JSngry Posted September 25, 2006 Report Posted September 25, 2006 (edited) Imagine some local Bay area dude who gets a notion to make some records with a band that sound like RIOT-era Sly demoing really cool song skeletons that sound like Willie Mitchell sketches with lyrics like O.V. Wright might have written in a drunken/depressed rage of love, sung in a voice that combines the most ethereal elements of Al Green & Sylvester, with only a fraction of the finesse of either. Or put another way - There's A Riot Going On coming from the guys on the corner (the guys who are always on the corner...) instead of the guys on the stage. Yeah, plenty to be suspicious about from a "technical" standpoint. But factor in that the singer is really, REALLY, REALLY into the emotional/spiritual zone that it takes to overcome all that, to put this shit over anyways, and then what do you have? How you answer that question will say a lot about you and your relationship to music (no worng answers), not the least of which is whether or not you'll want to hear this album. But if you think you might, I'm here to encourage you to do so. Strongly. Edited September 25, 2006 by JSngry Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted September 25, 2006 Report Posted September 25, 2006 Sounds interesting. Anybody got any on-line samples?? That might seal the deal for me. Quote
JSngry Posted September 25, 2006 Author Report Posted September 25, 2006 http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/lh048.html Quote
WD45 Posted September 25, 2006 Report Posted September 25, 2006 I am beginning to think that JSngry is a paid employee of Dusty Groove. Quote
Noj Posted September 25, 2006 Report Posted September 25, 2006 I'm going to get it from emusic tonight! Quote
JSngry Posted September 25, 2006 Author Report Posted September 25, 2006 I am beginning to think that JSngry is a paid employee of Dusty Groove. I'm beginning to think I should be... But hey - check out "Legs" & tell me if that alone ain't worth the cost of admission. Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted September 25, 2006 Report Posted September 25, 2006 speakin' of emusic I see Ji_'s buddy, Gilles Peterson, leads off his "America" comp with this guy. Quote
etherbored Posted September 25, 2006 Report Posted September 25, 2006 anyone else see the wonderful piece on darondo a couple of issues back in wax poetics? -e- Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted September 25, 2006 Report Posted September 25, 2006 A Toast! "...Charmin' Fool..." Quote
Noj Posted September 26, 2006 Report Posted September 26, 2006 I've got this one playing now. I dig it! Thanks for the rec, JSngry! Quote
JSngry Posted August 27, 2011 Author Report Posted August 27, 2011 http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=tbyytp2dps&ref=browse.php&refQ=kwfilter%3DDarondo%26amp%3Bincl_oos%3D1%26amp%3Bincl_cs%3D1%26amp%3Bformat%3Dall Quote
JSngry Posted August 27, 2011 Author Report Posted August 27, 2011 If you don't know Darondo, you don't know Darondo! Quote
JSngry Posted June 19, 2013 Author Report Posted June 19, 2013 Darondo gone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/darondo-san-francisco-soul-singer-dead-at-67-20130613 Quote
Late Posted May 28, 2021 Report Posted May 28, 2021 On 6/19/2013 at 9:40 PM, JSngry said: Darondo gone. Darondo Lives! Listen To My Song Spinning right now ... Ken Wins Quote
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