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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I adore Chaka Khan. She is one independant woman with guts. Just look at her track record.
She left Warner Bros and started her own record label in 1998, and recorded (with the help of Prince) "Come to My House", which was hailed by the critics and justly so. It was criminally buried because there was no promotional backing (being her own small record label).
Forward 9 or so years, CK signs to Sony. Funk This is a brilliant CD dont get me wrong, but I'm strangely suspicious that it has won two grammy's when "House" was a far superior record.
All hail Chaka anyway, because for me, she has finally gotten the grammy's she should've had 10 years ago........
She left Warner Bros and started her own record label in 1998, and recorded (with the help of Prince) "Come to My House", which was hailed by the critics and justly so. It was criminally buried because there was no promotional backing (being her own small record label).
Forward 9 or so years, CK signs to Sony. Funk This is a brilliant CD dont get me wrong, but I'm strangely suspicious that it has won two grammy's when "House" was a far superior record.
All hail Chaka anyway, because for me, she has finally gotten the grammy's she should've had 10 years ago........
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Anyone who knows me well would be certain to tell you about my fondness for hats.
I am a Wolf who owns and wears many hats. More than fifty in The Cave at the last count.
A veritable Imelda Marcos of hats.
My favorite hat is a very old hat. It once belonged to a woodcutter.
How I came to own it must, to some degree, be left to your imaginations.
Suffice to say that its' acquisition involved a totally justified act of revenge
on my part for the death of my great-great grandfather, following a complex
and regrettable chain of events which has become remembered over time in
woodland lore as 'The Red Bonnet Incident'.
It is a brown and somewhat battered brown felt fedora with two holes
cut in the top to accomodate my ears.
Which brings me in a roundabout sort of way to Ms Khan's new album 'Funk This'.
Nothing wrong with an old hat then. This I think we have comfortably established.
The question for us here then must be - Does Ms Khan still give good hat ?
I saw her for the first time in 1972, singing in a small but not insignificant
musical venue in deepest, darkest Essex.
The stage was low and I was hunkered down at the front witnessing one of
the most electrifying performances of my young and hairy life at that time.
The sweat flew all around from her wildly flailing mane drenching everyone
standing in the first two rows. I did not wash for a fortnight.
The eleven tracks which make up this new album are a gift.
The voice is still remarkably intact all the way through its extensive
and extraordinary register. Soulful; technically brilliant and retaining
the capacity to strip paint off ceilings.
This lady can still throw down a five-part harmony in the studio
like there's no tomorrow !
Highlights must include funky opening track 'Back In The Day' - Vintage Khan.
'One For All Time' - a gorgeously soulful ballad.
This track, together with 'Angel' are two of the very best
vocal performances of her 35+ year career.
'Disrespectful' is a storming and worthy duet with Ms Blige
which could knock the spots off a leopard.
Ms Khan's take on the small purple one's 'Sign Of The Times'
gives the original a real run for its' money.
'Ladies Man' - soft, sexy and full of sweet soul honey.
'Hail To The Wrong' - another vintage funktastic classic.
The band is splendid. The production is cool, slick and accomplished.
Trust me - old or not we all need a hat like this in our lives.
The real deal - A true Diva indeed.
Highly Recommended.
I am a Wolf who owns and wears many hats. More than fifty in The Cave at the last count.
A veritable Imelda Marcos of hats.
My favorite hat is a very old hat. It once belonged to a woodcutter.
How I came to own it must, to some degree, be left to your imaginations.
Suffice to say that its' acquisition involved a totally justified act of revenge
on my part for the death of my great-great grandfather, following a complex
and regrettable chain of events which has become remembered over time in
woodland lore as 'The Red Bonnet Incident'.
It is a brown and somewhat battered brown felt fedora with two holes
cut in the top to accomodate my ears.
Which brings me in a roundabout sort of way to Ms Khan's new album 'Funk This'.
Nothing wrong with an old hat then. This I think we have comfortably established.
The question for us here then must be - Does Ms Khan still give good hat ?
I saw her for the first time in 1972, singing in a small but not insignificant
musical venue in deepest, darkest Essex.
