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Charles Bradley
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No Time for Dreaming (CD)
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There seems to be a resurgence in great soul performers lately. Seeing Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings about a year ago prompted this point. Remembering her performance, with all her heart, power, and glory, I felt oddly nostalgic of a time and a place that I never actually experienced firsthand, but gathered from the sounds of audiences off of live '60s Apollo shows and old soul/gospel LPs. Sharon Jones made me feel like I’d traveled back in time 40 years and got to experience what a show of that genre might have been like.
Perhaps it’s the result of a recent suffering economy that brought many different people back to a common (broke!) ground, inspiring the need for a musical act with grit and sorrow. Or maybe Charles Bradley is just the real deal, bona-fide, incredible artist whose talent is undeniable no matter what state anybody may find themselves in. Either way, Bradley’s debut album, No Time For Dreaming, was a long time coming. Every hard step on the road to making the album is certainly brought forth through Bradley’s howling confessions.
Perhaps it’s the result of a recent suffering economy that brought many different people back to a common (broke!) ground, inspiring the need for a musical act with grit and sorrow. Or maybe Charles Bradley is just the real deal, bona-fide, incredible artist whose talent is undeniable no matter what state anybody may find themselves in. Either way, Bradley’s debut album, No Time For Dreaming, was a long time coming. Every hard step on the road to making the album is certainly brought forth through Bradley’s howling confessions.
Bradley got the itch to perform after seeing James Brown at the Apollo in 1962. Every song is a hit thanks to the tight horns and groove lines provided by the Menahan Street Band. Through and through it is a great album and apparently his live performance ain’t too shabby either. At Bradley’s last visit to the Echo, the 60 plus soul king literally jumped into the crowd for a bit of surfing. Straight up, Rock and Roll. - Fiona L. Mackay, Hollywood
This record belongs in your collection right in between Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. Heart-wrenching vocals with superb musicianship. This is an all-around great production! FOR FANS OF: Sharon Jones, Lee Fields, and Aloe Blacc. - Ray Ricky Rivera, Hollywood
Some soul singers have storied careers, few have storied lives. Charles Bradley didn’t begin making music in earnest until he was 50 years old, after his brother was shot and killed by his nephew—a tragic event that became the nexus of his Daptone debut, No Time For Dreaming. Bradley’s place in the retro-soul movement is a natural one because he means it; while his voice emotes impossible things inside and his face evinces every pained syllable, it’s his Otis Redding-like sincerity that brings it home. A highlight track is “The World (Is Going Up In Flames),” which could’ve been rolled out by Stax circa 1970 and still stand today as timeless.
Also available on LP.
This record belongs in your collection right in between Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. Heart-wrenching vocals with superb musicianship. This is an all-around great production! FOR FANS OF: Sharon Jones, Lee Fields, and Aloe Blacc. - Ray Ricky Rivera, Hollywood
Some soul singers have storied careers, few have storied lives. Charles Bradley didn’t begin making music in earnest until he was 50 years old, after his brother was shot and killed by his nephew—a tragic event that became the nexus of his Daptone debut, No Time For Dreaming. Bradley’s place in the retro-soul movement is a natural one because he means it; while his voice emotes impossible things inside and his face evinces every pained syllable, it’s his Otis Redding-like sincerity that brings it home. A highlight track is “The World (Is Going Up In Flames),” which could’ve been rolled out by Stax circa 1970 and still stand today as timeless.
Also available on LP.
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