This album is crap. I read somewhere that it was a dollarbincommon record until sampled.
I definitely prefer this album to Eugene McDaniels' previous LP, Outlaw.
which 1971 album holds up better?
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I definitely prefer this album to Eugene McDaniels' previous LP, Outlaw.
Hey,
What about these?
-"Freedom Flight"-Shuggie Otis.
-"What is It?"-S.O.U.L.
-"S/T"-Rasputin's Stash.
-"The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"-Traffic.
-"S/T"-Donny Hathaway.
-"Blue"-Joni Mitchell.
-"All Day Music"-War.
-"Pain"-The Ohio Players.
-"Young, Gifted, and Black"-Aretha Franklin.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
What about these?
-"Freedom Flight"-Shuggie Otis.
-"What is It?"-S.O.U.L.
-"S/T"-Rasputin's Stash.
-"The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"-Traffic.
-"S/T"-Donny Hathaway.
-"Blue"-Joni Mitchell.
-"All Day Music"-War.
-"Pain"-The Ohio Players.
-"Young, Gifted, and Black"-Aretha Franklin.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
asked and answered in the same year!
how much shit am i about to get for STILL not owning "what's going on" (even though i must admit its getting harder and harder to find...)
??????????????????
Hmmm, the sight of Marvin Gaye close-up in the rain with his coat collar turned up is still a familiar sight to me...
iowa is horrible for Soul albums. the last "what's going on" i saw was last year and i ended up not getting it so i could take a chance on some other albums i was less likely to see again.
i havent seen it since.
then again im sure the dollarbincommon Soul LP's pretty much anywhere in the country are at LEAST $5-6 around here, if you can find them. not that thats a big deal, its just harder to locate the stuff here.
Ill defend 2001, even if it doesnt measure up. Fell free to clon.
LadyTron - 604
JadaKiss - Kiss The Game Good Bye
Zero 7 - Simple Things
DelTron 3030 - The Instrumentals
Aaliyah - Aaliyah
The Isley Bros. Featuring Ronald Isley aka Mr.Biggs - Eternal
Mariah Carey - Glitter.....i know im in trouble for that
Angie Stone - Mahoghany Soul
Michael Jackson - Invincible
Nate Dog - Music & Me
This album is crap. I read somewhere that it was a dollarbincommon record until sampled.
I definitely prefer this album to Eugene McDaniels' previous LP, Outlaw.
and Outlaw is pretty good.
Not to me. I thought that album was interesting, as far as hearing a former pop star mutate into a socially-conscious singer-songwriter, but it ain't no desert island disc. Headless Heroes is far superior. Hell, any Gene McDaniels best-of with "Tower Of Strength" and "A Hundred Pounds Of Clay" would be a better bet.
I like "Outlaw" for "Cherrystones" and that about does it. "Headless Heroes" is a far more interesting and compelling album, musically and conceptually.
But Outlaw is the most compelling visually:
The stark B&W cover of this album has always intrigued me, from the moment I first saw it advertised on an Atlantic innersleeve. (I believe that's McDaniels' wife on the far right, BTW.)
The two tracks that stood out for me were "Outlaw" and the singsongy "Welfare City."
I beg to differ. It grabbed me instantly! Definitely one of '71's best.
'Outlaw' is really about 'Unspoken dreams of light' primarily - then 'Cherrystones'. 'Headless heroes....' is genius from start to finish - but you gotta hear it. ie it's not instant at all.
I agree with this. I can understand how the focused, nervous energy and folk cues coursing through the album make more sense for the generation prior to mine, but it's really a solid listen, even if you don't initially "get it." Outlaw is a lesser album, to be sure.
I'm always suspicious when people claim that albums need to be "digested." That usually means they didn't sound good to begin with.
I don't expect to hit it off with every album the first time I hear it. There are a number of reasons why this might be the case; some genres may foreign to fresh ears; some LPs are simply more complex or layered and just need to be processed. Less obviously formatic albums, namely Jazz and Prog LPs, can have a situational effect; their impact can depend on the topical climate of the listener. For example, Can's "Future Days" and some of Terry Riley's work sounds different to me almost every time I listen to it. Even straightforward music mightn't "take" at first glance. I never "got" "Safe As Milk" until I listened to it two years after the first time I heard it.
Re-evaluations of art are necessary. We - as the ones experiencing the art - are not static beings, and good art often supercedes the artist or their intent.
I don't expect to hit it off with every album the first time I hear it. There are a number of reasons why this might be the case; some genres may foreign to fresh ears; some LPs are simply more complex or layered and just need to be processed. Less obviously formatic albums, namely Jazz and Prog LPs, can have a situational effect; their impact can depend on the topical climate of the listener. For example, Can's "Future Days" and some of Terry Riley's work sounds different to me almost every time I listen to it. Even straightforward music mightn't "take" at first glance. I never "got" Safe As Milk until I listened to it two years after the first time I heard it.
Re-evaluations of art are necessary. We - as the ones experiencing the art - are not static beings, and good art often supercedes the artist or their intent.
No offense, but you're trying way too hard right here.
I was specifically railing against those who claim that albums need to be "digested" because they're supposedly deep.
I can understand if it doesn't fit a mood.
I don't expect to hit it off with every album the first time I hear it. There are a number of reasons why this might be the case; some genres may foreign to fresh ears; some LPs are simply more complex or layered and just need to be processed. Less obviously formatic albums, namely Jazz and Prog LPs, can have a situational effect; their impact can depend on the topical climate of the listener. For example, Can's "Future Days" and some of Terry Riley's work sounds different to me almost every time I listen to it. Even straightforward music mightn't "take" at first glance. I never "got" Safe As Milk until I listened to it two years after the first time I heard it.
Re-evaluations of art are necessary. We - as the ones experiencing the art - are not static beings, and good art often supercedes the artist or their intent.
No offense, but you're trying way too hard right here.
I was specifically railing against those who claim that albums need to be "digested" because they're supposedly deep.
I can understand if it doesn't fit a mood.
No offense, but I don't think you explained yourself very clearly. Also you put "digested" in quotes even though you were the first one to use the word here...
