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''Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down'' is the fourteenth studio album by American recording artist Ry Cooder, released August 30, 2011, on Nonesuch Records. Following his 2008 album ''I, Flathead'', Cooder pursued more political direction with his songwriting and was inspired by the late-2000s economic crisis and past protest songs. The album was written and produced by Cooder, who recorded at Drive-By Studios, Ocean Studios, and Wireland Studios in California. He played various instruments and worked with musicians such as Flaco Jiménez, Juliette Commagere, Robert Francis, and Jim Keltner. The album features topical songs with socio-political subject matter about 21st-century America, including politics, war, economic disparity, and social injustice. Its music is rooted in Americana and incorporates traditional styles and musical language from historical sources such as country blues, tejano, and American roots music. ''Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down'' has been noted by music writers for its eclectic musical range, allegorical songs, working-class perspective, and Cooder's sardonic lyrics. ''Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down'' charted modestly in the United States, but relatively higher in Europe. Cooder expressed disillusionment with the music industry in response to its poor commercial performance. The album received universal acclaim from critics, several of whom compared Cooder to folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie. According to Slant Magazine's Joseph Jon Lanthier, "the orchestrated indignation of (album ) incorporated a protean Greek chorus of economic victims ''and'' beat Occupy Wall Street to the punch by several weeks." == Background == After an 18-year hiatus from solo projects, Cooder returned with a trilogy of sociopolitical, Southern California-themed albums, comprising ''Chávez Ravine'' (2005), ''My Name Is Buddy'' (2007), and ''I, Flathead'' (2008).〔 The albums examined various disenfranchised peoples through humorous, scholarly lyrics and esoteric musical styles. After completing the trilogy with ''I, Flathead'' in 2008, Cooder worked on The Chieftains' 2010 album ''San Patricio''. Cooder became inspired to record ''Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down'' by the late-2000s economic crisis and past protest songs. In interviews prior to the album's release, Cooder expressed strong anti-Republican and anti-banker sentiments in discussion about the political and economic climate. Before conceiving the album, he wrote and recorded the song "Quicksand" in 2010, as a response to the controversy spurred by Arizona Senate Bill 1070 and other anti-illegal immigration measures in the United States. In an interview for ''The Australian'', Cooder said of his decision to pursue a more political direction with his songwriting: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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