Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod the Mod finds his solo footing, headed for stardom, with the Faces in his wake.
6:00 AM GMT 22/06/2011
Features Disc of the day
Various
When Gospel Was Gospel
(Shanachie, 2005)
Because you don’t need to be saved to be sanctified.
Panting to get your hands on Dust-To-Digital's five-CD Goodbye Babylon, but alarmed by the outlay? In which case, quench your thirst for super-charged spirituals with this single-discer. A 28-track rush of live, bare-bones gospel that stacks frantic vocal dramas up against sanctified group blues. A host of celebrated icons such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Soul Stirrers and Mahalia Jackson provide some of the most rowdy and rhythmic moments – Jackson's sweltering performance of The Power Of The Holy Ghost being a real highlight. The clap of hands, the stamp of feet, the choral harmonies and the moaning and groaning of the soloist – there's an unhinged quality to it all that makes some of rock’n’roll's original progenitors sound timid in comparison. There's also a feeling of unpredictability – that slow, low murmuring followed by... wait for it... wait for it... an eruption of voice and clanging piano. It's the equivalent of “the drop” in dance music, but rather than a cavalcade of pulsing breaks and beats, you’re treated to a string of melodic improvisations fired by an untutored vocal dexterity. Regardless of belief, the intensity of these recordings is undeniable. Goodbye Babylon, hello soul music.
Ross Bennett
Posted by Ross_Bennett at 2:28 PM GMT 03/11/2008
Further Listening
Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Original Soul Sister (Proper)
Mahalia Jackson – Gospels, Spirituals amd Hymns (Sony, 1991)
Various – Goodbye Babylon (Dust-To-Digital, 2003)
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