I was re-reading some Xgau reviews the other day and came across something he said about Green and the rhythm-section thing happening on those classic Hi records. Xgau says something about the "thick 3rd-beat" emphasis of the drumming and as far as I can tell that's a classic howler--Xgau can't count. He's hearing the second beat as the third beat for some reason--he's counting the eighth notes as quarter notes.
― Jess Hill (jesshill), Monday, 7 April 2003 15:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Burr (Burr), Monday, 7 April 2003 17:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
search Hi Rhythm's On the Loose, reissued a couple years ago w/some photo instead of whatever the original cover art was. they're not kidding--it's really loose, like about-to-fall-apart loose, and extremely charming for it
― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 7 April 2003 17:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jess Hill (jesshill), Monday, 7 April 2003 19:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
I love Al Green btw.
― Sean (Sean), Monday, 7 April 2003 19:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Pete Scholtes, Tuesday, 8 April 2003 06:37 (twenty-one years ago) link
― gaz (gaz), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 09:11 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 10:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
Ace Al Green track, the one I love above all: "Love is Real." The way he says "Say something..."
― Jess Hill (jesshill), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 13:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 13:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 13:26 (twenty-one years ago) link
― bobo t, Tuesday, 8 April 2003 13:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
-- M Matos
Man, all I said was that I can count. Maybe that's a shockah where you come from.
― Jess Hill (jesshill), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 15:15 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 15:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
I will leave that sentance as it stands for Dan's pleasure, but you know what I mean.
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 19:10 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 11 April 2003 19:34 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 April 2003 19:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 11 April 2003 19:56 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 11 April 2003 20:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
The thing that is interesting is the obvious connection between what Mitchell did and what Gamble and Huff did in Philly...and both scene's obvious role in the beginnings of disco music.
― Jess Hill (jesshill), Friday, 11 April 2003 20:32 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 11 April 2003 20:54 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Friday, 11 April 2003 20:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
Jackson's drum sound on Stax records sounds quite a bit different than his sound on Hi records (at least in their respective golden ages). Hmm.
― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 11 April 2003 21:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
By "Mitchell drum sound" I meant the signature production style, not Grimes' playing, which is not in question.
― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Friday, 11 April 2003 21:11 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Rockist Scientist, Thursday, 8 May 2003 01:37 (twenty years ago) link
Al Green obviously still has it when he cares to put out, it's a sin no one can extract a decent album from him.
Two killer Hi cuts: 'I Don't Know Why" OV Wright"I Still Love You," Ann Peebles
Al Jackson, RIP
― rumplestiltskin, Thursday, 8 May 2003 04:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Mark (MarkR), Wednesday, 8 October 2003 02:31 (twenty years ago) link
― amateurist (amateurist), Wednesday, 8 October 2003 16:15 (twenty years ago) link
a new Al Green Q&A:http://www.citypages.com/databank/25/1216/article11995.asp
interview outtakes on gay marriage:http://babelogue.citypages.com:8080/pscholtes/2004/03/19
some other links for y'all:The Al Green Ticket DebateAl Green & Willie together again... should i get my hopes up?http://www.memphisflyer.com/MFSearch/full_results.asp?xt_from=1&aID=5116http://www.algreenmusic.com/
― Pete Scholtes, Thursday, 25 March 2004 02:28 (twenty years ago) link
― SexyDancer, Thursday, 25 March 2004 03:40 (twenty years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Thursday, 25 March 2004 06:29 (twenty years ago) link
This is exquisite shagging music, too, I must say. It doesn't matter which girl you bring home, from whatever walk of life and music, she'll always accept Al or Anne, in my limited experience.
― Baravelli. (Jake Proudlock), Thursday, 25 March 2004 13:05 (twenty years ago) link
― amateur!!!st (amateurist), Tuesday, 21 September 2004 01:03 (nineteen years ago) link
― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 21 September 2004 01:11 (nineteen years ago) link
Even the b-sides/rarities are gems. I love the "Flipside To Al Green" collection so much.
― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 21 September 2004 01:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 21 September 2004 01:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― amateur!!!st (amateurist), Tuesday, 21 September 2004 01:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― adam. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 21 September 2004 01:21 (nineteen years ago) link
Could Al Green be the much sought-after answer to the question of the artist EVERYONE agrees is amazing? Let's face it, anyone who doesn't has got serious issues.
