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Music CD - Aretha Franklin: Aretha Live at Fillmore West
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Music CD: Aretha Live at Fillmore West
Artist: Aretha Franklin
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Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
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Tracks:
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1. Respect
2. Love The One You're With
3. Bridge Over Troubled Water
4. Eleanor Rigby
5. Make It With You
6. Don't Play That Song
7. Dr. Feelgood
8. Spirit In The Dark
9. Spirit In The Dark (Reprise With Ray Charles)
10. Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0081227152628
Format: Live
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Atlantic / Wea
Release Date: 1993-12-14
Studio: Atlantic / Wea
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Summary: Miss 'Re takes The Fillmore by storm
Comment: Aretha Franklin performed live at Fillmore West in San Francisco in February 1971; and this CD documents her concert very well. Aretha, known to many African Americans as "Miss 'Re," took the stage; and her audience of mostly white people never wanted her to stop from the first note she sang. Indeed, as you listen to this CD, the audience becomes more involved and more joyful with every number Aretha performs! Concert albums may have a reputation for not always selling very well; but THIS concert album proves to be the exception to the rule. More than thirty years later we can still hear Aretha's voice in excellent form at the Fillmore West; and her band jams so hard they stun you with their performance, too.
The CD starts with "Respect," a classic Aretha Franklin song penned by Otis Redding. Aretha and her band infuse "Respect" with electricity and the crowd loves every minute of it! Aretha then goes on to perform a mixture of pop hits and her own classic numbers. Aretha included these pop numbers to appeal to the mostly white crowd at Fillmore West. "Love The One You're With" offers Aretha the chance to sing a beautiful ballad by Stephen Stills. Aretha makes this number her own with a musical arrangement that mixes soul, R&B and a pop feel to it all at once. Aretha then goes into "Bridge Over Troubled Water" written by Paul Simon; the band gives this number a soulful beat and the crowd enjoys "Bridge Over Troubled Water" tremendously. Excellent!
Other great songs on this live concert CD include "Eleanor Rigby" by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; a rousing rendition of Aretha's biggest 1970 hit entitled "Don't Play That Song" with its' great female backup group and "Dr. Feelgood," a bluesy number that makes the crowd roar as people shout out to Aretha to "sing it!"
By the time Aretha gets to "Spirit In The Dark" the crowd and Aretha have become one. They cheer with delight as Aretha breaks into this number with all the passion she could ever have mustered. Aretha then tells her audience that she "discovered Ray Charles" in her audience; and when Ray Charles comes onstage to sing a reprise of "Spirit In The Dark" with Aretha the crowd shouts out for joy! The female backup vocals on "Spirit In The Dark" enhance the beauty of this song. Ray's voice is potent as ever. Ray didn't want this number to see the light of day; he believed it wasn't his best effort. You'd never know it, though! Brother Ray sounds great!
Aretha closes the album with "Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)" written by Ashford and Simpson. Aretha performs this touching ballad like only she could; it is a fitting closer for this CD.
The liner notes include great photos of the concert and David Nathan contributes an informative essay about this concert, too. You also get the song credits.
Aretha Franklin will forever remain one of the greatest singers the world has ever seen. We are so fortunate that she shared her talents with us. Her vocal expertise shines particularly brightly on this CD. Thank you, Aretha, for everything--it never would have been the same without you!
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Summary: Great live album
Comment: The period between 1968's "Aretha Now" and this 1971 set was a rough time for Aretha. The former had reached #3 on the album charts and the latter #7 but during the period between them, Aretha had no top ten album and indeed only one top ten single, 1970's "Don't Play That Song". She was still churning out the R&B hits however, 6 top ten singles in the same period. This album, along with the single-only releases of "Spanish Harlem" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water", re-cemented Aretha's status in pop music.
The album is a great listen from start to finish and her vocal performance is top-notch, although she does over do it a little on "Dr. Feelgood". The album's best moments are "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "Spirit in the Dark". The first lulls you into a peaceful bliss while the latter gets you up outta your seat, especially when Ray Charles gets into it. Oh and I might as well mention the band: Billy Preston, King Curtis, the Memphis Horns and the Sweethearts of Soul. That ain't half bad and neither is the album, go pick it up.
