Natural Blues Pt.1 [CD-single] [Import]

Natural Blues Pt.1 [CD-single] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Natural Blues (Single Version)

2. The Whispering Wind

3. Sick In The System

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Fifth single from 'Play'. Featuring 2 unreleased B-sides. Tracks 'Natural Blues' (Single Version), 'The Whispering Wind' & 'Sick In The System'. 2000 release. Slimline jewel case.

Tracks:

Do Anything
Hearts Don't Think They Feel
Main Attraction
Too Many Nights
Please Answer
Bum Rush (Your Heart)
It's Sweet
I Can Take You There
Let's Get It Together
Do Anything (Justin Strauss Remix)

Customer Reviews:

I can't believe it's been that long.......2006-10-05

While cleaning out the garage I come across some tapes that my sister had stored there from the 90's. Recognizing most of the names; Vanilla Ice, R.E.M., Wilson Phillips etc. etc. I then came across "Natural Selection." "What's this? I don't remember them." So I dust off and plug in an old RCA dual tape/record player to start playing side A. Not bad, so I continue to clean.
Now in the 90's I was more into birth of alternative music but perhaps for the sake of nostalgia an appreciation for the music manufactured and over played on the radio was forged. At the end of the day the garage was almost clean and the tapes quickly placed on eBay, but the songs remain stuck in my head.

You get what you pay for..........2005-09-19

CD was scratched but guess I couldn't expect too much for under $1

Still not bad.......2004-10-19

I'm surprised we didn't hear more of Natural Selection in the early 1990's. I was in high school when the CD came out and was drawn in by the single 'Do Anything'. 'Hearts don't think they feel' was also a single. After high school I studied piano, percussion, and composition in college and after all that, I still think this is a decent attempt at pop music and I've held onto it even though selling most of my other early 90's CD's. There is an obvious Prince influence throughought the album and the hit single had to compete with Prince's 'Cream' from the Diamonds & Pearls album. If 90's music is ever to become a 'genre' like 80's music has, I recommend Natural Selection as one of the most noteworthy, but overlooked, works of the early part of that decade. At the used prices it is worth hearing.

Natual Selection.......2003-04-22

Not bad... Standout song of course is the hit single featuring Niki Harris (famous for being Madonna's backup singer & releasing 3 of her own albums:see nikiharris.com) but this cd lacks in some areas...with mostly filler music sounding like scraps from Prince, they still pull it off because scraps from Prince is still good music! Neither here nor there.

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Another One To Love
In the Natural State, my review from Barcelona
Great Well Rounded Blues
Terrific tunes all the way through
another great Thackery release!

In the Natural State
Jimmy Thackery , and The Cate Brothers
Manufacturer: Rykodisc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FIMHVC
Release Date: 2006-06-27

Tracks:

Out of Mississippi
Arky Shuffle
I Got A Rich Man's Woman
Levee Prayer
Ain't That A Lot of Love
I'll Come Running Back to You
Hoodoo Man Blues
Snatch It Back And Hold It
Howlin' For My Darling
Tell Me Goodbye

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Arkansas, home to ex-Nighthawks guitarslinger Jimmy Thackery and his friends and guests Earl and Ernie Cate (guitar and keyboards, respectively), is nicknamed "the Natural State." But the natural state for these three musicians is really somewhere between traditional blues fervor and knuckle-busting guitar hypnosis. This disc kicks in with the latter: "Out of Mississippi" is a big-bottomed, blustery riff-fest. Yet two tunes later they're adopting Muddy Waters's "I Got a Rich Man's Woman." Thackery's slide whinnies with a sensitivity near the old master's as the Cates paste down a powerhouse Chicago shuffle. And so it goes, ricocheting between the past and present. They summon the spirit of fellow Arkansan Junior Wells in "Snatch It Back and Hold It" and "Hoodoo Man Blues." But the most emotional number is Thackery's flood ballad "Levee Prayer," which is all restraint and subtle six-string colors until the finale, when his dark-toned solo enters like inexorable waters to claim the song. The disc ends with Thackery's "Tell Me Goodbye," a paean to '50s sock-hop rock that's got a chordal guitar break as sweet as his innocent lost-puppy-love lyrics. --Ted Drozdowski

Album Description

Blues guitar master Jimmy Thackery teams up with fellow Arkansans, the legendary Cate Brothers, to celebrate their beloved home on In The Natural State. Infused with a sharp, crackling blues energy matched by the Cates' innate feel for down-home rhythm and blues, In The Natural State is a guitar lover's dream - complete with the fiery solos and stringbending blues-rock only Jimmy Thackery can deliver.

Thackery's first album recorded in Arkansas, In The Natural State isn't just the name of an album or an allusion to a geographical place; it's a way of being.

