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What Are You Listening To?

heeman said:
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It has been a while since I have played this one!

Great album Heeman! My brothers band played "Blackout" as part of their set list, back in high school. They played some local "Bars" and I remember "Blackout" being a big hit with the crowd.

Thanks for the reminder!

Dennie
 
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Acoustic Soul -- CD

India Arie

2001 Motown Records

Amazon.com

India Arie's Acoustic Soul is just as advertised: grooving soul music with an acoustic bent. Arie herself plays guitar, supplemented by strings (instead of synthesizers) and drums (instead of drum machines). The first single, "Video," is a calm, confident ode to self-love, comparing the dreadlocked, petite Arie to the average girl in a video. Arie is indeed anything but average: her debut marks the auspicious return of the black female singer-songwriter, in the vein of Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Tracy Chapman, and Dionne Farris. If you like their music, with thoughtful lyrics and layers of instrumentation, you'll love this album. "Video" is fabulous, but other high points include "Ready for Love," a lament that smolders before slowly building to a crescendo, with tinkling piano, guitar, and cello swelling beneath the vocal. "Strength, Courage, and Wisdom" is an optimistic anthem that'll have you clapping your hands and swaying from side to side, and the best track on the album, "Simple," is a straightforward love song with a pulsating beat. Acoustic Soul may not be full of radio-friendly tracks, but every track is strong, and the disc improves each time you press play. --Courtney Kemp

1. "Intro" 0:50
2. "Video" 4:14
3. "Promises" 4:47
4. "Brown Skin" 4:56
5. "Strength, Courage & Wisdom" 4:57
6. "Nature" 4:24
7. "Back to the Middle" (featuring Blue Miller) 5:11
8. "Ready for Love" 4:28
9. "Interlude" 1:24
10. "Always in My Head" 4:40
11. "I See God in You" 3:17
12. "Simple" 3:26
13. "Part of My Life" 4:03
14. "Beautiful" 4:05
15. "Outro" 1:20
16. "Wonderful (Stevie Wonder Dedication)" 5:31
 
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Once Again -- CD

John Legend

2006 Columbia Records

Amazon.com

It takes guts, if not outright egomania, to abandon your given surname and adopt a loaded one like Legend, but the former John Stephens must have sensed that loftiness would one day be his calling card: Once Again, the follow-up to the Grammy-gobbling, platinum pile-on that was Get Lifted, surpasses expectations. Not that it bears much relation to its predecessor. Again again trots out a stable of talented, modern-minded producers--Raphael Saadiq, Legend comrade Kanye West, and the unsinkable will.i.am--but it's nowhere near as self-conscious about embracing the old-school as the knowing, R&B edge-skimming Lifted. Don't expect a derivative mash of smudgy, nostalgia-filching sounds, though, because despite its retro leanings, what's in store somehow crackles with currency. Call it neo-retro if you must, but never call it unimaginative: first single "Save Room" coasts, drifts, and floats along a ponderous path spiked by a cool keyboard-y crescendo; second single "Heaven" busts out a big, busy beat over a slow seduction; and a couple of selections--"Each Day Gets Better" and "PDA"--are so bright and twirly they seem custom-made for dizzy love scenes or jaunty, sunny-day skips through the park. Maybe the most unusual track is "Show Me," a rock song that pilfers elements of Hendrix and finds Legend climbing a few octaves to sound, weirdly, like Jeff Buckley, but it works: so slippery is its beat and so affecting are its hope-laced lyrics that, oddness aside, it's among the disc's best. Sandwiched as it is among 14 songs that all sound like future classics, that's saying something. --Tammy La Gorce

1. Save Room
2. Heaven
3. Stereo
4. Show Me
5. Each Day Gets Better
6. P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care)
7. Slow Dance
8. Again
9. Maxine
10. Where Did My Baby Go
11. Maxine's Interlude
12. Another Again
13. Coming Home
 
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The Sea -- CD

Corinne Baily Rae

2010 Capitol Records

I listened to it all night long,
January 29, 2010
By Hulamama
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: The Sea (Audio CD)

I found it stunning, haunting, beautiful and a joy to listen to. Every time I listen to it, it gets even better. Her voice is more mature, the words are well written. It has more variety than her first CD. And did I say, I love her voice. I'm not a music critic, just someone who loves music, and this is the real thing. Get this CD, you will be happy you did!

1. "Are You Here" Corinne Bailey Rae 4:13
2. "I'd Do It All Again" Rae 3:08
3. "Feels Like the First Time" Rae, Steve Brown 3:13
4. "The Blackest Lily" Rae 3:38
5. "Closer" Rae 4:17
6. "Love's on Its Way" Rae 3:55
7. "I Would Like to Call It Beauty" Rae, Philip Rae 4:19
8. "Paris Nights/New York Mornings" Rae 3:51
9. "Paper Dolls" Rae 3:20
10. "Diving for Hearts" Rae, Jennifer Birch 4:51
11. "The Sea" Rae 4:05
 
