tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508984726672877916.post2630585528906295798..comments2023-10-04T02:24:08.790-07:00Comments on Institute of Jurassic Technology: Rock Steady -- an Aretha RemixBpaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10009087847894914228noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508984726672877916.post-34642404793077486182007-12-21T17:33:00.000-08:002007-12-21T17:33:00.000-08:00Teh dancing, etc, are great, but the music isn't A...Teh dancing, etc, are great, but the music isn't Aretha's best, IMO. I really like her early stuff with Atlantic (her prior career with COlumbia was interesting, as they tried -- unsuccessfully -- to make a jazz singer out of her). <BR/><BR/>My favorite from this era is 'Chain of Fools'. The sidemen from Muscle Shoals are great; check out Duane Allman's fatback guitar behind the vocals.<BR/><BR/>Her best recordings, for me at least, were the two live gospel albums she recoreded for Atlantic: 'Amazing Grace' and 'One Faith, One Lord, One Baptism'; check out this from the latter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqEFLUKnB18 (do not adjust your set -- there is no video).<BR/><BR/>I couldn't find a clip of 'Chain of Folls' with the original recording (well, I found one, but opted not to post it). I *did* come across this oddity: Aretha performing an old favorite '96 Tears', originally recored by ? (prononced 'question mark') and the Mysterians: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJhl60xKSVo&feature=related<BR/><BR/>For any other out there who may be as fond of music trivia as I, the original title of '96 Tears' was to have been '69 Tears', but ?'s record label thought that to be too suggestive. Check out the original (with groovy B&W TV) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrTnaPa9BaA <BR/><BR/>MyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com