"I put all my senses on hold and find the zone and follow what's inside. There's an electricity from your mind to your heart to your fingers. You just try and remember to breathe." - Jimmy Thackery'

"A musical masterpiece!" - Mike Huckabee, Governor of Arkansas

Customer Reviews:

Another One To Love.......2007-07-06

This is my sixth JT cd. There's two I don't love, but this one I do. I liked most of what I heard from the sound bites, but you know that's not always reliable. The reviews went from one to five stars so I was a bit skeptical. I opted for the buy and am glad I did. Most of the songs have a familiar ring to them but done with a different feel, kind of like listening to both versions of Eric Clapton's Layla. The fact that this cd was done in four days gives it a raw natural feeling. This sounds like pros doing what they love. Every note is on time, and like good blues, the next note is just what you expect to hear. This cd may move up to just below Drive To Survive and Wild Night Out on my list.

In the Natural State, my review from Barcelona.......2007-05-10

I'm totally disappointed by this bad JIMMY THACKERY's album. You may think I'm exaggerating if you listen to the first theme thinking this is going to be the worst of the record, because it is not bad at all. And the second tune, "Arky shuffle", is a good blues as well. So you start thinking: "What a good record I'm going to listen to!". But you're wrong. Only this second tune and perhaps another blues like "I got a rich man's woman" can somewhat save this little disaster. The tune "Ain't that a lot of love" is no more than a bad imitation of Stevie Winwood's "Gimme some loving" although he performs a good solo guitar there and on the rest of the themes I'd rather not comment, mainly because we are talking of the great JIMMY THACKERY, a phenomenal guitarist and very good music, one of the best, ex leader of the marvellous NIGHTHAWKS and responsible for a large and very good discography. I very much like most of Jimmy Thackery's records, but not this one, I'm sorry, don't waste your money on this record unless you are an absolute Thackery's fan like I am.That is my opinion.

Great Well Rounded Blues.......2006-12-19

I don't know about the negative review. I could listen to this over and over. If you love guitar, Arky Shuffle and Howling for My Darlin really groove. Levee Prayer is a great song. This album has a good mix of Thackery and Cate Bros influence.

Terrific tunes all the way through.......2006-08-23

I saw this group not too long ago and was instantly impressed.I have all of their CD's and I admit I was initially hesitant to purchase this one, but well, I thought, I love the other ones, how can I go wrong.The ripping, pulling you into every song was apparent from the onstart. The versatility so appreciated.I am sincerely moved by the song, Levee Prayer, lest anyone forget what hurricanes can do!I sincerely believe that you just would not be disappointed in any way. A true great set of tunes.Go for it,you'll definitely be glad you did. When I have that moment of,'what do I listen to'I grab 'In A Natural State' and am always glad I did.

another great Thackery release!.......2006-07-07

Teaming up the Cate brothers and Jimmy Thackery was a brilliant idea. This disc is a true feast for guitar fans. All of the musicians really cook here, and since it was recorded live in the studio it has a nice raggedy feel to it. True, there is nothing original here, but these guys infuse these songs with their own unique styles. Pay no attention to any negative reviews, this one's a winner!
P.S. I never buy a CD until I listen to soundbites either on line or in a store. This way I'm never disappointed.

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Twelve Fingers Workin' Six Strings
Dirty
Oh my goodness...
Buster's Boogie
Don't get any better than this

Natural Boogie
Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers
Manufacturer: Alligator Records
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Release Date: 1989-12-05

Tracks:

Take Five
Hawaiian Boogie
See Me In The Evening
You Can't Sit Down
Sitting At Home Alone
One More Time
Roll Your Moneymaker
Buster's Boogie
Sadie
Talk To My Baby
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Customer Reviews:

Twelve Fingers Workin' Six Strings.......2006-06-27

Hound Dog Taylor was born polydactyly - he had six fingers on both hands. One night in a drunken impulse, he cut off the extra digit on his strumming hand with a razor blade while leaving his fretboard hand with all six. For that reason alone, Hound Dog Taylor is the baddest MF to live in Chicago since Al Capone. While "Scareface" had machine guns to fire off in the streets of The Windy City, old "Eleven-Fingers" had his raw voice, gritty guitar, punk boogie, and sad stories to dredge up from the back alley dumpsters of Chi-town.

Dirty.......2006-04-07

All I gotta say is this is some of the most gritty, raw, rockin' boogie blues I've ever heard. The guitars on this album are loud, dirty, nasty -- where can I get this tone? You can't buy it. Well, you can if you buy this album.

You got wax in your ears? I gotta cure for you: Listen with headphones on to You Can't Sit Down -- the guitar in the left channel -- that'll jar it loose.

Oh my goodness..........2004-11-29

I can't tell you how strongly I feel about this album. This is awesome! This is one of the more outstanding examples of the "boogie" blues style. My favorite tracks are "You Can't Sit Down," and "Sadie" although its a little like selecting favorites among your children...ultimately, you love them all very much. This makes a tremendous addition to any blues collection.

Buster's Boogie.......2003-09-28

What?!
I couldn't think of a title which made sense.

