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Dennie
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Happy Monday everyone... :shifty:
The Very Best of Otis Redding -- CD
Otis Redding
1992 Elektra Records
OTIS REDDING, OFTEN IMITATED, NEVER DUPLICATED., January 10, 2011
By CCINPA (PHILADELPHIA, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Very Best of Otis Redding (Audio CD)
When I get the blues, Otis Redding speaks to me. "These Arms of Mine" alone were worth the price of the CD. Otis Redding: Often imitated but never duplicated.
Track listing
1. These Arms of Mine
2. Pain in My Heart
3. That's How Strong My Love Is - (bonus track)
4. Mr. Pitiful
5. I've Been Loving You Too Long
6. Respect
7. I Can't Turn You Loose
8. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
9. My Lover's Prayer - (bonus track)
10. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
11. Try a Little Tenderness
12. Shake
13. Happy Song, The (Dum-Dum)
14. Tramp
15. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
16. I've Got Dreams to Remember - (bonus track)
The Very Best of Otis Redding -- CD
Otis Redding
1992 Elektra Records
OTIS REDDING, OFTEN IMITATED, NEVER DUPLICATED., January 10, 2011
By CCINPA (PHILADELPHIA, PA USA) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: The Very Best of Otis Redding (Audio CD)
When I get the blues, Otis Redding speaks to me. "These Arms of Mine" alone were worth the price of the CD. Otis Redding: Often imitated but never duplicated.
Track listing
1. These Arms of Mine
2. Pain in My Heart
3. That's How Strong My Love Is - (bonus track)
4. Mr. Pitiful
5. I've Been Loving You Too Long
6. Respect
7. I Can't Turn You Loose
8. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
9. My Lover's Prayer - (bonus track)
10. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
11. Try a Little Tenderness
12. Shake
13. Happy Song, The (Dum-Dum)
14. Tramp
15. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
16. I've Got Dreams to Remember - (bonus track)
mcad64
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Thanks to CFNY "The Spirit of Radio" in Toronto, I discovered Pukka Orchestra back in the early 80's. I was lucky enough to be able to pull the radio station in on my brand new JVC receiver!! :music-rockout: They had moved their antenna to the top of the CN tower. I was 120 KMs away!! Still one of my all time favourite cd's!!
heeman said:
In Heeman's honor, since it's his birthday and all, I just gave this one a careful listen. (I admit I bought it quite some time ago upon heeman's recommendation, but never really got around to listening to the whole thing.)
I see where Heeman is coming from, it is a great sounding album. The two tracks that stood out to me were "A Friend is a Friend" - great SQ, and probably my favorite track, musically. I thought "New Life" was particularly good. Both of these have a number of vocal and choral lines, good instrumentation, lots going on.
Good stuff!
Yeah, I liked Hooker's vocals, I'm a big fan of his. While I appreciate Simone's talents, I didn't like "Fast Food" very much musically. I realize it's supposed to be about a nasty creature eating people, so it was probably deliberately "ugly"... but it's not something I'd want to listen to over and over.
Hey now, that word is a high compliment that I reserve for only the best of the best.Zing said:
(Actually I'm kinda serious about that; for me the word "interesting" means "captures your attention because it has depth and something to stimulate the intellect" (there's no other single word that really encapsulates all that), as opposed to the more general usage of "it's okay but I can't think of any other word to apply to it and I don't want to be insulting.")
Dennie
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Today's work truck music...
What's Going On -- CD
Marvin Gaye
1971/1986 Tamla/Motown Records
What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released May 21, 1971 on the Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1970 and March–May 1971 at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World and United Sound Studios in Detroit, Michigan and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California.
The first Marvin Gaye album credited as produced solely by the artist himself, What's Going On is a unified concept album consisting of nine songs, most of which lead into the next. It has also been categorized as a song cycle, since the album ends on a reprise to the album's opening theme. The album is told from the point of view of a Vietnam War veteran returning to the country he had been fighting for, and seeing nothing but injustice, suffering and hatred.
