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What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 11-03-2012
^^
never could get into them
and hated that stupid Ima Be song
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 13-03-2012
Music Head Wrote:^^
never could get into them
and hated that stupid Ima Be song
Ima Be is better than the crap ive just finished listening to....
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DR.DRE "2001" cd,1999.
why the hell did i buy this piece of crap?...i dunno, but ive got a feeling it may hve been solely on the fact that Dre produced the early Eminem albums and i was in awe of "the marshall mathers lp" when it came out...had heard of Dre back in the late 1980s but never bothered listening to rap till Eminem came along, and he did and i bought this in 2001.
22 tracks here, 20 of which are all about "hoes,bitches,whores,niggers,toting pistols, f#therf#ckers" and those stupid "im a whip yo ass nigga" type lyrics...this album along with 99% of rap albums do nothing to bring rap/hip hop to the mainstream, and if they cant do that at least tempt listeners in with some witty comments, like Eminem did on his "slim shady lp".
Dre may be a 'great' record producer and producer of catchy beats but as a rapper he sucks big time!,
the only two songs on here i like are "the next episode" which features Snoop Dogg, and "forget about dre" which features a scrawny white guy who not long after this album ws about to "stand up" on his own two feet.
so 20 dislikes, one like and one love equals 1.1 here, shame on you Dre, thinking you might need to go and see The Dr!!!!
from the album:
forget about dre (featuring eminem) ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5a93wABHNM&ob=av2e vevo video
the next episode (featuring snoop dogg) **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZXc39hT8t4&ob=av2e video
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 13-03-2012
^^
lol
that was cruel man
haven't heard much, but no doubt I'd feel about the same
What Are You Listening To? - mtthwibrahim - 16-03-2012
Don't Give Up On Me-Solomon Burke
Maybe it's just reverse ageism, but it's hard for me to believe this old soul man was capable of so much emotion at such a ripened age. Surely one of the greatest soul albums ever made
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 16-03-2012
mtthwibrahim Wrote:Don't Give Up On Me-Solomon Burke
Maybe it's just reverse ageism, but it's hard for me to believe this old soul man was capable of so much emotion at such a ripened age. Surely one of the greatest soul albums ever made
cant knock any of those old "atlantic/stax" artists man...they are all full of raw emotion...Wilson Picket,Otis Redding, Solomon,Floyd Kramer,etc the list just goes on and on....
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 23-03-2012
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WILSON PICKETT "in the midnight hour" cd,original album release 1965. #107 US
about time my soul material made an appearance here...have five of Wilson's studio albums plus a best of set.
man oh man!....Wilson and Otis, cant knock 'em man, theyre my two favourite soul singers from the 1960s, so this one is going to almost certainly get a love score here...
anyway,
this is Pickett's third or fourth album(i have this one and the four studio albums that followed it[from memory])...
gotta love the raw feel of the music and his vocals...much better than the sweetness of Motown,not that theres much wrong with Motown in the same period though,love them also.
in his latter years in the 1980s Wilson got in a load of trouble with the law...firearms possession,road rage,threatening the Mayor of New Jersey with a firearm,assault charges,even spent a year in jail for one of those convictions...
was inducted into the 'hall of fame' in 1984.
spent the best part of his last decade and a bit(until his death in 2006) living in Louiseville,Kentucky where he is buried...
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
worst track: come home baby
best track: im not tired
tracks:
1. in the midnight hour *** #21 US, #12 UK, #9 AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KFYUJ63nk8 live
2. teardrops will fall ***
3. take a little love ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9yoT0OvFH8 audio
4. for better or worse ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8EGtoKqckw audio
5. i found a love **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Rhsz__Dcc audio
6. thats a mans way ***
7. im gonna cry **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnGxTgHz7aE audio
8. dont fight it ** #53 US, #29 UK, #67 AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A47uNen5-Q audio
9. take this love ive got ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iFfZFpgBLw audio
10.come home baby **
11.im not tired ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNDXniPyCuw audio
12.lets kiss and make up **
3s=7
2s=5
1s=0
rating: 2.6
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 23-03-2012
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OTIS REDDING "pain in my heart" cd, original album released in 1964. #103 US, #28 UK.
wow!...my other favourite soul singer comes out the same day as Wilson, so having a real nice day right now!
this is Otis' debut set from 1964, numerous covers on this one and the only ones that get "***" from me are his self penned ones(except for "hey hey babe" which still gets "**").
i guess the good thing about Otis is that whenever he covered other peoples songs he did try to make them his own and not simply copying them note for note, but by doing that they sometimes dont work the way he inteded them to IMO...and Stand By Me is one of those...IMO Lennon's version from 1975 is the best version out there followed by the original Ben E's one.
certainly not a great album but a great vocalist all the same as he puts his heart and soul into everything he sings...its such a shame he died tragically so young and a shame that he is remembered for "dock of the bay"(his only real big hit single) rather than some of the real emotive soul music that he did make throughout his short but brilliant career.
this one doesnt get as high a mark as Wilson Pickett's album posted above, but nonetheless, Otis Redding ranks up there with him as one of the greatest soul singers ever IMO.
