Bob Davis
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 Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:37 am Post subject: 2008's Best Black Music Albums & Tracks ("Soul-Patrol.com & |
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2008's Best Black Music Albums & Tracks ("Soul-Patrol.com & Nu Soul @
RadioIO.com Midterm Report Card /Buying Guide")
These rankings are also posted on www.soul-patrol.com and www.radioio.com as
well as other places around the internet.
I really do hate making lists. That's because they have a beginning, a
middle and an end. Which means that something is going to get left off. At
any rate I have compiled a list of what I think are the very best ALBUMS
(listed in rank order) and SONGS (listed in alphabetical order) released
thuis far in 2008. While I realize that these types of lists are usually
compiled at the end of the year, I figured, why wait. Yall need some fresh
new music to listen to during this "summer of our discontent." If you are
thinking about buying any of these, rest assured that you can buy them
"sight unheard", they are ALL wicked, jazzy, funky, soulful, rockin joints
that it is my extreme pleasure to turn you on to. This is a great year so
far for Black music (Soul, Jazz, Blues, Funk, Rap & Rock n' Roll), so even
though it's a "summer of discontent". We as music lovers have quite a bit to
smile about, thus far in 2008.
NEW RELEASES:
This has been an amazing year for Black music, or as Crosby, Stills & Nash
might say; "there's something happening here." And what's happening here is
a VERY good thing in my opinion. Perhaps it is the impact of Amy Winehouse
winning 5 Grammy Awards last year, employing what some critics might refer
to as the "dated musical style of 1960's R&B?" Or perhaps as a result of the
overall mood of the country, facing a multiple series of seeming
insurmountable national/international crisis, looking backwards in order to
achieve comfort? Or maybe we just have more artists who are simply tired of
farting around, trying to create a "new sound", have come to the stunning
realization that there isn't anything wrong with the "old sound?"
Of the 25 new releases on this list (IN RANK ORDER), 16 of them could be
described as being "retro" or even "dated" by some day standards. As you can
see from the list, this trend crosses all Black music styles from Jazz, to
Blues, to Rap, to Rock n' Roll, to Soul (Classic, Southern & Neo), to Funk
and even Doo Wop, as well as demographic sectors, such as age & race.
And if you think that this is all just the conjecture of a "nostalgic old
fart sitting behind a computer in New Jersey", you would be quite wrong in
that assessment. The songs from these albums are getting major airplay on
internet/satellite radio channels and in some cases have even crossed over
to terrestrial radio.
So it's really more than even a "trend", dare I say, it has evolved past
that point and become a "movement." If you doubt that it's a "movement",
just ask the 600 people who showed up to see James Hunter on a Tuesday night
during a recession in Philadelphia, or ask the 1,300 who showed up mid week
to see Victor Wooten in Philly. Or ask the thousands of music fans across
the country who have called terrestrial radio stations demanding and getting
the music of artists like April Hill & Conya Doss played. It's hundreds of
18 & 19 year olds (who never heard of Weather Report & Miles Davis) dancing
in a nightclub to the Weather Report & Miles Davis inspired music of Global
Noize. Or ask the thousands of fans who show up in the Carolinas to see
Angel Rissoff perform live. Or go to an Obama rally and listen to the crowds
chanting lyrics from songs like "Funky President" (Chuck D) or "A Change is
Gonna Come" (Gerald Alston). You won't find many of these names on the
Billboard charts, the status quo barely knows who they are. And that is
exactly how it should be.
GREAT MUSIC NEVER EMERGES FROM THE MAINSTREAM!!!
This kind of activity has little to do with manufactured hype, overexposure
on TV or anything else except for the fact that people want REAL MUSIC.
And these are the TOP artists in 2008 who are giving it to them...
