| 1. Back on the Track |
| 2. Chris Cross |
| 3. Miss Poopie |
| 4. Bird Wave |
| 5. Spear for Moondog, Pt. 1 |
| 6. Spear for Moondog, Pt. 2 |
| 7. Tight Times |
| 8. Spinning Wheel |
| 9. Funky Junk |
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McGriff, often considered jazz's finest organist after Jimmy Smith, always recorded his fair share of R&B and cheese, and considered himself more of a bluesman than a jazzman, anyway. As it is, the cheese has aged better than most of his music and he is no doubt raking in the sampling bucks as tracks such as "The Worm" (not included here) pop up on many a rapper's c.v. Funk used to be about authenticity of the street; now it's about the plushness of the lounge, and this album, originally recorded in 1969 for one of Sonny Lester's many labels, is a cornerstone of blaxploitation/cop show jazz. That, in itself, will tell you whether you'd like it. --D. Strauss --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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Classic reissue from the unsung hero of the Hammond organ. Recorded in 1969 & produced by Sonny Lester. 9 tracks. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
"Ain't Nothing Wrong with That" starts this CD with a party and the rock doesn't stop til the end. Okay, the styles vary enough to make things really interesting, but there's a core of solid rocked out soul interwoven into this CD that shines through.
"Jesus is just Allright" with Clapton is the best version since the Byrds. I also enjoyed both Leela Jones soulful groove and Dave Matthews. Really, there's not a bad song on this CD. It very much reminds me of the rock I used to love growing up.
The one good thing about coming to this CD almost a year late is that I don't have to wait so long for the next Robert Randolph CD.
She did and so did I. You know that an artist is on the right track when legends like Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, and Leela James want to join in.
Buy this CD. There are many standout songs that will surely get airplay. My personal favorites are Deliver Me, Thrill of It, Love is the Only Way In, and Thankful 'N Thoughtful.
The sound is still solid, and I can imagine several of these songs becoming concert staples and jammable hits. Some of the southern rock sound which was so much of Wetlands is lost and is replaced with more of a funk/r & b sound, but it works.
After listening to it a few times, you will definitely find yourself turing it up to "eleven."
If you're not already a fan of Stax or 60s soul, this probably isn't the best place to start. Check out the 4-disc Stax Story, which includes 3 discs of primo Memphis soul and a disc of killer live tracks. If you're left wanting more, this singles collection is the next step.
Next, you should know that you're not getting nine discs of solid gold. There is some filler, but amazingly little. If you enjoy discovering obscure or hidden nuggets, there's a whole gold mine waiting for you here. During the years covered here, the quality control at Stax seems to have been set at an incredibly high level.
Finally, note the dates in the title. This set ends in 1968, when Stax records dissolved its partnership with Atlantic. This box is released by Atlantic, so it also ends in 1968, although Stax continued releasing music into the mid-70s. This is something that will drive completists crazy, although it's not a deal-breaker, at least in my opinion. Following Otis Redding's death in 1968, the music coming out of Stax gradually became smoother and more orchestrated, so the music collected here is mostly the grittier, hard-grooving Stax. That said, though, this set won't get you the gems that did come out of late period Stax, so if you're looking for classics like the Staples Singers' "Respect Yourself" or "I'll Take You There," Jean Knight's "Mr. Big Stuff," Isaac Hayes' "Theme from Shaft," or Linda Lydell's "What a Man"--all classic, well known songs--you won't find them here.
"Last Night", "Hold On I'm Comin'", "Walkin' The Dog" and
"Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay." What do all these songs have in common? Sure, they're great soul and rhythm & blues tunes, but something more. What do Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Sam & Dave, Eddie Floyd, Otis Redding and Albert King have in common? Rhythm & blues and soul superstars, yes, but that same something is also true. These songs and these artists all recorded for the "little label that could": STAX. In the '60s, Stax became a local R&B music giant in Memphis. The company was founded and ran by Jim Stewart, a country fiddle player and former banker, who was first exposed to R&B when he recorded a local doo-wop group called the Veltones with their song, "Fool In Love." As Rufus Thomas a local disc jockey heard the song, he and daughter Carla cut "Cause I Love You", a great R&B gem for Jim. When the record got out, Atlantic Records heard this fresh new sound and got in on the distribution deal with Stax that would exist as a handshake deal to a documented deal up until May 1968. What also happened during that time? Musical history.
At nine CDs, this set offers the complete history of what made Stax absolutely phenomenal. As you listen all the way
through, hopefully not all in one sitting since it's quite exhaustive unless you end up loving it that much, you'll notice as you start from disc one the experimental stages at trying to find and develop a distinct sound and progressing towards it. Some of the songs on disc four display it and from there on all the way to disc nine, it's there and ever-driving as can be. This is the ultimate example at what a box set is all about: covering as much material as possible. That doesn't even begin to describe what's presented here; it's too good because it is what it is: complete. There are 244 tracks in all and each CD has 25+ tracks clocking in with 70+ minutes of music on each.
It's complete all right for it features every A-side released by Stax and the subsidiary Volt along with a few well-known B-sides. That means every Stax or Volt record released by the stars like Rufus Thomas, ("Walkin' The Dog", "Can Your Monkey Do The Dog", "Jump Back", "Sophisticated Sissy", etc.), Carla Thomas ("Gee Whiz", "B-A-B-Y", "Stop! Look What You're Doin'", "Pick Up The Pieces", etc.), Otis Redding ("These Arms of Mine", "Mr. Pitiful", "Respect", "Try a Little Tenderness", etc.), Booker T. & the MGs ("Green Onions", "Jelly Bread", "My Sweet Potato", "Hip-Hug Her", etc.), Sam & Dave ("You Don't Know Like I Know", "Hold On! I'm Comin', "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby", "Soul Man", etc.), Eddie Floyd ("Things Get Better", "Knock On Wood", "Raise Your Hand", "Big Bird", etc.), William Bell ("You Don't Miss Your Water", "Never Like This Before", "Share What You Got", "Eloise Hang On In There", etc.), Albert King ("Laundromat Blues", "Crosscut Saw", "Born Under A Bad Sign", "Cold Feet", etc.) plus so many, many more. So if you know that those artists who were very consistent at Stax, there's pratically a full CD's worth of their songs here spread throughout the nine discs. Whether they were hits or not, everything is here including some unusual numbers that seem to break the normal Stax scheme like Macy Skipper's "Goofin' Off" which is humorous dee-jay kind of track, Cheryl and Pam Johnson's "That's My Guy", which sounds like a show-bizzy, TV commercial kind of tune, Nick Charles' "Sunday Jealous" and "The Three Dogwoods" which sound like soft, dry pop songs of that era,
and the Del-Rays' "Don't Let Her Be Your Baby" which tries to emulate the Beatles or the Dave Clark Five. This has got everything, so calling all collectors! It comes with a little 80-page book that could be worth about $15 separately so getting this with music is a bargain. The book has liner notes about the artits, the music, some real nice photos of the stars plus a track by track listing including the original catalog number and chart position (for those applicable) for each song.
Is it worth it? Absoultely. Pricey, but worth it. Finding this kind of music is getting rarer and rarer. Especially considering that about less than of these tracks didn't chart at all. Sure, the well-known hits can be found on smaller collections. This is the only collection that I know that has all the other stuff with it. Don't worry about parting with that kind of money. Being a musician and music fan, I can't think of a better investment, and if it's something you really enjoy, that makes it even more worthwhile. Here they are preserved on CD forever.
It's more than music to listen to. It's music you can dance to and groove to. Just listen to the sizzlin' guitars, the deep, pumping bass, the tight drums, the soulfulness of the vocalists and just the whole formula of each song. The sound quality is not good...it's perfect! Though everything is in big fat mono, since these were from the master tapes used on the original 45s (hence "singles" in the name), the sound is crisp and crystal clear. It sounds amazing on a system with adjustable bass output. Just crank that bass up, baby; it's practically what makes R&B. Every song is worth listening to for they help tell the story of Stax. They are all little gems. If a record didn't chart at all or it charted very low, so what? These people made music at leisurely paces and were great improvisers and just wanted to get out there, jam and do their own thing. If it sold and it was a hit, fantastic. If not, well, it was worth a shot. There is a good balance of the fast songs as well as the slow ballads. These are practically the unsung heroes of soul music; absoultely raw, gritty, rock-solid, vital and energetic they were. It was the opposite of Motown, their seemingly unbeatable giant of a competitor that was more slick and stylized in soul music. What's important lies in the musicality of the musicians and singers. Truly, this is what soul music is all about; it tells a story and expresses every human being's innermost and outermost feelings. Musicians can learn so much from this, for everyone involved here shows true musicianship. The thing was to make people appreciate and, yes, make them move to it. You can laugh with it, cry with it, and feel absolutely "soulified." It could make everyone, young and old, black and white, get up and dance and throw their cares away. It didn't matter what they were singing like Rufus Thomas on songs that have silly-sounding titles or lyrics like "Somebody Stole My Dog", or "I Think I Made A Boo Boo", you can just get up and let the driving music move you. You can laugh, but you'll find that you're laughing because it makes you feel good. So, they weren't Dylan or Lennon & McCartney. One listen to this entire set is all it takes, and you're hooked. Give this to a six year old and he or she will be a fan for life. Really, you'll never get tired of this music. The '60s were a time of social change and civil rights awareness. If only this music could have been more well-known and all these songs could have been hits, this would have brought everyone together to dance the day and night away. There's nothing like soul music. What more is there to say except that if you would like to have just one box set for your music collection, you just found a gold mine. That being said, if American music was the equivalent of a jewelry collection, all these songs would be the rare, precious and priceless gems.
