MCA's double-disc The Anthology 1961-1977 is the definitive overview of Curtis Mayfield's career, as the only compilation to draw from both his solo work and the best of his output with the Impressions. In fact, even discounting the four Curtom tracks that spill over onto disc two, the first disc's 26 selections constitute far and away the most extensive Impressions best-of on the market. Toss in ten of the most essential Mayfield solo tracks, and the result is breathtaking in its progression from romantic soul, often informed by doo wop and gospel, to expansive, ambitiously arranged funk jams. It's also fascinating to hear Mayfield's social conscience emerging as the '60s progress, since he was among the very first R&B artists to explore political issues in his music, paving the way for countless others to do so during the '70s. If you're only interested in Mayfield's funkier solo work, Rhino's The Very Best of Curtis Mayfield features all but one of the solo tracks included here, plus several more. But in order to fully grasp Mayfield's impact on R&B and his talent as a singer, songwriter, musician, and producer, The Anthology 1961-1977 is absolutely essential.
I know it's not Friday. If this helps pull you through Wednesday, I will consider it a track well placed.Long version folks. This puppy cashes in at almost 9 minutes.Ya know, if I didn't buy the album, I wouldn't have found this gem.
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This is what I wrote yesterday before talking to your mom... ... Lufthansa sent out an e-mail about cheopo fares to California... was gonna delete it but then I remembered I need a flight to the East Coast. Washington is about 600 bucks, and I'm gonna cough them up somehow. Why didn't I do that when you were alive?Thought of good old Orpheus. Remembered that I can't bring you back, no matter ho...
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Reading in Bed"We were still reading for ideas back then, for style. We hadn't figured out what literature was for, actually, that it was mostly about loss, that without hope there was no risk and without risk there was no danger and that every story, in the end, is about danger. We still believed literature could be reasoned with, I mean."-from Summer, As In Love, from the collection of short ...
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