- Audio CD (22 Jan 2007)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Vampi Soul
- ASIN: B000ICMH0Q
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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You can pretty much divide this CD into two parts: the first 6 tracks are greasy 50s r&b recorded for the small independent Detroit label Fortune around 1956-57, and the other 22 are mostly instrumental soul recorded between 1965 and 1970.
While I like both genres, for me the 1950s material comes off much better - the opening "Bacon Fat" and its sequel, "The Greasy Chicken", are hilarious talking records with lowdown, scuzzy r&b rhythm tracks, both highly danceable despite their slow tempos. "I Just Want A Little Lovin'" is pretty much a re-write of Muddy Waters's "I Just Want To Make Love To You" but none the worse for that, the superb "Jail Bait" (with a marvellous brass section riffing away moodily) is a cautionary tale that stays just about the right side of bad taste and "(M M M M Andre Williams Is) M-M-Movin'" and "I'm Movin' On" are nice car songs.
While the low budget recordings on the 1950s material are part of their charm, on the 1960s soul material, mostly instrumentals, one gets the feeling that a bit more care and attention lavished on the recordings might have improved them considerably. You can imagine a lot of them playing in the club scene in some 60s B-movie, but none of them really stand out as notable tunes. Some of them have talking vocals like the 1950s records, but again they're just not as funny or inspired. The rhythm sections on these tunes, however, are always exemplary, it's just the tunes that aren't very interesting; this all gives the impression that Williams's real forte during the 1960s was producing other artists, which he did with some success.
So this CD is worth buying for the R&B stuff, which deserves 5 stars (it would be nice if more of the CD was dedicated to it, he recorded loads) but if you're looking for a bunch of nice obscure 60s soul, you can find far better elsewhere - this stuff only merits 2 stars.
While I like both genres, for me the 1950s material comes off much better - the opening "Bacon Fat" and its sequel, "The Greasy Chicken", are hilarious talking records with lowdown, scuzzy r&b rhythm tracks, both highly danceable despite their slow tempos. "I Just Want A Little Lovin'" is pretty much a re-write of Muddy Waters's "I Just Want To Make Love To You" but none the worse for that, the superb "Jail Bait" (with a marvellous brass section riffing away moodily) is a cautionary tale that stays just about the right side of bad taste and "(M M M M Andre Williams Is) M-M-Movin'" and "I'm Movin' On" are nice car songs.
While the low budget recordings on the 1950s material are part of their charm, on the 1960s soul material, mostly instrumentals, one gets the feeling that a bit more care and attention lavished on the recordings might have improved them considerably. You can imagine a lot of them playing in the club scene in some 60s B-movie, but none of them really stand out as notable tunes. Some of them have talking vocals like the 1950s records, but again they're just not as funny or inspired. The rhythm sections on these tunes, however, are always exemplary, it's just the tunes that aren't very interesting; this all gives the impression that Williams's real forte during the 1960s was producing other artists, which he did with some success.
So this CD is worth buying for the R&B stuff, which deserves 5 stars (it would be nice if more of the CD was dedicated to it, he recorded loads) but if you're looking for a bunch of nice obscure 60s soul, you can find far better elsewhere - this stuff only merits 2 stars.
Format:Audio CD
Andre Williams gave the world the new dance craze, Bacon Fat. Then he went to originate Detroit Soul with Berry Gordon. The 50's sees Andre, who learnt the limitations of his voice, spin a ribald world reciting street lore. Jailbait, enshrined in vinyl before Blowfly and Rap, is a surreal comic twist, Keith Richards', the pirate of black culture, declared it a favorite. Perhaps blasting it next to Bill's thin bedroom hotel walls before stumbling into sweet dreams helped. The 50's tracks marked Andre as the torchbearer of the burlrisque.
Andre took the next elevation with the 60's. This collection is missing Shake a Tail Feather, but the songs Cadillac Jack, "Humpin Bumpin and Thumpin", "Sweet Pussycat", "Rib Tips", "You Got it I want it" and "Stroke" are juice slaverin pieces of succulent chicken freshly jerked. If these songs don't move you get a safety pin, and stick the end into the back of your knees to see if you're still alive and contain a nervous system.
If you feel a pang and you're not on your feet phone 999.
This is how soul music should sound; raw, dirty and moving. These sounds taught me the genre is much more than Diana Ross crooning bland vanilla love songs or just endless reruns of Marth Reeves and the Vandella's running amok in the Streets. Another hidden dirty sewer was opened by Andre. Whilst candy floss was sold to the kids, salivating Andre guides you through pipes, tunnels and sewer pipes. With two horns on his head, his priapus in hand, he beckons with his long dirty finger to follow because you've got it and he wants it.
Andre took the next elevation with the 60's. This collection is missing Shake a Tail Feather, but the songs Cadillac Jack, "Humpin Bumpin and Thumpin", "Sweet Pussycat", "Rib Tips", "You Got it I want it" and "Stroke" are juice slaverin pieces of succulent chicken freshly jerked. If these songs don't move you get a safety pin, and stick the end into the back of your knees to see if you're still alive and contain a nervous system.
If you feel a pang and you're not on your feet phone 999.
This is how soul music should sound; raw, dirty and moving. These sounds taught me the genre is much more than Diana Ross crooning bland vanilla love songs or just endless reruns of Marth Reeves and the Vandella's running amok in the Streets. Another hidden dirty sewer was opened by Andre. Whilst candy floss was sold to the kids, salivating Andre guides you through pipes, tunnels and sewer pipes. With two horns on his head, his priapus in hand, he beckons with his long dirty finger to follow because you've got it and he wants it.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
BEST OVERALL COMPILATION
1 Nov 2007
Format:Audio CD
THIS CD CONTAINS ANDRE WILLIAMS RELEASES FROM THE 50'S UP UNTIL 1970 (1956-1970). I HAVE OTHER COMPILATIONS OF HIS EARLY MUSIC, THE CDS "RED BEANS AND BISQUITS", AND "RIB TIPS AND PIG SNOOTS", BUT THIS ONE HAS HIS EARLIEST STUFF AND INCLUDES THE BEST SONGS FROM THOSE COMPILATIONS. AS A PERFORMER, ANDRE WILLIAMS WAS NEVER IN THE MAINSTREAM, BUT RECORDED A LOT OF GREAT MUSIC, FROM HIS "NOVELTY" TYPE SONGS (BACON FAT, THE GREASY CHICKEN"), TO THE DEEP HEAVY SOUL STUFF. YOU WILL NEVER FIND A TOP 40'S OLDIES STATION PLAYING ANY SONGS WITH TITLES LIKE "CHICKEN THIGHS", "JIVIN' AROUND" (ALSO KNOWN AS "THE SNATCH"), OR "HUMPIN' BUMPIN' AND THUMPIN". ANDRE WILLIAMS BECAME A HOMELESS PERSON AND A CRACK ADDICT, BUT RETURNED TRIUMPHANTLY TO RECORD SOME GREAT STUFF OVER THE LAST TEN OR SO YEARS.
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