Anyway, "Natural Boogie" (which should probably have been spelled "natch'l") is Hound Dog Taylor's second album, and it rocks with at least as much fire as its predecessor.
Taylor and his Houserockers, drummer Ted Harvey and gritty second guitarist Brewer Phillips, lay down a superbly groovy rhythm on "See Me In The Evening", one of his very best songs, and they do a fine take on Elmore James' "Shake Your Moneymaker" (retitled "Roll Your Moneymaker" and shamelessly credited to Taylor himself!).

Other highlights include the unusually low-key "Sadie", and a great cover of another Elmore James-tune, James' Chess-single "Talk To My Baby (I can't hold out)".
Not all of the handful of instrumentals on this album manage to keep one interested for very long, and there isn't excactly a lot of musical variation here, but when it all gels, "Natural Boogie" really rocks, and the three-man band dig some deep grooves.
3 3/4 stars. Recommended.

Don't get any better than this.......2001-08-11

This was Hound Dog Taylor's second cd and it goes from 0 to 100 mph in a few seconds! This is the most electrifying ,boogie blues album made; Just doesn't get any better than this!

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No wonder in Natural Wonder
SUPER WONDER
SHOULD HAVE BEEN A GRAMMY-WINNING SMASH!!
One Of The Greatest Live Albums Ever Made
The Closest Thing to Being There!

Natural Wonder
Stevie Wonder
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ASIN: B000001A9P
Release Date: 1995-11-21

Tracks:

Dancing To The Rhythm
Love's In Need Of Love Today
Master Blaster (Jammin')
Stevie Ray Blues
Higher Ground
Rocket Love
Stay Gold
Ribbon In The Sky
Pastime Paradise
If It's Magic
Ms. & Mr. Little Ones
Village Ghetto land
Tomorrow Robins Will Sing

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My Cherie Amour
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours
Living For The City
Sir Duke
I Wish
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
Superstition
I Just Called To Say I Love You
For Your Love
Another Star

Customer Reviews:

No wonder in Natural Wonder.......2007-01-28

It would be futile to disagree in what we all know: Stevie Wonder is one of the greatest musicians American music has given to the world. His natural talent is beyond recognition. He is a true musician. Performer, composer, arranger and producer all in one. Nevertheless this particular work which portraits two concerts (maybe too big of a places) falls somehow short from what I was expecting and mostly due to a weak performance by the musicians chosen to support Stevie Wonder. He outplays his crew by far. But his talent and energy doesn't cover the lack of fire in his band. It's a wasted opportunity. Who knows when Stevie will record live again. Althought I believe an unplugged record with a smaller group of musicians could work exceptionally well for this remarkable artist and recreate in a new dimension many of his original compositions.

SUPER WONDER.......2005-10-11

Lo voy a decir en pocas palabras que entenderá cualquiera que hable español: no es una broma, Wonder es el músico negro con más "visión" en las últimas décadas y no tener este álbum en vivo es privarse de un trabajo impecable.

SHOULD HAVE BEEN A GRAMMY-WINNING SMASH!!.......2005-04-06

Why this album wasn't a major, major hit for Stevie Wonder just
mystifies me. It's the first and only live album of his adult
career, and it is simply awesome. This is absolutely one of the
best live performances I've ever heard, right up there with "Judy
At Carnegie Hall", "Band Of Gypsies" by Jimi Hendrix, the
"Woodstock" soundtrack and any number of live recordings by
Joni Mitchell, the Stones, Aretha, Ella, James Brown, Bob
Seger, ANYBODY. Stevie's pipes are in amazing shape and his
performance is positively exuberant. Someone who has been
around as long as he has could have easily just gone through
the motions and still delivered a good show. But Big Little
Stevie gives his all and then some to the point where you wonder
how he does it! Not really a "Live Greatest Hits", this is
more a "History Of Stevie". Many of his biggest hits are here,
especially on the second CD, but so are some album faves and
lesser known gems. All are delivered with passion and buckets
of soul. The opening 1-2 punch of "Dancing To The Rhythm" and
"Love's In Need Of Love" will leave you breathless. It really
is that great. And the addition of the strings to an already
fine band is the icing on the cake. If you like Stevie you will
LOVE LOVE LOVE this CD!!!

One Of The Greatest Live Albums Ever Made.......2005-04-03

1995's "Natural Wonder" captures the raw energy, unbrideled passion and undeniable excitement it feels to be at a Stevie Wonder concert. This is something few artists can do at their concerts. Stevie Wonder is one of those few. On this two disc collection (culled from his 1995 "Conversation Peace" tour), wonder performs 24 classic songs with all the skill and soul you'd expect from Stevie.