So, to quote from a Mar-Keys' song, "grab this thing" because you'll want to keep it forever. It is thee essential and complete relevance of why Stax was the "little label that could"...and did!
I have many, many complaints about this set; but what it basically boils down to is that this whole set is an absolute mess. It misses many key B-sides such as Otis Redding's "Hard To Handle" and Booker T & The MG's "Tic Tac Toe"; and doesn't even include every a-side the label released, despite the title of the compilation (where are the sides that Hoyt Johnson released for the label?). The linear notes by Steve Greenberg (the man who gave us that phony "Soul Queen" Joss Stone; and the headache-inducing Baha Men) are horrible, mostly focusing on his personal opions of the artists and/or songs rather than the stories behind them. And within the sections for each disc in the booklet; they entries aren't actually arranged in any particular order (least of all the order of the tracks on the CDs, that would make too much sense). And there should've been more photos, too.
Add to this the set's main problem: the music. The fact is that most of the songs on here are really lame. Seriously. "Why did you buy it, then?" I hear you say. Well; the Stax songs I was familiar with (such as "Green Onions"; "B-A-B-Y"; "You Don't Miss Your Water"; "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay"; "Soul Man"; "Born Under A Bad Sign" etc) are all great songs. "Well, why don't you like this set then" you're thinking. Answer: because the 30-or-so great songs on here are sandwiched between over 200 filler songs over 9 discs.
If you think I'm being harsh on these songs, I'm not; I can appreciate songs like Wendy Rene's "Bar-B-Q" and the Memphis Nomad's "Don't Pass Your Judgement"; but aside from a few good numbers and a few pleasent-but-dull numbers, most of the non-hits on here are pretty bad.
Basically, if you really like a Stax artist then go and buy a best-of for that artist; if your looking for a sampler of Stax's best songs, then go and buy the 4-CD Stax Story; don't bother with this one.
Limp Bizkit is quite possibly the worst band since WHAM. Even the Dixie Chicks could wipe the floor with 'em. All of their songs are they same poser bullcrap. They are a gimmick. How can you take a band seriously when they have a song like Hot Dog? And My Generation? That song is such crap. It is sad that a bunch of loser kids who like to think they are cool listen to Limp Bizkit. LIMP BIZKIT IS FOR LOSERS, POSERS, MORONS, IDIOTS, and Fred Durst's family members!!
Don't buy anything LIMP BIZKIT!!!
P.S. Get the LB albums in permanent order:
1. 3 Dollar Bill Y'all
2. Significant Other
3. This one right here, Chocolate Starfish & The Hot Dog Flavored Water
4. Old New Songs remix
5. Results May Vary(that album is not bad)
6. The Unquestionable Truth Pt.1
7. Greatest Hitz with 3 extra tracks
8. Wait for Unquestionable Truth Pt. 2 coming out this year!
Reviewer: You'll watch MTV if you know what is good for you. "I am a smart person... and you know it. Don't deny it. I know more than all of you. I watch MTV, which proves it." (Salem, Oregon) - See all my reviews
If you have read my title, it sayz that Limp Bzkit are the kreatorz of thrash metal.... And that's a fact! Thoze pozerz like old Metallica, Pantera, and Slayer were nu-metal you idiotz. Thrash metal didn't come around until KoRn and Limp Bizkit came around and came up with the great of idea and actually including SOLOZ in their songz. Thrashing guitar soloz that show pozerz like Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix and "Dimebag" Darrel how to play a guitar solo.
Fred Durst is a musical genius- that showed on their debut. It showed he was a tortured artist whoze genius could only be understood by other tortured artists, like me, who watch MTV and TRL.
Limp Bizkit will go down as the greatest heavy metal band of all time.
PS: If you want REAL Metallica, try St. Anger
Limp Bizkit: the kreatorz of thrash metal., April 29, 2006
Reviewer: You'll watch MTV if you know what is good for you. "I am a smart person... and you know it. Don't deny it. I know more than all of you. I watch MTV, which proves it." (Salem, Oregon) - See all my reviews
If you have read my title, it sayz that Limp Bzkit are the kreatorz of thrash metal.... And that's a fact! Thoze pozerz like old Metallica, Pantera, and Slayer were nu-metal you idiotz. Thrash metal didn't come around until KoRn and Limp Bizkit came around and came up with the great of idea and actually including SOLOZ in their songz. Thrashing guitar soloz that show pozerz like Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix and "Dimebag" Darrel how to play a guitar solo.
Fred Durst is a musical genius- that showed on their debut. It showed he was a tortured artist whoze genius could only be understood by other tortured artists, like me, who watch MTV and TRL.
Limp Bizkit will go down as the greatest heavy metal band of all time.
PS: If you want REAL Metallica, try St. Anger
To the person who posted this piece of s**t of a review...What the hell have you been smoking?! I swear your review is the most funniest I have ever read here on Amazon and when I finished reading it I was giggling with laughter!...If you think Limp Bizkit is the greatest heavy metal band, then why are they not around anymore?! Limp Bizkit doesn't even come close to being a heavy metal band...By the way how the hell can you even say Metallica, Slayer, or Pantera are a nu metal band when they are NOT?! They don't even come close to being nu metal you stupid dumbass. Nu metal would be bands like Korn or Linkin Park or that band called Limp Bizkit. What I don't get is how you think Eric Clapton or Jimi Hendrix are posers when they were doing solos long before Limp Bizkit even existed. Fred Durst doesn't even come close to being a genius because either he or someone had come up with the most dumbest cd title I have ever read..and it's people like you that makes me really laugh because smart people know when to stay the hell away from MTV because they don't know what a real rock band is or a metal band for that matter... That's why they suck b*lls*
1.Planet Rock
2.Skanless Electric Funk Mega-Mix
3.Electric Kingdom
4.Clear
5.Jam on Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song)
Sound quality is excellent, decent liner notes - fantastic track selection.
Part 1 includes "Planet Rock" (Afrika Bambaataa), "Play At Your Own Risk" (Planet Patrol) and "Rockit" (Herbie Hancock).
Parts 2, 3 and 4 include "Siberian Nights" (Twilight 22), "Egypt, Egypt" (The Egyptian Lover) "White Horse" (Laid Back), "Don't Stop The Rock" (Freestyle) So many classics and the "Skanless Electric Funk Megamixes" are brilliant!
Anyone with even a passing interest in this type of music would be advised to purchase this.
75% of this group is 60% of the Praxis lineup that probably made one of the most amazing albums of ALL TIME--_Transmutation_. Combine this with 1/3 of Primus, and you get Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains.
Just listing the RELEVANT resumes of the lineup of this group would take up far more space and time than I'm inclined to write right now. Fair to say that the names connect to such bands as Primus, Funkadelic, Guns 'n' Roses, and all of these guys have hooked up with Bill Laswell at one point or another, but one thing that is clear is that you have a LOT of groundbreakers. Aside from the way Les Claypool reinvented the whole fretboard and possibilities of bass, and how Bernie Worrell brought keyboards into the space age, and the fact that anthropologists will still be studying the Buckethead phenomena for centuries, these four (including Brain) sound like a dream combination. And for songs like the phenomenal instrumental "Elephant Ghost" and "Tyranny of the Hunt" and the incredibly redneck "Hip Shot from the Slab," they all come together for unbelivable sounds.
But sometimes the personalities step in the way of the playing. Claypool, bless his heart, has an affinity for promoting the myth of Bucketheadland, but it lets the KFCed one setp out a little too much from the group, and the song becomes disjointed. In the Praxis days, Worrell, Buckethead and Brain fused into and amazing sound that used the best of everyone while letting no one take away from the essence of the song, but Bernie Brains can't quite retain the same magic.
THEN....I saw them PLAY. You MUST see them PLAY!! I didn't ever want it to end! I immediately wanted to see them again! It's less than a week later and I have 2 more CD's ("Out Louder" and Scofield's "A-Go-Go" which they "back" him on) and 4 more on the way from amazon as I'm writing this. I'm like an ADDICT now! I HAVE to have them on in the car and in the house. I get back in the car after having been in a store or whatever and they're on and all is right with my world again.
I must say I like "Out Louder" and even "A-Go-Go" better than "End of the World", but only slightly. It IS trippy with the synth and the other guest players, and I do like it better after a few listens. I just prefer MMW with less guest musicians.
Do not pass this one or you will miss out on 213 astounding songs that will fill your heart with delight. I will avoid trying to single out any particular favorite because there are too many to mention, it's that good. This really is a must buy set if you own either volume 1 or 2 and also if you are a fan of that 70's soul sound. These songs will take you through an emotional roller coaster with themes of love lost, love won, and everything in between.
