Audio CD review:
Ry Cooder, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz, Joe Morton, Robert Judd, Steve Vai, Dennis Lipscomb, Harry Carey Jr., John Hancock, Allan Arbus - Crossroads: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Ry Cooder, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz, Joe Morton, Robert Judd, Steve Vai, Dennis Lipscomb, Harry Carey Jr., John Hancock, Allan Arbus - Crossroads: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Band: Ry Cooder, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz, Joe Morton, Robert Judd, Steve Vai, Dennis Lipscomb, Harry Carey Jr., John Hancock, Allan Arbus Title: Crossroads: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Rating: Release Date: 25 October, 1990 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Crossroads 2: Down In Mississippi 3: Cotton Needs Pickin' 4: Viola Lee Blues 5: See You In Hell, Blind Boy 6: Nitty Gritty Mississippi 7: He Made A Woman Out Of Me 8: Feelin' Bad Blues 9: Somebody's Callin' My Name 10: Willie Brown Blues 11: Walkin' Away Blues

Customer Reviews Good blues tunes The story line is somewhat hokey, but the music is tops!!. Ry Cooder and Steve Vai are great in this particular venue. Crossroads Ry Cooder's production of classic blues tunes remains one of my favorites today. The music is much better than the acting in this film. The Karate Kid steps up to the plate but his performance is mediocore yet saleable. A great story, looking for Robert Johnson's lost tracks, a rendeveouz with the devil, a young love affair and a quest for redempetion make this film very likeable. It is, however, the music that sets it apart. If you are a fan of R. Johnson a lover of the blues then it's a must see/listen. No Crossroads Duel, No Problem That's understandable. I see that most of the reviewers for this record are disappointed that the Cooder-Vai duel didn't appear on the soundtrack album. But for me, that was better experienced as video. Personally I think the high point of the soundtrack, and the movie for that matter, was the electric guitar bottleneck piece "Feelin' Bad Blues". It is fantastic. It sounds like the guitar may be accompanied by a hammer dulcimer toward the end. I played this for a young guy I work with who is a heavy metal fan and is just discovering the blues. He got wide-eyed. . You can see a complete list of all Ry Cooder, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz, Joe Morton, Robert Judd, Steve Vai, Dennis Lipscomb, Harry Carey Jr., John Hancock, Allan Arbus discography, or go back to the Ry Cooder, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz, Joe Morton, Robert Judd, Steve Vai, Dennis Lipscomb, Harry Carey Jr., John Hancock, Allan Arbus tabs