Stevie truly pours his heart into his songs. Just listen to the passion he puts into songs like "Love's In Need Of Love Today", "Stay Gold", "If It's Magic" "Ms. And Mr. Little Ones" (a new song when it was released and a personal favorite) and "Overjoyed". And naturally, Stevie isn't afraid to have a little fun, funking it up on "Sign Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours", "Sir Duke" and "I Wish", as well as transforming the tender ballad "Ribbon In The Sky" into an almost nine minute jazzy jam.

I was also glad that Stevie decided to revive several lesser knowns gems such as "Pastime Paradise", "Another Star", "Village Ghetto Land" and "Rocket Love". These songs stand well against concert warhorses such as "Higher Ground" and "Superstition".

My only gripe is basically the one another reviewer said, and that's that several songs ("Master Blaster (Jammin')", "Living For The City", "Another Star") were a lot shorter than the original versions. Usually when you go to a concert, you expect the songs to be longer than the studio versions. But I won't fault the entire album because of that. Also, I noticed the list of songs that reviewer would have liked seen on this album is the same as mine. But again, I won't fault the entire album for these minor complaints.

This is an album that I think everyone should own. Also worth picking up is "At The Close Of The Century" and all of Stevie's studio albums, which are among the greatest albums of all time.

The Closest Thing to Being There!.......2005-02-27

For those of us that live in the "boondocks" where artists rarely or never appear, "live" recordings provide us with the stadium or concert hall experience.

"Natural Wonder," recorded in both Israel and Japan is, as the title implies, a stupendous performance by one of the 20th century's true geniuses. Backed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and a band featuring instrumental heavyweights Nathan Watts, Darryl Jackson, along with others, the Motown legend delivers with an intensity that makes him the envy of his contemporaries and his successors.

The album begins with "Dancing to the Rhythm," a highly charged tune that has Wonder's mellifluous vocal instrument matched by an outstanding Paul Riser string arrangement. This song, along with "Stevie Ray Blues," and "Mr. and Mrs. Little Ones, are previously unreleased tunes but they meld seamlessly with his more familiar hits.

And what hits they are!!!

The Academy Award-winning "I Just Called to Say I Love You". The pop/R & B smashes "My Cherie Amour," "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours," "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," and so many others.

One would have to be six feet under to not be moved by "Rocket Love" or "I Wish".

The album may be ten years old but Wonder's music is timeless, still resonating with soulful passion as they did when they were first heard.

And that makes Stevie one for the ages!

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Long and dull
Disappointment
A Little Sophomoric, But Very Solid Stuff
Shocked gets religion
who is Michelle Shocked? She's incredible!

Deep Natural
Michelle Shocked
Manufacturer: Mighty Sound
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ASIN: B000063NDE
Release Date: 2002-04-02

Tracks:

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Good News
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That's So Amazing
Peachfuzz
I Know What You Need
Can't Take My Joy
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Although double albums are again de rigueur, the mercurial Shocked pushes the envelope on her first release in four years. Fully free from major-label duties, Shocked picks up where the quasi-gospel vibe of the limited-edition Good News left off (even reprising a few tracks) and delivers the most expressive singing of her career. She fuses deep Southern funk, Jamaican dub, ambient country-folk, and socially and sexually conscious soul (à la What's Going On) with poignantly confessional, faith-based lyrics. "The more I forgive, the more I forget/Let it go, let it go," she consoles herself. The sprawling instrumental companion disc, Dub Natural, has moments of artistic surprise (especially the supernova blues rock of "Draughts of Dublin"), though it rarely finds the purpose and spiritual poise of this set's main attraction--Shocked's ardent singing and gleaming, inspired songwriting. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

Long and dull.......2007-01-28

This album is bad. Which is a shame because Michelle Shocked has always been an automatic purchase for me. No more.

I don't know if it happened in the mixing, the recording, or with the instrument choices, but whatever it is, it ain't good. The music is the audio equivalent to pouring porridge through a sieve.

And since she's found religion, her lyrics have gone from razor sharp attitude and storytelling to just bludgeoning us with a club that is both patronizing and wearisome. She's always written about stuff that is important to her, but she did it in a voice that captured my attention. Now it just turns me off.

It is hard to believe this is the same artist that wrote "Anchorage", "Prodigal Daughter", "Memories of East Texas", and "The Cement Lament".

Disappointment.......2003-08-02

I really liked her album "Short Sharp Shocked" and still do, but this one was a waste of money. I listened to it twice and probably will never again. Her religious and "preachy" fanatical overtones are annoying. There is not much more to say.

A Little Sophomoric, But Very Solid Stuff.......2003-05-19

Truthfully, this isn't really my type of music, but all things considered, it's really good. The only reason I heard this CD is because I had a chance to meet Michelle Shocked and she personally handed me this CD, which she told me she packaged and shrink-wrapped by herself. I've since seen her perform at one of the local clubs in Los Angeles, and I remember seeing her on the Dr. Phil show protesting the military action against Iraq.