Drummer Frosty Smith, who added his lose, effortlessly funky second-line style drumming to Thunder Chicken has been replaced by Rob Kidd. Kidd's drumming is oftten distractingly heavy handed, and his rock oriented "caveman" beats rob the album almost entirely of its funk. With the exception of Henry Butler's brilliant piano on "Honeybee," possibly the album's best track, keyboards have been removed from the mix. Its a major loss since the howling Fender Rhodes and sweet organ were so much a part of what made Thunder Chicken great. Lastly, the thumping bass guitar from the last album has largely been replaced by the sousaphone work of ledgendary Dirty Dozen founder, Kirk Joseph. Joseph's playing is brilliant as always, so this is not necessarily a criticism, but the change is dramatic.
Despite these changes, Do Your Thing is not a bad album, and its biggest redeeming feature is most definitely Papa Mali's songwriting, which has grown more singularly distinctive in the years since Thunder Chicken. "Honeybee" sounds as if it could be a New Orleans standard, full of the same timeless grace as many of the city's ancient tunes. "Little Moses" lopes along with surreal, biting imagery. The albums final four songs are all excellent, amply making up for clunkers like "I Had The Dream." From "Girls in Bossier City," a dark hallucinatory meditation that burns with energy throughout, to "Hallelujah, I'm a Dreamer," the albums touching folky closer, the mood and vibe of the album are enough to lull anyone into a trance.
Those looking for a funky, dancable swamp funk album should look elsewhere. But for anyone who loves Papa Mali's simple, but evocative lyricism and haunting spirituality, Do Your Thing is fascinating.
McGriff, often considered jazz's finest organist after Jimmy Smith, always recorded his fair share of R&B and cheese, and considered himself more of a bluesman than a jazzman, anyway. As it is, the cheese has aged better than most of his music and he is no doubt raking in the sampling bucks as tracks such as "The Worm" (not included here) pop up on many a rapper's c.v. Funk used to be about authenticity of the street; now it's about the plushness of the lounge, and this album, originally recorded in 1969 for one of Sonny Lester's many labels, is a cornerstone of blaxploitation/cop show jazz. That, in itself, will tell you whether you'd like it. --D. Strauss --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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Classic reissue from the unsung hero of the Hammond organ. Recorded in 1969 & produced by Sonny Lester. 9 tracks. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
Electric Funk,Jimmy McGriff,Blue Note Records,Jazz,Jazz-Funk,Pop,Soul-Jazz
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ASIN: B000H30B7M Release Date: 2006-10-10 |
Tracks:
- Ain't Nothing Wrong With That
- Deliver Me
- Diane
- Angels
- Jesus Is Just Alight -- feat. Eric Clapton
- Stronger -- feat. Leela James
- Thrill Of It
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- Love Is The Only Way In -- feat. Dave Matthes, Leroi Moore, & Rashawn Ross
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Colorblind isn't an adequate title for this album. Randolph's follow-up to 2003's Grammy-nominated Unclassified is bright and energetic as a tie-dye-patterned pinwheel. Mostly its 11 tunes are about grooves plucked from the era of Sly Stone and Stevie Wonder, dappled with brilliant classic rock musicianship (think Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck) and driven by frenetic verve. When things slow down, it's usually to let the young pedal steel virtuoso revisit his roots in the Holiness Church, although the team of pop-world songwriters he collaborates with make the lyrics of Randolph's R&B hymns ambiguous between devotion to a woman or to God. Guests Dave Matthews (singing backup on "Love Is the Only Way") and Eric Clapton (lending second guitar to a hot-but-rote cover of the Doobie Brothers' hit "Jesus Is Just Alright") are oddly subdued, but neo-soul diva Leela James puts sex and smolder into her duet with Randolph on "Stronger." Ultimately, though, this album's all about Randolph himself, who has loosened his grip on the blues and gospel bedrock of his earlier playing to become a master of flashy funk and rock riffs and the owner of a tone so gargantuan it's earned him a place in rock-guitar Olympus--if not Heaven. --Ted DrozdowskiAlbum Description
On Colorblind, the third album from Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, and Leela James join for a jam-packed, emotion-filled, good-time party mix of funk, soul, rock, gospel, and blues.Customer Reviews:
Rock 'n' Roll is not dead--it's flying like a phoenix.......2007-07-20
"Ain't Nothing Wrong with That" starts this CD with a party and the rock doesn't stop til the end. Okay, the styles vary enough to make things really interesting, but there's a core of solid rocked out soul interwoven into this CD that shines through.
"Jesus is just Allright" with Clapton is the best version since the Byrds. I also enjoyed both Leela Jones soulful groove and Dave Matthews. Really, there's not a bad song on this CD. It very much reminds me of the rock I used to love growing up.
The one good thing about coming to this CD almost a year late is that I don't have to wait so long for the next Robert Randolph CD.
A little disappointed.......2007-06-27
Funk, Soul, Rock, Gospel, Blues Collusion of the Best Kind.......2007-06-03
She did and so did I. You know that an artist is on the right track when legends like Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, and Leela James want to join in.
Buy this CD. There are many standout songs that will surely get airplay. My personal favorites are Deliver Me, Thrill of It, Love is the Only Way In, and Thankful 'N Thoughtful.
Play it at "eleven".......2007-05-21
The sound is still solid, and I can imagine several of these songs becoming concert staples and jammable hits. Some of the southern rock sound which was so much of Wetlands is lost and is replaced with more of a funk/r & b sound, but it works.
After listening to it a few times, you will definitely find yourself turing it up to "eleven."
Great fun & funk.......2007-05-20
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ASIN: B000002IQU Release Date: 1991-04-30 |
Tracks:
- Fool In Love - Veltones
- 'Cause I Love You - Carla & Rufus
- Gee Whiz - Carla Thomas
- You Make Me Feel So Good - The Chips
- A Love Of My Own - Carla Thomas
- Last Night - Mar-Keys
- I Didn't Believe - Rufus & Friend
- I'm Going Home - Prince Conley
- (Mama, Mama) Wish Me Good Luck - Carla Thomas
- Morning After - Mar-Keys
- The Life I Live - Barbara Stephens
- About Noon - Mar-Keys
- Burnt Biscuits - Triumphs
- I Kinda Think He Does - Carla Thomas
- Foxy - Mar-Keys
- You Don't Miss Your Water - William Bel
- Formula Of Love - William Bell
- Goofin' Off - Macy Skipper
- Wait A Minute - Barbara Stephens
- Sunday Jealous - Nick Charles
- That's The Way It Is With Me - Barbara Stephens
- No Tears - The Tonettes
- Pop-Eye Stroll - Mar-Keys
- The Three Dogwoods - Nick Charles
- Why Should I Suffer With The Blues - The Canes
- Whot's Happenin'! - Mar-Keys
- Just Across The Street - The Del-Rios
- There's A Love - The Del-Rios
- Can't Ever Let You Go - Rufus Thomas
Tracks:
- Green Onions - Booker T. & The MGs
- Behave Yourself - Booker T. & The MGs
- Any Other Way - William Bell
- I'll Bring It Home To You - Carla Thomas
- Sack-O-Woe - Mar-Keys
- These Arms Of Mine - Otis Redding
- Teardrop Sea - The Tonettes
- The Dog - Rufus Thomas
- Jelly Bread - Booker T. & The MGs
- I Told You So - William Bell
- Bo-Time - Mar-Keys
- Home Grown - Booker T. & The MGs
- My Imaginary Guy - Deanie Parker & The Valadors
- Just As I Thought - William Bell
- What A Fool I've Been - Carla Thomas
- The Hawg, Part One - Eddie Kirk
- Don't Be Afraid Of Love - Oscar Mack
- That's My Guy - Cheryl & Pam Johnson
- Chinese Checkers - Booker T. & The MGs
- Somebody Mentioned Your Name - William Bell
- What Can I Do - Bobby Marchan
- That's What My Heart Needs - Otis Redding
- What Can It Be - The Astors
- Bango - Billy & The King Bees
- Them Bones - Eddie Kirk
- Walking The Dog - Rufus Thomas
- I'll Show You - William Bell
Tracks:
- Pain In My Heart - Otis Redding
- Gee Whiz It's Christmas - Carla Thomas
- Mo' Onions - Booker T. & The MGs
- Frog Stomp - Floyd Newman
- Can Your Monkey Do The Dog - Rufus Thomas
- You Won't Do Right - Bobby Marchan
- Wondering (When My Love Is Coming Home) - The Drapels
- Each Step I Take - Deanie Parker
- The Honey Dripper - The Van-Dells
- Who Will It Be Tomorrow - William Bell
- Come To Me - Otis Redding
- Don't Leave Me This Way - Otis Redding
- I Don't Want You Anymore - Eddie Jefferson
- Restless - The Cobras
- Somebody Stole My Dog - Rufus Thomas
- Big Party - Barbara & The Browns
- That's Really Some Good - Rufus & Carla
- Night Time Is The Right Time - Rufus & Carla
- Security - Otis Redding
- Dream Girl - Oscar Mack
- Closer To My Baby - Dorothy Williams
- I've Got No Time To Lose - Carla Thomas
