Comenzó siendo un adolescente en los años 60 cantando para los originales Bar-Kays, banda de apoyo de Otis Redding. Se libró de la fatalidad del accidente en el cual murió Otis Redding y varios miembros de la banda. Su música se ve claramente inspirada en un soul de la vieja escuela y continua hoy en dia en solitario con temas como "It Ain't A Juke Joint Without The Blues" del año 2004. Voz profunda y poderosa que persiste al paso de los años la de Carl Sims, reinvindicando como propios los años dorados del soul.
Carl Sims: It Ain't A Juke Joint Without The Blues
Comenzó siendo un adolescente en los años 60 cantando para los originales Bar-Kays, banda de apoyo de Otis Redding. Se libró de la fatalidad del accidente en el cual murió Otis Redding y varios miembros de la banda. Su música se ve claramente inspirada en un soul de la vieja escuela y continua hoy en dia en solitario con temas como "It Ain't A Juke Joint Without The Blues" del año 2004. Voz profunda y poderosa que persiste al paso de los años la de Carl Sims, reinvindicando como propios los años dorados del soul.
Prince: Cream
Extravagante, inconformista, egocéntrico..., pero tambien lleno de talento e irrepetible para la música. Su nombre es ¿Prince?, curiosamente ese es su verdadero nombre, pese a pretender que se le conozca como un símbolo o The Artist.
Lo verdaderamente importante es que tras la apariencia de un hombre físicamente poco espectacular, se encierra una de las mentes más prolíficas, fértiles y aptas de la música del siglo XX. Su música es ambiciosa y llena de seducción, ¡utópico permanecer impávido!, sonidos funk se mezclan con el pop, el rock o el soul, el ritmo es desbordante y se apodera de tu mente. Fue la década de los 80 y principios de los 90 donde nos dejó su legado más genial. Entre ellos "Cream" en 1991 con The New Power Generation.
This is it
It's time for u to go to the wire
U will hit
Cuz u got the burnin' desire
It's your time (Time)
U got the horn so why don't u blow it
U are fine (Fine)
U're filthy cute and baby u know it
Cream
Get on top
Cream
U will cop
Cream
Don't u stop
Cream
Sh-boogie bop
U're so good
Baby there ain't nobody better (Ain't nobody better)
So u should
Never, ever go by the letter (Never ever)
U're so cool (Cool)
Everything u do is success
Make the rules (Rules)
Then break them all cuz u are the best
Yes u are
Cream
Get on top
Cream
U will cop
Cream
Don't u stop
Cream
Sh-boogie bop
Look up in the air, it's your guitar
Do your dance
Why should u wait any longer?
Take a chance
It could only make u stronger
It's your time (It's your time)
U got the horn so why don't u blow it (Go on and blow it)
U're so fine (U're so fine)
U're filthy cute and baby u know it (U know it)
Come on
Cream
Get on top
Cream
U will cop
Cream
Don't u ever stop
Cream
Sh-boogie bop
Cream
Cream
Cream
Sh-boogie bop
Cream
Cream
Right there
Cream
Don't u stop
Cream
Sh-boogie bop
It's time for u to go to the wire
U will hit
Cuz u got the burnin' desire
It's your time (Time)
U got the horn so why don't u blow it
U are fine (Fine)
U're filthy cute and baby u know it
Cream
Get on top
Cream
U will cop
Cream
Don't u stop
Cream
Sh-boogie bop
U're so good
Baby there ain't nobody better (Ain't nobody better)
So u should
Never, ever go by the letter (Never ever)
U're so cool (Cool)
Everything u do is success
Make the rules (Rules)
Then break them all cuz u are the best
Yes u are
Cream
Get on top
Cream
U will cop
Cream
Don't u stop
Cream
Sh-boogie bop
Look up in the air, it's your guitar
Do your dance
Why should u wait any longer?
Take a chance
It could only make u stronger
It's your time (It's your time)
U got the horn so why don't u blow it (Go on and blow it)
U're so fine (U're so fine)
U're filthy cute and baby u know it (U know it)
Come on
Cream
Get on top
Cream
U will cop
Cream
Don't u ever stop
Cream
Sh-boogie bop
Cream
Cream
Cream
Sh-boogie bop
Cream
Cream
Right there
Cream
Don't u stop
Cream
Sh-boogie bop
Noel McKoy: Determined Man
El viejo soul permanece todavía vivo y coleando entre nosotros cuando escuchamos artistas como Noel McKoy. Él es uno de los cantantes británicos de soul mejor considerados y un artista muy versátil. Se sintió atraido por sonidos de grandes como The Isley Brothers o Marvin Gaye, aunque sus comienzos en el apartado acid jazz han sido tambien determinantes, llegando a realizar un estupendo trabajo formando parte de The James Taylor Quartet y colaboraciones con Incognito u Omar. Ahora tenemos oportunidad de escuchar una colección de temas donde un soplo de clásico retro soul nos envuelve con su aliento. Canciones como "Determined Soul", "Shadow of A Dream" o "Brighter Day", la canción que da título a esta recopilación, me permite tener confianza y fe en la música soul del pasado y futuro.
