Bill Withers - Menagerie
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Artist: Bill WithersEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2003-01-28
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Lovely Day
- I Want To Spend The Night
- Lovely Night For Dancing
- Then You Smile At Me
- She Wants To (Get On Down)
- It Ain't Because Of Me Baby
- Tender Things
- Wintertime
- Let Me Be The One You Need
- Rosie Previously (Unreleased Demo) (Bonus Track)
- Lovely Night For Dancing (Single Version) (Bonus Track)
- Let Me Be The One You Need (Instrumental Mix) (Bonus Track)
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Free Music Review: 'Menagerie' Is A Lovely Album
Hit: 5 Stars
Bill Withers is one of the most underrated African American singer/songwriters of the modern era-he's probably THEY most underrated of the 70's.If Bill's first masterpieces Just as I Am and Still Bill weren't enough proof then 'Menagerie' sure was.Released in 1977 this recording finds Bill Withers moving his sound into the late 70's,and unlike other artists such as his "sound" really wants to go there!The key to understanding Bill Withers is something my friend Henrique calls naturalness;it's what contemporary artists such as Macy Gray,John Legend and Jill Scott try very much to achieve.What Bill understands here is that "naturalness" has to come naturally or it defeats it's own purpose.And that is what makes this music so special;it's totally natural but he manages to bring contemporary late 70's style musical values into it without sacrificing his classic sound.And it starts out with one of his greatest songs too-'Lovely Day' feels like what it sounds like-love bringing on carefree emotions.That song actually sets the tone for the album;not that every track sounds alike but well crafted,uptempo compositions dominate this recording.There are some exceptions;Bill pulls out some stunning 70's funk with the grooving "Lovely Night For Dancing" and thankfully "She Wants To (Get Down)" manages to incorperate disco successfully.Strangly enough the real standout on this is a bonus track "demo" called "Rosie"-it's a piano ballad sung and composed in a manner befitting someone like Stevie Wonder;the style and vocal arrangement actually recalls Rufus Wainwright,himself about as far from Bill Withers as anyone musically.'Menagerie' really showcases the compositional creativity of soul musicians during this era,before they were forced to "compete" with the hip-hop beats of today.
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