Soul Strut 100: # 57 - Whatnauts - On the Rocks
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I will slowly be unveiling the Top 100 Soul Strut Related Records as Voted by the Strutters Themselves.
# 57 - Whatnauts - On the Rocks
The list so far:
# 100 - Jr. and His Soulettes - Psychodelic Sounds
# 99 - Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul
# 98 - Donny Hathaway - S/T (1971)
# 97 - Bernard Wright - ???Nard
# 96 - Tom Scott - Honeysuckle Breeze
# 95 - People Under the Stairs - Question in the Form of an Answer
# 94 - Harlem River Drive
# 93 - Black Moon - Enta Da Stage
# 92 - Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear
# 91 - Muddy Waters - Electric Mud
# 90 - Les McCann - Layers
# 89 - Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
# 88 - Leroy Hutson - Hutson (1975)
# 87 - ESG - S/T (1981)
# 86 - Can - Tago Mago
# 85 - Bohannon - Stop & Go
# 84 - WILLIAM DEVAUGHN - Be Thankful For What You Got
# 83 - Power of Zeus - The Gospel According to Zeus
# 82 - Gang Starr - Hard To Earn
# 81 - The J.B.???s - Doing It to Death
# 80 - Parliament - Osmium
# 79 - McNeal & Niles - Thrust
# 78 - The Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Malik
# 77 - Earth, Wind, and Fire (1971)
# 76 - Dr. Dre - The Chronic
# 75 - Black Sabbath (1970)
# 74 - Trap Door / An International Psychedelic Mystery Mix (2006)
# 73 - Bob James - One
# 72 - Matthew Larkin Cassell - Pieces
# 71 - The Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau
# 70 - Big Bear - Doin??? Thangs
# 69 - Steely Dan - Aja
# 68 - Quasimoto - The Unseen
# 67 - Curtis Mayfield - Curtis/Live! (1971)
# 66 - Al Green - Im still in love with you
# 65 - The Beatnuts - Street Level
# 64 - Archie Whitewater - Archie Whitewater (1970)
# 63 - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Mecca & the Soul Brother
# 62 - Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
# 61 - The J.B.???s - Food For Thought
# 60 - Don Blackman (1982)
# 59 - Niagara - (Tiddies)
# 58 - Can - Ege Bamyasi
# 57 - Whatnauts - On the Rocks
Please discuss your reactions to this record. The thread will be archived later here.
About
3rd album of aching-sweet soul with impossibly high, soaring vocals & cozy string arrangements. Produced not in Philly, but Baltimore, by George Kerr (apparently they were his pet project). Kerr also did work for the O'Jays, Moments & the legendary Skull Snaps. Quite endearing liner notes declare "Billy's lead is like a cool whiskey sour."
Contains the sampled classic "Why Can't People Be Colors Too."
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# 57 - Whatnauts - On the Rocks
The list so far:
# 100 - Jr. and His Soulettes - Psychodelic Sounds
# 99 - Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul
# 98 - Donny Hathaway - S/T (1971)
# 97 - Bernard Wright - ???Nard
# 96 - Tom Scott - Honeysuckle Breeze
# 95 - People Under the Stairs - Question in the Form of an Answer
# 94 - Harlem River Drive
# 93 - Black Moon - Enta Da Stage
# 92 - Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear
# 91 - Muddy Waters - Electric Mud
# 90 - Les McCann - Layers
# 89 - Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
# 88 - Leroy Hutson - Hutson (1975)
# 87 - ESG - S/T (1981)
# 86 - Can - Tago Mago
# 85 - Bohannon - Stop & Go
# 84 - WILLIAM DEVAUGHN - Be Thankful For What You Got
# 83 - Power of Zeus - The Gospel According to Zeus
# 82 - Gang Starr - Hard To Earn
# 81 - The J.B.???s - Doing It to Death
# 80 - Parliament - Osmium
# 79 - McNeal & Niles - Thrust
# 78 - The Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Malik
# 77 - Earth, Wind, and Fire (1971)
# 76 - Dr. Dre - The Chronic
# 75 - Black Sabbath (1970)
# 74 - Trap Door / An International Psychedelic Mystery Mix (2006)
# 73 - Bob James - One
# 72 - Matthew Larkin Cassell - Pieces
# 71 - The Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau
# 70 - Big Bear - Doin??? Thangs
# 69 - Steely Dan - Aja
# 68 - Quasimoto - The Unseen
# 67 - Curtis Mayfield - Curtis/Live! (1971)
# 66 - Al Green - Im still in love with you
# 65 - The Beatnuts - Street Level
# 64 - Archie Whitewater - Archie Whitewater (1970)
# 63 - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Mecca & the Soul Brother
# 62 - Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
# 61 - The J.B.???s - Food For Thought
# 60 - Don Blackman (1982)
# 59 - Niagara - (Tiddies)
# 58 - Can - Ege Bamyasi
# 57 - Whatnauts - On the Rocks
Please discuss your reactions to this record. The thread will be archived later here.
About
3rd album of aching-sweet soul with impossibly high, soaring vocals & cozy string arrangements. Produced not in Philly, but Baltimore, by George Kerr (apparently they were his pet project). Kerr also did work for the O'Jays, Moments & the legendary Skull Snaps. Quite endearing liner notes declare "Billy's lead is like a cool whiskey sour."
Contains the sampled classic "Why Can't People Be Colors Too."
Related Threads
The Whatnauts
Your top 5 records you got in 2005
Ok, reissue prices are officially INSANE
Media
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http://open.spotify.com/user/1121775350/playlist/54CR4Ce88uFkr6shaMHxVX
Never seen a copy of this.
same here. never seen it on a wall, in a store, in a crate, at an auction, in anyones collection... not a whiff of it for 15 years. Have a reish i got in late 90s.
Off topic: when will Machine be rereleased? MP3's will not do :-)
i've found 3 copies over the years
Unless it's by the Moments or Sylvia, I very seldom see any All Platinum LPs in the field prior to 1975,
I do know one thing, however.
If your facial expression didn't change the first time you heard those drums drop on "Why Can't People Be Colors Too"........check your pulse. Absolutely devastating sounds. Props to whoever engineered those sessions.
all of this.
Here's another great LP on the Soul Strut 100. Whille I love "Why Can't People Be Colors Too?", my main songs are "I'll Erase Your Pain" and "You Forget too Easy." I'm glad these underground joints are getting some shine.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak