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SGR · 08-12-2022, 06:43 PM

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

This sounds like pretty standard by the books soul to me. I had to double/triple-check the release date to make sure that this was actually from 2007 - and by god it is. I guess it does sound a bit cleaner and sharper than recordings from that time, but the music is totally old-school.

If you’re really into that ‘60s/‘70s soul sound, you’d dig this. The band and Sharon really sell that sound convincingly. Sharon has a great voice too - perfect for this genre.

At what it attempts to do, it’s perfectly sufficient, but it leaves me wanting a little bit more. It leaves me a bit nonplussed. There’s just really nothing here that’s truly compelling, and I suppose that’s a price you pay when you’re basing your sound so strongly on something that’s been done extensively in decades past. I mean, I’m not the biggest soul fan or anything, but I guess I caught myself wondering why I was listening to this instead of just throwing on an Al Green record.

For what it is, it’s alright I guess.

5.5/10

08-12-2022, 06:43 PM	#434 (permalink)
SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,326	Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings This sounds like pretty standard by the books soul to me. I had to double/triple-check the release date to make sure that this was actually from 2007 - and by god it is. I guess it does sound a bit cleaner and sharper than recordings from that time, but the music is totally old-school. If you’re really into that ‘60s/‘70s soul sound, you’d dig this. The band and Sharon really sell that sound convincingly. Sharon has a great voice too - perfect for this genre. At what it attempts to do, it’s perfectly sufficient, but it leaves me wanting a little bit more. It leaves me a bit nonplussed. There’s just really nothing here that’s truly compelling, and I suppose that’s a price you pay when you’re basing your sound so strongly on something that’s been done extensively in decades past. I mean, I’m not the biggest soul fan or anything, but I guess I caught myself wondering why I was listening to this instead of just throwing on an Al Green record. For what it is, it’s alright I guess. 5.5/10 Last edited by SGR; 08-12-2022 at 07:14 PM.