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Memphis is the first album/CD we've had from Scaggs in quite some time. This doesn't mean he hasn't been active on the music scene, however, as he was recently touring with Michael McDonald and Donald Fagan. I caught one of those shows and Boz was on his game the entire time; just as he was the eight other times I saw him perform live.If what you think of when you hear the name, Boz Scaggs is `Lowdown,' `Lido Shuffle,' and `We're All Alone,' then you've really been missing out on what Scaggs has been putting out since then. This is especially true of late, such that his newer songs don't sound like those at all. Thus, if you're looking to pick up where you left off with Silk Degrees by purchasing Memphis, you'll be disappointed.If, on the other hand, you've followed Scaggs' career through the years, you will find that this album brings us full circle--albeit with a more mature and solid voice--back to how he was performing in the pre-Silk Degrees days. Here, we...
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| Author: Christopher Alexander "C.. | Memphis is the first album/CD we've had from Scaggs in quite some time. This doesn't mean he hasn't been active on the music scene, however, as he was recently touring with Michael McDonald and Donald Fagan. I caught one of those shows and Boz was on his game the entire time; just as he was the eight other times I saw him perform live.If what you think of when you hear the name, Boz Scaggs is `Lowdown,' `Lido Shuffle,' and `We're All Alone,' then you've really been missing out on what Scaggs has been putting out since then. This is especially true of late, such that his newer songs don't sound like those at all. Thus, if you're looking to pick up where you left off with Silk Degrees by purchasing Memphis, you'll be disappointed.If, on the other hand, you've followed Scaggs' career through the years, you will find that this album brings us full circle--albeit with a more mature and solid voice--back to how he was performing in the pre-Silk Degrees days. Here, we... | 17 | |
| Author: To The Max"Bax" "Baximus.. | It's been a while, approximately 5 years since his last release, the jazzy "Speak Low" CD which had an R&B feel to it like previous "Silk Degrees" offering from years gone by. This new release takes us back in time, Memphis represents the best of all extremes,(from soul to jazz and the R&B in between) a set of 13 well-chosen soul tracks (including two originals), backed by legends of the music city that lends the album its title.I read..."Recorded at Royal Studio, site of Al Green's greatest sessions, producer/drummer Steve Jordan captures an early '70s vintage sound from a crew of classic hands, including Spooner Oldham on electric piano, Ray Parker Jr. on guitars, Willie Weeks on bass, the Memphis Horns, and string arranger, Lester Snell. The result is one of Boz Scaggs' most satisfying collections of his solo career."This can be a complicated journey at times with plenty of genre jumping, crooning, reggie, Delta blues, ballads, R&B to name a few... | 21 | |
| Author: music freak "leoo" (Phil.. | When I first heard Boz Scaggs was doing a covers album, I was scared. I thought he was joining the ranks of Rod Stewart, Michael McDonald, etc...basically phoning it in.Happy to say this isn't the caseFirst of all, Boz covers a lot of fairly obscure classics by Al Green, The Moments, Willy DeVille, Steely Dan, even Tony Jo White, so you're not treated to the playlist from your local oldies stationSecond of all, the arrangements are spare, allowing Boz's voice to shineI enjoyed this...I didn't expect to. From the sound of it, I think he liked making it. A definite recommendation | 14 | |
