Entries Tagged 'Music For The Soul' ↓

Grabbed this off someone’s Wall on Facebook. This guy went to Marvin Gaye (1976), Supremes (1976), CHIC (1979), Kool & The Gang (1976) (back when they were a super filthy funk band).

The Archandroid the new record from Janelle Monae is R-I-D-I-C-U-L-O-U-S! Full of banging beats, that classic Prince sound but with her own twist – she establishes herself as a full fledged, wide-ranging artist. This album is musically complex and dares to challenge the listener to keep up! Listen to “Mushroom & Roses” fewer songs have come as close to capturing that trippy Sgt. Peppers-era Beatles sound. Hats off to the production team!

The album is a sweet blend of folk, pop, rap, R&B, rock, and swings from beginning to end – it’s groovy as hell, sounding modern and classic all at once.

One minor downside – she doesn’t “quite” have Whitney Houston’s vocal range and punch, but she does cut through the mix and I like her delivery better than say, Mariah Carey, who tries too hard.

This album is one of those you’ll be listening to for years and years to come. It’s timeless, not overprocessed or cliched.

Janelle Monae, you have arrived.

The evolution of music genres is as follows:

Blues>Jazz>Rock>Soul>Funk>Disco>Rap>House>Techno

But did you know black folks invented each and every one of those genres?

You can see how the last two genres (House and Techno) were invented in this amazing documentary “High Tech Soul” – HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ESPECIALLY FOR MICHIGAN NATIVES/DETROITERS!

Guru, the MC from one of my favorite rap groups Gang Starr, has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Just listen to his poetry and delivery style. Absolutely beautiful.

My god, listen to this.

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Buy the song, it’s the best $.89 cents you’ll ever spend.