- Young Man - The Drapels
- Soul Dressing - Booker T. & The MGs
- After Laughter (Comes Tears) - Wendy Rene
- Can't Explain How It Happened - Ivory Joe Hunter
- Bush Bash - Mar-Keys
- Please Return To Me - The Fleets
Tracks:
- Jump Back - Rufus Thomas
- Chained And Bound - Otis Redding
- In My Heart - Barbara & The Browns
- Spunky - Johnny Jenkins
- Bar B-Q - Wendy Rene
- The Sidewalk Surf - Mad Lads
- Can't Be Still - Booker T. & The MGs
- A Woman's Love - Carla Thomas
- Yank Me (Doodle) - Baracudas
- That's How Strong My Love Is - Otis Redding
- Mr. Pitiful - Otis Redding
- Don't Let Her Be Your Baby - Del-Rays
- Can't See You When I Want To - David Porter
- My Lover - Barbara & The Browns
- Got You On My Mind - The Admirals
- How Do You Quit (Someone You Love) - Carla Thomas
- Biggest Fool In Town - Gorgeous George
- Banana Juice - Mar-Keys
- Little Sally Walker - Rufus Thomas
- A Place Nobody Can Find - Sam & Dave
- Goodnight Baby - Sam & Dave
- Boot-Leg - Booker T. & The MGs
- Outrage - Booker T. & The MGs
- I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - Otis Redding
- I'm Depending On You - Otis Redding
- Candy - Astors
- Give You What I Got - Wendy Rene
Tracks:
- Stop! Look What You're Doin' - Carla Thomas
- Willy Nilly - Rufus Thomas
- Don't Have To Shop Around - Mad Lads
- Crying All By Myself - William Bell
- I Take What I Want - Sam & Dave
- When You Move You Lose - Rufus & Carla
- Respect - Otis Redding
- Make It Me - The Premiers
- The World Is Round - Rufus Thomas
- In The Twilight Zone - The Astors
- Blue Groove - Sir Isaac & The Do-Dads
- You Don't Know Like I Know - Sam & Dave
- Grab This Thing (Part 1) - The Mar-Keys
- Be My Lady - Booker T. & The MGs
- Comfort Me - Carla Thomas
- I Can't Turn You Loose - Otis Redding
- Just One More Day - Otis Redding
- I Want Someone - The Mad Lads
- Birds & Bees - Rufus & Carla
- Philly Dog - The Mar-Keys
- I Had A Dream - Johnnie Taylor
- Satisfaction - Otis Redding
- Things Get Better - Eddie Floyd
- I'll Run Your Hurt Away - Ruby Johnson
- Hot Dog - Four Shells
- Let Me Good To You - Carla Thomas
- Hold On I'm Comin' - Sam and Dave
Tracks:
- Laundromat Blues - Albert King
- Sugar Sugar - Mad Lads
- Share What You Got (But Keep What You Need) - William Bell
- Marching Off To War - William Bell
- My Lover's Prayer - Otis Redding
- Your Good Thing (Is About To End) - Mable John
- I Got to Love Somebody's Baby - Johnnie Taylor
- I Want A Girl - Mad Lads
- Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
- B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas
- My Sweet Potato - Booker T. & The MGs
- Booker Loo - Booker T. & The MGs
- Oh, Pretty Woman - Albert King
- Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody - Sam & Dave
- Never Like This Before - William Bell
- Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) - Otis Redding
- Patch My Heart - Mad Lads
- Sisters' Got A Boyfriend - Rufus Thomas
- Come To Me Darling - Ruby Johnson
- When My Love Comes Down - Ruby Johnson
- Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
- Crosscut Saw - Albert King
- Little Bluebird - Johnnie Taylor
- Toe Hold - Johnnie Taylor
- Jingle Bells - Booker T. & The MGs
Tracks:
- You Got Me Hummin' - Sam & Dave
- You're Taking Up Another Man's Place - Mable John
- All I Want For Christmas Is You - Carla Thomas
- Please Uncle Sam (Send Back My Man) - Charmels
- Something Good (Is Going To Happen To You) - Carla Thomas
- Raise Your Hand - Eddie Floyd
- Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) - Johnnie Taylor
- I Don't Want To Lose Your Love - Mad Lads
- When Something Is Wrong With My Baby - Sam & Dave
- Let Me Down Slow - Bobby Wilson
- Hip Hug - Her - Booker T. & The MGs
- Everybody Loves A Winner - William Bell
- Mini-Skirt Minnie - Sir Mack Rice
- When Tomorrow Comes - Carla Thomas
- The Spoiler - Eddie Purrell
- I Love You More Than Words Can Say - Otis Redding
- If I Ever Needed Love (I Sure Do Need It Now) - Ruby Johnson
- Same Time Same Place - Mable John
- Tramp - Otis & Carla
- Soul Finger - Bar-Kays
- Knuckelhead - Bar-Kays
- Shake - Otis Redding
- Born Under A Bad Sign - Albert King
- Soothe Me - Sam & Dave
- I Can't Stand Up - Sam & Dave
- Don't Rock The Boat - Eddie Floyd
Tracks:
- My Inspiration - Mad Lads
- Love Sickness - Sir Mack Rice
- Sophisticated Sissy - Rufus Thomas
- I'll Always Have Faith In You - Carla Thomas
- How Can You Mistreat The One You Love - Jeanne & The Darlings
- Love Is Doggone Good Thing - Eddie Floyd
- Groovin' - Booker T. & The MGs
- Slim Jenkins Place - Booker T. & The MGs
- Glory Of Love - Otis Redding
- I'm A Big Girl Now - Mable John
- Wait You Dog - Mable John
- You Can't Get Away From It - Johnnie Taylor
- Eloise (Hang On In There) - William Bell
- Knock On Wood - Otis & Carla
- I'm Glad To Do It - C.L. Blast
- C.L. Blast/Double Up - C.L. Blast
- You Can't Run Away From Your Heart - Judy Clay
- I'll Gladly Take You Back - Charmels
- Soul Man - Sam & Dave
- Daddy Didn't Tell Me - Astors
- Give Everybody Some - Bar-Kays
- On A Saturday Night - Eddie Floyd
- Don't Hit Me No More - Mable John
- Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed - Johnnie Taylor
- Winter Snow - Booker T. & The MGs
- Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday - William Bell
- What'll I Do For Satisfaction - Johnny Daye
- Pick Up The Pieces - Carla Thomas
Tracks:
- Down Ta My House - Rufus Thomas
- As Long As I've Got You - Charmels
- Soul Girl - Jeanne & The Darlings
- Cold Feet - Albert King
- Wrap It Up - Sam & Dave
- Wrap It Up - Sam & Dave
- (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
- Don't Pass Your Judgement - Memphis Nomads
- Lovey Dovey - Otis & Carla
- I Got A Sure Thing - Ollie & The Nightingales
- Big Bird - Eddie Floyd
- A Hard Day's Night - Bar-Kays
- Next Time - Johnnie Taylor
- A Tribute To A King - William Bell
- Every Man Ought To Have A Woman - William Bell
- Able Mable - Mable John
- The Memphis Train - Rufus Thomas
- I Think I Made A Boo Boo - Rufus Thomas
- What Will Later On Be Like - Jeanne & The Darlings
- Hang Me Now - Jeanne & The Darlings
- Soul Power - Derek Martin
- Bring Your Love Back To Me - Linda Lyndell
- A Dime A Dozen - Carla Thomas
- Whatever Hurts You - Mad Lads
- The Happy Song (Dum Dum) - Otis Redding
- (I Love) Lucy - Albert King
- I Ain't Particualar - Johnnie Taylor
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Do you really want this?.......2007-04-17
If you're not already a fan of Stax or 60s soul, this probably isn't the best place to start. Check out the 4-disc Stax Story, which includes 3 discs of primo Memphis soul and a disc of killer live tracks. If you're left wanting more, this singles collection is the next step.
Next, you should know that you're not getting nine discs of solid gold. There is some filler, but amazingly little. If you enjoy discovering obscure or hidden nuggets, there's a whole gold mine waiting for you here. During the years covered here, the quality control at Stax seems to have been set at an incredibly high level.
Finally, note the dates in the title. This set ends in 1968, when Stax records dissolved its partnership with Atlantic. This box is released by Atlantic, so it also ends in 1968, although Stax continued releasing music into the mid-70s. This is something that will drive completists crazy, although it's not a deal-breaker, at least in my opinion. Following Otis Redding's death in 1968, the music coming out of Stax gradually became smoother and more orchestrated, so the music collected here is mostly the grittier, hard-grooving Stax. That said, though, this set won't get you the gems that did come out of late period Stax, so if you're looking for classics like the Staples Singers' "Respect Yourself" or "I'll Take You There," Jean Knight's "Mr. Big Stuff," Isaac Hayes' "Theme from Shaft," or Linda Lydell's "What a Man"--all classic, well known songs--you won't find them here.
Stax/Volt is monumental!.......2006-06-05
"Last Night", "Hold On I'm Comin'", "Walkin' The Dog" and
"Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay." What do all these songs have in common? Sure, they're great soul and rhythm & blues tunes, but something more. What do Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Sam & Dave, Eddie Floyd, Otis Redding and Albert King have in common? Rhythm & blues and soul superstars, yes, but that same something is also true. These songs and these artists all recorded for the "little label that could": STAX. In the '60s, Stax became a local R&B music giant in Memphis. The company was founded and ran by Jim Stewart, a country fiddle player and former banker, who was first exposed to R&B when he recorded a local doo-wop group called the Veltones with their song, "Fool In Love." As Rufus Thomas a local disc jockey heard the song, he and daughter Carla cut "Cause I Love You", a great R&B gem for Jim. When the record got out, Atlantic Records heard this fresh new sound and got in on the distribution deal with Stax that would exist as a handshake deal to a documented deal up until May 1968. What also happened during that time? Musical history.