And fuck me if the album 'I Can't Stand the Rain' (Ann Peebles) isn't a contender for best soul long-player of all time.
― baboon2004 (baboon2004), Thursday, 21 April 2005 20:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― darin (darin), Thursday, 21 April 2005 21:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― charleston charge (chaki), Thursday, 21 April 2005 22:36 (eighteen years ago) link
I like all his stuff but I always go back to the "Listen" comp. I love "Love Is Real" and "Mimi" and "I Think It's for the Feeling."
I also saw the Hi Rhythm Section a couple times while I lived in Memphis. Howard Grimes was incredible. He plays like Al Jackson but it's a little looser, maybe, and if anything even straighter. Teenie Hodges is one of my favorite guitarists, ever, in any style.
― edd s hurt (ddduncan), Thursday, 21 April 2005 23:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Sunday, 5 June 2005 07:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 5 June 2005 08:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Sunday, 5 June 2005 14:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― titchyschneider (titchyschneider), Sunday, 5 June 2005 19:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 6 June 2005 03:06 (eighteen years ago) link
i love al to death but i dont think he has any great albums... the true love compilation is really amazing though, not a bad track on there.
― titchyschneiderMk2, Sunday, 18 November 2007 14:14 (sixteen years ago) link
"Al Green Explores Your Mind" is great. Reminds me of the summer I pwned Virtua Tennis on the Dreamcast.
― caek, Sunday, 18 November 2007 14:19 (sixteen years ago) link
classic in my eyes
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 18 November 2007 14:21 (sixteen years ago) link
it's a shame there hasn't been a definitive live release put together
in my opinion, the videos make the experience; his moves are everything. when it comes to audio, i'm extremely fine listening to the studio recordings, which are some of the best sounding records ever.
― budo jeru, Friday, 17 March 2023 21:54 (one year ago) link
Can't help but notice the front row of the audience is all women.
― Maggot Bairn (Tom D.), Friday, March 17, 2023 9:44 PM (eighteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
uh yeah did you see the man singing on stage? god at his peak he was just unbelievably hot.
xp to jimbeaux you made my heart skip a beat thinking that one of these midnight specials was a "jesus is waiting" performance but alas
― ꙮ (map), Friday, 17 March 2023 22:07 (one year ago) link
sorry to be crass but al green setting the tempo by clapping before the band kicks in on "love and happiness" is on some "fuck me right goddamn now" shit
― ꙮ (map), Friday, 17 March 2023 22:09 (one year ago) link
all about the foreplay
― corrs unplugged, Saturday, 18 March 2023 17:16 (one year ago) link
new single, cover of "Perfect Day"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5NT_079_X0
― Brad C., Tuesday, 22 August 2023 16:05 (seven months ago) link
Whoa.
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Tuesday, 22 August 2023 17:30 (seven months ago) link
He sounds great!
― dinnerboat, Tuesday, 22 August 2023 18:50 (seven months ago) link
His voice is great but I am not sure about the arrangement . Need to listen again
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 24 August 2023 04:55 (seven months ago) link
His voice is still in great shape, but he doesn't really sell these particular lyrics (he doesn't even attempt the note of doomed heartbreak Lou achieves in his vocals on the original, and Al Green can definitely do heartbreak if he wants to), and like 90% of everything Green has recorded away from Willie Mitchell, the production/arrangement seems to have no idea how to compliment his gorgeous voice.
― MumblestheRevelator, Saturday, 26 August 2023 10:51 (seven months ago) link
Yeah, he floats above the melody.
― the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 26 August 2023 11:34 (seven months ago) link
Lou put Belle by Al Green in his top 10
https://www.clashmusic.com/news/lou-reed-once-named-his-10-favourite-albums/
― bbq, Saturday, 26 August 2023 11:41 (seven months ago) link
He was well known as a big Al Green fan.
― Monthly Python (Tom D.), Saturday, 26 August 2023 11:47 (seven months ago) link
there is something problematic with the verses being in a higher register than the chorus. maybe it's something a non-singer can pull off better than a singer.
― Thus Sang Freud, Saturday, 26 August 2023 11:58 (seven months ago) link
the "You're going to reap just what you sow" outro has a very different vibe coming from the Rev. Green
― Brad C., Saturday, 26 August 2023 17:42 (seven months ago) link
Al has always been Christian obviously, but I love this one from his “Christian” albums
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo-rWMAfbNs
― bbq, Saturday, 26 August 2023 23:02 (seven months ago) link