I have the benefit of knowing this artist and what she stands for and believes in, so that's why I can appreciate her music. I know the deeper, spiritual, social, and political meaning behind the lyrics in her songs. However, if you're someone who just happens upon the CD at Blockbuster Music and listens to it simply for its musical value, you might not like it. In my personal opinion, this is a good CD to play in your car on an extended trip so you can listen to the whole thing all at once. There's really no one track on this album that stands out above the others. I also have the companion CD called Dub Natural, which are the same songs as Deep Natural, except without the lyrics. I think both of these CDs come together in one package. That also is a nice CD to listen to, because you really get a feel for Michelle's ability as a musician.

Shocked gets religion.......2003-02-27

I have a very short personal list of musicians whose CDs I always buy. She was ABOUT to fall off that list until she came out with Deep/Dub Natural.

In my opinion, about Shocked's only flaw is a tendency to preach and as she matured, she made that mistake a few times.

Not in this album! Like her early music, the lyrics are poignant yet nuanced. But, she has broken out of the folk mode without giving it up completely.

Clearly she has had some encounter with God and she uses that as lyrical focus. But don't think this is some boring Christian album. She NEVER falls into cliche even when she re-interprets a song like Amazing Grace. That song, for instance, breaks your heart and renews at the same time.

Great stuff. And don't neglect Dub Natural. I like it maybe even better than Deep Natural. I know that Shocked wasn't the first to do a re-mix second disk, but not many have done it better. It really works -- "Dub" has the feel of "Deep" but is not a needless duplication. I play Dub Natural more than "Deep".

I also hope this CD will open up her audience beyond the folk singer-songwriter crowd. She deserves it. Unfortunately, I doubt this release will get a lot of promotion. Good reason to buy it, though - play if for friends and they will think you have the good taste to not follow the masses.

who is Michelle Shocked? She's incredible!.......2003-02-26

When my local paper ran a review of Deep Natural, I had never heard of Michelle Shocked before. It was an incredibly glowing review, though. So, I decided to splurge and take a chance and pick up the cd. I popped it in my cd player and sat down. The album opens with Shocked belting out a short acapella song titled "Joy". This song would later be used as part of "Can't Take My Joy". My jaw dropped. "Joy" was powerful and just gave me a little chill. It just felt special, that the album as a whole was going to be something very special. It is.

Even though Michelle Shocked can use her voice as a powerful instrument on songs like "Good News" and "What Can I Say?", she still effectively sings "Psalm" when she goes softer. The range that Shocked can use her voice as an instrument is incredible....as is her gifts as a musician and songwriter. I was completely blown away by Michelle Shocked and she is now one of the few that I will recommend without any reservation.

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Diz is how is suppost to be done...

Wastelands!!!

Dope ish!!!

One of the most slept on since Johnny O.C.

The Natural!!!

The Natural
Mic Geronimo
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Diz is how is suppost to be done..........2007-05-28

Listing to beatz, rhyme & overall the whole (...) album by Mic geronimo's "The natural" simply sickness...These little club rappers cannot on their best dayz touch this album. Gay unit, dipset, lil john,bowwow, so on and so forth! Destroying hip hop. Anyways if you dont own this album by now ?Get it and learn about true hip hop* leave the commercial rap alone.

Wastelands!!!.......2006-08-29

Master I.C. was my senior year and while under the influence was the best thing to happen to my high. On a serious note, YES this is a unrecognized classic. Interludes were funny and "real." If you love this album, check out Royal Flush's "G.M."

Dope ish!!!.......2006-05-12

Now people consider this ol' school. I remember when this joint came out "Ish is real" and "Masta I.C." were in the deck in heavy rotation. This was when nobody knew Irv Gotti, Ja Rule, DMX or Jay-Z and they were all a part of this LP. Unfortunately, Mic Geronimo never got the credit that his counterparts did, but I honestly think his 1st LP was better than the other artist's cataloge. (Except Jay-Z)

This LP will make you want to get a pair of Tims and represent. There's only a couple of tracks that make the LP a little bumpy, Mic's attempt at making a radio/R&B track. But all n' all a dope LP!!!

But, if you did dig those R&B joints, cop his 2nd LP and if you thought those tracks were wack, avoid his 2nd LP like the plague.

One of the most slept on since Johnny O.C........2005-10-14

When I first heard this CD I remember thinking how much it was like ILLMATIC with its classic production courtesy of buckwild and smooth lyrics Geronimo held it down on this one. The music is very remiscent of NAS 1995 debut and has that Gritty NY ghetto feel to it if you are a fan of NY Hiphop you will love this. geronimos lyrics while not the best sound alot like NAS and many other NY rappers. I think the thing that doomed this release and didnt give it the classic status of albums such as Illmatic is the fact that it was released around the same time as Illmatic and geronimo didnt have any backing by a major label to promote this masterpiece of an album. So it goes to show you can have all the talent in the world and still go completely unoticed for years by the general public. Mic G started to fall off after this one I think he needs to get with BUCKWILD, DA BEAT MINERZ, or 9TH WONDER and bring us another album like this one. Classic, Masterpiece, Greatest of all time, these words dont even begin to describe what this album has in store for you. 5 MICS

The Natural!!!.......2005-07-26

Slept on Classic!!! check it out for yourself. If anything, pick it up for the title track its gold!