At nine CDs, this set offers the complete history of what made Stax absolutely phenomenal. As you listen all the way
through, hopefully not all in one sitting since it's quite exhaustive unless you end up loving it that much, you'll notice as you start from disc one the experimental stages at trying to find and develop a distinct sound and progressing towards it. Some of the songs on disc four display it and from there on all the way to disc nine, it's there and ever-driving as can be. This is the ultimate example at what a box set is all about: covering as much material as possible. That doesn't even begin to describe what's presented here; it's too good because it is what it is: complete. There are 244 tracks in all and each CD has 25+ tracks clocking in with 70+ minutes of music on each.
It's complete all right for it features every A-side released by Stax and the subsidiary Volt along with a few well-known B-sides. That means every Stax or Volt record released by the stars like Rufus Thomas, ("Walkin' The Dog", "Can Your Monkey Do The Dog", "Jump Back", "Sophisticated Sissy", etc.), Carla Thomas ("Gee Whiz", "B-A-B-Y", "Stop! Look What You're Doin'", "Pick Up The Pieces", etc.), Otis Redding ("These Arms of Mine", "Mr. Pitiful", "Respect", "Try a Little Tenderness", etc.), Booker T. & the MGs ("Green Onions", "Jelly Bread", "My Sweet Potato", "Hip-Hug Her", etc.), Sam & Dave ("You Don't Know Like I Know", "Hold On! I'm Comin', "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby", "Soul Man", etc.), Eddie Floyd ("Things Get Better", "Knock On Wood", "Raise Your Hand", "Big Bird", etc.), William Bell ("You Don't Miss Your Water", "Never Like This Before", "Share What You Got", "Eloise Hang On In There", etc.), Albert King ("Laundromat Blues", "Crosscut Saw", "Born Under A Bad Sign", "Cold Feet", etc.) plus so many, many more. So if you know that those artists who were very consistent at Stax, there's pratically a full CD's worth of their songs here spread throughout the nine discs. Whether they were hits or not, everything is here including some unusual numbers that seem to break the normal Stax scheme like Macy Skipper's "Goofin' Off" which is humorous dee-jay kind of track, Cheryl and Pam Johnson's "That's My Guy", which sounds like a show-bizzy, TV commercial kind of tune, Nick Charles' "Sunday Jealous" and "The Three Dogwoods" which sound like soft, dry pop songs of that era,
and the Del-Rays' "Don't Let Her Be Your Baby" which tries to emulate the Beatles or the Dave Clark Five. This has got everything, so calling all collectors! It comes with a little 80-page book that could be worth about $15 separately so getting this with music is a bargain. The book has liner notes about the artits, the music, some real nice photos of the stars plus a track by track listing including the original catalog number and chart position (for those applicable) for each song.
Is it worth it? Absoultely. Pricey, but worth it. Finding this kind of music is getting rarer and rarer. Especially considering that about less than of these tracks didn't chart at all. Sure, the well-known hits can be found on smaller collections. This is the only collection that I know that has all the other stuff with it. Don't worry about parting with that kind of money. Being a musician and music fan, I can't think of a better investment, and if it's something you really enjoy, that makes it even more worthwhile. Here they are preserved on CD forever.
It's more than music to listen to. It's music you can dance to and groove to. Just listen to the sizzlin' guitars, the deep, pumping bass, the tight drums, the soulfulness of the vocalists and just the whole formula of each song. The sound quality is not good...it's perfect! Though everything is in big fat mono, since these were from the master tapes used on the original 45s (hence "singles" in the name), the sound is crisp and crystal clear. It sounds amazing on a system with adjustable bass output. Just crank that bass up, baby; it's practically what makes R&B. Every song is worth listening to for they help tell the story of Stax. They are all little gems. If a record didn't chart at all or it charted very low, so what? These people made music at leisurely paces and were great improvisers and just wanted to get out there, jam and do their own thing. If it sold and it was a hit, fantastic. If not, well, it was worth a shot. There is a good balance of the fast songs as well as the slow ballads. These are practically the unsung heroes of soul music; absoultely raw, gritty, rock-solid, vital and energetic they were. It was the opposite of Motown, their seemingly unbeatable giant of a competitor that was more slick and stylized in soul music. What's important lies in the musicality of the musicians and singers. Truly, this is what soul music is all about; it tells a story and expresses every human being's innermost and outermost feelings. Musicians can learn so much from this, for everyone involved here shows true musicianship. The thing was to make people appreciate and, yes, make them move to it. You can laugh with it, cry with it, and feel absolutely "soulified." It could make everyone, young and old, black and white, get up and dance and throw their cares away. It didn't matter what they were singing like Rufus Thomas on songs that have silly-sounding titles or lyrics like "Somebody Stole My Dog", or "I Think I Made A Boo Boo", you can just get up and let the driving music move you. You can laugh, but you'll find that you're laughing because it makes you feel good. So, they weren't Dylan or Lennon & McCartney. One listen to this entire set is all it takes, and you're hooked. Give this to a six year old and he or she will be a fan for life. Really, you'll never get tired of this music. The '60s were a time of social change and civil rights awareness. If only this music could have been more well-known and all these songs could have been hits, this would have brought everyone together to dance the day and night away. There's nothing like soul music. What more is there to say except that if you would like to have just one box set for your music collection, you just found a gold mine. That being said, if American music was the equivalent of a jewelry collection, all these songs would be the rare, precious and priceless gems.
So, to quote from a Mar-Keys' song, "grab this thing" because you'll want to keep it forever. It is thee essential and complete relevance of why Stax was the "little label that could"...and did!
What a waste of money this was.............2005-11-07
I have many, many complaints about this set; but what it basically boils down to is that this whole set is an absolute mess. It misses many key B-sides such as Otis Redding's "Hard To Handle" and Booker T & The MG's "Tic Tac Toe"; and doesn't even include every a-side the label released, despite the title of the compilation (where are the sides that Hoyt Johnson released for the label?). The linear notes by Steve Greenberg (the man who gave us that phony "Soul Queen" Joss Stone; and the headache-inducing Baha Men) are horrible, mostly focusing on his personal opions of the artists and/or songs rather than the stories behind them. And within the sections for each disc in the booklet; they entries aren't actually arranged in any particular order (least of all the order of the tracks on the CDs, that would make too much sense). And there should've been more photos, too.
Add to this the set's main problem: the music. The fact is that most of the songs on here are really lame. Seriously. "Why did you buy it, then?" I hear you say. Well; the Stax songs I was familiar with (such as "Green Onions"; "B-A-B-Y"; "You Don't Miss Your Water"; "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay"; "Soul Man"; "Born Under A Bad Sign" etc) are all great songs. "Well, why don't you like this set then" you're thinking. Answer: because the 30-or-so great songs on here are sandwiched between over 200 filler songs over 9 discs.
If you think I'm being harsh on these songs, I'm not; I can appreciate songs like Wendy Rene's "Bar-B-Q" and the Memphis Nomad's "Don't Pass Your Judgement"; but aside from a few good numbers and a few pleasent-but-dull numbers, most of the non-hits on here are pretty bad.
Basically, if you really like a Stax artist then go and buy a best-of for that artist; if your looking for a sampler of Stax's best songs, then go and buy the 4-CD Stax Story; don't bother with this one.
AN EDUCATION IN SOUL MUSIC 101.......2003-07-09
Whew!.......2003-03-23
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Tracks:
- Intro
- Hot Dog
- My Generation
- Full Nelson
- My Way
- Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)
- Livin' It Up
- The One
- Getcha Groove On
- Take A Look Around
- It'll Be Ok
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The splicing together of nu metal, rap, funk, and sterile electronica laced with dark melodies as infectious as anything Britney has to offer inspired 6 million people to purchase copies of Limp Bizkit's Significant Other. With Chocolate Starfish, they perfect their formula. From the electro-infused "Intro" through the contagiously chugging "My Generation" to the straight-up rap of "Getcha Groove On," Chocolate Starfish is a slick, clinical, and flawless platform for Fred Durst's effortlessly savage--and occasionally unintentionally comic--sociological rants geared toward disaffected youth. Ultimately, though, it's that undeniably intelligent musical backdrop--the brooding guitar sound that gave the Mission Impossible 2 theme haunting new life and menace, and that defines "Hot Dog," "Full Nelson," "My Way," "Rollin'," "Boiler," and "It'll Be Okay"--that makes this a seething work of genius. The fact is, with rap and rock saying pretty much the same thing, Limp Bizkit have plenty of competition. They just do what they do better than everyone else. --Dan GennoeCustomer Reviews:
Infantile, laughable, retarded, yet catchy. .......2007-05-14
IDIOTS!!.......2007-04-21
Limp Bizkit is quite possibly the worst band since WHAM. Even the Dixie Chicks could wipe the floor with 'em. All of their songs are they same poser bullcrap. They are a gimmick. How can you take a band seriously when they have a song like Hot Dog? And My Generation? That song is such crap. It is sad that a bunch of loser kids who like to think they are cool listen to Limp Bizkit. LIMP BIZKIT IS FOR LOSERS, POSERS, MORONS, IDIOTS, and Fred Durst's family members!!
