Originally Posted by: brianehill@charter.net Speaking of Ry, did any of you see the movie Dead Man with Jonny Depp. Ry did all the guitar for that flick and it's way cool.

Correction on this one: Ry Cooder didn't play on the soundtrack of Dead Man, it was Mr. Neil Young; in my opinion one of the greatest musicians of the last 3 decades.
Just hear his guitarwork on 'Cortez the Killer' and you'll know what I mean. Or the entire 'sleeps with angels' album.
The soundtrack to Dead Man is brilliant, too. The acoustic guitar theme of the movie is my favorite song to play on a western guitar.
Besides that, on the album of Dead Man he elaborates on a few simple themes, just him and a heavily distorted guitar. That's it. It lasts for an hour or so and creates a raw emotional and haunting listen. Just brilliant!