The stage was low and I was hunkered down at the front witnessing one of
the most electrifying performances of my young and hairy life at that time.
The sweat flew all around from her wildly flailing mane drenching everyone
standing in the first two rows. I did not wash for a fortnight.
The eleven tracks which make up this new album are a gift.
The voice is still remarkably intact all the way through its extensive
and extraordinary register. Soulful; technically brilliant and retaining
the capacity to strip paint off ceilings.
This lady can still throw down a five-part harmony in the studio
like there's no tomorrow !
Highlights must include funky opening track 'Back In The Day' - Vintage Khan.
'One For All Time' - a gorgeously soulful ballad.
This track, together with 'Angel' are two of the very best
vocal performances of her 35+ year career.
'Disrespectful' is a storming and worthy duet with Ms Blige
which could knock the spots off a leopard.
Ms Khan's take on the small purple one's 'Sign Of The Times'
gives the original a real run for its' money.
'Ladies Man' - soft, sexy and full of sweet soul honey.
'Hail To The Wrong' - another vintage funktastic classic.
The band is splendid. The production is cool, slick and accomplished.
Trust me - old or not we all need a hat like this in our lives.
The real deal - A true Diva indeed.
Highly Recommended.
13 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I worked out I have been a Chaka Khan fan for 33 years !!!. I so wanted this to be good - and I was not disappointed.
This is a return back to the Rufus days. Great opener, track 2 is the best on the album, the pace slows down on track 3 leading to Angel which is a big ballad. Back to the funk up to the fantastic duet with Mary J Blige - two powerhouses together - fabulous.
Shame the album wasn't 10 tracks as there are 3 duds - the cover of Sign O' The Times is terrible (there are dozens of other Prince tracks that would have been better to use if one had to be included ) the karaoke version of You Belong To Me is poor (again , plenty of other Michael McDonald tracks that would have been better), and the inclusion of Packed My Bags / Tell Me Something Good seems very odd - both are studio versions as performed on the Live Stompin At The Savoy Album. But, set the CD player to skip these three are the rest is just fantastic.
Nt only did I want to play it over and over but it sent be back to all those great old albums as well - a re-master series waiting to happen if ever there was. Enjoy
This is a return back to the Rufus days. Great opener, track 2 is the best on the album, the pace slows down on track 3 leading to Angel which is a big ballad. Back to the funk up to the fantastic duet with Mary J Blige - two powerhouses together - fabulous.
Shame the album wasn't 10 tracks as there are 3 duds - the cover of Sign O' The Times is terrible (there are dozens of other Prince tracks that would have been better to use if one had to be included ) the karaoke version of You Belong To Me is poor (again , plenty of other Michael McDonald tracks that would have been better), and the inclusion of Packed My Bags / Tell Me Something Good seems very odd - both are studio versions as performed on the Live Stompin At The Savoy Album. But, set the CD player to skip these three are the rest is just fantastic.
Nt only did I want to play it over and over but it sent be back to all those great old albums as well - a re-master series waiting to happen if ever there was. Enjoy
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Proper music, proper singer - awesome
What a stomping CD, overall there are some brilliant tracks here. The quality of song craft is exceptional, the vocal performance really builds it will surprise you. Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2008 by Paul C. Bentley
The Diva is Back!
In my honest opinion this is Chaka's finest work in quite a few years. Soulful, funky, raw....No "over production" on this set, which allows Chaka to lead the way with her unique... Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2008 by Neil B
A fine return by one soul music's greatest singers.
Known for the ladies anthem "I'm Every Woman", the memorable cover of the Prince song "I Feel For You" and being the lead vocalist for 70s funk band Rufus, Yvette Marie Stevens... Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2007 by Michaelw89
Really Really Good - Doing What She Does Best!
This is a great return to what I think Chaka does best. It demonstrates the full range of her vocal abilities. The songs are all listenable. Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2007 by George Olney
Chaka hits it out the BALL PARK !
From start to finish this CD is sheer perfection. Back to REAL music on so many levels. One For All Time is so CHAKA/RUFUS 1977. Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2007 by Kerwin R. Guidry
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