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~ Lewis Taylor
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (15 Dec 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Commercial Marketing
  • ASIN: B000006TEI
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 57,969 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Lewis Taylor began musical life playing in The Edgar Broughton Band, an unlikely apprenticeship for the work he produces here. Lewis Taylor is the greatest Marvin Gaye record never made; he's got Gaye's passionate, creamy inflections down pat, even simulating his hurt macho pride on "Lucky" and "Right". Yet this is more than a formidable exercise in soul replication for 1970s nostalgists; Taylor brings to this record a prowess as a multi-instrumentalist and a highly eclectic musical sensibility. Shades of The Beach Boys, Joe Meek and Pigeonhed, prog rock and psychedelia are present here, as Taylor's songs sweep up to dark crescendoes, as on "Damn", which dissolves in a squall of heavy metal guitar. Taylor suffered commercially because programmers and punters didn't quite know what to make of him or where he was coming from; the secret is to stop trying to figure it out and just enjoy. --David Stubbs

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible, 10 April 2002
By tim-russell@genie.co.uk (Newcastle, England) - See all my reviews
I bought this album when it first came out in 1996 after seeing Lewis Taylor on 'Later with Jools Holland' and was immediately blown away. To this day it remains one of my top ten albums of all time. Essentially it is soul music, but from an artist who clearly has more than 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill', 'Stevie Wonder's Greatest Hits' and 'The Best 60s Soul Album...Ever' in his record collection.

Lead vocals akin to Marvin Gaye (but with much more contemporary styling) backed with multi-layered, often complex, harmonies of 'Pet Sounds' era Beach Boys are perfectly accompanied by laid-back but seriously gritty funk/hip-hop instrumentation.

The music is predominantly guitar-led with a host of organ and synth sounds in tow, drums a mixture of live loops and electronic percussion. Taylor plays and programs everything and clearly has an understanding of music far above that of your regular chart performer, invoking jazzy chord structures and changes that never suggest an unhealthy fondness for late 70s jazz-funk.

Lyrically there is nothing that's going to make Smokey Robinson consider a career change, the themes being the usual triad of love, lust and insecurity, but everything fits in perfectly with the arrangements and each song is eminently sing-along-to-able.

The album as a whole is darkly dramatic, reminiscent of early Doors (without the panic), Scott Walker (without the self-pitying poetic tendencies) and Stevie Wonder's '71-'77 period.

This album really is superb (the follow-up, Lewis II, is not quite as exciting but still fantastic) and never ceases to amaze me with its originality and atmosphere.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best, 10 Nov 2004
I was given this album as a gift and it was the best CD I had listened to for years. I have since ordered several copies and distributed them among friends because no-one had heard of Lewis Taylor. The response has been, "Who is this guy? He is fantastic." The CD is just gorgeous.

I'm not sure why the other reviewers compare him with other soul singers! There are plenty of different styles and Lewis' is unique and not at all a pastiche of Marvin gaye, nothing like him! I adore Marvin too but this album is very different.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Is Lewis taylor for real?, 17 Jul 2001
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How LUCKY am I to own this CD? The BITTERSWEET tenderness of the voice. WHOEVER described this as the best Marvin Gaye album that Marvin did not write was not far wrong. TRACK after track of tantalising soul music. Each SONG has its own identity. No BETTERLOVE songs you will ever hear. This is HOW music should feel. Every note in the RIGHT place. DAMN this is good. Music made with such SPIRIT is a joy to behold.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Legendary Album
"A prophet is not recognised in his home town...or by his own people". This album is pure genius and this man is a musical genius. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Unique. Dark. Soulful. Psychedelic. One of Sadly Too Few Albums
This is Lewis Taylor's first, and I first latched onto him when I heard the first track, "Lucky", playing in the local record shop many moons back. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2007 by JazzUK777

5.0 out of 5 stars flawed masterpiece - dark, multi-layered & moody
Balls to the Marvin Gaye comparisons! Clearly Taylor has a wide ranging and eclectic musical mind. Comparisons and stylistic compartments are better applied to lesser... Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars WELL, IT'S DEFINITE...
This guy thinks he is/wants to be Marvin Gaye...BUT HE'S NOT! and therein lies the rub.
Trite lyrics. Read more
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Why Lewis Taylor isn't a household name is one of those mysteries of the universe, like where do all the socks in your washing machine go to, that will never be answered. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Spiritual future soul
This is one of those albums that takes a few listens before it's true genius sinks in. It is a beautiful concept of how to re-work soul music for the 21st century. Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2000 by Mr. N. Tompkins

4.0 out of 5 stars A Man of the Future
This is a wonderful record that manages to criss-cross musical boundries without the listener noticing. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a CD to judge by its cover!
This is the type of music that refuses to be pigeon-holed, a truly eclectic mix..What is clear, however are the haunting, often spooky melodies remeniscent of Marvin Gaye's... Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great CD
Lewis Taylor came to my attention when I heard the track 'Bittersweet' on a compilation. For me this is by far and the way the best track, which starts of slow and funky and... Read more
Published on 5 Nov 1999

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