Don't buy anything LIMP BIZKIT!!!
Rap-metal at it's finest!.......2007-04-06
P.S. Get the LB albums in permanent order:
1. 3 Dollar Bill Y'all
2. Significant Other
3. This one right here, Chocolate Starfish & The Hot Dog Flavored Water
4. Old New Songs remix
5. Results May Vary(that album is not bad)
6. The Unquestionable Truth Pt.1
7. Greatest Hitz with 3 extra tracks
8. Wait for Unquestionable Truth Pt. 2 coming out this year!
Must admit that this is a good album.......2007-04-04
Ha Ha.......2007-03-19
Reviewer: You'll watch MTV if you know what is good for you. "I am a smart person... and you know it. Don't deny it. I know more than all of you. I watch MTV, which proves it." (Salem, Oregon) - See all my reviews
If you have read my title, it sayz that Limp Bzkit are the kreatorz of thrash metal.... And that's a fact! Thoze pozerz like old Metallica, Pantera, and Slayer were nu-metal you idiotz. Thrash metal didn't come around until KoRn and Limp Bizkit came around and came up with the great of idea and actually including SOLOZ in their songz. Thrashing guitar soloz that show pozerz like Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix and "Dimebag" Darrel how to play a guitar solo.
Fred Durst is a musical genius- that showed on their debut. It showed he was a tortured artist whoze genius could only be understood by other tortured artists, like me, who watch MTV and TRL.
Limp Bizkit will go down as the greatest heavy metal band of all time.
PS: If you want REAL Metallica, try St. Anger
Limp Bizkit: the kreatorz of thrash metal., April 29, 2006
Reviewer: You'll watch MTV if you know what is good for you. "I am a smart person... and you know it. Don't deny it. I know more than all of you. I watch MTV, which proves it." (Salem, Oregon) - See all my reviews
If you have read my title, it sayz that Limp Bzkit are the kreatorz of thrash metal.... And that's a fact! Thoze pozerz like old Metallica, Pantera, and Slayer were nu-metal you idiotz. Thrash metal didn't come around until KoRn and Limp Bizkit came around and came up with the great of idea and actually including SOLOZ in their songz. Thrashing guitar soloz that show pozerz like Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix and "Dimebag" Darrel how to play a guitar solo.
Fred Durst is a musical genius- that showed on their debut. It showed he was a tortured artist whoze genius could only be understood by other tortured artists, like me, who watch MTV and TRL.
Limp Bizkit will go down as the greatest heavy metal band of all time.
PS: If you want REAL Metallica, try St. Anger
To the person who posted this piece of s**t of a review...What the hell have you been smoking?! I swear your review is the most funniest I have ever read here on Amazon and when I finished reading it I was giggling with laughter!...If you think Limp Bizkit is the greatest heavy metal band, then why are they not around anymore?! Limp Bizkit doesn't even come close to being a heavy metal band...By the way how the hell can you even say Metallica, Slayer, or Pantera are a nu metal band when they are NOT?! They don't even come close to being nu metal you stupid dumbass. Nu metal would be bands like Korn or Linkin Park or that band called Limp Bizkit. What I don't get is how you think Eric Clapton or Jimi Hendrix are posers when they were doing solos long before Limp Bizkit even existed. Fred Durst doesn't even come close to being a genius because either he or someone had come up with the most dumbest cd title I have ever read..and it's people like you that makes me really laugh because smart people know when to stay the hell away from MTV because they don't know what a real rock band is or a metal band for that matter... That's why they suck b*lls*
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ASIN: B0000032HS Release Date: 1992-02-11 |
Tracks:
- Skanless Electric Funk Mega-Mix - Juice
- Planet Rock - Afrika Babmaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
- Electric Kingdom - Twilight 22
- Play At Your Own Risk - Planet Patrol
- Mirda Rock - Reggie Griffin & Technofunk
- Who You Stealin' From - Guru
- Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) - Hashim
- Clear - Cybotron
- Release Yourself - Aleem
- Rockit - Herbie Hancock
- Megamix II: Why Is It Fresh? - D.ST.
- Jam On Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song) - Newcleus
- Crazy Cuts - Grandmixer D.ST.
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That was FAST! AGAIN!.......2007-06-13
Street Jams: Electric Funk, Vol. 1.......2005-10-28
1.Planet Rock
2.Skanless Electric Funk Mega-Mix
3.Electric Kingdom
4.Clear
5.Jam on Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song)
As Good As Music Gets!.......2005-09-13
Essential for fans.......2004-10-15
Sound quality is excellent, decent liner notes - fantastic track selection.
Part 1 includes "Planet Rock" (Afrika Bambaataa), "Play At Your Own Risk" (Planet Patrol) and "Rockit" (Herbie Hancock).
Parts 2, 3 and 4 include "Siberian Nights" (Twilight 22), "Egypt, Egypt" (The Egyptian Lover) "White Horse" (Laid Back), "Don't Stop The Rock" (Freestyle) So many classics and the "Skanless Electric Funk Megamixes" are brilliant!
Anyone with even a passing interest in this type of music would be advised to purchase this.
Awesome collection.......2001-06-10
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Street Jams: Electric Funk, Vol. 2
Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B0000032HU Release Date: 1992-02-11 |
Tracks:
- Siberian Nights - Twilight 22
- Computer Age (Push The Button) - Newcleus
- Egypt, Egypt - The Egyptian Lover
- Pack Jam (Look Out For The OVC) - Jonzon Crew
- Reckless (Club Mix) - Chris 'The Glove' Taylor And David Storrs; Rap By Ice-T
- R-9 - Cybotron
- When I Hear Music - Debbie Deb
- Young Ladies - Fast Lane
- 122 B.P.M. - Jive Rhythm Trax
- Jam On It - Newcleus
- Funky Little Beat - Connie
- Let The Music Play - Shannon
Customer Reviews:
That was FAST!.......2007-06-13
oldschool must have.......2006-02-11
Fantastic Beginnings of Hip Hop.......2005-10-21
More cheesy disco rap.......2005-08-21
Woderful.......2005-07-28
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The Funk Anthology
Johnny "Guitar" Watson Manufacturer: Shout Factory ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000AMWJ0W Release Date: 2005-09-06 |
Tracks:
- Ain't That A Bitch
- Superman Lover
- I Need It
- A Real Mother For Ya
- I Want Ta-Ta You Baby
- Baby's In Love With The Radio
- Tarzan
- Funk Beyond The Call Of Duty
- It's About The Dollar Bill
- Love That Will Not Die
- I'm Gonna Get You Baby
- ET
- Miss Frisco
- You Can Stay But The Noise Must Go
- Feel The Spirit Of My Guitar
- Gangster Of Love
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- Don't Be What Uc
- What The Hell Is This?
- I Don't Want To Be President
- Strung Out
- Cop & Blow
- Booty Ooty
- Lone Ranger
- Telephone Bill
- Love Jones
- Before I Let You Go
- Voodoo What You Do
- Come And Dance With Me
- Ain't Nobody's Business
- Bow Wow
- Johnny G Is Back
Album Description
The Best of the Funk Years from the Original Gangster of LoveJohnny "Guitar" Watson was a key figure in blues, R&B, soul and funk. From his first records in 1952 to his last in 1994, Watson won the admiration of everyone from Lightnin' Hopkins to Jimi Hendrix to Prince, his influence pervading five decades of American music. At a time when giants roamed the earth, Johnny stood as tall as any of them.
The two-CD set The Funk Anthology is the first collection to pay proper tribute to his groundbreaking funk recordings, many of which have been sampled numerous times by some of the top names in hip-hop. The Funk Anthology is the first release in Shout! Factory's reissue campaign of Johnny "Guitar" Watson's funk albums; 8 individual albums will be reissued in 2005-06, along with a new album consisting of previously unreleased material.
This 2-CD set contains tracks from all of his out-of-print late-'70s and early-'80s funk albums, plus two tracks from his Grammy-nominated 1994 comeback album, Bow Wow. Includes "Superman Lover," "Ain't That a Bitch," and other funk classics that have been sampled by Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Redman, Montell Jordan, and many others. Also features six previously unreleased cuts and deluxe packaging, including a 32-page booklet.
Customer Reviews:
Funky.......2007-05-21
The Best.......2007-02-15
You Can Smell This FUNK All The Way Down the Street!.......2006-07-21
No-Brainer Purchase.......2005-10-07
superBad FUnkateer.......2005-09-12
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The Big Eyeball in the Sky
Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains Manufacturer: Prawn Song ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B0002VJW92 Release Date: 2004-09-21 |
Tracks:
- Buckethead
- Thai Noodles
- Tyranny Of The Hunt
- Elephant Ghost
- Hip Shot From The Slab
- Junior
- Scott Taylor
- The Big Eyeball In The Sky
- Jackalope
- 48 Hours To Go
- Ignorance Is Bliss
Customer Reviews:
Amazing!.......2007-02-13
more like 3.75 for an amazing combination that doesn't always click together.......2007-01-21
75% of this group is 60% of the Praxis lineup that probably made one of the most amazing albums of ALL TIME--_Transmutation_. Combine this with 1/3 of Primus, and you get Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains.