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Martha's best!!!!!!
Two early seventies albums
Worth The Wait
They Saved the Best for Last
Features Martha Reeves at her vocal peak

Natural Resources / Black Magic
Martha & the Vandellas
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000647GT
Release Date: 2002-04-29

Tracks:

Something
Easily Persuaded
Didn't We
I'm in Love
Love, Guess Who
Everybody's Talkin'
Put a Little Love in Your Heart
Hurt Is Over (Since I've Found You)
Take a Look
Won't It Be So Wonderful
I Should Be Proud
People Got to Be Free
No One There
Your Love Makes It All Worthwhile
Benjamin
Tear It on Down
I've Given You the Best Years of My Life
Bless You
I Want You Back
In and Out of My Life
Anyone Who Had a Heart
Hope I Don't Get My Heart Broke
I Gotta Let You Go [Stereo Mix][#][*]
Earthquake [#][*]
People Got to Be Free [Alternative Version][Alternate Take][*]

Album Description

UK two-on-one remastered reissue includes 'Natural Resources' (1970) & 'Black Magic' (1972) plus three previously unreleased bonus tracks, 'I Gotta Let You Go' (Stereo Mix), 'Earthquake' & 'People Got To Be Free' (Alternative Version). Slimline 2CD case housed in a slipcase with one CD.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Two Original Albums on a Single CD.

Customer Reviews:

Martha's best!!!!!!.......2006-03-30

These two albums are by far the best of Martha Reeves & The Vandellas. It is so refreshing to finally see them on CD. 'Natural Resources' is far better than 'Black Magic.' The best song I feel on the album is 'The Hurt is Over,' which would have skyrocketed to No.1 had it been released. Another standing out is 'Easily Persuaded,' which Reeves has said she thought could have been a No.1. Too bad Diana Ross squatted Berry Gordy. It's sad to say that sex gets you farther than talent, that of which Ross had very little of, if none at all. I also love the track 'Something,' which is filled soul, and 'Didn't We' which shows Martha can sing standards like the best of 'em. In fact ...all of the tracks not used on the album, were issued on the 'Spellbound: Lost & Found' 2-CD set. Those tracks are 'Talking 'Bout Love,' 'Build Your Love on a Strong Foundation,' 'Earthquake [stereo mix],' and 'There's Love in the World,' just to name a few. "Black Magic,' boasted two fine tracks, the highly collected 'No One There,' now a cult classic, and a very emotional 'Benjamin.'

Two early seventies albums.......2003-05-25

By the time these albums were recorded, Martha and the Vandellas were no longer the attraction they had been in the sixties, but the albums are still worth a listen by committed Motown fans.

The first album, Natural resources, was released in 1970. Only one single was released in America (I should be proud, which failed to chart) and no single was released in Britain. I should be proud is an anti-Vietnam song, which Martha delivers with real feeling. There are some covers here, including Something (Beatles), Put a little love in your heart (Jackie De Shannon) and Everybody's talking (Harry Nilsson), but most of the songs are original, though none are as impressive as I should be proud.

The second album, Black magic, was released in 1972. The cover of Something re-appeared on that album but is not duplicated here as no changes were made to it. The American singles from this album were Bless you, In and out of my life and I want you back. The British singles were Bless you and No one there. None of these singles climbed very high and some failed to chart at all. The only cover here is Anyone who had a heart.

Three bonus tracks include I gotta let you go, another minor hit, and an alternative version of People got to be free.

While this set could hardly be described as essential, it is enjoyable.

Worth The Wait.......2002-12-14

This compilation includes two of my favorite albums I purchased 30 years ago as a teenager. I don't think there's a bad track on either album with many of the songs favorites of mine until today. I'm sure many fans of early Motown have never heard these songs as neither album sold well at the time. I was thrilled to finally get remastered versions of two albums I wore out years ago.

