Re: Curtis Mayfield - There's No Place Like America Today (1975)

by Nightjar Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:54 pm

This is a true ghetto love song.

Unusual chords and structure.

by Nightjar Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:55 pm

WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:Blue Monday, people.

Will this this change the pace?

Nope.

by Guest Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:55 pm

Nightjar wrote:Horrible background hiss.

Uploaded September 2019! dontpanic

by Nightjar Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:56 pm

The system need us
But it's trying to mislead us

Word.

by Nightjar Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:57 pm

Extremely unusual for an artist of this time to directly use the word depression in regards feeling 'down' or oppressed.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:57 pm

Track 6 - Hard Times.

by Nightjar Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:58 pm

Dodgy cut off. Colbert

by Guest Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:58 pm

This one sounds like the slow pace should make it sound more powerful.

hmm

by Guest Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:59 pm

Mayfield trademark melody

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:00 pm

Guitar solo.

by Nightjar Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:01 pm

WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:This one sounds like the slow pace should make it sound more powerful.

He wrote this is in the '60s.

It was recorded by Gene Chandler first.

I'll link it at the end.

It was called "In My Body's House"/

You'll prefer it I'm certain. sad yes

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:01 pm

Last track - Love to the People.

by Nightjar Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:02 pm

by Guest Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:02 pm

If that last one had a harder sound, and drums that sounded powerful and exciting it could have worked. Instead it was lifeless and drab.

He's done it before why can't he do it now? rant

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:03 pm

by Guest Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:06 pm

That last one was alright. happy

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:07 pm

It is over.

That was a very boring album. I'm sure the songs were about things that matter and it was all very nicely played but the songs all seemed to have exactly the same tune, be far too slow and go on forever.

Now to look back at the thread and see what everybody else made of it. Excited

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:08 pm

I shall give it 2 stars.

by Guest Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:08 pm

He's got a beautiful voice, and a great guitar sound/feel.

But this it was just so unbelievably lifeless. I've heard his earlier albums, they weren't like this. They were studed with genius and funk, excitement. Energy. Everything missing from this. And it sounded like old songs slowed down. Recycled melodies, recycled riffs.

Disappointing.

Nice artwork though.

by Nightjar Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:09 pm

It's an unashamedly downbeat album and that's probably why I love it.

It's dark, even doom-laden at times.

It's like Curtis is trying pray his way out of the darkness.

Black soul and funk music couldn't always be upbeat in the face of things.

Think of this album as a genre equivalent of Unknown Pleasures.

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