Curtis Mayfield - Sweet Exorcist/Got to Find a Way
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Artist: Curtis MayfieldEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2006-06-20
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Free Music Review: funky and deep - - yet oh so mellow...
Hit: 4 Stars
Although I don't find this album quite up to par with CURTIS, ROOTS, BACK TO THE WORLD + SUPERFLY, this album is definitely high on my list.
Or put it like this: There were a lot of great soul singers out in that era, but Curtis was one of the few who had his own distinct sound and style... style of writing, singing, performing...
even producing and engineering (really fat sound.)
So although I don't think this album is as strong as some of the others (he seems a bit on auto-pilot on this one) it still has him way way way ahead of the game as compared to any of his contemporaries.
- - As for this album, a heads up: although it is indeed funky, it is also somewhat mellow...
Curtis always had a bit of a reggae splash/sweet soul vibe in his mix... and though most the album Curtis the Poet is feeling mellow... offering what one might call very "herb friendly" grooves... (as in basil, oregano and whatnot...)
Anyway, be forewarned: this mellowness might be a turn off for some more hard core funkateers expecting every track to have more of a boogie down quality (say like KUNG FU), however, I will say that the album has grown on me... and I now realize that while Lionel Richie might have been the king of the smooth storm...
Curtis Mayfield was the master of slow yet funky jam...
All in all, my appraisal is this: If you already have CURTIS, ROOTS, SUPERFLY and BACK TO THE WORLD, go for this... if not, get the first four first... (note: The cover art to this album however, always made me keep it within reach of the turntable even though I knew I'd be in for a better experience if I grabbed the others.)
Sweet Exorcist/Got to Find a Way Poster
Two albums on one CD by one of Soul Music's finest and most gifted songwriter/performers. Both Sweet Exorcist and Got To Find A Way were released in 1974 on Mayfield's own Curtom label, with both making the Billboard national album chart. 13 tracks. Charly. 2006.R&B Music CDs
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