Man with the Golden Arm Posted March 8, 2005 Report Posted March 8, 2005 What, no "Secret Life of Plants?" i'm gonna go home and see if my LP still smells. Not as bad as you might remember it being! The words are goofy as hell, but the music itself is pretty darn interesting more often than not. no, no. that album was the whole 'sensory thing' at the time and had been olfactorily embibed with lavendar or rose as well as having the braile embossing. a literal smell! Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted March 8, 2005 Report Posted March 8, 2005 (edited) Old shot of Stevie I made in college days. Edited March 8, 2005 by Man with the Golden Arm Quote
mikeweil Posted March 8, 2005 Report Posted March 8, 2005 I was considering a Blindfold Test disc with all Stevie Wonder covers ..... I have to admit I don't remember what I voted for - they're all great, some have more great songs, especially Innervisions, but Songs in the key of Life impressed me back then for its overall conception and grandness, like a peak prepared by the other albums. Quote
couw Posted March 8, 2005 Report Posted March 8, 2005 Old shot of Stevie I made in college days. good shot Quote
maren Posted March 9, 2005 Report Posted March 9, 2005 Innervisions for me too. The one reason? I love all the songs on that album. There isn't a single dud and the way the album is programmed is superb. Ranks with Marvin's What's Going On? IMO as among the very best soul abums ever. In fact in any genre. Exactly! Quote
Jim R Posted March 9, 2005 Report Posted March 9, 2005 Well, I've thought about it, but I can't vote for one. It's absotively, posilutely between TALKING BOOK and INNERVISIONS for me, though. The albums before and after were certainly not chopped liver, but to me the pinnacle was those two. I'm far more sentimentally attached to INNERVISIONS, which came out just before I started dating my future (and current) wife. In fact, we chose "Golden Lady" for our first dance at our wedding reception. But TALKING BOOK was a superb album too. Quote
Jim R Posted March 9, 2005 Report Posted March 9, 2005 Oh no... If I don't vote, then I won't know what the results are. I think I'll vote for TALKING BOOK, but when you view the standings, take a half point away from that and add a half point to INNERVISIONS. Is that BRILLIANT, or what? B-) Quote
Soul Stream Posted March 9, 2005 Report Posted March 9, 2005 I love those Stevie albums too. But all jazz musicians should be banned from covering his songs for at least the next 30 years to give us all a break for a while. Quote
Free For All Posted March 9, 2005 Report Posted March 9, 2005 I love those Stevie albums too. But all jazz musicians should be banned from covering his songs for at least the next 30 years to give us all a break for a while. I do like this one though........... Quote
Harold_Z Posted March 9, 2005 Report Posted March 9, 2005 I find it hard to choose between Talking Book, Innervisions and Fulfullingness First Finale. I think all three are great. Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted March 9, 2005 Report Posted March 9, 2005 Old shot of Stevie I made in college days. good shot thanks. a front row seat didn't hurt. Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted March 9, 2005 Report Posted March 9, 2005 I voted up 'Innervisions' as well but looking at 'Songs in the Key of Life' had me thinking that that would have been more of a classic than it is had it been a single LP. Nothing wrong with the whole weave that was there and I always loved pulling out the 45 to play "Saturn" and "Ebony Eyes". But if "Knocks Me Off My Feet", "Pastime Paradise", "Ordinary Pain", "As", "Another Star" aren't the basic root of today's neo-soul then I don't know what. Quote
wolff Posted March 9, 2005 Report Posted March 9, 2005 I voted for "Songs...". Played my first copy to death and now play a mint original I picked up a few years ago. Is it true his new album will be released soon? In Japan I believe. Quote
Kari S Posted March 9, 2005 Report Posted March 9, 2005 If I absolutely had to pick one, I'd pick "Innervisions", but it's impossible. "Music Of My Mind", "Talking Book", "Songs..." (even some of "Hotter Than July") all have so much great music in them... By the way, that Dave Pietro disc rocks! Quote
Big Al Posted March 9, 2005 Report Posted March 9, 2005 I love those Stevie albums too. But all jazz musicians should be banned from covering his songs for at least the next 30 years to give us all a break for a while. Yeah, I just wish I could remember this killer version of "Creepin'" that I heard on KNTU a few years ago. Can't even remember if they said who it was, but it was SMOKIN'! Quote
Sundog Posted March 9, 2005 Report Posted March 9, 2005 I love those Stevie albums too. But all jazz musicians should be banned from covering his songs for at least the next 30 years to give us all a break for a while. Danilo Perez does a stellar version of Overjoyed on his recently released Live at The Jazz Showcase album. I would recommend checking it out, it might change your mind. B-) "Innervisions" for me Quote
Noj Posted March 9, 2005 Report Posted March 9, 2005 Though I voted for Talking Book, I must say all of Stevie's albums are hit and miss for me. I don't listen to them all the way through, maybe I'm alone in that sentiment. I tend to like 4 or 5 cuts off each album. My favorite Stevie track is "Hey Love." Quote
Jim R Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 Old shot of Stevie I made in college days. good shot thanks. a front row seat didn't hurt. A front row seat... This reminds me- I saw Stevie around 1975 at The Cow Palace in SF. Not only did I not have a front row seat, I was about as far away as I could have been, and that's a large arena. With a pair of binoculars, I could almost make out where he was. The music sounded just fine, though. ==== Jon, I agree with you for the most part. I also agree with the above comments about "Songs In The Key Of Life". Two LP's was too much. There were even things about some of the better songs on that which I had a hard time with (such as the way some of the lyrics matched up awkwardly with the music on "I Wish"). Stevie's scatting also began to sound weird, IMO... and unfortunately (again, IMO), a lot of soul/pop singers picked up on it as if it was a good thing... one reason I could never watch "Star Search" (not that there weren't plenty of other reasons). Quote
Big Al Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 Though I voted for Talking Book, I must say all of Stevie's albums are hit and miss for me. I don't listen to them all the way through, maybe I'm alone in that sentiment. I tend to like 4 or 5 cuts off each album. Me too! Quote
cannonball-addict Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 What about Original Musiquarium??????? Quote
SEK Posted March 11, 2005 Report Posted March 11, 2005 My favorite today is "Music Of My Mind". Quote
JSngry Posted March 16, 2005 Report Posted March 16, 2005 I just wish I could remember this killer version of "Creepin'" that I heard on KNTU a few years ago. Turrentine did a fine one on BN. Quote
John L Posted March 16, 2005 Report Posted March 16, 2005 My favorite version of Creeping may be that of Luther Vandross, but only because it is attached in a medley to the magnificent "If Only For One Night." Quote
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