Standing in the Shadows of Motown
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Edition: Music CDFormat: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2002-09-24
Music Label: Hip-O Records
Soundtracks:
- (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Joan Osborne
- You've Really Got A Hold On Me - Meshell Ndegeocello
- Do You Love Me - Bootsy Collins
- Bernadette (instrumental) - The Funk Brothers
- Reach Out I'll Be There - Gerald Levert
- Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Ben Harper
- Shotgun - Gerald Levert featuring Tom Scott
- What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted - Joan Osborne
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Ben Harper
- You Keep Me Hanging On (instrumental) - The Funk Brothers
- Cool Jerk - Bootsy Collins
- Cloud Nine - Meshell Ndegeocello
- What's Going On - Chaka Kahn
- Band Introduction / Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Chaka Kahn & Montell Jordan
- The Flick - Earl Van Dyke
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Free Music Review: Two hours of heaven
Hit: 5 Stars
The documentary is being played on cable this week, and for anyone who's never seen this, you are in for a treat. The musicianship is sublime--the surviving Funk Brothers backing Joan Osbourne, 'cello --both of these ladies awesome angels--Bootsy Collins, Ben Harper, Chaka Khan...I was so absorbed that I think I actually went into the tv set and became part of the film. As incredible as the performances are the stories of the musicians, their devotion to their craft and their instruments, to playing well and playing for pleasure, to using all their creativity to produce the sound.
Of course, when you learn of their being abandoned by the dude that made money off them, learn that Jamieson bought a scalped ticket to watch Motown 25 Live then died two weeks later, you are both saddened and outraged. But I'm glad this work set the story straight.
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The phenomenal story of Motown has been told many times--so many in fact, that the notion of an untold part of its legacy seems far-fetched. But as the documentary film Standing in the Shadows of Motown demonstrates, there was more to the success of the Detroit-based label than singing babes in gowns and founder Berry Gordy's business acumen. There was also the self-named Funk Brothers: the session players putting the unforgettable guitar sounds into "You Keep Me Hangin' On" and the creeping bass line behind "I Heard It Through the Grapevine." These guys were a crucial piece of the puzzle but have remained largely anonymous. While the Standing documentary tells the Funk Brothers' story via interviews, stock footage, and still photos, the accompanying soundtrack takes liberties, pairing the surviving musicians with contemporary pop, R&B, and funk artists. Together, they faithfully recast Motown hits. What could have been a disaster--would you want to muck with "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"?--works beautifully, thanks both to the Brothers' chops and the thoughtful artist selection. While enlisting a soul brother like Ben Harper was a no-brainer, the inclusion of Joan Osborne was especially astute. After all, Osborne's deep connection to R&B is why her production of the Holmes Brothers' Speaking in Tongues disc was genius, and she acquits herself beautifully on "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave" and "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted." Similarly, bass boss Meshell Ndegeocello gives Chaka Khan competition in the gospel diva department. Bootsy Collins, Gerald Levert, and Montell Jordan also contribute. Motown purists may balk at this concept, but they'd have to agree these readings are smart, respectful, and very, very soulful. --Kim HughesR&B Music CDs
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