Nudge It Up A Notch
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Edition: Music CDAudio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2008-07-29
Music Label: Stax
Soundtracks:
- One of Those Days
- If It Wasn't For Loving You
- Love Appetite
- Without You
- Imperfect World
- Jamaica Delight
- To Make It Right
- Impossible
- Full Moon
- Still Be Loving You
- make The Time Go Faster
- Cuttin' It Close
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Free Music Review: A labor of love for everyone associated with this project.
Hit: 5 Stars
When I first heard about "Nudge It Up A Notch" the thought of a collaboration between the legendary Stax guitar virtuoso Steve Cropper and one of the truly great voices in rock and roll history Felix Cavaliere really intrigued me. Although one can never be sure about these things I believed that this was an imaginative concept that offered a great deal of potential. Co-producer Jon Tiven was bound and determined to make this project happen and as a result after several stops and starts "Nudge It Up A Notch" was finally released in July 2008. I am very pleased to report that the album is even better than I would have expected.
Many of you might be thinking that "Nudge It Up A Notch" is just another album by and aging rock and rollers desperately trying to hang on. Let me reassure you in no uncertain terms that this is simply not the case. This album bears absolutely no resemblance to one of Rod Stewart's pathetic "Great American Songbook" discs. Instead the music is fresh and vibrant. This album is a fabulous opportunity for both Steve Cropper and Felix Cavaliere to reconnect with long-time fans and to introduce their considerable songwriting and musical prowess to a whole new generation of listeners. Those of you looking for tunes reminiscent of the Rascal's heyday will certainly enjoy the opening track "One of Those Days" as well as the funky sounds of "To Make It Right". A rather unusual feature of this album is that four of the twelve tracks turned out to be instrumentals. In Jon Tiven's superb liner notes he explains that this was definitely not by design. "Nobody started out thinking we'd do instrumentals, but some of the music we wrote felt better that way." The result is pure magic on all 4 of these tracks. It is quite apparent that as musicians both Steve and Felix are still on top of their game. I particularly enjoyed "Jamaica Delight" and "Love Appetite". See if you agree. Those who are partial to a more mellow sound will also find much to like on "Nudge It Up A Notch". My very favorite song on the disc is something called "Impossible". The backup vocals on this one are impeccable and in days gone by "Impossible" would definitely be a candidate to be a "Top 40" hit. The guys even dabble in a little rap with a tune called "Make The Time Go Faster" that I thought worked surprisingly well.
These days there really isn't a whole lot of new music for Baby Boomers to buy. I still enjoy looking but frankly more often than not I walk away empty handed. I found "Nudge It Up A Notch" to be the exception to the rule. This is an album I will definitely play every now and again. The idea for this album was sound and the results were extraordinary. I was quite surprised to discover that Steve and Felix had a hand in writing each one of the dozen songs on this album. Nice job guys! I would also be remiss if I failed to acknowledge background vocalists Mark Williams and N'nandi Bryant whose considerable abilities were in evidence on a number of the tracks on this disc. Outstanding work by everyone involved on this one! Very highly recommended!
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Steve Cropper's guitar, production and songwriting embodied the sound and the spirit of Stax and the southern soul of the `60s. At the same time, in the Northeast, there was a band called The Rascals, whose sound was epitomized by the brilliant songs, B-3 organ and voice of Felix Cavaliere. Now these two R&B legends come together to Nudge It Up a Notch, a tour de force of 12 smokin' original tunes, guaranteed to satisfy your soul.Blues Music CDs
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