1. Global Noize - "Global Noize "
2. Renaissance - "Meet Me On The Corner"
3. James Hunter - "The Hard Way"
4. Denise LaSalle - "Pay Before You Pump"
5. Victor Wooten - "Palmystery"
6. Chante Moore - "Love the Woman"
7. Stan Mosley - "Man Up"
8. Chuck D & the Banned (Featuring Kyle Jason) - "Tribb To JB"
9. Gerald Alston - "Sings Sam Cooke (Featuring Gerald Albright)"
10. Conya Doss - "Still"
11. Diplomats Of Solid Sound featuring The Diplomettes
12. Angel - "Nu Soul Stew"
13. Chip Shelton - "Imbued With Memories"
14. Marcus Miller - "Marcus"
15. Teeny Tucker - "Two Big M's"
16. Lockboxx - Drop Shop
17. Eric Daniel and Friends - "Old Sax Nu Soul"
18. Vince Seneri - On the Prince's Groove
19. Norman Kelsey - "A Talent For Loving"
20. Hill St Soul - "Black Rose"
21. April Hill - "Love 360"
22. Rose Stone - "Already Motivated"
23. Cracked Ice - "Soul Noir"
24. Bob Baldwin - "NewUrbanJazz.com"
25. Maceo Parker - Roots and Grooves
TOP SONGS:
I know that some of you out there are looking at this list and thinking;
"that's all well and good, but many people don't really buy or listen to
albums anymore, some people don't even own CD players anymore, they
buy/listen to individual songs." Well that may or may not be true, however
it's an idea that's well worth exploring. With that notion in mind here is a
playlist for your consideration (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER). This list also
includes a few reissues. Go to your favorite mp3 download site and "obtain
by any means necessary" these new releases for a great summer of compelling
Black music listening. Or if the economy's got you down and your broke,
slide on over to Nu Soul @ RadioIO.com
(http://www.radioio.com/channels/nusoul), where you can listen to most of
these songs in the mix (or will soon be):
1. Angel - "One More Heartache"
2. April Hill - "Manipulation"
3. Barbara Cole - "Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean"
4. Bob Baldwin - " Zawinul"
5. Candy Dulfer - "Candy"
6. Candy Dulfer - "Summertime"
7. Chante Moore - "Do For You"
8. Chante Moore - "Guess Who I Saw Today"
9. Chip Shelton - "MLK"
10. Chuck D & the Banned (Featuring Kyle Jason) - "Funky President"
11. Conya Doss - "Message"
12. Cracked Ice - "Sweet Feeling"
13. Dells - "Walk On By"
14. Denise LaSalle - "Mississippi Woman"
15. Desi - "Takin It As It Comes"
16. Diplomats Of Solid Sound featuring The Diplomettes - "Budget
Fro"
17. Donnie C - "You Got a Friend"
18. Eric Daniel and Friends - "Old Sax Nu Soul"
19. Eric Roberson - "Let Me Know"
20. Fatback Band - "Sumertime Funk"
21. Gail Jhonson - "Runnin Around"
22. Gerald Alston - "A Change is Gonna Come"
23. Global Noize - "A Jam 4 Joe "
24. Global Noize - "Spin Cycle "
25. Hill St Soul - "The Sweetest Days"
26. James Hunter - "She's Got a Way"
27. James Hunter - "Till the End"
28. Jewels - "Sugar Woman Mama"
29. Lenny Kravitz - "Dancin' Til Dawn"
30. Lockboxx - "Rollerglow"
31. Maceo Parker - "Hit The Road Jack"
32. Marcus Miller - "Ooh (w/Lelah Hathaway"
33. Marcus Miller - "What Is Hip"
34. Marvin Gaye - "Anger (alternate extended mix by Marcus Miller)"
35. Matte - "Big Tall Black Man"
36. Mike Calhoun and the Holy Ghost Band - "God's Got My Back"
37. Miles Davis - "Black Satin "
38. Norman Kelsey - "Everything My Heart Desires"
39. Norman Kelsey - "Fall Out"
40. Rahsaan Patterson - "Dream Flight"
41. Rebel Diaz - "Which Side Are You On"
42. Renaissance - "Feeling The Blow/Sincerely"
43. Rose Stone - "Already Motivated"
44. Rose Stone - "Press On"
45. Soul Children - "Long Ride"
46. Stan Mosely - "Something U Got"
47. Teeny Tucker - "Two Big M's"
48. Tony Cook's Trunk of Funk - "Superstar"
49. Victor Wooten - "Miss U"
50. Vince Seneri - "The Stinger"
51. Yvonne Fair - "Love Aint No Toy "
REISSUES:
1. Miles Davis - "The Complete On The Corner Sessions"
2. Dells - "The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits"
3. Marvin Gaye - "Here, My Dear" [Extra Tracks]
4. Otis Blue - "Otis Redding Sings Soul- The Collectors Edition"
5. Various Artists - "Soulsville Sings Hitsville"
6. Yvonne Fair - "The Bitch Is Black"
Well that's the "midterm", there's more music coming, stay tuned for the
"finals" in December...
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Bob Davis
earthjuice@prodigy.net
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