Re: [ARSCLIST] July/August issue of Black Grooves

[Matt Sohn <mahatma57@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Let me chime in, from listening to the generous samples and complete MP3's 
> on the website, the
> playing and production were top-drawer and my overall conclusion was 
> "Prince way before Prince, and with more, er, testosterone!" Because Ms. 
> Davis was pre-disco, she was not cursed with synthesizers and electronic 
> drums. Just pure analog shag-carpet funk. She's no crooner, more a 
> growler. Larry Graham's fingerprints are all over the two reissued albums, 
> so it's super-bad. Just ordered both albums.

If you like Betty Davis, you should check out Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings 
(if you haven't already):
http://www.daptonerecords.com/pages/stable_sharon.html

-Matt Sohn