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Re: [ARSCLIST] July/August issue of Black Grooves
Let me chime in, from listening to the generous samples and complete MP3's
on the website, the
playing and production were top-drawer and my overall conclusion was
"Prince way before Prince, and with more, er, testosterone!" Because Ms.
Davis was pre-disco, she was not cursed with synthesizers and electronic
drums. Just pure analog shag-carpet funk. She's no crooner, more a
growler. Larry Graham's fingerprints are all over the two reissued albums,
so it's super-bad. Just ordered both albums.
If you like Betty Davis, you should check out Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
(if you haven't already):
http://www.daptonerecords.com/pages/stable_sharon.html
-Matt Sohn