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The Next Sam Cooke

LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
edited June 2015 in Strut Central


NPR thinks this guy is the 2nd coming of Sam Cooke.
Me? Not so much.

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  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    Thought about it because I am listening to this great lp.
    Sounds like Lou Rawls paying tribute to Sam Cooke, in Muscle Shoals with Rick Hall & David Axelrod producing.
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    As far as retro Texas soul singers go, Latasha Lee > Leon Bridges.



  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    You know Leon Bridges sounds nice.
    It's the hype that irks me.
    His song better man sounds more like Bob Dylan than Sam Cooke.
    Every soul singer sounds a little like SC, or else they are not doing it right.

    Thanks for the Latasha. Shes nice too.
    Sounds exactly like Rita Marley at Studio One.
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    I like this one...

  • jleejlee 1,539 Posts
    LaserWolf said:
    You know Leon Bridges sounds nice.
    It's the hype that irks me.

    basically this appears where it is going --- he'll jump the shark before he even puts on his water skis.

    i'm not mad at his songs though, just think the Sam Cooke comparison (which he must seem to be comfortable with) won't do him any favors in the long run.
  • JectWonJectWon (@_@) 1,654 Posts
    Damn he sounds amazing. I love it. Fuck the comparisons...they aren't the artist's fault.
  • vintageinfantsvintageinfants 4,538 Posts
    i am all the way down with this kid and his music.

    so far as the comparisons being "unfair"? i would say that based on that visuals he's chosen for a music video, he's not exactly playing down any parallels.
  • parallaxparallax no-style-having mf'er 1,266 Posts
    My barber told me about this cat a few weeks ago, but I never checked in.

    Sounds good to me! I can understand the comparisons as part of generating hype and/or just genuine excitement from people who aren't hardened soulies.

    I would much rather hear this music come through the radio than the awful and endless EDMpop-rap assault.
  • ReynaldoReynaldo 6,054 Posts
    It's sufficiently fauxback enough to pique my interest. Dap-Kings production would have helped it keep my interest. The Saun & Starr LP is much better.
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