a second time immediately after hearing it for the first? For me, it’s almost never. Listen to Chavez Ravine. It's a "concept" album featuring some of the chicano musicians who were around during the heydey of the community, leading up to the evictions and city / corporate takeover for the building of Dodger Stadium.I've been a huge fan of Ry Cooder, from his earliest albums through the Buena Vista Social Club sets - and Chavez Ravine maintains the same high level of excellence.