They Saved the Best for Last.......2002-06-21

After criminally neglecting Martha Reeves in his obssessive quest to make Diana Ross the greatest star who ever lived, Berry Gordy Jr. began having second thoughts. In "Natural Resources" the Vandellas were allowed to move beyond albums of random tracks to something a little more ambitious mixing Motown originals with important material from outside the company and the orchestrators were given the go-ahead to be experimental and imaginative. "Natural Resources" glows with this freedom for the group, as does the cover which frees them from evening gowns and girl groupiness and lands the trio squarely in the middle of the back to nature movement. The album is terrific start to finish (the harmonies on "Something" are something!) and Martha finally is allowed to show she can do more than be a Vandella, that she can do ballads, showtype tunes, whatever, but the release went barely noticed as Motown was frying other fish. "Black Magic," with the best cover the Vandellas ever got, was strictly the result of Martha's own enterprise. The company had moved to L.A. and left her behind in Detroit but, again, had second thoughts. The idea was to put her on the new MoWest label out of L.A. working with the Jackson Five's producers the Corporation. That project never got completed, but some of the tracks ended up on this album. Beyond that, Martha got attention from George Gordy, resulting in one of her greatest records, "In and Out of My Life;" Ashford and Simpson for "Tear It on Down" and somehow got the gorgeous ballad "No One There," which opened the album and should have been a #1 single but--guess what--never got out AS a single in the U.S. Martha herself found some of the tracks at Motown and managed to get herself recorded with them and from this total botched mess comes surprisingly a beautiful piece of work. "Benjamin" is particularly noteworthy, showing Martha way, way beyond her shout days to being a thoughtful, deep singing actress. Meanwhile, Motown, mysterious as usual, repeated "Something" from the previous album while leaving off two amazing tracks, "Baby Don't Leave Me" and the followup to "In and Out of My Life," "I Won't Be Fooled The Way I Was Before." They appeared 30 years later. This album (originally to have been titled "Black Lace") got zip promotion and was hard to find. But together on C.D. these two albums represent a revelation--here is a truly great singer truly ignored by the record company she helped raise to success and, despite it all, she ends up triumphant. And doing better than ever now, thank you very much.

Features Martha Reeves at her vocal peak.......2002-05-20

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas always had a loyal cult following in Britain, so it's not surprising that Motown UK has finally reissued all their original albums as twofers in CD format. The good news is that they're all given the royal treatment (similar to the Supremes reissue), with annotated track listings, bonus tracks including alternative takes, glorious colour pictures on the covers and booklets and above all. great audio quality from digital remastering. The not-so-good news is that the albums themselves are of variable qaulity and not always essential to all but hardcore fans. The best of the 3 later releases is to my ears "Natural Resources/Black Magic", the weakest and least essential being "Riding High/Sugar & Spice". "Dance Party/Watchout" is worth buying if only for the dance set.

Released in the early 70s when the group was considered to have passed its sell by date, "Natural Resources/Black Magic" contained surprisingly some of the most accomplished and mature work Martha ever did with Motown. By then, the music scene had changed and the practice of loosely throwing together a bunch of familiar covers for an album release was considered passe for artistes who wanted to be taken seriously. So, with these two albums, Motown tried to upgrade the group's image a bit by getting them to record more contemporary material. The results were mixed. But vocally, Martha was in peak form. She never sounded better. On gems like "I Should Be Proud", she lets rip with a new confidence, allowing her gorgeous voice to soar and her passionate vibrato to convey emotions that must have registered on the richter scale. Her phrasing on some of her earlier recordings could be sloppy occasionally, but by the early 70s, she had tightened up professionally and was hitting the sweet spot with deadly accuracy.

The release of "Natural Resource" went virtually unnoticed. It yielded no hits. But even with its fair share of fillers, it was memorable for the half dozen songs that genuinely worked and showcased Martha's growing prowess as a vocalist. Aside from the devastating "I Should Be Proud" - a high watermark of the group's latter day work with Motown - Martha also experimented with jazz and come up with the goods on Jimmy Webb's "Didn't We" and a searing performance on "Love, Guess Who". Another particular highlight for me was the raunchy "Easily Persuaded" featuring some of the most impressive and soulful singing Martha ever did. Unfortunately, their covers of the Beatles ("Something"), Nilsson ("Everybody's Talking"), Jackie de Shannon ("Put A Little Love In Your Heart") and the Rascals ("People Got To Be Free"), though respectable, didn't work so well, reflecting Motown's own A & R limitations.

Nevertheless, the group went out in style with "Black Magic", which like its predecessor, wasn't perfect but delivered some truly good stuff. By 1972, the Jackson 5 was Motown's priority act, so Martha & the girls benefited from the spillover effect. "Bless You", written and produced by The Corporation, was their most catchy number in a long while and a modest sized Top 40 hit for them. Their cover of the Jacksons' "I Want You Back" was also different and interesting. But the piece de resistance was "Benjamin", an emotional ballad which showed off Martha's vocal dexterity to great effect. There was also Ashford & Simpson's "Tear It On Down", which once again distinguished Martha's choices from Diana's when they were picking from the same songbook. Martha always went for the heavier, grittier, though less tuneful stuff. The non-album single "I Gotta Let You Go" was a good bonus track.

Tracks:

Easy To Love
Where Did Your Love Go?
You Don't Wanna Miss
Just A Matter Of Time
Li'l Bit
Don't Wanna Love You Now
You Don't Know Nothin'
With This Ring (Say Yes)
D'yer Mak'er
The Harder I Try
I Like
Thinking Of You
The Prayer

Customer Reviews:

Right there with Envoge.......2007-03-12

This group For Real ...was in a class of Envoge..their vocal styles were beyond touching..like Envoge....trying to match such vocals would and is hard these days...lack of promo's killed this group..but their vocals will live on ...wonder where they are?

