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| 1. I Need It |
| 2. I Want To Ta-Ta You Baby |
| 3. Superman Lover |
| 4. Ain't That A Bitch |
| 5. Since I Met You Baby |
| 6. We're No Exception |
| 7. Won't You Forgive Me Baby |
| 8. Funkula |
| 9. Follow Me |
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By mattjoplin
Format:Audio CD
Johnny Guitar Watson may be familiar to lovers of blues music and maybe also to fans of Frank Zappa - Frank said that listening to his Three Hours Past Midnight made him pick up the guitar for the first time, and Johnny subsequently guested on several FZ albums. But this is Watson's best album of the 70s, a period where he successfully brought funk, soul and jazz to the blues sound.
Quite simply, this man was one of the coolest musicians ever to walk to the planet. He took blues song forms and lyrics and combined them with Curtis/Stevie/Sly-influenced grooves to create something completely new. Horns, clavinets and wah-wah Fender Rhodes meet ice-pick Telecaster solos and extremely insinuating, sleazy vocals.
If the title track or Superman Lover don't raise a smile, there's something seriously wrong. We're No Exception is a superb ballad which could have been a show-stopper for Sinatra. I Need It veers a little close to disco for my liking but is redeemed by a brilliant vocal performance and spicy horn arrangements. Since I Met You is a breezy finger-snapper reminiscent of Bill Withers' best work.
When I was getting into soul music as a teenager, this album was on constantly along with Sly's Fresh, Stevie's Innervisions and Isley Brothers' 3+3. It certainly deserves to be considered in the same bracket as those three.
Quite simply, this man was one of the coolest musicians ever to walk to the planet. He took blues song forms and lyrics and combined them with Curtis/Stevie/Sly-influenced grooves to create something completely new. Horns, clavinets and wah-wah Fender Rhodes meet ice-pick Telecaster solos and extremely insinuating, sleazy vocals.
If the title track or Superman Lover don't raise a smile, there's something seriously wrong. We're No Exception is a superb ballad which could have been a show-stopper for Sinatra. I Need It veers a little close to disco for my liking but is redeemed by a brilliant vocal performance and spicy horn arrangements. Since I Met You is a breezy finger-snapper reminiscent of Bill Withers' best work.
When I was getting into soul music as a teenager, this album was on constantly along with Sly's Fresh, Stevie's Innervisions and Isley Brothers' 3+3. It certainly deserves to be considered in the same bracket as those three.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By L. Hennessy
TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
Johnny Guitar Watson used to play a lot of up-beat blues in the '50s and '60s, and had quite a few minor r'n'b chart hits in the process. He had a similar stage persona to Chuck Berry, but was sufficiently talented to avoid accusations of being a mere clone.
As the music scene moved on and tastes changed, so did Johnny; he'd always been a sharp dresser with an even sharper sense of humour but it wasn't until the early 1970's that he turned to the funk, and let them come to the fore in his music.
As the music scene moved on and tastes changed, so did Johnny; he'd always been a sharp dresser with an even sharper sense of humour but it wasn't until the early 1970's that he turned to the funk, and let them come to the fore in his music.
He had a really 'hard-plucked' sound to his guitar playing, and a George Clinton-esque sense of humour that touches very lighly on socio-political subjects at times (see 'Ain't that a Bitch').
His voice had a distinctive southern drawl that makes it instantly recognisable, and his songs tend to have sections where he speaks some of the lyrics.
This album was made in 1976, and is one of the better ones - I'd recommend this as a good introduction, but 'Love Jones' is probably his classic.
Failing that, the compilation is good value for money...
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Just the sweetest album. With a 70's vibe. This is an album fans of funky soulful tunes will love. 'Superman Lover' has to be the Jewel in this sparkling crown. If only we could have some more !!!?!!!
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he's a bad maa faa
Surely one of the best album covers ever printed. Slip the disc out of the sleeve and the music does not disappoint either. Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2000 by caroliner@ultimate-events.com
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he's a bad maa faa
Surely one of the best album covers ever printed. Slip the disc out of the sleeve and the music does not disappoint either. Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2000 by caroliner@ultimate-events.com
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