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: stand by me
best track: these arms of mine
tracks:
1. pain in my heart **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6juvqVCMByU live
2. the dog *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIF5yCjuC44 audio
3. stand by me *
4. hey hey babe **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0OrgpmS8Bg audio
5. you send me **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prQrtxeVkus audio
6. i need your loving **
7. these arms of mine ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33z__6Qe95o audio
8. louie louie **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKEO9qgKN2o audio
9. something is worrying me ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um6zDTEqPro audio
10.security ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh5z8l7FoFA audio
11.thats what my heart needs ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eprv6ek8N-I audio
12.lucille **
3s=4
2s=6
1s=2
rating: 2.1
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 23-03-2012
^^
2 great artists
only have best of sets of both
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 24-03-2012
from my library (cd)
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A gift from a mate. New one for me. California native, started as a rapper, turned soul/r&b/funk on this second
solo outing. Six albums released as a duo Stowaway while spending time in Europe. Worked with French group Jazz
Liberatorz, and some of those jazz influences comes through here. Unique sound that's hard to compare to, which is
which is good. If I have to, Bill Withers/Al Green/Curtis Mayfield. Seems to have spent most of his career in
Europe, where this album charted at #8 in the U.K. Could only manage a #41 on the R&B chart here. Leadoff track of
I Need A Dollar was a #2 single in England and is the theme song for the HBO series How To Make It In America.
Don't get HBO so I've never seen that. Follow up singles of Green Lights and Loving You Is Killing Me. Cover of
VU's Femme Fatale was a strange one, but it worked. Best and the only standout for me is Miss Fortune. Three I
didn't care for at all with the closer instrumental Politician at the bottom. Not a bad album overall. Any r&b
without all that vibratto stuff works for me.
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
Worst Track - Politician
Best Track - Miss Fortune
I met a girl by the name of Miss Fortune
Her dady was a very rich man
He told me with sympathy: take caution
If you wanna take my little girl's hand
See money that I have might be good for something
.. to another
And little Miss Fortune is short to become
Unfortunately just like her mother
I've seen her back when I was young and dumb
I had a choice
Before me and mama Fortune got wed
Between riding a bus or driving a new Rolls Royce yeah
And I decided what I wanted was the ....
But the problem we're having in everything you want
Is you never really know what you need
Now Miss Fortune is as poor as little Debbie Toung
And it's my fault so I suggest you take my heal/heat
So you met my little girl Miss Fortune
And you know that I'm a very rich man
I told you to preceed with caution
If you wanna take my little girl's hand
See money that I have might be good for something
.... To another
And little Miss Fortune was short to become
Unfortunately just like her mother
Well I thanked Miss Fortune's father
Said I understand
But you're trying to talk me down
Yes you are
Listen here:
You ain't have to bother
âCause I'm a real strong man
I'm sure I can turn your daughter around
See what she needs is someone who can take control
Let the girl know her place and how to play her role
Tell her all the money in the world cannot please her sole
What she needs is stop acting like twelve years old
When I put the ring on her finger
Everything started to change
And I looked at myself in the mirror
You know I was looking strange
She asked me out every day spending money
No cars were ever big as theirs
See I forget what life was all about
Little Miss Fortune was to blame
So I married this girl Miss Fortune
Her father was a very rich man
And even though he told me take caution
If I would took he's little girl's hand
See money don't do everybody the same
.... to a brother
And little Miss Fortune was short to become
Unfortunately just like her mother
You gotta watch out for Miss Fortune
But you must proceed with caution
Don't let little lady look pass you by
.... give the race a try
All I wanted was a little dance with Lady Luck
But she won't give me a chance
What I could use was a little grace
But she refuses to show her face
And all I wanted was a little dance with Lady Luck
But she won't give me a chance
What I could use was a little grace
But she refuses to show her face
Miss Fortune Miss Fortune
1) I Need A Dollar **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDyUhI1ArPo
2) Green Lights **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnQFNgIw_Ww&ob=av2e
3) Hey Brother **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT2fNcvHPek
4) Miss Fortune ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZiR8sPhdww
5) Life So Hard **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsCY6nLtrD4
6) Take Me Back **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmCwi_6qgpY
7) Femme Fatale **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZagfIvECkeA
8) Loving You Is Killing Me **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufz4i4NeeaE
9) Good Things **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04q-IlzRBrU
10) You Make Me Smile *
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKRvOe_RPZE&ob=av2n
11) If I *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPNaXBi6dRM
12) Mama Hold My Hand **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unKbXO0ooLs
13) Politician *
3's - 1
2's - 9
1's - 3
Grade - 1.8
so many albums, so little time
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 24-03-2012
glad you liked it MH...probably expected a slightly higher score though...i myself have only heard this one once and like it, i have got Cee Lo's to post tomorrow, will move this one to monday so we see what we both think around the same time or we wont be able to eachother's posts later...!