I was trying to remember this group...........2004-07-29

Remembered the song "you don't know nothing" cause I liked the ending where they broke into 4 part round-the rest about them is a blur.....

For Real Was For Real.......2003-09-13

For Real formed in 1993, releasing their first album, It's a Natural Thang, one year later on A&M Records. This female R&B quartet struggled to hit it big; "You Don't Know Nothin'," hit no. 88 on the billboard hot 100, no. 80 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and hit no. 21 on the Rhythmic Top 40; "Easy To Love," hit no. 65 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart; and "You Don't Wanna Miss," struggled as well. But this shouldn't destroy these singles credibilty, For Real have wonderful old-school vocal harmonies, which lift the album. For Real was just another female quartet that got lost in the New Jack Swing, Club/Dance, Urban mix, and suffered from lack of promotion like most groups did in the early to mid-90s.

A HIT!.......1999-07-25

This is a great debut albu

born to sing........1999-01-15

though they entered the market at a time when girl groups were a dime a dozen and poor promotion was a death sentence, for real is definitely the real deal. covering musical styles from zhané to the jackson 5 to miki howard, necia, t, josina and wendi exhibit exception skills and harmonies that easily put them in a class with en vogue and brownstone. one listen to the acapella "you don't know nothin'" leaves no doubt that for real's lack of recognition is through no fault of their own. thoguh this album doesn't have any real stand-out tracks, it makes for pleasant listening.

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Nemeth is Big Time!

Come and Get It
John Nemeth , and Junior Watson
Manufacturer: John Nemeth featuring Junior Wat
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAGNEA
Release Date: 2004-06-01

Tracks:

She Belongs to Me
Aint Too Old
Come and Get It
Bring It on Back
What Have I Done Wrong
Romance with out Finance
I Don't Think I Could
Don't You Talk
Late Night Hour
Let Me Hold You
I'm Gonna Drop You
Love in Vain
Yes, My Darlin'
Careless Love
She's Gone Away But, She'll Be Back

Customer Reviews:

Nemeth is Big Time!.......2007-01-04

John is big time, BIG TIME. Come and Get Its song list is a well picked mix of standard and Nemeth's own tunes.

With Junior Watson at his side, John's powerful voice and harp playing, swing, bop, and jump work to make this disc great fun. He has a classic old style sound and although Mr Nemeth is still a young man his years on stage in bars in Idaho and Califronia have helped hone is talent. If you are a fan of the blues, you will not go wrong buying this disc.

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256-Soul-you had to be there
natural high
Raw, but darn good.

Natural High
Bloodstone
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B0000033TF
Release Date: 1996-07-16

Tracks:

You Know We've Learned
Who Has the Last Laugh Now
Peter's Jones
That's The Way We Make Our Music
Damn That Rock'N'Roll: Bo Diddley/Diddley Daddy
Natural High
I Need Your Love
Tell It To My Face
Ran It In The Ground
Never Let You Go
Girl (You Look So Fine)
Judy, Judy
Sadie Mae
Take These Chains
You Don't Mean Nothin'
Little Green Apples

Customer Reviews:

256-Soul-you had to be there.......2002-01-18

This album is what they mean when ya hear the term old-school. This Album was the bomb when it was released. one half of the songs are beautiful with my favorites being natural high, spinning around, and dont turn around. If you want to hear old school, listen to this group. Interesting history too, look it up!

natural high.......2001-06-16

very disappointing when compared to "go on and cry". song selection is very poor. "natural high" is really the only worthwhile song on the cd.

Raw, but darn good........2000-03-05

This group caught my eye when I saw them in a movie Trainride To Hollywood circa 1980. Have no idea why neither the soundtrack nor the film is currently available to buy. It was a fun musical film with great music, and I got the soundtrack back then and enjoyed it.

I also got Natural High, and still have a CD of it. It is raw early 70's R+B with warts and all. My own personal opinion is that Never Let You Go is the best track, and one of my favorite tunes. Very upbeat, with good funky rhythms on the Fender Rhodes. It is preceeded in what I always thought was a very interesting way by Ran It In The Ground.

The song Natural High was covered, I think, by the Commodores. Tarrentino used the Bloodstone version in one of his films, Jackie Brown I think it was. The CD cover discusses the emotions the group had in recording the song.

To be honest, there are only one or two songs off this CD that I really go for when I put it on. That could lead to a three-star rating, but I guess I'll give it four.

It would be nice if the soundtrack and the movie of Trainride to Hollywood could somehow be released again. It wasn't the best film I ever saw or anything, but it was fun and I don't see why it's not available to listen to. They covered a lot of different genres in it, like covering "As Time Goes By" and "Yackety-Yack". Maybe Tarrentino could make it happen. Maybe amazon.com could look into it.

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