Just listing the RELEVANT resumes of the lineup of this group would take up far more space and time than I'm inclined to write right now. Fair to say that the names connect to such bands as Primus, Funkadelic, Guns 'n' Roses, and all of these guys have hooked up with Bill Laswell at one point or another, but one thing that is clear is that you have a LOT of groundbreakers. Aside from the way Les Claypool reinvented the whole fretboard and possibilities of bass, and how Bernie Worrell brought keyboards into the space age, and the fact that anthropologists will still be studying the Buckethead phenomena for centuries, these four (including Brain) sound like a dream combination. And for songs like the phenomenal instrumental "Elephant Ghost" and "Tyranny of the Hunt" and the incredibly redneck "Hip Shot from the Slab," they all come together for unbelivable sounds.
But sometimes the personalities step in the way of the playing. Claypool, bless his heart, has an affinity for promoting the myth of Bucketheadland, but it lets the KFCed one setp out a little too much from the group, and the song becomes disjointed. In the Praxis days, Worrell, Buckethead and Brain fused into and amazing sound that used the best of everyone while letting no one take away from the essence of the song, but Bernie Brains can't quite retain the same magic.
Wow this is soooo under rated. What a jam of an LP.......2006-06-16
I want to knock that eyeball out of the sky..........2006-04-29
PRIMUS SUCKS!!!!! Oooops, this is not P r i m u s.......2005-11-29
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End of the World Party (Just in Case)
Martin & Wood Medeski Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Acid Jazz
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ASIN: B0002QO4B8 Release Date: 2004-09-07 |
Tracks:
- Anonymous Skulls
- End Of The World Party
- Reflector
- Bloody Oil
- New Planet
- Mami Gato
- Shine It
- Curtis
- Ice
- Sasa
- Midnight Poppies/Crooked Birds
- Queen Bee
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With each successive album, Medeski Martin & Wood have become harder to pin down. Having long ago transcended their soulful organ-groove basics to enter a more expansive world of snappy beats and backbeats, eerie atmospheric effects, post-lounge riffing, and the occasional jazz overture, they occupy their own category. Produced by the Dust Brothers' John King (Beck's Odelay, the Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique), End of the World Party (Just in Case) is an agreeably varied effort, ranging from the spacey effects and Middle Eastern taint of "Bloody Oil" (on which bassist Chris Wood lays down the lumber) to the sassy electric funk of "Sasa" (one of four tracks featuring guitarist Marc Ribot) to the wordless voice effects of the jaunty title track. As ever, John Medeski is equally at home referencing post-bop piano aces like Herbie Hancock, getting down on churning Hammond organ, and making like Stevie Wonder with his "Superstition"-style synth. Unlike some MMW records, this one wastes not: all 12 tracks clock in at around the four- or five-minute mark, and they flow together with consummate ease. --Lloyd SachsCustomer Reviews:
Funky atmospheric jazz.......2007-04-17
Trippy.......2006-12-12
THEN....I saw them PLAY. You MUST see them PLAY!! I didn't ever want it to end! I immediately wanted to see them again! It's less than a week later and I have 2 more CD's ("Out Louder" and Scofield's "A-Go-Go" which they "back" him on) and 4 more on the way from amazon as I'm writing this. I'm like an ADDICT now! I HAVE to have them on in the car and in the house. I get back in the car after having been in a store or whatever and they're on and all is right with my world again.
I must say I like "Out Louder" and even "A-Go-Go" better than "End of the World", but only slightly. It IS trippy with the synth and the other guest players, and I do like it better after a few listens. I just prefer MMW with less guest musicians.
Wonderful, Chill Music.......2006-07-04
Refreshing.......2006-05-10
Every album just gets better.......2006-03-09
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The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975
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ASIN: B000000ZHT Release Date: 1995-01-02 |
Tracks:
- Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some) - Eddie Floyd
- Carry On - Jean Knight
- Do Your Thing (Vocal) - Isaac Hayes
- I've Been Lonely For So Long - Frederick Knight
- Nothing Is Everlasting - Annette Thomas
- Hearsay - The Soul Children
- Angel Of Mercy - Albert King
- In The Rain (Edited Version) - The Dramatics
- She's My Old Lady Too - Lee Sain
- Explain It To Her Mama - The Temprees
- Right On - Sons Of Slum
- Doing My Own Thing (Part 1) - Johnnie Taylor (The Soul Philospher)
- My Honey And Me - The Emotions
- Let's Stay Together (Instr.) - Isaac Hayes
- Bring It Home (And Give It To Me) - Hot Sauce
- Look Around You - Black Society
- Don't Do It/I'm With You - The Nightingales
- I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
- Which Way - The Leaders
- Living A Life Without Love - Veda Brown
- What's Good For You (Don't Have To Be Good To You) - Harvey Scales
- Let Me Repair Your Heart - The Mad Lads
- What's Usual Seems Natur'l - Eric Mercury
- I Wanna Make Up (Before We Break Up) - Major Lance
Tracks:
- Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) - Isaac Hayes/David Porter
- Walking The Back Streets And Crying - Little Milton
- Save Us - William Bell
- 6-3-8 - Rufus Thomas
- Starting All Over Again - Mel & Tim
- Keep On Loving Me - Stefan
- I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over - David Porter
- Goin' Down Slow (Parts 1 & 2) - Little Sonny
- I Could Never Be Happy - The Emotions
- Don't Take My Kindness For Weakness - The Soul Children
- I'll Play The Blues For You (Part 1) - Albert King
- I Dedicate My Life To You - Roger Hatcher
- Do The Sweetback - March Wind
- Gettin' Funky 'Round Here - Black Nasty
- When The Chips Are Down - David Porter
- Sugar - Carla Thomas
- You're Good Enough (To Be My Baby) - Eddie Floyd
- This World - The Staple Singers
- Helping Man - Jean Knight
- Ain't I Good? - John Kasandra
Tracks:
- Dance, Dance, Dance (Part 1) - The Bar-Keys
- Dedicated To The One I Love - The Temprees
- Toast To The Fool - The Dramatics
- Stop Doggin' Me - Johnnie Taylor
- Trouble - Frederick Knight
- I'm Gonna Cry A River - Little Milton
- Itch And Scratch (Part 1) - Rufus Thomas
- What Would I Do - Ernie Hines
- I Know It's Not Right (To Be In Love With A Married Man) - Veda Brown
- Holy Cow - Stefan
- What Goes Around (Must Come Around) - Sons Of Slum
- Theme From 'The Men' (Instr.) - Isaac Hayes
- Endlessly - Mavis Staples
- You Hurt Me For The Last Time - Inez Foxx
- My Sweet Lord - John Gary Williams
- Breaking Up Somebody's Home - Albert King
- How Can You Mistreat The One You Love - Katie Love
- From Toys To Boys - The Emotions
- The Dryer (Vocal) (Part 1) - Roy Lee Johnson & The Villagers
- I May Not Be All You Want (But I'm All You Got) - Carla Thomas
- Ain't No Sweat - Major Lance
- Do Me - Jean Knight
- Rainy Day - Little Milton
Tracks:
- It Ain't Always What You Do (It's Who You Let See You Do It) - The Soul Children
- I May Not Be What You Want - Mel & Tim
- Funky Robot (Part 1) - Rufus Thomas
- Don't You Fool With My Soul (Part 1) - Johnnie Taylor
- Oh La De Da - The Staple Singers
- What Do You See In Her? - Hot Sauce
- A Thousand Miles Away - The Temprees
- Hey You! Get Off My Mountain - The Dramatics
- Rolling Down A Mountainside - Isaac Hayes
- You're Still My Brother - The Bar-Keys
- Stop Half Loving These Women - Jimmy Lewis
- Lovin' On Borrowed Time - William Bell
- Lay Your Loving On Me - Eddie Floyd
- The Time - Inez Foxx
- Heaven Knows - Mel & Tim
- I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) - Johnnie Taylor
- Short Stopping - Veda Brown
- Be What You Are - The Staple Singers
- I've Got To Love Somebody's Baby - Stefan
- Playing On Me - Albert King
- Long As You're The One Somebody In The World - David Porter
Tracks:
- This Is My Song Of Love To You - Frederick Knight
- Sugarcane - The MGs
- Love Is A Hurtin' Thing - The Soul Children
- Baby, Lay Your Head Down (Gently On My Bed) - Eddie Floyd
- Check Me Out - Eddie Floyd
- Running Back (And Forth) - The Emotions
- Crossing Over The Bridge - Inez Foxx
- Love's Maze - The Temprees
- It Ain't Easy - The Bar-Keys
- Love Among People - Carla Thomas
- What It Is - Little Milton
- I've Got To Go On Without You - William Bell
- Love Is Taking Over - Eric Mercury
- Ruby Dean - Joe Hicks
- I'm So Glad I Fell In Love With You - The Mad Lads
- Fell For You - The Dramatics
- Cheaper To Keep Her - Johnnie Taylor
- I Know You Don't Want Me No More - Rufus Thomas
- If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) - The Staple Singers
- Slipped And Tripped - The Sweet Inspirations
- Peace Be Still - The Emotions
- I'll Be The Other Woman - The Soul Children
Tracks:
- The Martian Hop - The Newcomers
- I Had A Talk With My Man - Inez Foxx