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Summary: TIMELESS ARETHA, TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
Comment: If most of the reviewers can rate higher or grade it more, I can do it. I'm enjoy this. As I mention, I'm really feelin' and diggin' this album. This is 1's of Aretha's very best work 'cuz it features the song "Spirit in the Dark" (along w/ the duet she did alongside Ray Charles (RIP)) which is on fire. I truly don't have much to say. But the arrangements, the horns, vocals and everything else is truly outstanding. What can I say 'bout my girl Ms. Aretha Franklin, 1 of my all-time favorite artists to top my List? She's an Inspiring Genius, an Inspiring Songstress, Inspiring Sensation, Truly tells it all all the way thru her songs. She's a fine Piano player also. Even if I was playing and/or performing on this album right 'bout now, I know I'll be exciting. This album got the riffs and raffs in it. No fillers, no mess, just some real 'ol R&B. This album is full of a melange of jazz, R&B, gospel, blues, a lil rock for example. Checkout DONNY HATHAWAY LIVE! and MARVIN GAYE LIVE! by any chance. Love the flow between "Dr. Feelgood" (with a nice touch from the horns), Spirit in the Dark (both versions are good except for that duet by Ray Charles is bangin! He was going wild on his Fender Rhodes playing plus his singing, reminds me of a Marvin Gaye somehow), "Respect" (I like how they speed up some like somewhat in marching band or what they play and/or sing at church. HALLEJUAH!), plus others like "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (y'know that's been done by the pop/rock duo Simon and Garfunkel and then later been remade by everybody but check out Clay Aiken's too, he's has a well powerful sound, incredible voice, y'know you'll love him).
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Summary: This album displays a stunning virtuoso at a point of high energy and emotional strength.
Comment: This is why you can't just rely on one of those little singles machines. You need to hear the progression of song to song on that whole night. It was glorious. Paul Simon must have been thrilled with this version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water", which gives the song a whole different (gospel) dimension. If you don't know Aretha, or you don't know what soul music was all about (it had EVERYBODY stoked!), this will give you the clearest vision. Then try Otis Redding.
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Summary: God's Jukebox
Comment: This great album from 1971 reminds me of Elvis Presley's "On Stage February, 1970." What these disks have in common is rather than focusing on their own hits, Aretha and Elvis perform songs that were popular at the time, and almost regardless of the quality of the original, turn them into classics, purely by application of their unique artistry.
From Aretha's catalogue, this album features a zippy version of "Respect" that shows off the band; a sensual version of "Dr. Feelgood"; her hit at that time, "Don't Play That Song"; and an extended version (featuring Ray Charles!) of "Spirit in the Dark" that is soul royalty personified. The rest of the disk comprises versions of the treacly Bread song "Make it With You," the silly Stephen Stills song, "Love the One You're With," the Diana Ross diva exercise "Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand," and the classic Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel songs, "Eleanor Rigby" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water."
These covers are all genius. The lesser songs like "Make it With You," are lavished with the best that Lady Soul has to offer. She treats these dumb tunes as if they were revelations of the inner workings of the human soul--and in Aretha's hands they are. Meanwhile, she completely reconcieves the great McCartney and Simon tunes, making the original versions sound like underachievers by comparison--which is really saying something since these are two of the classic productions of the 60s.
The difference is the singing. God gave Aretha a voice that is possessed with all the power, pain and pleasure of the entire human experience. A simple, banal statement like "I want to make it with you," in her voice becomes the embodiment of a basic human urge to love. A promise like, "I will lay me down" in her voice becomes a covenant that transcends time and space. No one has ever been more ribald than Aretha in "Dr. Feelgood," no one has ever been more in awe of God's majesty than Aretha in "Spirit in the Dark," no one has ever been lonelier than Aretha as "Eleanor Rigby." These tracks, and the rest of her classic performances, take human emotions to their essence in a way that goes far beyond the words she sings.
As if that weren't enough, she's backed by a great band on this record, led by the sax wizard King Curtis, the Beatle organist Billy Preston, the great jazz/R&B drummer Bernard Purdie, and a large horn section that stays in the background until you need them most.
The liner notes suggest this concert was somewhat of a foray into the hippie audience in San Francisco, and perhaps that's why she chose some of these songs--white stoners could relate. But early on the disk, she makes a promise to them that by the end of the concert, they will be happy, and she surely delivered.
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