Frank McComb: Another Day
De nuevo nos encontramos frente a un artista cuya inspiración proviene directamente de los grandes del soul, y es que Frank McComb es un fantástico vocalista que me recuerda a Donny Hathaway o Stevie Wonder, compone y canta con el corazón y eso se nota. El jazz y soul se funden, creando una atmósfera de cálidas pinceladas de sensibilidad que hace te sientas pequeño e insignificante, frente a la hermosura de canciones que han nacido para ser degustadas en la intimidad. Ese es el caso de "Another Day", donde la interpretación de este hombre exhala sinceridad y ternura que actúan de bálsamo cicatrizante para el corazón. Another day
Staring out of my window
Thinkin' 'bout tomorrow
Wishing things would clear
No nee to rush
I ain't gonna worry
Any moment my sorrow
Is bound to disappear
Chorus:
Sometimes I tell myself
I'm better off without you
And then I have to face the emptiness
I feel inside without you
And find a way to make it through another day
I need a way
to find the truth within me
Accept the fact that I love you
My blue eternity
I hear they say
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
I must have the heart of a lion
Sifting through love's remains
Chorus:
My love for you is etched
Forever in my memory
Now I realize that life goes on
Even though you're not here with me
I wake up looking forward to another day
A day of living without you
Just another day
Staring out of my window
Thinkin' 'bout tomorrow
Wishing things would clear
No nee to rush
I ain't gonna worry
Any moment my sorrow
Is bound to disappear
Chorus:
Sometimes I tell myself
I'm better off without you
And then I have to face the emptiness
I feel inside without you
And find a way to make it through another day
I need a way
to find the truth within me
Accept the fact that I love you
My blue eternity
I hear they say
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
I must have the heart of a lion
Sifting through love's remains
Chorus:
My love for you is etched
Forever in my memory
Now I realize that life goes on
Even though you're not here with me
I wake up looking forward to another day
A day of living without you
Just another day
Tasha's World: Glowing (Glowing)
Influenciada por clásicos como Curtis Mayfield, Bob Marley, Ella Fitzgerald o Anita Baker, Tasha's World es el nombre artístico de Natascha Slagtand, sólida cantante con una bella y profunda voz para el soul, con influencias jazz y hip-hop, nacida en Suriman (antigua Guayana Holandesa), aunque residiendo en Holanda. Su música nos sumerge en un nuevo soul evolucionado de muchos quilates, como nos lo demostró en sus dos trabajos con los que se dió a conocer. Sonidos orgánicos, toques jazz..., toda una caricia para nuestros sentidos y quizás una rareza europea para el soul. De su última publicación en el 2005 -World Domination- podemos absorber su magia con "Glowing (Glowing)".
With just one action
Just one word from you you took your love away turned my heaven into hell rained on all my sunny days
I must admit you had me down for just a week or two contemplating, planning, thinking
just bout the things I’d do to you
suddenly I heard a soft voice,
That told me to wait patiently
And if these things are for you girl,
You will get them eventually
I’ll keep rising to the top and no I just won’t stop
One thing left for me to do,
Is to just keep pressing on….
Coros:
going just keep going
(Always) knowing where I’m going
(The more) I learn the more I know and
(I can) feel myself just growing
Glowing always glowing
In my eyes you’ll see the fire
(And I will) set this place a light and
If there’s a ceiling I’ll aim higher…..
Though it ain’t easy,
I’ll try to take life as it comes
And I am thankful for what it brings,
Though it may not always be what I want
I’ve seen stars light up real fast
Only to burn out again
And it got me thinking baby
That’s not the way I wanna end
Every now and then I fall back
Can’t seem to find my way back home
When my sums don’t seem to add up
And everything is going wrong
Sometimes it’s bad and that’s a fact,
Still got my self-respect!
I will go on and walk with pride
And hold my head up high…….
Coros:
(I will keep) going just keep going
(Always) knowing where I’m going
(The more) I learn the more I know and
(I can) feel myself just growing
Glowing always glowing
In my eyes you’ll see the fire
(And I will) set this place a light and
If there’s a ceiling I’ll aim higher…..
Repetir coros, hasta desvanecimiento
Just one word from you you took your love away turned my heaven into hell rained on all my sunny days
I must admit you had me down for just a week or two contemplating, planning, thinking
just bout the things I’d do to you
suddenly I heard a soft voice,
That told me to wait patiently
And if these things are for you girl,
You will get them eventually
I’ll keep rising to the top and no I just won’t stop
One thing left for me to do,
Is to just keep pressing on….
Coros:
going just keep going
(Always) knowing where I’m going
(The more) I learn the more I know and
(I can) feel myself just growing
Glowing always glowing
In my eyes you’ll see the fire
(And I will) set this place a light and
If there’s a ceiling I’ll aim higher…..
