Etta James - At Last!
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Free Music Review: Etta James, National Treasure
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one of the most pleasurable CDs on the market. This collection of Etta's songs showcases her considerable talent as a blues singer. Though the instrumentation is dated on some of the songs (the strings soar a little too high), her voice saves the day, alternately powerful and vulnerable.
Her version of "I Just Want to Make Love to You" rocks harder than the Rolling Stones version, and that is no small feat. 'At Last' is a great song, and her vocal interpretation is the best out of many artists who attempted it. 'Sunday Kind of Love' is another masterpiece, as is her rendition of 'Stormy Weather'. Not a bad song on the record.
Etta James is a national treasure. Thanks for the beautiful, heart-felt music.
As an aside, does anyone else see a resemblance between Etta's singing and Janis Joplin?
Free Music Review: W-O-W
Hit: 5 Stars
I've always loved the song "At Last," but I never knew who sang it. I bought the Pleasantville soundtrack last year, simply because that song was on it (Fiona Apple turned out to be a nice surprise -- but that's another review, isn't it?). When I looked this up on amazon, I hadn't even realized that Ms. James sang "I Just Want to Make Love to You" -- what a fun, sexy song that is! And "Stormy Weather" could really be messed up, but this version is all her own! However, I must say that my favorite discovered treasure on this album is "A Sunday Kind of Love" -- they pretty much don't get any more perfect than this. One word of caution: the only song on this whole album that's a bit grating is #11, "My Heart Cries." Set your CD player to pass it, sit back, and enjoy...Free Music Review: Today's younger generation should hear this album.
Hit: 5 Stars
This is what people who truly appreciate good music refer to as "R&B". On this classic set of tunes sung with the kind of power and conviction that many of today's young singers tend to shy away from (or just can't bring it, lol), you get the RHYTHM and the BLUES in one devastating combination. Etta James is one of this country's unheralded treasures and everytime I listen to this album, I am reminded of how much we need true artists like her to keep good music from going bad. No serious music collection should be without this one because it IS essential.
Note: also get Bobby "Blue" Bland's 'Two Steps From The Blues' and play it back-to-back with Etta James' 'At Last' for an R&B listening experience like NO OTHER! By the way, are these two in the Hall of Fame, yet!?!?!?
Free Music Review: the very best indeed
Hit: 5 Stars
This here is another collection of Marvin Gaye's work coming from the Motown vaults. As we all know, Marvin has many classics under his belt and he serenades the listeners while working his groove. The history speaks for itself. And if that isn't enough for the average person, or someone that has all of Marvin's albums and does not want to buy another greatest hits collection, there is an unreleased track included that is entitled "Where are we going?". Once again, it shows him pouring more emotion than the average singer out these days. So in conclusion, I say this should be another addition to your Marvin Gaye collection. As the title of his 1995 box set states, he is "The Master" indeed. Rest in Peace MPG. We'll remember you>Free Music Review: Could Be a Best Of!
Hit: 5 Stars
Though this is an album, considering the familiarity and quality of the songs, this could serve as a "best of" for anyone looking to get into James. This is one of Chess's--in my opinion, the greatest record label in American history--finest gems. There are songs made famous by James ("At Last," "Sunday Kind of Love," "All I could Do was Cry") along with some Dixon-penned blues standards like "Spoonful," and "I Just Want to Make Love To You." In contrast to the exhiliratingly primal blues of Chess mates Howlin'(aka the greatest bluesman of all-time!) and Muddy, Etta's music is sophisticated and jazzy; thus, one does not have to be a blues diehard to enjoy her!