Raw Blues
- 艺人
- Johnnie Taylor
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- Stax
- 发行时间
- 1969年02月14日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by Mark Deming
While the &Raw& part of the title may be overstating the case just a bit, &Blues& describes this disc pretty well, thank you -- on his fourth album, Johnnie Taylor shifts his focus away from Stax's trademark Southern soul stylings towards leaner and grittier blues-based performances, a style he'd already shown a knack for on his earlier sets. Raw Blues still walks a line between soul and blues, with the sweet-and-sour tone of The Memphis Horns sometimes stacking the deck in favor of the former, but &Part Time Love&, &Hello Sundown& and &You Can't Keep A Good Man Down& generate a potent late-night mood vibe which match the downcast authority of Taylor's voice. And if the always air-tight performances of the Stax studio crew (including Steve Cropper and Isaac Hayes) pack enough heat to turn &You Can't Win With A Losing Hand& and &That Bone& into potent dance floor material, Taylor's rough but passionate delivery never lets this get too close to the Land of the Slick. A strong and heartfelt set that serves as an important precursor to Taylor's later blues-oriented sets for Malaco.
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