Al Starita And The Piccadilly Players Vol.1, The (1928) - Al Starita & The Piccadilly Players

Advantages: Smoo-ooth, romantic tunes
Disadvantages: NoTake Me To The River

...Al Green puts everything into his music. He's now a Reverend, back to performing occasionally, but any recordings he makes nowadays are more likely to be gospel music than the smooth, sexy soul on this album. On some songs he even sounds persuasively raunchy - in "Let's get married" when the song slows down and he starts pleading it turns into what must be the best love song ever. He's very emotional - his hesitant vocal on "I'm so tired of being alone" makes you believe he means every word he's singing. He was involved in writing most of the songs, so it could all be based on his own experience. And yet, at times he manages to sound very laidback and understated. It's not only when Green sings, either: a seductive brass section is a very important feature in his music, along with divine backing vocals, some of which remind you... Read review

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...An album that spends a lot of time on my CD player,not a bad song on the whole album.The album has the classic Paul Simon writing and the harmonics of the African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. A number of hit singles from the album notably 'Diamonds on the sole of her feet' and the one everyone knows 'Call me Al'. Although Ladysmith play a big part in the album there are a number of African artists on the album who give it a very grassroots sound. An album well worth the money although its now available on Nice Price - buy it.... Read review

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...About a year an a half ago as I was heading down the M6 towards Lancashire on my back to the oh so wonderful city that is Manchester (South Central Manchester to be exact), John Peel comes on the radio and I immediately ease off on the gas, one wants to hear as much of the musical mentor of my adolescences show as possible. During the show Uncle John plays a song by the Detroit Cobras off their previous mini-LP “Seven Easy Pieces”, I am suitably impressed and make a mental note of it. My plan is to track down this new elusive piece of music and buy it as soon as possible. The next day I am at the HMV store in Manchester Piccadilly, and there it is taunting me from the new releases section, dam it isn’t supposed to be this easy……… Now a year an a half later and “Seven Easy Pieces” is still regularly on my play list it almost perfect... Read review

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