Soul Strut 100: # 73 - Bob James - One
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I will slowly be unveiling the Top 100 Soul Strut Related Records as Voted by the Strutters Themselves.
# 73 - Bob James - One
Please discuss your reactions to this record. The thread will be archived later here.
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This was one of those beginning beat digger and sample collector records that everyone used to hunt down. Most copies must still be sitting in those people???s collections because I don???t see this record out in the field like I use to. Between this and James??? other well-known record Two, this is the superior product. First up is the haunting Valley Of The Shadows that has some strong keys playing by James and blaring horns at times in between moody interludes. At the very end though if falls off the deep end. Night On Bald Mountain has some interesting parts by James, but overall is a failure as a funky Jazz Fusion number with too many cheesy parts to make up for the good. Next is actually a good piece of mellow Soul-Jazz in Feel Like Making Love. The best tune however is the ending Nautilus as it???s the most consistent from beginning to end with the keys and drum intro that leads into the syncopated main verse with the guitar, and a nice breakdown in the middle.
http://www.soulstrut.com/index.php/Reviews/indepth/One /
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# 73 - Bob James - One
Please discuss your reactions to this record. The thread will be archived later here.
About
This was one of those beginning beat digger and sample collector records that everyone used to hunt down. Most copies must still be sitting in those people???s collections because I don???t see this record out in the field like I use to. Between this and James??? other well-known record Two, this is the superior product. First up is the haunting Valley Of The Shadows that has some strong keys playing by James and blaring horns at times in between moody interludes. At the very end though if falls off the deep end. Night On Bald Mountain has some interesting parts by James, but overall is a failure as a funky Jazz Fusion number with too many cheesy parts to make up for the good. Next is actually a good piece of mellow Soul-Jazz in Feel Like Making Love. The best tune however is the ending Nautilus as it???s the most consistent from beginning to end with the keys and drum intro that leads into the syncopated main verse with the guitar, and a nice breakdown in the middle.
http://www.soulstrut.com/index.php/Reviews/indepth/One /
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Bob James - One, Two, or Three?
Essential Bob James thread
WHO PASSES ON CLASSIC BREAKS?
Media
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Added to the soulstrut top 100 @ spotify:
http://open.spotify.com/user/1121775350/playlist/54CR4Ce88uFkr6shaMHxVX
:hard_as_fuck:
Reminded me of that pic with Damu The Fudgemunk t'shirt and repping like 5 copies.
http://www.myspace.com/damuthefudgemunk/photos/13693483
http://soundcloud.com/dj-prince-paul/back-in-the-day-bob-james
I'd love Prince Paul to make an entire mix like this. Great vibes.
It's great to see Bob James's "One" LP repped on the Soul Strut 100 list. This is LP is a childhood favorite of mine, and while "Nautilus" was my joint, "Feel Like Making Love" is THE track off this LP for me. I liked it so much, I had to sample it here back in the early 90s (the main joint with the sample follows the interlude).
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
I get the others but.