Reply With QuoteThis complete documentary/movie is available on DVD and it has a magnificent sound quality, you can also play all the musical numbers only by selecting that DVD option.
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STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN Just caught this documentary on the Movie Channel tonight.It is a must see for all music fans.It was simply a riveting piece of work on the Funk Brothers and the Motown sound.WoW!
Different eyes see different things. Different hearts beat on different strings. But there are times for you and me when all such things agree...Rush
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This complete documentary/movie is available on DVD and it has a magnificent sound quality, you can also play all the musical numbers only by selecting that DVD option.
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
Listen to Mixmachine and get the DVD. It's great.
Chart Hit [Level 6]
Will do absolutely.I just can't tell you how much it blew me away.We seem to always focus on the artists with little thought to the real creators of the music.Originally Written by NickNack
Different eyes see different things. Different hearts beat on different strings. But there are times for you and me when all such things agree...Rush
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
That's how I was feeling after watching this. All the years I had credited, well, not the wrong people, but not all the right people with that wonderful Motown sound. The documentary opened my eyes.Will do absolutely.I just can't tell you how much it blew me away.We seem to always focus on the artists with little thought to the real creators of the music.
Platinum Record [Level 8]
These Motown guys are touring so keep alert. They are coming to my country soon - together with ISAAC HAYES. Are we in for a show or what. And Kraftwerk soon after!- Wonderful film indeed S.I.T.S.O.Motown but could we have done without the awkward re-created flashback scenes? And who was that white girl vocalist, what was she doing there?
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Her name is Joan Osbourne and don't dis :D , I like her in there.
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Joan Osborne recorded a "covers" cd "How Sweet It Is"...which is pretty good. I listened last weekend...so if ya like her work in "SITSOM" check it out............
AMG says:
While 1995's Relish proved Joan Osborne was a smart and idiosyncratic lyricist with a big, strong and soulful voice, the unexpected success of the album (and the single "One Of Us") proved to be as much of a burden as a blessing. Touring kept Osborne out on the road for the next few years, and troubles with her record company prevented her follow-up, Righteous Love, from arriving in stores until 2000, after which it died quickly on the vine (though the album deserved a better fate). As Osborne was blocking out plans for her next album in the fall of 2001, the terrorist attacks of September 11 upended her musical priorities, and for How Sweet It Is, Osborne has indulged herself in the musical equivalent of comfort food by cutting covers of a dozen classic soul and R&B tunes from the 1960s and '70s, with the exception of three reworked rock numbers (Dave Mason's "Only You Know and I Know," the Band's "The Weight," and Jimi Hendrix's "Axis: Bold As Love"). While Osborne devotes herself to vintage material here, for the most part she avoids a retro vibe and, thankfully, avoids the contemporary failing of proving one's soulfulness by bending vocal lines into uncontrollable spasms of melisma. Here, Osborne merges passion with simplicity, while most of the tunes are recast in clean, spare arrangements which capture the classic lines of their melodies without sounding like retreads. And in a season of loss, fear, and mistrust, "Smiling Faces Sometime," "Why Can't We Live Together," and "Love's in Need of Love Today" sound potent and almost painfully relevant in this context, while the bluesy pleasures of "These Arms of Mine" and "I'll Be Around" feel as comforting as a hug and a cup of cocoa. How Sweet It Is is a rare example of an album of covers that doesn't sound like a holding action, and makes clear Joan Osborne is still an artist well worth watching. — Mark Deming
1. I'll Be Around (Bell/Hurtt) - 4:31
2. Think (Franklin/White) - 3:38
3. How Sweet It Is (Dozier/Holland/Holland) - 4:22
4. Smiling Faces Sometimes (Strong/Whitfield) - 4:45
5. Love's in Need of Love Today (Wonder) - 4:12
6. These Arms of Mine (Redding) - 4:39
7. Only You Know and I Know (Mason) - 3:45
8. War (Strong/Whitfield) - 5:50
9. Why Can't We Live Together (Thomas) - 4:59
10. Axis: Bold as Love (Hendrix) - 4:04
11. The Weight (Robertson) - 5:13
12. Everybody Is a Star (Stewart) - 3:15
Vaneese Thomas - Vocals (bckgr)
Jill Dell'Abate - Production Coordination
Tawatha Agee - Vocals (bckgr)
Rob Arthur - Bass Programming
Leroy Clouden - Drums
Isaac Hayes
Kevin Killen - Mixing
Curtis King - Vocals (bckgr)
John Leventhal - Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Bass (Electric), Drums, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Producer, Engineer
Paulette McWilliams - Vocals (bckgr)
Audrey Martells - Vocals (bckgr)
Me'Shell NdegéOcello - Bass
Brian Mitchell - Organ
Shawn Pelton - Percussion, Drums
Fonzi Thornton - Vocals (bckgr)
Joan Osborne - Keyboards, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Engineer, Digital Editing
Danny Louis - Trumpet, Clavinet
Sophia Ramos - Vocals (bckgr)
RIck DePofi - Solo Instrumental, Percussion, Bongos, Drums, Horn, Keyboards, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor), Producer, Engineer, Digital Editing
Ahmir Khalib Thompson - Percussion, Drums
Andrew Carillo - Guitar (Acoustic)
Conrad Korsch - Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
Becca - Design, Photography
Jorge Velez - Assistant
"Lost inside adorable illusion...."
Gold Record [Level 7]
I was going to answer the Joan Osbourne question but you guys are too fast for me, any ways she did a great job singing "Heatwave" and "what becomes of a brokenhearted"
Also in this dvd you'll find a hillarious BMW short (and two others) with James Brown meeting with the devil to renegotiate his deal after selling his soul for fame and fortune.
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Definately going to check out her CD.I was equally impressed with her work in the film.She did both songs justice especially What Becomes Of A Brokenhearted .One of my all time favourite melodies from Motown.
Different eyes see different things. Different hearts beat on different strings. But there are times for you and me when all such things agree...Rush
Platinum Record [Level 8]
Okay - got to give that girl a second change with the dvd. Quess her voice was fine, it was just that she somehow seemed to be lacking in the sparkle and drama department. But pay no attention to me regarding my views on an artist's vocal workouts, this is a Kylie fan writing here...
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
Since this is about Motown: Has anybody heard (or even interested in) Michael McDonald's Motown CD? Every time I see the tv commercial I think about buying it. Always liked this guy's sound.
Chart Hit [Level 6]
Hi fellas,
talking about MOTOWN, here I am again :lol:. I bought the DVD of STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN and loved it, of course. It is a must see not for every MOTOWN fan, but for every pop music fan. And the 2nd CD is full of great extras, including 3 amazing instrumental jams from the guys, great bios and a dinner with the FUNK BROS. I already watched this DVD a thousand times by now :lol:
Peace,
zeca azevedo, back from the dead!
Gold Record [Level 7]
I asked the same in the soul section under 'Grapevine" but no one responded , so I didn't buy it , but I like what he did at least in the commercial clip.Since this is about Motown: Has anybody heard (or even interested in
Gold Record [Level 7]
I watched the Temtations DVD that many times , this one is great too and they use the original recordings!
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