What's Going On was the first album on which Motown Records' main studio band, the group of session musicians known as the Funk Brothers, received an official credit. Featuring introspective lyrics about drug abuse, poverty and the Vietnam War, the album was also the first to reflect the beginning of a new trend in soul music. What's Going On was both an immediate commercial and critical success and has endured as a classic of early-1970s soul. A deluxe edition set of the album was released on February 27, 1972, and featured a rare live concert shot at Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center where the singer was given the key to the city.
In worldwide critics/artists and public surveys, it has been voted as one of the landmark recordings in pop music history and is considered to be one of the greatest albums ever made.[2] In 2003, the album was ranked number 6 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
1. "What's Going On" (Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo "Obie" Benson) – 3:53
2. "What's Happening Brother" (James Nyx, M. Gaye) – 2:43
3. "Flyin' High (In the Friendly Sky)" (M. Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Elgie Stover) – 3:49
4. "Save the Children" (Cleveland, M. Gaye, Benson) – 4:03
5. "God Is Love" (M. Gaye, A. Gaye, Stover, Nyx) – 1:41
6. "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" (M. Gaye) – 3:16
7. "Right On" (Earl DeRouen, M. Gaye) – 7:31
8. "Wholy Holy" (Benson, Cleveland, M. Gaye) – 3:08
9. "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" (M. Gaye, Nyx) – 5:26
What's Going On -- CD
Marvin Gaye
1971/1986 Tamla/Motown Records
What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released May 21, 1971 on the Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1970 and March–May 1971 at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World and United Sound Studios in Detroit, Michigan and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California.
The first Marvin Gaye album credited as produced solely by the artist himself, What's Going On is a unified concept album consisting of nine songs, most of which lead into the next. It has also been categorized as a song cycle, since the album ends on a reprise to the album's opening theme. The album is told from the point of view of a Vietnam War veteran returning to the country he had been fighting for, and seeing nothing but injustice, suffering and hatred.
What's Going On was the first album on which Motown Records' main studio band, the group of session musicians known as the Funk Brothers, received an official credit. Featuring introspective lyrics about drug abuse, poverty and the Vietnam War, the album was also the first to reflect the beginning of a new trend in soul music. What's Going On was both an immediate commercial and critical success and has endured as a classic of early-1970s soul. A deluxe edition set of the album was released on February 27, 1972, and featured a rare live concert shot at Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center where the singer was given the key to the city.
In worldwide critics/artists and public surveys, it has been voted as one of the landmark recordings in pop music history and is considered to be one of the greatest albums ever made.[2] In 2003, the album was ranked number 6 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
1. "What's Going On" (Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo "Obie" Benson) – 3:53
2. "What's Happening Brother" (James Nyx, M. Gaye) – 2:43
3. "Flyin' High (In the Friendly Sky)" (M. Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Elgie Stover) – 3:49
4. "Save the Children" (Cleveland, M. Gaye, Benson) – 4:03
5. "God Is Love" (M. Gaye, A. Gaye, Stover, Nyx) – 1:41
6. "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" (M. Gaye) – 3:16
7. "Right On" (Earl DeRouen, M. Gaye) – 7:31
8. "Wholy Holy" (Benson, Cleveland, M. Gaye) – 3:08
9. "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" (M. Gaye, Nyx) – 5:26
Alright, so, I've been impressed enough with everything I own that's been done by Steve Wilson, I'm now at the point that all I need is to see his name associated with a project and I'll buy it.
Case in point: the other day I was shopping Blu-ray audio discs and came across the album "Drums and Wires" by XTC. The name XTC sounded familiar to me but I couldn't recall any music of theirs. There weren't any music samples but the description mentioned its 5.1 DTS-HD MA surround was mixed by Steve Wilson and that was enough for me to add it to my cart.
It arrived today and in terms of a surround mix, it doesn't disappoint. But good freakin' God! The music is just awful. It's like it's a collection of old Cars tunes that weren't good enough to make it on any of their albums. Pitchy, out-of-tune vocals, flat and bland melodies - if you can even call them melodies - that go nowhere.
Strangely, I can't help but think CMonster and Batman will like this. Botch, you may like it too but probably more for the presentation.