RE: Oi
MR BOB DAVIS
Wed, 11 Mar 1998 21:34:39, -0500
> I can't think of too much better examples of music with soul and
> consciousness than Inner City Blues; Holy Holy; What's Going On. I
still
> find it quite extraordinary - on a pretty basic level admittedly -
that
> such an overtly political album was put together by a man on a label
> that a few years earlier was producing bubble gum music. I dunno - it
> just seems to me that in a time when people who listen to this kind of
> music get a bit too hung up about mixing records together, DJ remixes
> and all that malarkey (ouch - know I'm gonna get flamed for this) that
> What's Going On is a high water mark for music that is Talking Loud
and
> Saying Something.
I agree wholeheartedly........perhaps it might also be useful to think
back to what was "Going On" in the United States when Marvin put out
that album.
Not only was it a musical masterpiece, but here was a Black artist
finally taking a stand on the key issues facing the country at that
point & doing so AGAINST the wishes of his record company!
Courage + Brilliance + Talent = Genius
--
Bob Davis
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