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April 17, 2007
New CDs
I splurged last week and bought 3 CDs. My music listening has been kind of stuck in the past ever since I stopped living with my friend, Mason. I could always count on him to keep me informed of the latest sounds I needed to hear. When I left Knoxville, I stopped making multiple trips a week to the Disc Exchange, and so I began to loose touch with the music being made by current artists.
Anyway, I took a risk and bought some new music made by (relatively) new artists. I bought Corinne Bailey Rae and John Mayer. My old-school appetite couldn’t resist also getting Wilson Pickett’s Hits (not to be confused with Wilson Phillips or Jim Pickett). I felt good about stepping out and taking the risk of buying new music, until I began to listen to my 2 new CDs. I realized that Corrin Baily Rae and John Mayer are old-schoolers just like me. Corrin Baily Rae is a total old-school soul/R&B addict. Her CD is like Lauren Hill or Alicia Keys but even more old-school than they are. I love it! John Mayer is just as old-school, too. The first track “Waiting on the World to Change” is a cold rip-off of “People Get Ready” by Curtis Mayfield. He does a cover of “Bold As Love” that is basically exactly the same as Hendrix and all the originals have this great retro vibe that I can totally relate to. I guess I was born too late.
By the way, I really dig the Wilson Pickett CD. Steve Cropper is my new hero.
Music you should listen to | By Kirk Ward | 4:34 PM
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I haven't given John Mayer much cred, maybe because his track on the Herbie album you gave me is one I jump over to get to Carlos Santana! Corinne Bailey Raye on the other hand is a favorite of mine right now, expecially the tune "Breathless." It has an old school groove. My twenty something African American friend Michelle here is snooty about her, invoking the Lauren Hill standard that is apparently a blend of music and social comment. Andrae McGary says Lauren is the successor to Stevie Wonder in that respect. Corinne ain't got no African American politics, she's British like Sade.
Miss you,
Dad
Chattanooga, TN
Posted by: Dad at April 18, 2007 6:14 AM
Great informative post! I thinking a lot of the great new artists are old schoolers at heart. The other day I heard 88.1 play Pickett’s “Mustang Sally” and it was delightful. I’ve got the “Roxy Music” version but Pickett’s original is SO much better.
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at April 18, 2007 8:58 AM