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A Brighter Day -- CD

Ronny Jordan

2000 Blue Note Records

Amazon.com

On his fourth recording--his first for Blue Note Records-- guitarist Ronny Jordan moves in a more mainstream direction. He minimizes the hip-hop and rap elements in his mix to favor a more subdued, straightforward jazz approach that brings to mind one of Jordan's role models, Wes Montgomery. While this may furrow the brows of some acid-jazz fans, the results heard on this 73-minute excursion are largely positive and quietly appealing. The London-born Jordan reveals himself as thoughtful and expressive player, notably on self-composed, Pat Metheny-like, pop-jazz cruisers ("Two Worlds," "Rio," "Seeing Is Believing") and in a more mainstream vein, "5/8 in Flow." For some listeners, A Brighter Day may at times stray uncomfortably close to smooth-jazz innocuousness, but Jordan's prevailing inventiveness makes the overall package a pleasant one. Highlights are the soft-but-sweet grooves found on "Aftermath" and "Mackin'," the animated playing from vibraphonist Roy Ayers on "Mystic Voyage," and the nimble finger work heard on "New Delhi." --Terry Wood

1. A Brighter Day (5:43)
2. Aftermath (6:12)
3. Mackin (7:02)
4. Why (4:42)
5. Mystic Voyage (feat. Roy Ayers) (4:13)
6. Breauxlude (0:52)
7. London Lowdown (5:13)
8. Two Worlds (5:49)
9. Mambo Inn (5:00)
10. Rio (5:41)
11. New Delhi (4:54)
12. Seeing Is Believing (4:54)
13. 5/8 in Flow (6:22)
14. A Brighter Day (feat. Mos Def) (6:17)
 
A lot people did not like the Doobie Brothers with Michael McDonald. I actually liked the Jazzy Feel that he brought to the band.
 
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Wish -- CD

Joshua Redman

1993 Warner Bros. Records

Amazon.com

Tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman, the son of the magnificent but undervalued Dewey Redman, was touted as one of the young lions of jazz in the 1990s, spearheading a neo-bop revival upon the release of his 1992 debut. The acclaim was quickly followed by charges of hype, but on his second album, Wish, Redman proved worthy of the accolades. This is a surprisingly mature work for such a young player. Redman's soloing is assured, conversant with the blues, and filled with minor surprises. His exchange with guitarist Pat Metheny is superb, and the master rhythm section of Charlie Haden on bass and Billy Higgins on drums affords Redman plenty of rhythmic subtlety to apply his nuanced playing to. --John Swenson

"Turnaround" (Ornette Coleman) - 6:24
"Soul Dance" (Joshua Redman) - 6:33
"Make Sure You're Sure" (Stevie Wonder) - 5:26
"The Deserving Many" (Joshua Redman) - 5:40
"We Had a Sister" (Pat Metheny) - 5:47
"Moose the Mooche" (Charlie Parker) - 3:32
"Tears in Heaven" (Eric Clapton) - 3:24
"Whittlin'" (Pat Metheny) - 5:23
"Wish" (Joshua Redman) - 7:25
"Blues for Pat" (Charlie Haden) - 12:07

Joshua Redman – saxophone
Pat Metheny - guitar
Charlie Haden – double bass
Billy Higgins – drums

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I'm just a sweet Transvestite,
From Trans-Sexual,
Transylvania-a-a-a-a-a-a!!!
:banana-rock: :banana-rock: :banana-rock:
 
heeman said:
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The wife is at it again............she loves to crank up the volume on this one!!

Well, you just need to tell her....."Damn it, Janet!" :banana-rock: :banana-dance:



Dennie :eek:bscene-drinkingcheers:
 
heeman said:
A lot people did not like the Doobie Brothers with Michael McDonald. I actually liked the Jazzy Feel that he brought to the band.


I've noticed that too. I like McDonald and a lot of the Doobie tracks with him singing lead are some of my favorites.
 
Yesfan70 said:
heeman said:
A lot people did not like the Doobie Brothers with Michael McDonald. I actually liked the Jazzy Feel that he brought to the band.


I've noticed that too. I like McDonald and a lot of the Doobie tracks with him singing lead are some of my favorites.
The Doobies were two completely different bands, BMM and AMM :D I loved them both, however.

Trivia Question: Who did MM sing for before the Doobies?
 
I know that he did some vocal with Steely Dan, but other than that not sure??

I agree the BMM was great. China Grove, Long Train Running and Listen to the Music...............all great stuff!!

Doobie Brothers Rock!!! :music-rockout: :music-rockout: :music-rockout:
 
Botch said:
Yesfan70 said:
heeman said:
A lot people did not like the Doobie Brothers with Michael McDonald. I actually liked the Jazzy Feel that he brought to the band.


I've noticed that too. I like McDonald and a lot of the Doobie tracks with him singing lead are some of my favorites.
The Doobies were two completely different bands, BMM and AMM :D I loved them both, however.

Trivia Question: Who did MM sing for before the Doobies?

I know, I know!

The Dan! Let's not get into WHAT a "Steely Dan" is! Although, my ex-wife took it with her, in the divorce.

Which I was okay with!!


Dennie
 
I think another reason why so many hate the McDonald area was the numerous appearances and work with other artists like Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins, and Nicolette Larson. Then you have others who were influenced by the "McDonald sound" like Robbie Dupree ("Hot Rod Hearts" and "Steal Away").


That's an awful lot of McDonald to be exposed to..........
 
Dennie said:
Let's not get into WHAT a "Steely Dan" is! Although, my ex-wife took it with her, in the divorce.
Did she have the electric model, or the gas-powered one?

:teasing-neener: :teasing-neener: :teasing-neener:
 
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