Rocksteady with B Soul All stars !

Si vous aimez le rocksteady, ce style jamaicain alliant soul 60's des US avec le déhanchement local des îles, vous aimerez ce que font les B Soul All Stars de Benny et sa petite famille. (*)

Originaires de Chambéry, ces frenchies, amis de longue date font ce qu'ils aiment et ça s'entend.

Sur leur premier album paru cette année, je retiens tout particulièrement ce "Ali baba", de John Holt, trop onctueux. Mais sont disponibles actuellement aussi deux singles excellents : un sur Larsen, le label maison , et un sur l'autre label rennais Jewels (tribute to John Holt)

...Pour les soirées entre amis évidemment !

Ali baba, by B Soul All Stars. (lp "Rock Steady with", Larsen 2006)

(*) Les B Soul All Stars font suite au Teen Axel Soul Arkestra, sauf que là, il y toute la famille.

Direct me ! (right through your heart)

One of the best album of the icon.

Yes. Otis was already dead when this great album went out. But Steve Cropper, the guitarist behind the sound of all the precedent albums and these of Stax Records was there and produced the whole thing.

So listen to this great guitar, and this bass. Otis never sounded so great.

I must admit I cry when I listen to this.

 

Direct me, (from "Love man") Otis redding (1967) Atco. 

 

Rat pfink, I am you !

For all of you who have been at the 40's birthday of my friend Philippe, some weeks ago, perhaps you remember (yes, I'm sure you do) I was costumed on...

Rat Pfink !!

Yes, this strange music-hero  had really existed and it was on 1966. Ron Haydock, the man behind the mask sung a Rat fink theme.

Here it goes :

Rat fink, by Ron Haydock and the Boppers. (Norton)

More of the Monkees !

Sometimes in the morning, I love to hear these kind of great pop songs.

Nevermind all the shit about the band... these are great great tunes, and you have to listen to :

 

Sometimes in the morning, by the Monkees (1966)

 

 

Nick Armstrong on my mind

 

  One new sensation from England, but a true rock one. I had heard about the first album of Nick Armstrong and the Thieves some months ago, (an album recorded by the famous Liam Watson at the legendary Toe Rag studio) then, nothing. And I had the chance to clash on this super song yesterday on radioblogclub.com. "In your arms in my mind" is without doubt a single caus it's not included in the album from 2005, (perhaps in their new single ?), but it's a superb pop/folk song, as I hadn't heard the same since long time. Listen to it, believe me, it's a killer.

Some mp3 on their page on myspace

 

In your arms in my mind

 

Perhaps secretly canadian, but so good !

As early as this afternoon, I talked with Hervé, a good pop friend of mine about music (what else ?), and my personnal revelations of these last weeks.

I  wasn't able to tell something, caus I'm so busy at this moment. 

But just after he quit, I put this record on the record player.

 Yes ! this is it !! :

My record of the month : DANIELSON, Ships (Secretly canadian), 2006. (the label of Anthony and the Johnsons, the Earlies, I love you but I've chosen darkness... mp3 for each artist !!)

Oh yes, it's so good when it's as pop and as foolish as this ! 

 

 Listen to Did I step to your trompet
 

 

 

 

Soul on top, by french band !

Yes, I was on the band The Out Four  But did you know we recorded "You can't Stand alone"(a song written by Rudy Clark., and popularised by Wilson Pickett on the "Sound of Wilson Pickett" lp, 1967) Also available on this superb french ep Atlantic..

This track is taken from "Especial Hits 1998" a spanish compilation edited by the independant label Animal Records.

Enjoy You can't Stand alone :