Originality, innovation, FUNK ! No better example of a great man at his best . Stevie does the production, the songwriting and plays most instruments himself .
Disadvantages:
Such a shame he is not still doing this today
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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... And then there was this one. Oh, if I loved, "Innervisions", then I am absolutely crazy about this one. The first time I listened to it in a music shop I dismissed it as having lots of softer ones and one well-funky one in the middle. Well, that one was, "Boogie On Reggae Woman", which has to be one of his greatest songs ever (for some reasons it doesn't feature on any of his hit compilations). But how could I be so wrong about a record after only one listen? It is a beautiful and very sincere abum of soul and funk music. Where to start? Well, the first song is absolutely great. The second song is a religious song. Now, I'm not one to go with singers who preach to the masses through their music. But I find this a very sincere and moving song by a man who is not preaching but explaining his faith in God and how he fails to understand how others cannot feel what he does. You really feel like you have learnt something about God and religion and how it feels to believe in it all. An absolute great song. Oh, I could write in length about each song in this way but you would give up reading. I will conclude here and say don't, whatever you do, pass this album by. You will never regret having and only will wonder where it has been all your life. Your musical guide to life, in fact.
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Outstanding
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Outstanding
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