- At Last - The Temprees
- Joy (Part 1) - Isaac Hayes
- Good Woman Turning Bad - Hot Sauce
- Mose (Part 3) - John Kasandra
- I'll Be Your Santa Baby - Rufus Thomas
- I Wanna Do Things For You - Eddie Floyd
- That's What The Blues Is All About - Albert King
- One Way Love Affair - Carolyn Hurley
- Tin Pan Alley - Little Milton
- The Funky Bird - Rufus Thomas
- We're Getting Careless With Our Love - Johnnie Taylor
- What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas - The Emotions
- Season's Greetings - Cix Bits
- Don't Lose Your Faith In Me Lord - Eric Mercury
- Don't Start Loving Me (If You're Gonna Stop) - Veda Brown
- Touch A Hand, Make A Friend - The Staple Singers
- And I Panicked - The Dramatics
- Change It All - Joy Fleiming
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- Gettin' What You Want (Losin' What You Got) - William Bell
- He's Mine - Jacqui Verdell
- My Woman Is Good To Me - Little Sonny
- I Got You And I'm Glad - David Porter
- Put A Little Love Away - The Emotions
- Suzy - Frederick Knight
- The Same Folks - Mel & Tim
- You Make The Sunshine - The Temprees
- The Whole Damn World Is Going Crazy - John Gary Williams
- Circuit's Overloaded - Inez Foxx
- Wonderful - Isaac Hayes
- Behind Closed Doors - Little Milton
- Guess Who - Eddie Floyd
- Dirty Tricks - The Sweet Inspirations
- Whicha Way Did It Go - Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
- Talking To The People - Black Nasty
- I've Been Born Again - Johnnie Taylor
- Neckbone - The MGs
- Wounded Woman - Sandra Wright
- Stop Doggin' Me - Hot Sauce
- Goodness Gracious - Kim Weston
Tracks:
- City In The Sky - The Staple Singers
- Title Theme - Isaac Hayes
- Soul Street - Eddie Floyd
- Flat Tire - Albert King
- Love Makes It Right - The Soul Children
- Mr. Cool That Ain't Cool - The Temprees
- Boogie Ain't Nuttin' (But Gettin' Down) (Part 1) - Rufus Thomas
- Highway To Heaven - Ron Banks & The Dramatics
- Get It While It's Hot - William Bell
- Passing Thru - Frederick Knight
- Keep An Eye On Your Close Friends - The Newcomers
- My Main Man/There Is A God - The Staple Singers
- That's The Way I Want To Live My Life - Mel & Tim
- Forever And A Day - Mel & Tim
- Baby, I'm Through - The Emotions
- It's September - Johnnie Taylor
- Woman To Woman - Shirley Brown
- Did You Hear Yourself (Part 1) - Randy Brown & Company
- You Need A Friend Like Mine - Annette Thomas
- I Love, I Love - The Temprees
- Let Me Back In - Little Milton
Tracks:
- Crosscut Saw - Albert King
- Coldblooded - The Bar-Keys
- Bump Meat - Sir Mack Rice
- (Too Little In Common To Be Lovers) Too Much Going To Say Goodbye - The Newcomers
- Bump And Boogie (Part 1) - The Wrecking Crew
- What's Happening Baby (Part 1) - The Soul Children
- Who Made The Man - The Staple Singers
- I Keep Thinking To Myself - Brook Benton
- I Got A Reason To Smile (Cause I Got You) - Eddie Floyd
- Try To Leave Me If You Can (I Bet You Can't Do It) - Bessie Banks
- Burning On Both Ends - Willie Singleton
- There Are More Questions Than Answers - The Emotions
- Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' - Albert King
- I Can't Let You Go - Hot Sauce
- I Betcha Didn't Know That - Frederick Knight
- Lovin' You, Lovin' Me - Sandra Wright
- Do The Double Bump - Rufus Thomas
- Come And Get Your Love - The Temprees
- Dark Skin Woman (Part 1) - Sir Mack Rice
- It Ain't No Fun - Shirley Brown
- If You Talk In Your Sleep - Little Milton
- Talk To The Man - Eddie Floyd
Tracks:
- You're Astounding - Barbara & Joe
- Dy-No-Mite (Did You Say My Love) - The Green Brothers
- Boom-A-Rang - The Dynamic Soul Machine
- Come What May - John Gary Williams
- Try Me Tonight - Johnnie Taylor
- Groovin' On My Baby's Love - Freddie Waters
- I Can't Shake Your Love (Can't Shake You Loose) - The Fiestas
- I Wanna Play With You - Frederick Knight
- I'm Doing Fine - Albert King
- No Way (I Can Live Without You) - Teresa Davis
- Back Road Into Town - The Staple Singers
- I'm So Glad I Met You - Eddie Floyd
- Packed Up And Took My Mind - Little Milton
- Just Keep On Loving Me - Johnnie Taylor
- How Can I Be A Witness - R.B. Hudmon
- Jump Back '75 (Part 1) - Rufus Thomas
- I Got To Be Myself - The Staple Singers
- It's Worth A Whippin' - Shirley Brown
- Holy Ghost (Part 1) - The Bar-Keys
Album Description
This 10-CD box set features all 213 soul singles released by Stax/Volt in this period (1972-1975) are contained in Volume 3, which like the previous compilations features a panoply of big hits as well as a surprising number of undeservedly obscure gems. Stax historian (and box co-producer) Rob Bowman tells the whole story in his 47,000-word essay. And the last word on the subject is The Memphis Sound lives. Artists include Eddie Floyd, Albert King, The MG's, The Emotions, Black Nasty, Major Lance, Katie Love, Inez Foxx, The Bar-Kays and many more. The discs are housed in a oversized deluxe box (approx. 12 x 12 x 1 1/2). 1994.Customer Reviews:
The thug who killed Stax.......2007-01-05
213 amazing songs.......2004-12-30
Do not pass this one or you will miss out on 213 astounding songs that will fill your heart with delight. I will avoid trying to single out any particular favorite because there are too many to mention, it's that good. This really is a must buy set if you own either volume 1 or 2 and also if you are a fan of that 70's soul sound. These songs will take you through an emotional roller coaster with themes of love lost, love won, and everything in between.
Buy the 3rd Set!.......2002-01-14
Stax was in an expanding phase due to the recent success of Shaft, as well as other high quality artists like Albert King, Johnnie Taylor,and the Staple Singers. The third set describes the change in the distribution deal that ultimately lead to the downfall of Stax.
The 3rd set is a necessary purchase for those people that purchased both first and second sets due to the continued quality that Stax released throughout their existence and, in my opinion, literally contined until the McLemore studio in Memphis was padlocked.
The first 8 discs contain great hits as well as great artists. The last 2 discs are bare due to many artists that bailed in 1974 in order to continue their respective careers. However, many unknowns prove to be very good!
The hard luck that befell on Stax will make the Stax lover very sad. Although the company went through several phases in its structure and development, the quality of product remained high.
The Memphis Sound Lives!
the end of a love affair.......2000-06-24
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Do Your Thing
Papa Mali Manufacturer: Fog City Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000IFRR1C Release Date: 2007-01-23 |
Tracks:
- Do Your Thing
- Honeybee
- Early in the Morning
- I Had The Dream
- Little Moses
- Coffee
- I'm Gettin' Over It
- Girls In Bossier City
- Sugarland
- True Religion
- Hallelujah I'm A Dreamer
- bonus video: 20 minutes of live and in-studio footage
Customer Reviews:
Papa Mali is still great, but misses the Instagators.......2007-07-19
Drummer Frosty Smith, who added his lose, effortlessly funky second-line style drumming to Thunder Chicken has been replaced by Rob Kidd. Kidd's drumming is oftten distractingly heavy handed, and his rock oriented "caveman" beats rob the album almost entirely of its funk. With the exception of Henry Butler's brilliant piano on "Honeybee," possibly the album's best track, keyboards have been removed from the mix. Its a major loss since the howling Fender Rhodes and sweet organ were so much a part of what made Thunder Chicken great. Lastly, the thumping bass guitar from the last album has largely been replaced by the sousaphone work of ledgendary Dirty Dozen founder, Kirk Joseph. Joseph's playing is brilliant as always, so this is not necessarily a criticism, but the change is dramatic.
Despite these changes, Do Your Thing is not a bad album, and its biggest redeeming feature is most definitely Papa Mali's songwriting, which has grown more singularly distinctive in the years since Thunder Chicken. "Honeybee" sounds as if it could be a New Orleans standard, full of the same timeless grace as many of the city's ancient tunes. "Little Moses" lopes along with surreal, biting imagery. The albums final four songs are all excellent, amply making up for clunkers like "I Had The Dream." From "Girls in Bossier City," a dark hallucinatory meditation that burns with energy throughout, to "Hallelujah, I'm a Dreamer," the albums touching folky closer, the mood and vibe of the album are enough to lull anyone into a trance.
Those looking for a funky, dancable swamp funk album should look elsewhere. But for anyone who loves Papa Mali's simple, but evocative lyricism and haunting spirituality, Do Your Thing is fascinating.
Freaking killer!.......2007-07-12
Fell short, doesn't develop.......2007-03-30
Swamp-funk at it's finest.......2007-02-06
Jazz Music:
- Emergency Peace
- First Flight
- Frolic Club
- Guest
- Guitar on the Go
- Hollywood Palladium [Live]
- Host [Live]
- I Can't Complain
- I Remember Bird/A Tribute to Duke Ellington
- Implement Yourself