Through the lens of Christianity, Aretha could let loose
Posts Tagged: Aretha Franklin
she is at the pinnacle of her pop moment
Aretha is nothing if not a business woman
‘Gregg Allman and the Allman Brothers just about put me in the White House’
tunes she’s listening to while traveling around the country
This is the list of a peaceful man who has faith in humanity
she can swing like Count Basie swings…
no let up in quality
Was this list?really worth the effort?
a self-confidence that is overwhelming because it isn’t arrogance, it is skill on every single level of her gift
It’s those three songs that sink her
for what it’s worth the first two are undeniable….
jazz isn’t gospel
the submissive and the soul royalty
from opposite ends of the lifespan
Best Concerts Of The Decade
From Womack to Isaac Hayes, the cream of American Black artistry is here
transform everything it touches, including the listener
Don’t try and litigate the case again
why in an attempt to replicate a masterpiece did she not show more quality control on the material?
the Southern baptist religious roar put across pop songs like a layer of faith over pain
Columbia didn’t trust their star so they tried to salt the mine with songs that were so unsuitable
And still Columbia don’t have the slightest idea what to do with the greatest singer of her generation
returns the young Aretha to a world of the Church that the world of the Church stole from her
as soon as he thinks he’s got me, the fish jumps off the hook
Years into Aretha’s career and they still don’t know what to do with her.
skilful, soulful sweetness, without the anxiety and womanliness that was yet to come
It isn’t just important history, it is thrilling music
Aretha was not the crying on the inside type
The template for soul wasn’t in place
it sounds like more than what it is
Hammond could hear it without being able to tap into it and let us hear it
On the first song, on her first album it has been worth it.
an end to the exhaustion and sacrifice of a raw deal
Shine against your will, indeed.
She doesn’t just sing soul, she gives a part of her soul
the woman performed the single best concert I have ever seen
a woman concerned about her lover in Vietnam
He is at his best where he should be: releasing music that sells.
She doesn’t just sing soul, she gives a part of her soul
Shine against your will, indeed.
This was the first of three times I reviewed Aretha Franklin live for rock nyc. The very next time would prove to be the best show I’ve seen in the 21st century and this one? Pretty good, actually pretty good. maybe Curtis Mayfield was hovering nearby
Young, Gifted And Black – Aretha Franklin – A Gospel swing through an adage and a description from back in the 1960s, trust me folks: it’s where it’s at – A
I never much cared for this song till now, this stomping searing Aretha vocal puts makes everybody else, including Adele, amateurs in the also ran department. Back with Clive, it is so great all I wish is the entire album was Adele covers, what a voice, how she sings the breaks, how she nails feelings we didn’t know were there. Davis overdoes the arrangement – A
“Music mogul and longtime recording partner Clive Davis is at the helm of the project, said it was expected in stores on the 30th. Legendary producer and performer Babyface is working with OutKast member Andre 3000 behind the scenes on production and mixing the final tracks before the album ships out
Jump To It – Aretha Franklin – Produced and co-written by the legendary and yet oddly shadowy Luther Vandross, perhaps because of his closeted homosexuality. The 1982 song is a masterpiece of pure disco (not funk) and gave Aretha her first hit since 1982 – A
There were no real weak moments. “I’m back” she exclaimed late in the show and really better than ever. Soul music walks hand in hand with trouble, with problems, with the constant ache of life, without one you can’t have the other, and Aretha has soul
The last time I saw James Chance backed by the True Groove Allstars he stopped the show at the Cutting Room, now the No Wave maestro is back for what should be the gig of the year. Pushing the remastered and deluxe Buy (I wrote the liner notes) and with Marla Mase -who has an excellent new release herself, opening, this should be a huge huge huge gig. Don’t miss this Thursday June 12th at the Cutting Room.
Any time Aretha Franklin is in town is a must see date for all concerned, and when she is playing Radio City Music Hall as she is on this Friday, there is no reason at all not to go and spent some time for this greatest of singers and excellent on stage performer.
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