If you get a chance, check out the Bobby Womack album “The Poet”. It’s pretty good. None of his albums are masterpieces or anything. There are just a couple that are “pretty good”. The Poet’s probably the best he’s got.
It’s kind of amazing to think that Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite was shelved for a year before release. One of the best (often overlooked) albums of the 90s and seemingly no one had confidence that it was any good.
This song makes me laugh because I feel that “groove” doesn’t live up to that intro. It’s a good song but the intro gets you all hyped and then… nah. Fenderella’s from the band Klymaxx. Fenderella - Funk’s Gone Crazy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj663qtEDaE
This was recommended for me. I guess the YouTube algorithm figured out I like funk. This is maybe not pure funk but I think very easily close enough. Really like the cool dancing.
33 minutes for me now. A bit ahead of where I wanted to be at the end of the week. Always a good way to end things. That first video is a weird one. The second one is some nice blues.
Can’t believe Everyday People hasn’t been shared yet. I definitely dig the sound on Old Songs. Still trying to make up my mind about the last tune.
Old Songs: “when you’re 35 or 40 and you’re chillin’ with your shorty, watcha you gonna listen to?” Love it. My shorties have heard all kinds of old songs.
Parliament - I’m Gon Make U Sick O’Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tWGU00u8uU
I remember posting a crappier version of this in the ‘what are you listening to’ thread. This is the music video. I don’t mind their new music.
I hadn’t paid much attention to Anderson .Paak because I thought he was just another rapper, but his recent album was not bad. Got Smokey Robinson on it.
The Soul Clan - Soul Meeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN2h0KdmfPg
This group is Solomon Burke, Arthur Conley, Don Covay, Ben E. King and Joe Tex. As far as I know they only ever made 2 tracks together and they were never in the same room when recording.
On Friday, the Prince estate is releasing a deluxe version of 1999. It’s pretty good. 5 CDs and a DVD (or 10 LPs and a DVD). 2 of the discs are unreleased music, which is crazy to think about. To release a double album, he wrote and recorded enough material for 3 double albums. There’s a few lame songs among them, but at least an album worth of gems.