Barbara Dane - Barbara Dane & the Chambers Brothers

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Jul 7, 2018 Sold Date

Apr 23, 2018 Start Date

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Artikel Name: Barbara Dane & the Chambers Brothers
Genre: Folk Produkt Typ: LP (Vinyl) Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Titelanzahl: 9

Trackliste LP - 1

1. The Chambers Brothers / Barbara Dane - It Isn't Nice 2. The Chambers Brothers / Barbara Dane - You've Got to Reap What You Sow 3. The Chambers Brothers / Barbara Dane - You Can't Make It By Yourself 4. The Chambers Brothers / Barbara Dane - Pack Up Your Sorrows 5. The Chambers Brothers / Barbara Dane - I Am a Weary and Lonesome Traveller 6. The Chambers Brothers / Barbara Dane - We'll Never Turn Back 7. The Chambers Brothers / Barbara Dane - Come by Here 8. The Chambers Brothers / Barbara Dane - Freedom Is a Constant Struggle 9. The Chambers Brothers / Barbara Dane - Go Tell It on the Mountain

Beschreibung

It must have seemed strange to some fans during the folk era (late '50s to the mid-'60s) that soulful singers like the Chambers Brothers could get by with using electric guitars even before Dylan brought one to Newport in 1965. Acoustic guitars, however, pretty much faded into the background when a powerful vocal group like the Chambers Brothers cut loose, and this was also true of any singer with a deep, resonate voice like Barbara Dane. The joining of Dane and the Chambers Brothers in 1966 as the revival was fading from sight was an inspired pairing. Dane's a gutsy vocalist, and the addition of a backing vocal group, keyboards, and tasteful guitar work ripens her presentation to a new fullness. This is immediately obvious on both the album's opener, "It Isn't Nice," and its follow-up, "You've Got to Reap What You Sow." Both songs are deeply anchored to the civil rights movement, and while a few references to current politicians date the material, the power of the music is undeniable. With Dane's voice pouring out of the left speaker and the soulful harmony of the Chambers Brothers pouring out of the right speaker, the music blends, builds, and finally expresses both spiritual breadth and depth. Listening to "You Can't Make It By Yourself," one hears how Dane's voice benefits from lots of cushioning, of how her compatriots allow her a safe place from which to launch her vocals. Certain pieces like "Pack Up Your Sorrows" work less well, mostly because the quick timing works against both artists' strengths. Overall, though, Barbara Dane & the Chambers Brothers is a wonderful album that surpasses its historical status by offering a lovely blend of good songs, spare arrangements, and superb singing. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.

Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.