bertrand Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Is this schmaltzy or worth picking up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 I'm a fan of it. Have it on vinyl - recorded 'live' up in the mountains at Idlewild I think. It is a very happy and enjoyable recording. Very different from the likes of 'Happenings' and certainly of its time (i.e. it is pitched towards 'MOR'/FM airplay) but sometimes that can be no bad thing. The nearest equivalent by Bobby I can think of is 'Montara' - if you like that one you will probably like 'Linger Lane'. Snippet of a fairly representative track here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BItDx0mhSf4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Sidewinder is speaking with a straight tongue. I'm not sure you'd like it, but listen to the clip and decide. . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 (edited) Agree with Sidewinder. I enjoy this one quite a bit - much more than I would have thought. It has been in regular rotation since the Japanese CD came out earlier this year. Of the same general vibe as the Mosaic Select a while back. Perhaps a tad more "commercial" - a few wordless vocals, a little electric guitar, but neither of these are distracting and fit well into the overall vibe. Part of it reminds me of the more fusion-y aspects of the San Francisco lp - but I like this better. Edited June 8, 2013 by Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 But don't let 'Linger Lane' then lead you to 'Natural Illusions'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 But don't let 'Linger Lane' then lead you to 'Natural Illusions'. was always wondering about that ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 I like Natural Illusions better than Linger Lane, and I like Linger Lane. Then again, I like Highway One better than both of them, and nobody talks about Highway One, so...varying mileages and all that, I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Has the Bobby Hutcherson funk date from around the same time as Nat. Ill. ever been reissued in full anywheres? I've got one cut on a sampler and I think there are a couple of others that sneaaked out that way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 (edited) Has the Bobby Hutcherson funk date from around the same time as Nat. Ill. ever been reissued in full anywheres? I've got one cut on a sampler and I think there are a couple of others that sneaaked out that way... some discussion here: I have Family Affair and Brother Rap from compilation CDs they are not bad, definitely a funk vibe, not much in the way of solos Hutcherson meets early Kool & the Gang meets lost blaxploitation soundtrack Edited June 9, 2013 by Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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