Though it ain’t easy,
I’ll try to take life as it comes
And I am thankful for what it brings,
Though it may not always be what I want
I’ve seen stars light up real fast
Only to burn out again
And it got me thinking baby
That’s not the way I wanna end
Every now and then I fall back
Can’t seem to find my way back home
When my sums don’t seem to add up
And everything is going wrong
Sometimes it’s bad and that’s a fact,
Still got my self-respect!
I will go on and walk with pride
And hold my head up high…….
Coros:
(I will keep) going just keep going
(Always) knowing where I’m going
(The more) I learn the more I know and
(I can) feel myself just growing
Glowing always glowing
In my eyes you’ll see the fire
(And I will) set this place a light and
If there’s a ceiling I’ll aim higher…..
Repetir coros, hasta desvanecimiento
Joss Stone: Free Me
Fijó sus raices en el amplio campo del soul cuando sólo tenía 16 años. Su imagen hippie y pueril parecía contradecir el estilo clásico por el que pretendía conducir su carrera discográfica, pero enseguida esta joven, Joss Stone, demostró que podía cantar con su voz profunda y áspera temas llenos de dulzura y tristeza o por el contrario dar la fuerza y ritmo más desbocado a los temas más funky.
Ahora en este 2009 nos presenta su 4º disco titulado Colour Me Free!, donde ha contado con plena libertad creativa para desarrollar un álbum de estilos muy diversos, desde el soul y R&B pasando por el pop y el gospel. Colaboraciones de Jeff Beck, Sheila E., Raphael Saadiq o David Sanborn acreditan la calidad de lo que seguro será uno de los mejores álbumes de este año. Una muestra de ello es su tema presentación titulado "Free Me" en vivo y en directo, con unas firmes raices y una savia rica en soul.
Ahora en este 2009 nos presenta su 4º disco titulado Colour Me Free!, donde ha contado con plena libertad creativa para desarrollar un álbum de estilos muy diversos, desde el soul y R&B pasando por el pop y el gospel. Colaboraciones de Jeff Beck, Sheila E., Raphael Saadiq o David Sanborn acreditan la calidad de lo que seguro será uno de los mejores álbumes de este año. Una muestra de ello es su tema presentación titulado "Free Me" en vivo y en directo, con unas firmes raices y una savia rica en soul.
Ain’t I got you on my back foot
And you know I got to feeling good
Cause there’s something deep inside of me
I got to be
And if you find it hard to follow me
If I loose you in my creative stream
Than you only got to raise your eyes
And see me fly
Don’t tell me that I won’t
I will
Don’t tell me that I’m not
I am
Don’t tell me that my master plan
Ain’t coming through
Don’t tell me that I won’t
I will
Don’t tell me how to think
I fell
Don’t tell me cause I know what’s real
What I can do
Something that you don’t see every day
A little girl who has found her way
In world that tries to take away
All of your dreams
I think there’s one thing I will say to you
That there is nothing that you can’t do
Cause it’s all about your attitude
Don’t let them get to you
Don’t tell me that I won’t
I will
Don’t tell me that I’m not
I am
Don’t tell me that my master plan
Ain’t coming through
Don’t tell me that I won’t
I will
Don’t tell me how to think
I fell
Don’t tell me cause I know what’s real
What I can do
And when we’re singing it out our voice
We can make that choice to be free
And when we’re singing it out our voice
We can make that choice to be free
Music, hey, I love it
Yeah, yes, I do
Music, now, now, now, what
I love it, yes, I do
Don’t tell me that I won’t
I will
Don’t tell me that I’m not
I am
Don’t tell me that my master plan
Ain’t coming through
Don’t tell me that I won’t
I will
Don’t tell me how to think
I fell
Don’t tell me cause I know what’s real
What I can do
Free me
Free me
Free me
Free me
And you know I got to feeling good
Cause there’s something deep inside of me
I got to be
And if you find it hard to follow me
If I loose you in my creative stream
Than you only got to raise your eyes
And see me fly
Don’t tell me that I won’t
I will
Don’t tell me that I’m not
I am
Don’t tell me that my master plan
Ain’t coming through
Don’t tell me that I won’t
I will
Don’t tell me how to think
I fell
Don’t tell me cause I know what’s real
What I can do
Something that you don’t see every day
A little girl who has found her way
In world that tries to take away
All of your dreams
I think there’s one thing I will say to you
That there is nothing that you can’t do
Cause it’s all about your attitude
Don’t let them get to you
Don’t tell me that I won’t
I will
Don’t tell me that I’m not
I am
Don’t tell me that my master plan
Ain’t coming through
Don’t tell me that I won’t
I will
Don’t tell me how to think
I fell
Don’t tell me cause I know what’s real
What I can do
And when we’re singing it out our voice
We can make that choice to be free
And when we’re singing it out our voice
We can make that choice to be free
Music, hey, I love it
Yeah, yes, I do
Music, now, now, now, what
I love it, yes, I do
Don’t tell me that I won’t
I will
Don’t tell me that I’m not
I am
Don’t tell me that my master plan
Ain’t coming through
Don’t tell me that I won’t
I will
Don’t tell me how to think
I fell
Don’t tell me cause I know what’s real
What I can do
Free me
Free me
Free me
Free me
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