Lee Moses vs baby huey

kalakala 3,358 Posts
Impossible to pick one
Lee is a great guitar player and has such a great voice but man that baby Huey lp was one of the first albums I found when I really started collecting soul music 
It's a draw
File under one lp wonders 

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  • para11axpara11ax No-style-havin' mf'er 398 Posts
    "Hard Times" is too ill. 

    Baby Huey for me.
    LaserWolf

  • Lee Moses wins out for me, his voice is just something else, raw as hell. The album is amazing in itself, but  "Bad Girl" is one of my favourite songs ever, such a killer 45



  • finelikewinefinelikewine "ONCE UPON A TIME, I HAD A VINYL." http://www.discogs.com/user/permabulker 1,416 Posts
    both are great, I can't decide who is better.
    I absolutely love Lee's version of "I'll be there":




  • leofromvermontleofromvermont Steve Halpern's glovebox 30 Posts
    These are hard filed next to each other for obvious reasons.
    I think with a gun to my head Huey maybe?  But shit.  Lee's California dreaming is so fucking brutal.  
    Maybe my favorite cover of anything ever.  Both are so good end to end.
    Sophie's choice...

    Are there any other records that are in this style that compare at all?  

  • holmesholmes 3,532 Posts
    Lee Moses here

  • holmesholmes 3,532 Posts


    Are there any other records that are in this style that compare at all?  

    finelikewine

  • LoopDreamsLoopDreams 1,195 Posts
    Lee for me too.

    But the two are forces of nature.

  • djtopcatdjtopcat Seattle WA The 206 312 Posts
    I think BH had about 200 lbs on him.

  • strataspherestratasphere Blastin' the Nasty 1,035 Posts
    Moses



  • NateBizzoNateBizzo 2,328 Posts
    Lee Moses LP has more staying power as a sustained listen. 

  • RAJRAJ tenacious local 7,779 Posts
    I think Baby Huey would have been a lot more fun to experience live.  Dude is incredibly HYPED up on his Living Legend LP.

    With that being said, Lee Moses had better songs and was more melodic and soulful.

    There is a lot of similarities, though....

    Still have yet to find the Lee Moses raer.  

  • kalakala 3,358 Posts
    check it out
    a bootleg of a reissue
    we need a new term for this
    cheese granola?

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/391356094015?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT


  • white_teawhite_tea 3,262 Posts
    Can I say this one?

    I'd take either over East of Underground.
    Duderonomypara11ax

  • RAJRAJ tenacious local 7,779 Posts
    white_tea said:
    Can I say this one?

    I'd take either over East of Underground.
    I think it's safe to say 10 years later Baby Huey and Lee Moses trumps the uber-raer of EOU.  The back story is cool and it's mythical "raerness" is cool, but give me a James Brown album any day.  Plus that record is all covers!

  • holmesholmes 3,532 Posts

    Lee definitely less "manufactured" than Huey.  Don't think he ever straightened his hair & performed in his pyjamas.  Lee is tougher throughout his catalog, all the 45s are killer.  Huey is all just pretty much about that one LP.

  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    Baby Huey died at 26 addicted to heroin. Despite making few recordings he had 7 years as a dynamic live act that included his raps.

    The best BH song, I think, is better than the best LM song. Likewise with the worse.
    I'll go with Baby Huey.

  • DuderonomyDuderonomy Haut de la Garenne 7,777 Posts
    LaserWolf said:

    The best BH song, I think, is better than the best LM song. Likewise with the worse.
    I'll go with Baby Huey.
    What is the best BH song?
    LaserWolf

  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    Ha! Shoulda just said I like BH better.
    ACIGC

  • DuderonomyDuderonomy Haut de la Garenne 7,777 Posts
    It was an honest question!

  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    Yes. My answer is ACIGC.

  • DuderonomyDuderonomy Haut de la Garenne 7,777 Posts
    LaserWolf said:
    Yes. My answer is ACIGC.
    D'oh.

    next question: best version of ACIGC?

  • The Raise UpThe Raise Up Golden Years... wah wah wah 452 Posts
    Sleeping on Motel Floors
    Knocking on My Brother's Door
    Eating SPAM
    and Oreos
    and Drinking Thunderbird, baby

    Baby Huey FTW
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